After a crowded preview party for “La Vie Provencale” with all the decorators in situ and Provencial food from Patti Constantine, Palate New Orleans, Café Degas and Sucre, the first decorator show house since Katrina opened in the home of the Alliance Francaise de La Nouvelle Orleans. This venerated educational center in the Garden District is where “tout le monde” goes to learn and keep up their French! 
The new crop of hot young local designers and decorative painters like Grace W. Kaynor, Trudy Hurley, Nadine Blake, E. Lee Jahnke Mead joined their mentors and friends Sherry Haydel, Kathy Slimp, and Anne Bishton. New Yorkers and ex-New Yorkers (Jennifer Flanders, Ned Marshall and Roy Malone) added their special touch like dark green-blue peacock walls, Ferragamo covered divans, Brazilian fabrics and contemporary sculpture. George Hewitt showed me his magical LED mirror that wiped wrinkles away—not that I need one mind you!!
The outside was refurbished by donations of plants and the help of local landscape designers. To top it off, three adorable Smart Cars in “bleu, blanc et rouge” were parked in front (they are made in France.) I was amazed to see the old blue and white sidewalk letter tiles installed in the cement in front of the building: a young man called Nick … has rediscovered the secret and now everyone can name their street or business in that old traditional way.
Who needs to go to France? New Orleans is it! Now if only they had a petanque field...
The new crop of hot young local designers and decorative painters like Grace W. Kaynor, Trudy Hurley, Nadine Blake, E. Lee Jahnke Mead joined their mentors and friends Sherry Haydel, Kathy Slimp, and Anne Bishton. New Yorkers and ex-New Yorkers (Jennifer Flanders, Ned Marshall and Roy Malone) added their special touch like dark green-blue peacock walls, Ferragamo covered divans, Brazilian fabrics and contemporary sculpture. George Hewitt showed me his magical LED mirror that wiped wrinkles away—not that I need one mind you!!
The outside was refurbished by donations of plants and the help of local landscape designers. To top it off, three adorable Smart Cars in “bleu, blanc et rouge” were parked in front (they are made in France.) I was amazed to see the old blue and white sidewalk letter tiles installed in the cement in front of the building: a young man called Nick … has rediscovered the secret and now everyone can name their street or business in that old traditional way.
Who needs to go to France? New Orleans is it! Now if only they had a petanque field...
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