Suzie Allain

When my friend Betsy posted the other day about Suzie Allain, I was reminded again what a plethora of creative talent we have in this city. Suzie is the aunt of my very best friend and is an amazing painter and designer. She shows her paintings at Hazlenut among other places, and has the wonderful booth Caravan at Agora that I posted on HERE. She is also the one who got me my current job and inspired me to become a designer! Above and beyond all that, she is a super cool woman and great mother who has raised two of the most talented and wonderful kids I have ever known. Check her website out HERE....
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saturday spaces

Hey gang...so glad that this week is over and was a success! Huge strides in the French Quarter home of my clients - they love everything and I promise you, the art and accessories will really make that place pop. Didn't even want to photograph the insane deco burl credenza in entry until it has something over it. Here are some Saturday Spaces from the newest mags and the interwebs to inspire you through the weekend - have two new client meetings next week!
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just a taste

Well we installed a lot of things today but there is still such a long way to go that I can't possibly show you most of the house! However I can give you a taste of the direction we are going in.  Here is a look at the living room before...

And here is our new sitting area - note the stunningly gorgeous celadon Persian rug!

Sorry for the crooked pics! The lamp and walnut side table on the right are both changing, there is a huge bronze floor lamp on the left you can't see, and there will be books and accessories galore coming in. Can't wait to show you the rest of this gorgeous home - then there will be a back house that will be much more rustic/traditional. Yay new projects!
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i'm going in

I wish I was going through this closet to this bed, but I am actually going to my client's to install many things tomorrow...will take pics for you!
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lofty ambitions

I have a slight obsession with lofts. Many years ago most of the warehouse buildings in this city were converted into condos. They are cramped, smelly, and extremely overpriced. But I still would like to live in one!
Then this year the National Rice Mill was converted into the most gorgeous lofts I have ever seen - overlooking the Mississippi River.
They went from this:

To this:

They even kept the interior and exterior grafitti...

And the upper decks are all ready for you to have dinner and parties year round...

Aggghhhh! I want to live there so bad. Maybe when my lease is up on the tiny apartment. Do you like lofts?
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Maddie girl

So my bestie in Cali with the baby that I did this nursery for:

would like to have another baby soon. She is keeping the nursery as is, since we did mostly unisex stuff, and we are going to make Maddie a big girl room next door. I think we will take the ottoman from in front of the chair and use those colors - pink and red and maybe some orange, though she doesn't like it. Also, the entire house has aqua and grass green in it so there must be some of that. I would like some exotic suzani in there also. Her fave inspiration pics are these simple, modern, graphic ones. Can't wait to get started!
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Christmas Shopping: Mama

My mother just started wearing glasses. She wanted some really funky cat-eye frames but her doctor (in Mississippi) was a little rude about them so she didn't get the ones she wanted. She has a small, round face shape. Selima Optique just opened a location next door to me and they have some of the craziest, funkiest frames I have ever seen - some even look like Mardi Gras masks! Below are some of their more basic, tame frames... hahahaha
What are you getting for your mama?
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