Shop Keepers Homes - Maria and Simon Hardeveld - Antiques On Jackson

A beloved couple owns a shop beloved by many here in New Orleans called Antiques on Jackson.
Their home is featured in the January issue of Our Louisiana Magazine. Unfortunately the magazine web site doesn't have the article or any photos up, so I pulled some from another story about them done in CUE Magazine some time ago.

The home of Maria and Simon Hardeveld owners of Antiques on Jackson in the January 2012 issue of Our Louisiana

If you see the current issue of Our Louisiana pick it up so you can see the most current gorgeous shots of Maria and Simon's amazing home. I never get tired of seeing a home I love shown again either on blogs, in another magazine, or in books. Too many editors don't understand that decor devotees in fact like to look at things they love over and over again. Every photographer, writer, and stylist puts a new spin on things even if they have been shot before. And every home owner is always tweaking and revising and revamping their rooms because that's what they love to do, so you always can see something changed, added, or subtracted. The personal evolution of a home owner who does decor and design is ever fascinating. And the body of work of a designer is there to be enjoyed over and over again, in as many outlets as possible.

The home of Maria and Simon Hardeveld in CUE Magazine - all photos by Theresa Cassagne, story by Lee Cutrone

I think we need to let editors know this! They need to update their thinking and policies to reflect the age of the internet and social media where the flow and sharing of information is forever changed. Images will be repeated, especially the ones that strike a chord. No one seems to mind when the same fashion or celebrity photos constantly reappear. The idea of the exclusive is powerful, but becoming less realistic with the free flow of information.
So Bravo! Our Lousiana for doing another story on the Hardeveld's fabulous home.

Still life in the Hardeveld's home - They personify Patina Style!!!

For designers and decorators, creating a body of work takes time. Rooms and houses are months long projects segueing into years.  Waiting to have something new to present to editors is difficult. I think some leeway can be given to designers allowing them to share the same project with multiple outlets. There are levels on exposure: local publications and blogs all the way up to national magazines and books, and also television and You Tube exposure. Except for the media and decor mavens the general public does not focus on when they last saw something. Eye candy is disposable. For the mavens, repeating things with another point of view is welcome.

More great objet at the Hardevelds

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The master bedroom -  "We buy things that have their original finishes and surfaces," says Maria, a native New Orleanian whose love for antiques was instilled by relatives who emigrated to New Orleans from Italy.

Go to Antiques on Jackson to get some of the great Hardeveld style

Maria and Simon - He is an artist who creates iconic New Orleans signs - A native of Chamonix, France and former chef, Simon shares his wife's affinity for antique, distressed and hand-hewn wares, taking satisfaction in their daily use.

Alberto and I purchased a sign from Simon for our tango dance studio back in 2001 - It now hangs in our home studio where we teach private tango lessons - I  think it looks fab with the Union Jack armoire Alberto painted for me - photo Valorie Hart

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Lyre Lyre Pants On Fire

Lyre back chair at Antiques on Jackson HERE

I love this set of metal chairs. Kind of a cross between an old ice cream parlor style chair, and an elegant ballroom chair. They would be great dining room chairs, or great in the garden. You could have them sand blasted, and made to look sleek. You could just sand off any crusty bits that are ready to fall off, and put a low sheen sealer on, leaving the beautiful rusty patina revealed in all its glory.

I Want To Live In This Store - Antiques On Jackson

Simon's funky love shack of a studio
Nearly every store on Magazine Street has one of his signs

Portrait of the shop dog with tiara of course, at Antiques On Jackson

Primitive cupboard stocked with china

Lovely oval mirror

Store front with Simon's famous folk art signs

Maria has a great collection of Florentine smalls

Florentine trays, small size $85.

Great sofa with fab lampshades with music print on them

Love this super huge lantern

Water stained prints

Yummy gilded tole sconces on French chair

Baroque candlesticks and chandys

Regency X bench $500.

I could move right into this vignette - I love the blue shoes

Lovely old velvet folding screen

In an age of slick design, Mid 20th Century, Hollywood Regency, Domino Girl Chic, it is good to go into a place like Antiques On Jackson and be reminded of the beauty of decadence and decay. If you've ever visited Havana or Venice or New Orleans, you know that the faded, crumbling, forgotten, tattered and tarnished, can hold a particular kind of beauty.
Maria and Simon (pronounced see-moan, in the French way) Hardevled have such a place on a huge corner lot. There is a main store that houses the fabulous antiques and primitive pieces, and there is an outdoor love shack that houses a studio were folk art is made on a daily basis. There is also a huge outdoor lot with large architectural pieces.

While I was in the store, a gentleman purchased a chandelier with aqua Venetian glass drops, a Mary and Joseph statue, and some turtles (which I didn't see, and have no idea what they might be).
Simon's folk art signs are very famous. I love the one in the deli across the street that says "Shalom Y'All." We have one that says "Tango Tonight." They are very reasonably priced starting at around $40. for a custom made piece. He will ship, but you have to call to order, since they do not have any inter net access.

Antiques On Jackson
1028 Jackson Avenue (corner of Magazine)
New Orleans
504 524 8201