Experience the joy of d cor and design, restoration and rebirth, color and comfort--all in the enchanting locale of Louisiana. A New Orleans-based interior designer, Valorie Hart expertly leads a private tour of the most fashionable homes in the state. Sara Essex Bradley's photographs document the personality of Louisiana's homes, from the formal Greek revival house to the warm Creole cottage, the pre-Civil war beauty to the kitschy '50s-style ranch, the grand Victorian to the modern urban loft. This is not simply a design inspiration book, but rather a thoughtful compilation of homeowners' personal stories of restoring and redesigning their dream houses--the stories of the "house-proud." In addition to Debra Shriver's forward, Hart gives her creative expertise on re-purposing furniture, displaying art collections, creating extra rooms, and rethinking storage. Hart presents us with today's Louisiana homes: the feel of southern hospitality married with a look of contemporary chic.

Author: Valorie Hart
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: G Editions LLC
Published: 09/16/2013
Pages: 192
Weight: 3lbs
Size: 11.20h x 9.30w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780988174535

About the Author
Hart, Valorie: - Valorie Hart is an experienced interior designer and decorator and writes for the popular design blog "The Visual Vamp." Hart's writings have also appeared in New Orleans Homes & Lifestyles, GO NOLA, and House of Fifty Ideas for Inspired Living. She considers herself a "New New"--a New Yorker transplanted in New Orleans--and lives in a restored antique shotgun house in New Orleans' Irish Channel neighborhood with her husband, Alberto.