New Orleans by Hal Williamson

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tomorrow is Mardi Gras - Fat Tuesday - so it seems appropriate to share some photos of New Orleans style. "<a href="http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304558804579377233097140794" target="_blank">Big on the Big Easy</a>," an article by Alina Dizik that appeared in last Friday's <a href="http://www.wsj.com/" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a>, featured pictures of the New Orleans home of Dale LeBlanc and Hal Williamson. Mr. Williamson is an interior decorator and shop owner. I have included the <i>Wall Street Journal</i> photos of his house, as well as pictures of a New Orleans home he decorated for a Southern-born media executive.    </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Laissez les bons temps rouler . . .</i></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Iz2bv3Hluciqyfa2_3XbJi7676wWMetNrYdJZojssyuyokV03DKvf-871nhgH9_GiRIej9HYz8Fuyncd-FBZP_oMwr2Bah6bFGptJL5mXaJ-PeJs4R1plr0cZSRkHn0lZeTFhRXkC0Tt/s1600/1-romance-shriver-1008-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Iz2bv3Hluciqyfa2_3XbJi7676wWMetNrYdJZojssyuyokV03DKvf-871nhgH9_GiRIej9HYz8Fuyncd-FBZP_oMwr2Bah6bFGptJL5mXaJ-PeJs4R1plr0cZSRkHn0lZeTFhRXkC0Tt/s1600/1-romance-shriver-1008-xlg.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The most fragrant way to say New Orleans: a magnolia in a Limoges bowl."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in New Orleans, Louisiana.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.williamsondesigns.net/" target="_blank">Hal Williamson</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Kernick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/change-it-feminine-1008?click=main_sr#slide-1" target="_blank">Change It With Romance</a>" produced by Mary Emmerling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (October 2008).</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3FCBnJVcSiYKiGsRRs1qVjvzTp9P_eBRnWCe45P1I_hy_zl9E-LINMW5BDNoUf8A7B3dd-ldqlBOi79uFEiFF__1e7Tu9ngFpoM_LshUXWWy2qdxi5jKrIuDuwY9Q7JrZTzSeMbW8Jqi/s1600/2-romance-diningroom-1008-xlg-53479773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3FCBnJVcSiYKiGsRRs1qVjvzTp9P_eBRnWCe45P1I_hy_zl9E-LINMW5BDNoUf8A7B3dd-ldqlBOi79uFEiFF__1e7Tu9ngFpoM_LshUXWWy2qdxi5jKrIuDuwY9Q7JrZTzSeMbW8Jqi/s1600/2-romance-diningroom-1008-xlg-53479773.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The dining room gives pride of place to a silkscreen of New Orleans-born gospel singer Mahalia Jackson by local artist Richard Thomas. Louis XV chairs are upholstered in a toile called Louisiana Purchase. 'Each chair depicts different iconic imagery,' says interior designer Hal Williamson, including St. Louis Cathedral, plantations, and flatboats on the river. Walls are Shantung by Martha Stewart for <a href="http://www.sherwin-williams.com/" target="_blank">Sherwin-Williams</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in New Orleans, Louisiana. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.williamsondesigns.net/" target="_blank">Hal Williamson</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Kernick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/change-it-feminine-1008?click=main_sr#slide-2" target="_blank">Change It With Romance</a>" </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">produced by Mary Emmerling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (October 2008).</span> </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmiU6cJSmqZIQCr2FGAqpBA_l1J2WI5uUUIYkoXpxhptXngo51PfzqJyDjr7LKbRO0-q74l71lm0Uirv8erPFcPR6TLc-1DdK276IhopJVUHpO2LurKoj5nCqDjzBhZnJ3Z4KA70MXci0/s1600/3-romance-livingroom-1008-xlg-59507126.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmiU6cJSmqZIQCr2FGAqpBA_l1J2WI5uUUIYkoXpxhptXngo51PfzqJyDjr7LKbRO0-q74l71lm0Uirv8erPFcPR6TLc-1DdK276IhopJVUHpO2LurKoj5nCqDjzBhZnJ3Z4KA70MXci0/s1600/3-romance-livingroom-1008-xlg-59507126.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The living room is alluringly feminine with its subtle range of purples: amethyst, lavender, lilac, plum. Walls are <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>'s mauvey Driftscape Tan. The Louis XVI wing chairs and sofa may look formal, but the chairs 'have a wonderful pitch, so you can sit comfortably for hours,' says Williamson - 'and many naps are taken on the sofa.' The chandelier, the urns flanking the fireplace, the mirror on the mantel, and the tiered sconce were found in New Orleans antiques stores."