This is my Vieux Carre part III post.Welcome to my Vieux Carre salon, as in the French word for living room or parlor and not necessarily, as in a gathering of literati. Being that access to the gallery was only through French doors in both bedrooms, I decided to turn the guest bedroom into a salon. Rarely did it see use for longer than an extended weekend so a Continue Reading
Vieux Carre Pied a’ Terre, Part II
This is my Vieux Carre part II Pied a Terre post.This is the condo’s previous owner in the living room. She’s very happy. She never lived in the unit. Right after purchasing it, a single home nearby on Washington Square became available. That was larger and nicer and she didn’t need two French Quarter properties. The sale was good for her and good for us as Continue Reading
Vieux Carre Pied a’ Terre
This is my first of three posts about my Vieux Carre Pied a' Terre in New Orleans, French Quarter.20+ years ago my husband and I decided it would be fun to spend a weekend as tourist in our own home town. Some big convention was that weekend and there wasn’t a hotel room to be had in the French Quarter. I complained and my husband said, “The only way you’re Continue Reading
Batting 100 with Bryan Batt!
Byran Batt is Batting 100!A successful acting career on Broadway. A character in the award-winning show Mad Men. A Big Easy home furnishing boutique named Hazelnut. A touching memoir, She Ain't Heavy, She's My Mother, and now, a second book, Big, Easy Style: Creating Rooms You Love To Live In; the title playing off of the nick name for New Orleans. Seems Continue Reading
Where there’s a will, there’s a weave.
Where there's a will, there's a weave. That's what Tara Chapas of Chapas Textiles believes. Her New York firm produces handwoven fabrics for decorators. Tara has been in business for more than a decade. Interviewed by Elle Decor, she said she learned her craft at her Greek great-grandmother's knee. "We had an unspoken bond over making fabric," Chapas says. Designs Continue Reading
