The Art of Stone Casting: The...
Picking up a stone pineapple finial with a finish appearing to be hundreds of years old, a client of mine asked, “Is this natural limestone or concrete?” Smiling, because...Read more...
Highway to Heaven: Cruising 30-A
From the sky, the sugar white beaches cresting the emerald waters along Highway 98 in Destin, Florida, are studded with luxurious high-rise condos one after another. On t...Read more...
Prime Time: Mouthwatering...
Established in 1995 and located within Cypress Bayou Casino and Shorty’s, Mr. Lester’s Steakhouse offers grand dining in style. Located in Charenton between Baldwin and J...Read more...
Golfing At It's Finest:...
Gorgeous golf courses can be found across the South from Louisiana to Florida. Neatly manicu...
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Gorgeous golf courses can be found across the South from Louisiana to Florida. Neatly manicu...
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Into the Shadows: A New...
As author James Lee Burke sees it, New Iberia is a city with "southern manners and at the sa...
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As author James Lee Burke sees it, New Iberia is a city with "southern manners and at the sa...
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Louisiana Homes & Gardens Design Awards 2008: Room Design: Bathroom and Outdoor Living Space
Room Design – Bathroom Michael Henry Design Consultants, Inc. The winning bathroom design is part of a larger master s...Read more...Rodrigue’s Acadiana: Festival of the Arts Showcased in Lafayette
Legendary Louisiana artist George Rodrigue enjoyed a successful 40-year retrospective exhibition in the spring of 2008 a...Read more...
United Millworks: Born from hard work, dedication, and determination
“No matter how large or small the job, they have never turned a client away, and they never will. That is just the kind of hard working, dedicated people they are,” says Ryan Virden of Thuan and Angie Nguyen, b...Read more...An Antique Oasis: Le Marche brings country French home to Acadiana
Madeline LaRive, owner of Le Marche Antiques, reflects back fondly on her many visits to her aunt’s home as a child. “My mother was the youngest of 10 siblings, and we would often go visit her oldest sister, my...Read more...Leboulevard Marketplace: Pulsing with activity in Lakeview
Some locals refer to it as the old Rite Aid building; other locals remember its heyday as store number 15 of the Katz & Besthoff (K & B) bright purple empire. “People come here all the time to reminisce about t...Read more...Lashes of the Stars: Longer eyelashes now available by prescription
Allergan, Inc. recently hosted a star-studded event in Hollywood to launch Latisse Wishes, a charitable public awareness campaign designed to help make wishes come true. Actress Brooke Shields and beauty expert...Read more...Acadian Brick and Stone: Paving the way to a new gold standard
It’s been a hard road to hoe since his days working in oil field management almost five years ago, but Darriel Green and his wife, Dione, have stayed committed to their vision to create a service oriented busin...Read more...Designer Oasis: The interiors of Nancy Robbins
Experience and exposure are the basis of expertise, and designer Nancy Robbins has had access to both throughout her entire life. Beginning at a very young age, Robbins, a native of New Orleans, traveled extens...Read more...An Inspired Pursuit: Crystal Le re-envisions the look of luxury
“I have a problem,” confessed Crystal Le as we sat down to enjoy an afternoon pick-me-up at the local coffee shop. “I like to learn,” she announced sheepishly. “No, really, I get bored very easily. I need to co...Read more...Recovering a Lost Art: Artisans abound in the world of kitchen and bath design
History tells us that the term artisan originated in mid 16th century France and was derived first from the Latin word artitus and later from the Italian word artigiano. In each case these respective terms, all...Read more...Adams Aluminum: Outdoor Living’s Final Touch
People who come across a large measure of success in their lifetime often refer back to an inspirational aha moment; an identifiable point in time when an idea was born that will ultimately determine one’s jour...Read more...Scandinavia Furniture: Re-imagining home
Style is serious business, and no one knows that better than Greg Hoffman of Scandinavia Furniture. In 1985 Hoffman, a skilled woodworker, took a job assembling furniture in the warehouse of Scandinavia Furnitu...Read more...Achord Eye Clinic
The most effective advertising we do, to tell you the truth, is not anything we pay for or can even control to a certain extent,” reports Dr. Shonda Achord. “We get a lot of our business from patients who refer...Read more...Acorns of Hope: Louisiana’s Own Johnny Appleseed
Once upon a time, the Louisiana Gulf Coast was lined with cheniers, groves of oak trees that grew out of and helped to contain the silty marshlands that constitute our shoreline. Today, however, Louisiana is lo...Read more...Helm Paint & Decorating
At Helm Paint & Decorating, top-notch, professional customer service has been the standard for over 40 years. With 6 locations in the greater New Orleans area and 3 locations on the Northshore, Helm Paint & Dec...Read more...American Factory Direct Furniture Outlets
“It’s all about price, it’s all about design,” is the motto of the professional, experienced staff at both locations of American Factory Direct Furniture Outlets, Inc. (Mandeville, LA and Long Beach, MS). Their...Read more...De Madera: A dream come true in wood
