Tuesday, June 5, 2012

A House Made For Summer

Check out this article in the current issue of New Orleans Homes & Lifestyles about the home of Shane and Chris Guidry, a young couple who have the most adorable house that I think you will enjoy seeing.





Entry Hall

Living Room

Detail in living room on side table

Dining Room
 
Detail of cabinet

Table setting in dining room

Corner in the dining room dedicated to music
 
Vintage bar in dining room - Portrait is of Chris Guidry as a little boy

Detail of vintage bar
 
Kitchen

Master bedroom - Bedspread is from Anthropologie

Master Bedroom - painting by Ashley Longshore  - Shane got it for Chris who is a hair stylist

Master bedroom closet - Shane installed a closet system on one long wall with velvet drapes to hide it away

Playroom

Playroom - Painting of their dog Bitsy by child prodigy Bella

Closet in the playroom - A curtain was made of two different panels and pennants from Anthropologie

Little boy's room - The school desk belonged to his mother when she was his age

The perfect patio for Summer entertaining

Fab rustic covered deck with tin roof - Love the bottle border in the sand

A counter on the covered deck

Kiddie pool and Bitsy

Hot pink bench

Patio dining

Ready for a crawfish boil

Shed - the ceiling is covered with posters from music venues

Child's picnic table - Hula hoops hang in the tree
 
 
The Guidrys have a wonderful story to tell.

All photos (including out takes just for you) by Sara Essex Bradley
 
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7 comments:

  1. It does look like the perfect summer house.

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  2. What a fun house! Thanks for sharing!

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  3. Totally loving the dinner table. Kinda like one of those tables you see on TV.

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  4. Such a lived in a full of love home Valorie adore their little music corner and that entry hall..simple and stunning!
    Carla x

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  5. Its the details of our lives I think that in some respects make the impact. Its only once in a while the big picture matters. I loves these photos of the details.

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  6. I love it! I'm off to read the article now.

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