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in New Orleans, Louisiana.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.williamsondesigns.net/" target="_blank">Hal Williamson</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Kernick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/change-it-feminine-1008?click=main_sr#slide-3" target="_blank">Change It With Romance</a>" </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">produced by Mary Emmerling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (October 2008).</span> </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXDX-C0FxKRXor5WGdYDfaw1HU_g2-11GjHHkasyxVqsVNgZztlwO8p0Pm9o0la5TgJqDgtQhFOPLgoAWoxpp_YGMp1VDO-1Iv4UuAmHYbZXSvMRz8e4qOEcslVm4wWnux0aZTqWfaO-q/s1600/4-romance-livingroom-1008-xlg-47851447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXDX-C0FxKRXor5WGdYDfaw1HU_g2-11GjHHkasyxVqsVNgZztlwO8p0Pm9o0la5TgJqDgtQhFOPLgoAWoxpp_YGMp1VDO-1Iv4UuAmHYbZXSvMRz8e4qOEcslVm4wWnux0aZTqWfaO-q/s1600/4-romance-livingroom-1008-xlg-47851447.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The living room is alluringly feminine with its subtle range of purples: amethyst, lavender, lilac, plum. Walls are <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>'s mauvey Driftscape Tan. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Louis XVI wing chairs and sofa may look formal, but the chairs 'have a wonderful pitch, so you can sit comfortably for hours,' says Williamson - 'and many naps are taken on the sofa.' The chandelier, the urns flanking the fireplace, the mirror on the mantel, and the tiered sconce were found in New Orleans antiques stores."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in New Orleans, Louisiana.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.williamsondesigns.net/" target="_blank">Hal Williamson</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Kernick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/change-it-feminine-1008?click=main_sr#slide-4" target="_blank">Change It With Romance</a>" </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">produced by Mary Emmerling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (October 2008).</span> </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMfuvEu50vUh8VpDJHALEx1jQAb8KU1lsd_sOxXSmecLqX73GNhVdhfH3eF0nv8wrgcvVgq2suRlXaNza9qrnp0rWKC9y5KwTfJuRzhpH0ePeQB6_bIrkeojzVw7rPhAk8MugSIOlgGqb/s1600/5-romance-kitchen-1008-xlg-90300506.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMfuvEu50vUh8VpDJHALEx1jQAb8KU1lsd_sOxXSmecLqX73GNhVdhfH3eF0nv8wrgcvVgq2suRlXaNza9qrnp0rWKC9y5KwTfJuRzhpH0ePeQB6_bIrkeojzVw7rPhAk8MugSIOlgGqb/s1600/5-romance-kitchen-1008-xlg-90300506.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Life-size banana leaves - the Beverly Hills Hotel signature wallpaper - give the kitchen not only drama of scale but a continuity with the courtyard and the real banana leaves just outside the French doors."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in New Orleans, Louisiana.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.williamsondesigns.net/" target="_blank">Hal Williamson</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Kernick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/change-it-feminine-1008?click=main_sr#slide-5" target="_blank">Change It With Romance</a>" </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">produced by Mary Emmerling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (October 2008).</span> </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwHJfBwsTtSO5re727RH8GBr0I1VA7IfSnk2BuGBu1PHf6CoCVtd4-civmvsIB-z6YVK7zzjlSK4Q1B_2DNawxOJzbSBf7HaOubAArUl9e8-Cj8fSGTLEj28aF1EQ38Rmxq8tfmO4xterm/s1600/7-romance-bedroom-1008-xlg-46300045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwHJfBwsTtSO5re727RH8GBr0I1VA7IfSnk2BuGBu1PHf6CoCVtd4-civmvsIB-z6YVK7zzjlSK4Q1B_2DNawxOJzbSBf7HaOubAArUl9e8-Cj8fSGTLEj28aF1EQ38Rmxq8tfmO4xterm/s1600/7-romance-bedroom-1008-xlg-46300045.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'This is their little cocoon,' says Williamson. 