Larry Hart and his 97th glue gun. "Draw, Pardner." Photo: Ethan Pines for The New York Times
I can hear Liberace quietly weeping for joy, somewhere. Photo: Ethan Pines for The New York Times
Many, many sins. Carpet in the bathroom. Red carpet. And a daybed one foot away from the, um, fixture? A very, very ruffled daybed? Who wants to hang out there? Photo: Ethan Pines for The New York Times
This is actually subdued, compared to other rooms, believe it or not. Photo: Ethan Pines for The New York Times
A piyaner. "I like glueing things to other things" Actual quote. Photo: Ethan Pines for The New York Times
Okay - I kind of like the chairs. Photo: Ethan Pines for The New York Times
Please exit to the right. PLEASE! Photo: Ethan Pines for The New York Times
I’m sorry about the paucity of posts – as you can see it’s hard to get anything done in New Orleans during Mardi Gras season. As the Laurel Street cottage is penned on three sides by parades for two weeks, well you have to plan everything out pretty carefully during the season. But it’s worth it to see all the fun unfolding around you.
Tonight is Orpheus – one of my favorite parades for sheer beauty. I hope you all had a wonderful Valentine’s day and wish you all a very merry Mardi Gras!
Wherein the author enumerates and illustrates the five warm bodies that inhabit the Laurel Street cottage. You may consider me a model of self-restraint that I have waited over a year to post pet photos – I just thought you all might like to see the supporting cast!
Ella, Louis (aka 'Louie') and Sister; Richard, Louis & Ella (with Lobsters); Ella & Louis (Cat Surveillance); Ella!!!; Ella & Louis in a pillow sharing situation.
Louis on the (now totaled) green sofa; Sister!!!; Richard & Louis Thanksgiving morning, 2004 - pre-Katrina.
Sister holding court on the green sofa; Richard, Louis & Ella - cooking lesson; Richard in Napa, Richard & Nathan (that's me!) at Gloria Ferrer vineyard Spring 2009.
But even better is this 3 minute video wherein Web site vistors are shown the overall level Laurel Street goofiness (filmed right after move in, 2006). A happy, crazy canine family.
How do you like the new place? I was feeling kind of cramped in the old laurelstreet.wordpress.com, so a few months ago I started to slowly pack things up for the big move to LaurelStreetBlog.com. I underestimated the amount of heavy lifting and schlepping, but the good new is today’s moving day!
I only spent one [...]
As traditional as my home is, I think I could find a way to work one or two of these into my front parlors. I love that they are at once modern but give a nod to the flourishes and embellishments of calligraphic script from the past (or a traditional fabric pattern – I can’t [...]
And despite the fact that 1/3 of the way through the whole project I thought, “You know, somebody out there does this way better than you. Find that person!” I am actually happy with the pillows.
I also learned a valuable sewing lesson. Do not combine plaid pillow construction with [variable] glasses of red wine. You [...]
This Cherry wood dresser was part of my childhood bedroom furniture set. It came out of my Grandmother’s attic when I old enough to have my own room. It’s from the 1930’s or 40’s and it wonderfully made – dovetail drawer joints – and it has seen me through many moves, many different apartments.
I know you will want this (I know I do) to protect your laptop with style. It’s like a trompe-l’oeil case for your computer! Each is handmade from leather and no two are exactly alike. These come via a company called Twelve South and while they are tailored for Macs they will fit many PCs as [...]
I know I do. And it all started with these glossy black doors:
Everybody loves this San Francisco house from Elle Decor – funny but one of the things I admired the most were the glossy black front doors. The hardware and center knobs are beautiful too… but that’s not what got me thinking about pulling [...]
Welcome to the somewhat decorative blog! It's all about cooking, gardening, design and DIY in, out and around our 150+ year old cottage in New Orleans. Since the house always has something going on with it (or falling off of it) I'm blessed with a never-ending supply of Web content to share. Have fun!
Casa Moxie is excited to be hosting the Cre8tive Design Challenge. I, along with three other fellow design bloggers, will be creating design solutions for your rooms that are in need of help. Once we have some photos submitted, we will select one photo per month, and one of you lucky readers will be selected. The photo of the month will have a mood board designed for it by three different design bloggers! Find your desperate interiors and send your picture over to cre8tive@casamoxie.com with the subject line: "Cre8tive Design Challenge".
Welcome to the somewhat decorative blog! It's all about cooking, gardening, design and DIY in, out and around our 150+ year old cottage in New Orleans. Since the house always has something going on with it (or falling off of it) I'm blessed with a never-ending supply of Web content to share. Have fun!