It is all the customers’ fault. It was the customers who caused De Madera to be open seven days a week. “We originally used our building to store our furniture,” admits co-founder Joel Davis. “We were only open...Read more...Don't Take Stone for Granite: Premium stone straight from the experts
In 1999, Johnny Altobello, Jr. and his wife Carolyn prayed for a sign from heaven before deciding whether or not to open what would become the oldest and largest importer and wholesaler of first quality natural...Read more...A Contemporary Approach: Mother and daughter team tackle the misconceptions of modern design
For the past three years, Adison Norland, Acadiana’s premier supplier of contemporary furniture and accessories, has made it a priority to participate in the annual Acadiana Symphony Decorators Showhouse. “We’v...Read more...All Wood Furniture: Hand-Crafted Louisiana Cypress
Immediately upon walking into All Wood Furniture’s showroom you will notice the unmistakable aroma of wood, cypress wood to be exact. All Wood Furniture builds handcrafted, custom-built furniture made of solid ...Read more...Glorious Glass: A company with glass galore
The selection of glass for a home can be a daunting project. There are many challenges with choosing the right type of glass for new and restoration construction. Now with the haunting threat of hurricanes in t...Read more...Getting Ready for the Storm: Protecting your home with shutters
With hurricane season upon us, it is essential that we protect our homes and make the necessary plans for our families. Direct Source, an exterior home improvement company located in Kenner, offers excellent so...Read more...The American Dream or American Memory?
With an overabundance of homes for sale and interest rates at an all-time low, some consider this to be a buyer’s market. The idea of owning your own home is romanticized, primarily by real-estate agents, and t...Read more...A Contemporary Solution to Temporary Living
Let’s face it. Life happens. From job promotions and transfers, to acts of nature such as hurricanes and fires, we may be forced to leave our homes for extended periods of time with very little notice. Inconven...Read more...Sienna Place: Caribbean charm in an intimate atmosphere
The Gossen family has long been synonymous with the building industry in Acadiana going back to the 1890s, when Joseph Gossen emigrated to Rayne, Louisiana, from Germany. He was the first Gossen to step foot on...Read more...Not Your Grandpa's Grill: Modern kitchens turned inside out
Today’s outdoor grills have come a long way from the classic charcoal burning, single-rack burners. No longer a grill standing alone, many people are now installing actual outdoor kitchens. Complete with sinks,...Read more...Inside Interiors: Shops that will make your house the envy of the neighborhood
With so much time spent inside the house during the heat of the summer, interiors become most important. No one wants to host a garden party that ends indoors with shabby furniture and a tattered rug. To keep y...Read more...Living Like George Jetson:Select Automation homes of the future
However cliché the title sounds, it is literally the only way to describe the things that Select Automation of Mandeville has to offer for your home. Security systems of the highest quality, lighting control sy...Read more...Outdoor Living at It's Finest with Cal Spas
Have you ever had a bad day and just wished you could soak it away in a beautiful spa? Well now you can take the spa home with you. These are not just hot tubs; Cal Spas offers your home more than the everyday ...Read more...Dixon Smith Interiors: a showroom worth sitting in
In today’s world of internet shopping and catalog ordering, finding a company that still allows a shopper to purchase on site is rare. Thankfully, Dixon Smith Interiors’ also exists in today’s world. Not only...Read more...Block’s Permanent Solution: Re-thinking exterior upkeep
Keeping up the outward appearance of your home traditionally requires maintenance of the gardens and continual repainting of the exterior every few years. While there is no easy solution for permanently beautif...Read more...Southern Aesthetics: Getting the look you deserve
“Believe it or not, I actually started my career as an artist in the third grade!” exclaims Dr. Penelope Treece. “That’s when I sold my first painting, and I must make a disclaimer—it wasn’t to a family member....Read more...Designed to Suit: Kellerman Kitchen & Bath
It has been 15 years since designer Jack Kellerman and his brother, Kurt Kellerman, first set up shop as premier custom cabinet builders and suppliers in Louisiana, and in that time their business has grown to ...Read more...Beth Claybourn: A living legend: A master in the art of creating exceptional interiors
In the words of Winston Churchill, “We shape our homes and then our homes shape us.” With so many things available on the market and on the internet, it may be difficult to decide what cohesive style you want t...Read more...A Pipe Dream Realized: Committed to quality, service, and experience since 1901
In 1901, Louis Davidson set out to realize his dream. Born in Russia in 1881, Davidson dreamed of a future in a foreign land that was much brighter than that of his ancestors. At the ripe age of 20, he boarded ...Read more...The Grammar of Design: Two sisters share their intimate knowledge of the world of design
Sisters Lee and Rose Ali sat down with one of the editors at Louisiana Homes and Gardens to discuss their successful interior design business, their “classical avant-garde” shop on Magazine Street in New Orlean...Read more...A Parisian Paradise: So chic, so stylish, and oh so French!