'Everything is silky and plush - the duvet and Euro shams and neck roll are all well-filled with goose down.' Walls are painted in <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Woodlawn Blue - a cooling water color for hot, humid summers. The floral embroidered silk for the duvet and matching pillows is by G.P. and J. Baker. The photographs of tables in silhouette are by New Orleans artist David Hallliday." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in New Orleans, Louisiana.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.williamsondesigns.net/" target="_blank">Hal Williamson</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Kernick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/change-it-feminine-1008?click=main_sr#slide-6" target="_blank">Change It With Romance</a>" </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">produced by Mary Emmerling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (October 2008).</span> </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxN_zjnFrioCn8hMO29ALpjweRudnG8St2Wq_PYafhTB0p2NCyEVpEW5TRoBCd7wB3DBzYpGWXcFzEYlQJxTY6UXM7tCjzl6NWkftUg8DQcP98wPZrHkMplJOIATpRcIPJR0K6i3Xxn5R/s1600/9-romance-flowers-1008-xlg-33921047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxN_zjnFrioCn8hMO29ALpjweRudnG8St2Wq_PYafhTB0p2NCyEVpEW5TRoBCd7wB3DBzYpGWXcFzEYlQJxTY6UXM7tCjzl6NWkftUg8DQcP98wPZrHkMplJOIATpRcIPJR0K6i3Xxn5R/s1600/9-romance-flowers-1008-xlg-33921047.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Gardenias from the courtyard." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in New Orleans, Louisiana.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.williamsondesigns.net/" target="_blank">Hal Williamson</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Kernick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/change-it-feminine-1008?click=main_sr#slide-7" target="_blank">Change It With Romance</a>" </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">produced by Mary Emmerling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (October 2008).</span> </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxaRitBWKMI1vbODRY-3czx-1jaq4RvQJTmufY7h-JzoBLqNdgqzvT2su9fF2BdXwFPd6Qyd06Z01SFbn5LeLGn5f1berpPYaANKnRETwEaLZf2fTgo-OG8DeFFz6qlD6zT3d3YUZsrACO/s1600/10-romance-bedroom-1008-xlg-74607705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxaRitBWKMI1vbODRY-3czx-1jaq4RvQJTmufY7h-JzoBLqNdgqzvT2su9fF2BdXwFPd6Qyd06Z01SFbn5LeLGn5f1berpPYaANKnRETwEaLZf2fTgo-OG8DeFFz6qlD6zT3d3YUZsrACO/s1600/10-romance-bedroom-1008-xlg-74607705.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The master bedroom's bell-shaped headboard is covered in a sage green lattice-quilted silk by Libas Limited."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in New Orleans, Louisiana. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.williamsondesigns.net/" target="_blank">Hal Williamson</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Kernick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/change-it-feminine-1008?click=main_sr#slide-8" target="_blank">Change It With Romance</a>" </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">produced by Mary Emmerling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (October 2008).</span> </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlY_sXrYFxcMe28_bjwQFT46NKvdxuAleNxTMpqNVlybj05iOvm3cfe7o2uewCAbaU-YcbXOsKqNCRJanOsscny2a2OrjwGX5eLNyANKAgG3t-MXfbV-URyrPOQGrGQsK9ewwyBCFEMRk-/s1600/11-romance-bedroom-1008-xlg-88123897.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlY_sXrYFxcMe28_bjwQFT46NKvdxuAleNxTMpqNVlybj05iOvm3cfe7o2uewCAbaU-YcbXOsKqNCRJanOsscny2a2OrjwGX5eLNyANKAgG3t-MXfbV-URyrPOQGrGQsK9ewwyBCFEMRk-/s1600/11-romance-bedroom-1008-xlg-88123897.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A pair of Louis XV bergeres add romance to the bedroom."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in New Orleans, Louisiana.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.williamsondesigns.net/" target="_blank">Hal Williamson</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Kernick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/change-it-feminine-1008?click=main_sr#slide-8" target="_blank">Change It With Romance</a>" </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">produced by Mary Emmerling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (October 2008).