Guest Picks: New Orleans Style
New Orleans has style! With the renaissance that’s been going on with all the post-Katrina rebuilding, an upgraded interior design style laced with sophistication has surfaced. Mixing in vintage and contemporary pieces with family antiques is the thing to do. A brand new, lively mix has been created which includes bursts of colour and contemporary art, all of the while cherishing touchstones that always have been and always will be New Orleans.
My selections are culled from the Internet and are moderately priced. Mix them with all the precious things you presently possess, or start a New Orleans–design room from scratch. — Valorie in The Visual Vamp
West Elm
Elton Settee Performance Velvet – $699
The settee reigns supreme in New Orleans. Color, from saturated in soft, is also hot, so do this settee in soft yellow to get a nice designer touch. Plus, the upgraded version blends nicely with antiques.
Ballard Designs
Seagrass Rug – $29
Get a rug. Not sisal. Not jute. Seagrass. It doesn’t stain and it will get underfoot. Get the largest, the 9-foot by 12-foot one, using all the neutral khaki border. Everybody in New Orleans uses seagrass somewhere in their house.
Through the Country Door
Coffee Table, Architectural – $169.99
New Orleans is a town of historic architectural information. This java table evokes that.
Home Decorators Collection
Marais Arm Chair – $379
Add a pair of French-style armchairs for classic New Orleans style.
Candelabra
Paris Flea Market Lamp – $397.50
Aidan Gray is famous in New Orleans since it’s a business which makes quality antique reproductions at affordable costs (such as this particular table lamp).
Through the Country Door
Side Table, Bordeaux – $59.99
You can’t beat the price of this traditional campaign-style table. Even if you don’t like the colour, you can paint it gold or white or any colour you fancy. I have observed many more expensive versions of this table in nice New Orleans houses.
Home Decorators Collection
Industrial Louis Console – $329
Let us add a beverage cart. In New Orleans this isn’t a prop; beverage carts are a staple. This industrial-style console table could be perfect as an unexpected piece to provide a traditional room a jolt.
Overstock.com
La Rochere Perigord Champagne Flute Set – $32
La Rochere has been making French glassware for hundreds of years. The traditional antique style is perfect for your New Orleans–style bar cart. People from New Orleans love all things classically French.
Home Decorators Collection
Harper Mirror – $299
This mirror is over six feet tall, and it looks to be an old door salvaged from an old New Orleans house. Lean it against the wall to get some super style.
Home Decorators Collection
Baroness Wall Gate – $101
You can’t think of older fancy ironwork and not think about New Orleans. Get a pair of those narrow wall dividers to flank your front door, or maybe put them on both sides of a window or fireplace.
Wayfair
Sterling Sterling 6050344 Starburst Die Cast Resin/Glass Conventional Convex Mir – $396
The sunburst mirror has been popular because decorators used it in 18th-century France, so it is no wonder it is still a favorite in New Orleans.
Peyroux’s Custom Curtains
Peyroux’s Custom Curtains
No home in New Orleans is complete without beautiful drapes. Custom is the way to go, whether you opt for the ever-popular silk or linen. Neil Peyroux is your go-to man in New Orleans, and he can do long-distance orders if you give him your window dimensions. Pick a daring color like orange or lime green silk taffeta.
Alessandra 5-Light Chandelier – Light Antique Gold – $799
Each house in New Orleans includes a chandelier. The Empire design is classic, but the Capiz shells include a contemporary and glam twist.
Fine Art America
Dancing Circles Painting by Julie Niemela – $5
Including a piece of contemporary art with antique furnishings is all of the rage in New Orleans. Abstract circles are a favorite motif among the girls who decorate.
Nicole Cohen
Red and Pink Graffiti – $700
If you feel like trying something besides circles, try out a painting by Nicole Cohen. I think this one would look good in a wall in New Orleans or anywhere!
Candelabra
Cyan Schafer Iron Console – $297.50
Here is some New Orleans–style iron perform in the form of a console table. You find this manner of table in several houses in New Orleans, and it’s perfect for an entry hall.
Through the Country Door
Cupcake Plates with Domes – $39.99
People live to eat in New Orleans, and everybody loves to cook. All these plates with domes would be so adorable in the kitchen. Use them for anything out of beignets (a New Orleans–kind of doughnut) into cheese.
PBteen
Maison Canopy Bed – $699
A romantic canopy bed says New Orleans. Get a pair of these to get a guest room.
Cuddledown
Gathered Seersucker Bedspread – $199
Seersucker is much beloved in New Orleans. This deep-ruffle bedspread in seersucker would look mighty cute on those canopy beds.
Pottery Barn
Monogram Applique Pillow Cover – $35
New Orleans has been monogram-crazy forever! Add this adorable pillow to the seersucker mattress spread on such iron bed to get the perfect finishing touch.
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