Searching for the perfect gift? Look no further than The French Mix, where shelves of fine French soaps, candles, and linens mingle with the soothing scent of lavender, and handmade local wares beckon and rejuv...Read more...Nola Rugs: Art on the Floor
Sharon Schenck, owner of Nola Rugs, loves it when people buy rugs like they buy art, falling in love with colors and working from there. With more than 35 years in the international rug business, Schenck has se...Read more...Nu-Crete Designs: Creating with Concrete from Staining to Sandblasting
About five years ago, Emily Heroman fell in love with the art of concrete. At the time, she had been the head golf pro at the University Club in Baton Rouge for eight years with sponsorships from Callaway, Nike...Read more...Classic Kitchens Etc.: Kitchen ingredients
When it comes to assembling or renovating a kitchen, it takes the perfect selection of custom ingredients to make the recipe sizzle with style and functionality. With more than 45 years in the cabinet industry ...Read more...The Corbel: Treasures and Creations
Chances are you have seen a corbel, an architectural bracket. But if you drive too quickly down Highway 61, you might not see The Corbel, a trove of treasures. Look for the metal rooster sitting on an old cypre...Read more...Triton Stone: Rock Solid
Katie Peralta, part owner and manager of Triton Stone, has a mantra on which she bases her savvy approach to the business of stone distribution. “A rock is rock,” admits Peralta. “If you are going to buy a roc...Read more...Closets by Design
What frustrates you the most about your closet? Is it the inability to see all of your shoes? Having to climb on a stool to reach high shelves? Staring at piles of dirty clothes? Meet with a professional design...Read more...Architectural Precast: Molding Ideas
If you have taken a stroll through the Louisiana State University campus in Baton Rouge, you have seen the work of Gary Whitehead and Architectural Precast. Some of his pieces are underfoot while others are ove...Read more...Wall Decor and More Interiors: Setting the Stage
Show off the personality of your home with Wall Décor and More Interiors, offering one-on-one attention for all your decorating needs. Their design team staff will bring knowledge and experience of the industry...Read more...Valley Supply Company: The Right Light
For most women, complexion is everything. We have all been there: trying on clothes in a dressing room that is lit with florescent lights, desperately trying to understand why suddenly we look like Casper’s lon...Read more...Teche Electric: Seeing the Light
For anyone who has ever thought about starting their own business, there is no better role model than Teche Electric Supply. Since opening in 1962, Teche Electric’s commitment to providing its customers with, q...Read more...Supreme Ornamental Ironworks
When you think New Orleans architecture, usually some of the first things that come to mind are quaint shotgun homes, beautiful hidden courtyards, and wrought and cast iron everything. Traced back to the 1800s,...Read more...Sunburst Shutters: Because You Deserve the Best
Window shutters add a nice touch to a home’s exterior as well as its interior. Shutters typically coordinate with a home’s design to bring out a certain style in its appearance. More and more people are selec...Read more...Lea Rutter Homes: A Simple Kind of Life
The effects of living in a fast-paced world are filtering out of the cities and into our once-peaceful suburbs. It all began in the eighties: the rise of cell phones carried with it a lifestyle emphasizing cons...Read more...Bevolo Gas and Electric Lights: Gas From the Past
Without pausing for air, Drew Bevolo can rattle off locations of his Bevolo gas light fixtures: the Cabildo, Brennan’s Restaurant, Commander’s Palace, Emeril’s, Ruth’s Chris. With customers in 50 states and 28...Read more...Capital Stone Inc.: Stone philosophy
Stuart Gilly, an owner of Capital Stone Inc., never forgets any stone he puts into a kitchen. At 15 years old, he and his brothers installed their first stone—Dakota Mahogany—into their parents’ kitchen. The Gi...Read more...Isis the Salon: Father and daughter duo succeed with world-class experience
“The color doesn’t compliment the artist, the artist compliments the color,” proclaims Tomus Enclade, part owner of Isis the Salon along with his daughter for whom the salon is named. And as anyone who has dabb...Read more...Louisiana Custom Closets: Closet Appreciation
When Don Wise asked a client—who makes a living playing professional basketball—how far he could reach, he did not expect the client would reach his hands all the way to the ceiling. This client was going to ne...Read more...Echelon Interiors
Stacey Davis and June Jackson, the owners of Echelon Interiors, are both clicking away on their laptops. Stacey is working on an ad, searching for appealing photographs of recent projects. June pulls up the pr...Read more...Lagniappe Home Accents: One - Stop Shopping
The phone rings at Lagniappe Home Accents in Mandeville, answered by one of the store’s friendly staff members. On the other end of the line, someone is looking for a piece of ironwork. Promptly and courteously...Read more...Martin Wine Cellar: What’ll It Be?