</span> </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUM8b4c3lNIc-SdXByRL2RkDtx4UrVogdSmTmTreb8DgigvsIqLvIw9Pd6Ly72caN-wyBT_Nx2opNrRA0eoyjyMQ9jz5ZHqGllum3QV-VdSDyVUieiM9ZPbVT5ML9uYiFWE2ICIC31UagK/s1600/12-romance-dresser-1008-xlg-24195804.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUM8b4c3lNIc-SdXByRL2RkDtx4UrVogdSmTmTreb8DgigvsIqLvIw9Pd6Ly72caN-wyBT_Nx2opNrRA0eoyjyMQ9jz5ZHqGllum3QV-VdSDyVUieiM9ZPbVT5ML9uYiFWE2ICIC31UagK/s1600/12-romance-dresser-1008-xlg-24195804.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An etched Venetian mirror and a blue-painted commode were meant to go together."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in New Orleans, Louisiana.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.williamsondesigns.net/" target="_blank">Hal Williamson</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Kernick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/change-it-feminine-1008?click=main_sr#slide-10" target="_blank">Change It With Romance</a>" </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">produced by Mary Emmerling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (October 2008).</span> </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpeFMfYJhoqLGH9HxRXTog_vl3hEW_8fUMTMlXq-D6o5BMLWaLbaeiThFBHGxJb37HA7HHfip0dUEq7gb5Kt-L-uyUjxRf-qbIhpe8UOJl2R7Y24YfM2U5NRjahxc8LcfwCmzOOyvgQwh/s1600/13-romance-bedroom-1008-xlg-95674875.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpeFMfYJhoqLGH9HxRXTog_vl3hEW_8fUMTMlXq-D6o5BMLWaLbaeiThFBHGxJb37HA7HHfip0dUEq7gb5Kt-L-uyUjxRf-qbIhpe8UOJl2R7Y24YfM2U5NRjahxc8LcfwCmzOOyvgQwh/s1600/13-romance-bedroom-1008-xlg-95674875.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A gray-green sitting room on the second floor has a Gustavian secretary in blue-green paint. The zebra rug is an African tribute."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in New Orleans, Louisiana.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.williamsondesigns.net/" target="_blank">Hal Williamson</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Kernick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/change-it-feminine-1008?click=main_sr#slide-11" target="_blank">Change It With Romance</a>" </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">produced by Mary Emmerling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (October 2008).</span> </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjswbDiHNQiOY-oEQ2P4wQ-pcM4_FGHQLuLwh26Pmqi1LDBQtDggxAmX8Vw6K6wzYhmBhFPiKVKwG8jWz9CAqnsezoat3zfHNg-yX_ThN4EvQVo7Ur1MhpGL-gH0-K7CNeBrnDpDGYXj9Tb/s1600/14-romance-tabledetail-1008-xlg-71235091.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjswbDiHNQiOY-oEQ2P4wQ-pcM4_FGHQLuLwh26Pmqi1LDBQtDggxAmX8Vw6K6wzYhmBhFPiKVKwG8jWz9CAqnsezoat3zfHNg-yX_ThN4EvQVo7Ur1MhpGL-gH0-K7CNeBrnDpDGYXj9Tb/s1600/14-romance-tabledetail-1008-xlg-71235091.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Detail of a French desk with rococo carving and an original rouge marble top."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in New Orleans, Louisiana.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.williamsondesigns.net/" target="_blank">Hal Williamson</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Kernick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/change-it-feminine-1008?click=main_sr#slide-12" target="_blank">Change It With Romance</a>" </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">produced by Mary Emmerling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (October 2008).</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgjMbVxkyMfJPLs7jMfe-xIQn1-eQNqIN2IQWo53352UY81lovThOe7CRAs8fAy7XXgqek5QXBA00IkmI1xoPMAfNqCfnsJaMHPXT59JShk05-hupi64qTLDqeRVnN4Sht-d9FWa6m7D4/s1600/15-romance-table-1008-xlg-4871124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgjMbVxkyMfJPLs7jMfe-xIQn1-eQNqIN2IQWo53352UY81lovThOe7CRAs8fAy7XXgqek5QXBA00IkmI1xoPMAfNqCfnsJaMHPXT59JShk05-hupi64qTLDqeRVnN4Sht-d9FWa6m7D4/s1600/15-romance-table-1008-xlg-4871124.jpg" width="504" /></a>"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the second-floor parlor - 'the Ella altar' - a photograph of Ella Fitzgerald, taken at a New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, hangs above a carved French desk. Walls are Martha Stewart's Grisaille for <a href="http://www.sherwin-williams.com/" target="_blank">Sherwin-Williams</a>." