Adore May 2022

leaned into the locale." For a tiny powder room, she chose a French scenic paper from Ananbô and a murky green paint color to achieve a dramatic bayou effect. In a guest bedroom, she went with the aptly named paint color Alligator Green by Benjamin Moore and an upholstered bed in Banana Palm by The Inside. The upstairs landing with a fabulous settee from Karla Katz Antiques was covered in a hand painted landscape mural by Paul Montgomery that exudes old world drama and classical style. I love the European aesthetic of another one of the guest rooms — Farrow & Ball's Borrowed Light, a Swedish dresser, and fortuny pillows — and the floor-to-ceiling windows and canopy bed in the primary bedroom. All of the exquisite custom details, such as the plaster reproduction of the ceiling medallion in the family room and the new window for the spa-like primary bathroom, speak to the fabulous collaboration between designer and craftsmen. Preserving the original beauty of our stately old homes while updating them for modern living is something New Orleanians hold dear. Subtle things like Donna pulling colors for the downstairs palette from the stained glass window near the front entry are graceful choices that beckon and welcome new families to create their own stories for decades to come.

28

ADORE • MAY 2022