When employees at Martin Wine Cellar ask if you need any help, take them up on their sincere offer. Carrying more than 3,000 wines from 16 countries, choice is standard at Martin Wine Cellar’s four locations in...Read more...Bokaei Rug Gallery: Art Underfoot
Some of the most famous names in art and design, from Pablo Picasso to Frank Lloyd Wright, have at some point in their careers turned their hand to rug design. Today, artists and designers are pushing the mediu...Read more...Southern Bath and Kitchen: More Than Just the Kitchen Sink
Nothing says easy shopping like designer showrooms. Whether featuring living room layouts, bath designs, or kitchen options, a showroom is central to a design-impaired shopper. Attempting a kitchen or a bathroo...Read more...Bedroom Galleries from Cordell
Few of us realize that we spend about one third of our lives in our bedrooms. It is what we see the first thing in the morning and last at night. For those two reasons alone it should be the room that best expr...Read more...Dependable Glass Works: Seeing It Through
In 1967, the National Football League’s New Orleans’ franchise officially debuted as the Saints. The same year, Norman Foxworth started his company, Dependable Glass Works in downtown Covington. Only one of the...Read more...M&M Glass Company: The M&M Touch
Chris Van Pelt remembers the first time he saw framed mirrors. A contractor he works with at M&M Glass Company showed him a Baton Rouge home in the Pond on Hart’s Mill Lane. Inside were ornately decorated gold-...Read more...Homecare: Caring for your home
Do you have a new, unique vision for your home? A vision with a peaceful, warm feel? Or possibly, a space that feels vibrant, energizing and exciting? Whatever your vision is, whatever “feel” you want to create...Read more...Via Consignment: The Style of Consignment
Walking through Via Consignment in Baton Rouge is like being in a design studio. Interior decorator Nancy Zito’s 2,000-square-foot store showcases at least a dozen professionally arranged presentations of livin...Read more...The Crab Trap
If it were physically possible, seafood would show up in Louie Lipps’ blood. Without a doubt, it is in his upbringing. Those unfamiliar with his Crab Trap in Frenier may know of or have heard tales about Frank ...Read more...Baton Rouge Iron Works: Making Good Fences
Investing in an iron fence will reap a lifetime of benefits, actually generations of lifetimes. Look around at historic plantations, the Old State Capitol and other longstanding homes. With proper care, a piece...Read more...Art Glass: A Glass Act
Some people know Linda and Bert Gregory as the “stained glass people with the birds.” Others recommend Linda for her amicable, tell-it-like-it-is personality. There are probably even a handful of people who pin...Read more...Antiques and Wholesale Furnishings
Terry Onebane goes to Belgium and France every other month on five- to ten-day trips. It’s not vacation. It’s business—rare business these days for an American to directly import antiques, given the dollar’s fa...Read more...Shoefflé: The Perfect Pair
“A life can be changed by one pair of shoes,” reads a wood-carved sign in a display counter at Shoefflé in Covington. The phrase may come from Cinderella, but it rings true in reality. Walk around in a pair of ...Read more...Pond Man Home and Garden: Beyond Ponds
Ivan Milicevic may be known to most as the Pond Man, adding water features like fountains, waterfalls, and ponds to homes across Louisiana. He could just as easily be called Décor Man because of Pond Man Home a...Read more...Stone Imports, Inc.: Fiery Perfection
Would you be interested in a carved stone fireplace mantel? If the answer is yes, you are not alone. Tom Holden of Stone Imports, Inc. has been asking that question since it helped him land his first job over f...Read more...Triton Stone: Forging New Ground
Katie Peralta, part owner and manager of Triton Stone, has a mantra on which she bases her savvy approach to the business of stone distribution. “A rock is rock,” admits Peralta. “If you are going to buy a ro...Read more...Dixon Smith Interiors: a showroom worth sitting in
In today’s world of internet shopping and catalog ordering, finding a company that still allows a shopper to purchase on site is rare. Thankfully, Dixon Smith Interiors’ also exists in today’s world. Not only...Read more...Hurricane Season 101: Protecting your home with hurricane shutters
While June first is the official start of hurricane season, the meanest hurricanes usually start forming in late August, when summer is at its hottest. Many of us were caught completely off guard in 2005, so it...Read more...
