Bekye Fargason lives above her shop in a small jewel box of a loft like space. She is featured in the Spring issue of
New Orleans Homes & Lifestyles. Go check it out.
What's the smallest space you ever lived in? How did you decorate it? Did you love it? Anyone else downsizing to a smaller space?
Enjoy some outtakes from the article. All photos by Sara Essex Bradley. Produced, styled, and written by Valorie Hart.
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The living room in the open floor plan loft like space |
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Bekye did the faux tortoise treatment on her vintage coffee table - She also did all the finishes on the walls and on much of the furniture in her home |
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Bekye addesd the shutters throughout the space instead of curtains |
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The small chairs were once in her son's room when he was a child - She also painted all the beams with a faux finish to look like wood, and of course painted the armoire |
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You can really see the terrific job she did on the beams |
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Bekye has many gallery walls |
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The kitchen is compact and efficient |
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Love the iron garden trellis used as a pot rack |
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She has so many interesting collections of smalls |
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Bekye did the silver and gold leaf on this chest |
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Let's peek into the one bedroom right off of the main living space |
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I love the vintage suitcases used for storage |
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Bekye did the silver leaf on this chair in the corner of her bedroom - The gallery wall holds family photos |
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Detail of a nightstand Bekye did the finish on |
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Detail of objects on her dresser that belonged to her grandmother |
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Bekye in her studio below her living quarters |
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She is having an opening at her studio on Wednesday night - if you are in New Orleans please stop by |
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Love that silver gilt chest! What a cute apartment - proof that you don't need a lot of space to have some style.
ReplyDeleteI am so stealing that trellis/pot rack idea
ReplyDeleteI love the lavender lamp on her bedside table!
ReplyDeleteYou are SO VERY talented! I Love your site...thank you!
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