New orleans homes interior

Today I have a big treat for you guys. Last Thursday had the opportunity to visit the 2016 Traditional Home New Orleans Showhouse. This year’s tour house was a million dollar Queen Ann Victorian built in 1895 on St.Charles Avenue one of the most prominent streets in New Orleans. Tours to the 4,000 square foot […]

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Scott Rodger is known in music circles as the successful manager and producer for artists including rocker Paul McCartney and operatic tenor Andrea Bocelli, but in New Orleans, he's also well-known for being the owner of one of the Garden District's most historic houses, the cornstalk fence house, also known as Col. Short's Villa.

In the historic cottage updated by architect Bryan Young with his client Sukey Novogratz, music and laughter are never in short supply

We’ve been dreaming of doing a kitchen renovation ever since we first started discussing buying a home six years ago. It took us longer than we anticipated, but two years ago we purchased our first home together and have been gritting our teeth in anticipation of finally getting to renovate the kitc

“I have dreams of living in a cozy cottage, just like this one. One day, I will have it. It will become a reality. I’m speaking it into existence now. B and I will have our cozy cottage, with a secret garden, a warm reading nook, and a creek with a trickling water fall❤️”

The home built in 1894 is an impressive Italianate property located in New Orleans' Garden District. Character defining features of the house include: a mansard roof, pedimented windows, two-story bay windows, and cast iron balconies at the front and side facades.