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My mother attended a Show House recently across Lake Ponchartrain, across from New Orleans.\u00a0 Here are her notes.<\/p>\n

A recent tour of Southern Living\u2019s Louisiana Idea House<\/a> <\/em>yielded some surprises but not many ideas.\u00a0 Southern Living calls Bayou Bend, located in the Terra Bella development outside of Covington, Louisiana, a \u201cquiet cottage\u201d.\u00a0 Granted, its location is quiet, but its size is not what I\u2019d call a cottage.\u00a0 It has 4 bedrooms, a study, mud room, a garage apartment and I didn\u2019t even count the number of baths!\u00a0 Designers Grace Kaynor and Vesta Fort did feature works by local artists, though.\u00a0 Large cypress doors open onto an entry with a tile area \u201crug\u201d and an open floor plan including a dining area, great room, kitchen and breakfast nook.\u00a0 The dining table is marble topped and surrounded by antique chairs that appear too low for the table.\u00a0 A Nicole Charbonnet painting hangs over the antique English sideboard and two Louisiana landscape photos by David Halladay and golden glass pendant lights by Fifi B. Laughlin complement the d\u00e9cor.\u00a0 In the great room, Amanda Talley\u2019s graphic painting is showcased over a chest upon which sits a faux barnacle encrusted ceramic bowl echoing the ovoid shapes in the painting.\u00a0 A lavender sofa here and a lavender ottoman in the master suite are unexpected color surprises.\u00a0 Another large graphic piece from Guthrie Contemporary Gallery is featured in the very small study off of the great room.\u00a0 Tucked behind the study is a guest bedroom and bath, a powder room, mud room and stairs to the second floor.\u00a0 E. Lee Jahncke Mead painted a metallic floral pattern in the powder room.<\/p>\n

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The second floor has a very wide hallway, found in many Southern plantations to help with air circulation during the hot humid summers.\u00a0 The designers took advantage of the width to incorporate a reading\/library area.\u00a0 The master suite opens off of the hallway, which leads to the gallery across the front of the house.\u00a0 Another Amanda Talley piece hangs in the master suite along with two abstract landscapes and a canvas over the bed by Bernd Haussman.<\/p>\n

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\nOutdoor living areas include a back porch with room for seating and dining and another sitting area with a fireplace.\u00a0 Above the garage is a studio with a Murphy bed, dining area, kitchen and bath.\u00a0 Some cottage!<\/p>\n

Here’s to Kick Starting your weekend<\/a> with The Heavy with How Do you Like Me Now<\/em><\/a> from their\u00a0 album The House That Dirt Built. This is one of mine and my husband’s favorites dance songs. Enjoy :<\/p>\n

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My mother attended a Show House recently across Lake Ponchartrain, across from New Orleans.\u00a0 Here are her notes. A recent tour of Southern Living\u2019s Louisiana Idea House yielded some surprises but not many ideas.\u00a0 Southern Living calls Bayou Bend, located in the Terra Bella development outside of Covington, Louisiana, a \u201cquiet cottage\u201d.\u00a0 Granted, its location is quiet, but its size is not what I\u2019d call a cottage.\u00a0 It has 4 bedrooms, a study, mud room, a garage apartment and I didn\u2019t even count the number of baths!\u00a0 Designers Grace Kaynor and Vesta Fort did feature works by local artists, though.\u00a0 Large cypress doors open onto an entry with a tile area \u201crug\u201d and an open floor plan including a dining area, great room, kitchen and breakfast nook.\u00a0 The dining table is marble topped and surrounded by antique chairs that appear too low for the table.\u00a0 A Nicole Charbonnet painting hangs over the antique English sideboard and two Louisiana landscape photos by David Halladay and golden glass pendant lights by Fifi B. 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The second floor has a very wide hallway, found in many Southern plantations to help with air circulation during the hot humid summers.\u00a0 The designers took advantage of the width to incorporate a reading\/library area.\u00a0 The master suite opens off of the hallway, which leads to the gallery across the front of the house.\u00a0 Another Amanda Talley piece hangs in the master suite along with two abstract landscapes and a canvas over the bed by Bernd Haussman. Outdoor living areas include a back porch with room for seating and dining and another sitting area with a fireplace.\u00a0 Above the garage is a studio with a Murphy bed, dining area, kitchen and bath.\u00a0 Some cottage! Here’s to Kick Starting your weekend with The Heavy with How Do you Like Me Now from their\u00a0 album The House That Dirt Built. This is one of mine and my husband’s favorites dance songs. 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