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ANNOTATED ROOM

Southern Comfort

A Texas couple wanted to bring a sense of New Orleans to their spartan condo in the city

W

hen designing a
New Orleans pied-
à-terre for a pair of
Texans, designers
Bill Brockschmidt and Courtney
Coleman sought to combine bril-
liant color with an appreciation
for the city’s legacy of artistry.
The condo, in a high-end French
Quarter development, had a mod-
ern, loft-like feel that the own-
ers, who are in their 60s and 70s,
thought lacked any real New Or-
leans vibe.
“The first thing they said was,
‘This is not what New Orleans is
to us. We want to be immersed in
the city’s atmosphere,’ ” says Mr.
Brockschmidt, who with his part-
ner is based in New Orleans and
New York. “It was then up to us
to interpret that and come up
with something that was a kind of
saturated New Orleans style, but
also comfortable.”
To that end, design elements
were sourced from local shops
and Southern artists.
Here are some details from the
living room and kitchen, which
cost around $140,000.

1.The wallpaper is a 19th-

century ashlar pattern in

pink and green. One of the

homeowners is a geology

enthusiast and loved the

striations in the pattern.

Despite being a historic

design, “it looks modern in

its scale and proportion,

and has unusual colors,”

says Ms. Coleman.//Price:

$32,500 for material and

installation, from Adelphi

Paper Hangings

2.The four magnolia oil

paintings hanging over the

sofa are by the Southern

artist John Woodrow Kel-

ley, who is a friend of the

designers. “We thought

that his magnolia paintings

would be appropriate for

the setting here, but also

really dramatic,” says Ms.

Coleman. “We loved the

scale of the flowers

against the wallpaper.”

//Price:$15,400

3.For seating, two chairs

were found from local New

Orleans antique dealers.

The sofa was made by a

company the designers had

worked with previously.

“With the wallpaper being

so striking, we thought we

could unify the upholstered

furniture with slipcovers

made of ticking,” says Mr.

Brockschmidt.//Price:

$9,740 for sofa from

George Smith, $2,470 for a

19th-century armchair from

Uptowner Antiques, $3,250

for a vintage bergère from

Karla Katz Antiques. All

slipcovers are from Leonel’s

Upholstery Inc.

4.Jute carpeting is used

throughout the home but

in the living room it lays

below a 19th-century

French Abusson carpet.

“It marks the center of

the seating area. We loved

getting that turquoise

blue color in the middle

of the room. Also, the style

of that carpet seems so

appropriate for New Or-

leans,” says Ms. Coleman.

//Price:$3,500 for jute

area rug from Merida

Studio, $11,400 for Aubus-

son carpet from Richard

Afkari

5.The ottoman is custom-

designed by the designers.

It has painted legs and a

leather top.//Price:$2,425

6.A bright green lamp

with a gilded bronze base

was found in New York. “It

has a modern character,

but the fittings are an-

tique,” Mr. Brockschmidt

says.//Price:$6,800 from

Objets Plus Inc./Daniel

Barney, shade is from Just

Shades

7.The pink stools are up-

holstered with a historic-

inspired woven fabric.

“There’s no dining room in

this house, so they sit in

these chairs all the time.

They needed to be com-

fortable,” Mr. Brockschmidt

says.//Price:$8,000 from

Artistic Frame

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