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in New Orleans, Louisiana.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by </span><a href="http://www.williamsondesigns.net/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Hal Williamson</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Kernick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/change-it-feminine-1008?click=main_sr#slide-13" target="_blank">Change It With Romance</a>" </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">produced by Mary Emmerling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (October 2008).</span> </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4gAJEYxEzAC94AR8uNLSXt185Ofm3wupczQBzMis3prdKXxy03-KD85RhlTaB499Du7ixu3Ze3Y_6LrperyAp0_oTaAcv77OTw_NiKp8RiRm4IY5O7G1Ib-O1ZJeHbKNjJy6tqBznyCn/s1600/16-romance-sittingarea-1008-xlg-92502822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4gAJEYxEzAC94AR8uNLSXt185Ofm3wupczQBzMis3prdKXxy03-KD85RhlTaB499Du7ixu3Ze3Y_6LrperyAp0_oTaAcv77OTw_NiKp8RiRm4IY5O7G1Ib-O1ZJeHbKNjJy6tqBznyCn/s1600/16-romance-sittingarea-1008-xlg-92502822.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Tart green walls (<a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Castleton Mist) set a jovial mood in the <i>garconniere</i>. Louis XV chairs are covered in an African-inspired ikat print by Kravet. Williamson surprised himself by finding a rare hot pink, gold, and citrus green antique Oushak rug that pulls the room's colors together."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in New Orleans, Louisiana.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by </span><a href="http://www.williamsondesigns.net/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Hal Williamson</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Kernick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/change-it-feminine-1008?click=main_sr#slide-14" target="_blank">Change It With Romance</a>" </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">produced by Mary Emmerling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (October 2008).</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpEYm05_up4-WjBpatFrWoS1xubavOsh05WWbhbMHqTAXOOmrX9rBCIRIhQaXiwR7BXzzzegJOxKeTF3yiMV4IhRLzFooP4y4_rK3WctAoNUKk5ujK3L-mk0v1poFNS2DjoxRNnRIduZL/s1600/BN-BR498_0227no_M_20140225183746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpEYm05_up4-WjBpatFrWoS1xubavOsh05WWbhbMHqTAXOOmrX9rBCIRIhQaXiwR7BXzzzegJOxKeTF3yiMV4IhRLzFooP4y4_rK3WctAoNUKk5ujK3L-mk0v1poFNS2DjoxRNnRIduZL/s1600/BN-BR498_0227no_M_20140225183746.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"After a 10-year renovation of his 10,000-square-foot Garden District historical home, Hal Williamson is still making small tweaks. Mr. Williamson, a decorator, purchased the home in 1994 with his partner Dale LeBlanc, an oncologist."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New Orleans, Louisiana, home of interior decorator <a href="http://www.williamsondesigns.net/" target="_blank">Hal Williamson</a> and oncologist Dale LeBlanc.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Rush Jagoe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303801304579406950421887662?ref=SB10001424052702304558804579377233097140794#7" target="_blank">Big on the Big Easy</a>" written by Alina Dizik.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wsj.com/" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a> (February 28, 2014)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRehzdJhn0iI47sj_mUsNm5_x2vEsV6Hw2QQVJPqgjMO2LO7STZ-7hqwoNxTE09N3eB0jAusOQgsiN_3lRbG4m7ngf7UOPV2kij3Gew9CEyurM130l4BXI9qhqeIA5IIOHpscw9q63AMAv/s1600/BN-BR497_0227no_M_20140225183745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRehzdJhn0iI47sj_mUsNm5_x2vEsV6Hw2QQVJPqgjMO2LO7STZ-7hqwoNxTE09N3eB0jAusOQgsiN_3lRbG4m7ngf7UOPV2kij3Gew9CEyurM130l4BXI9qhqeIA5IIOHpscw9q63AMAv/s1600/BN-BR497_0227no_M_20140225183745.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"After [Hurricane] Katrina, the couple spent time dealing with exterior damage to their property caused by high winds, but didn't consider moving. 'It's the most European city in America,' Mr. Williamson says. 'It's extremely neighborly and friendly.' This is the front parlor."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New Orleans, Louisiana, home of interior decorator <a href="http://www.williamsondesigns.net/" target="_blank">Hal Williamson</a> and oncologist Dale LeBlanc.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Rush Jagoe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303801304579406950421887662?ref=SB10001424052702304558804579377233097140794#8" target="_blank">Big on the Big Easy</a>" written by Alina Dizik.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wsj.com/" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a> (February 28, 2014)</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDpWYRWNNswJ0OsMOYHsZ-i-YQ5TYXXWQRz1ZsnN4HwKvF2at_3lBEq_1hCjNqpm5l5Cn6sWhTsoaWcIy98TX5BaOk4CxTJbYZmEipNIaw7t_kbvOwfQoN7XqY-wovFkCb4lHMXIc3S6U/s1600/BN-BR499_0227no_M_20140225183746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDpWYRWNNswJ0OsMOYHsZ-i-YQ5TYXXWQRz1ZsnN4HwKvF2at_3lBEq_1hCjNqpm5l5Cn6sWhTsoaWcIy98TX5BaOk4CxTJbYZmEipNIaw7t_kbvOwfQoN7XqY-wovFkCb4lHMXIc3S6U/s1600/BN-BR499_0227no_M_20140225183746.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Mr. Williamson used furnishings that complement the home's Italianate style. This is also the large front parlor."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New Orleans, Louisiana, home of interior decorator <a href="http://www.williamsondesigns.net/" target="_blank">Hal Williamson</a> and oncologist Dale LeBlanc.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Rush Jagoe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303801304579406950421887662?ref=SB10001424052702304558804579377233097140794#9" target="_blank">Big on the Big Easy</a>" written by Alina Dizik.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wsj.com/" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a> (February 28, 2014)</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPTsg6V12YF4hIQfS70jByLeZ9dZ4c6ZWoekGHf8qJCVoKIOe9qRNfrG98hUbU542zFhAqaphUJwauFl2rydoEHRT85i_Jf9kSR9n2a0faSdknMHgT9JwxyCss69cN-BvxeID7XEQU9d8/s1600/BN-BR501_0227no_M_20140225183747.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPTsg6V12YF4hIQfS70jByLeZ9dZ4c6ZWoekGHf8qJCVoKIOe9qRNfrG98hUbU542zFhAqaphUJwauFl2rydoEHRT85i_Jf9kSR9n2a0faSdknMHgT9JwxyCss69cN-BvxeID7XEQU9d8/s1600/BN-BR501_0227no_M_20140225183747.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Mr. Williamson's house is a block from one of the Mardi Gras parade routes, and he enjoys having his home on display. Here is the entryway."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New Orleans, Louisiana, home of interior decorator <a href="http://www.williamsondesigns.net/" target="_blank">Hal Williamson</a> and oncologist Dale LeBlanc.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Rush Jagoe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303801304579406950421887662?ref=SB10001424052702304558804579377233097140794#10" target="_blank">Big on the Big Easy</a>" written by Alina Dizik.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wsj.com/" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a> (February 28, 2014)</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0F4y6YqKz-clNe0t1uw4ujftPy2yUjnKNOPp1x_nAyVlocnwKxxN1ENBVoZKdOFDzNKAxe9QFGHnbk99cYfjsnb09MdCw6WvQa80xjl3oLIsQwZk1Uf41txkr7ZeQ0Wwgo3aVHrD_-INw/s1600/BN-BR502_0227no_M_20140225183747.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0F4y6YqKz-clNe0t1uw4ujftPy2yUjnKNOPp1x_nAyVlocnwKxxN1ENBVoZKdOFDzNKAxe9QFGHnbk99cYfjsnb09MdCw6WvQa80xjl3oLIsQwZk1Uf41txkr7ZeQ0Wwgo3aVHrD_-INw/s1600/BN-BR502_0227no_M_20140225183747.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"This is the dining room."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New Orleans, Louisiana, home of interior decorator <a href="http://www.williamsondesigns.net/" target="_blank">Hal Williamson</a> and oncologist Dale LeBlanc.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Rush Jagoe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303801304579406950421887662?ref=SB10001424052702304558804579377233097140794#11" target="_blank">Big on the Big Easy</a>" written by Alina Dizik.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wsj.com/" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a> (February 28, 2014)</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj281i7KC5X3m1hBSycQcSNW03byYN0ce-Y8HSMnK8F2IjOqh_su_25F84P3_836SWd9yegmmhaX5BzTXBqQ8nJD_ixg7YNJM31GYvb4bHzC-1arc3LYnFiUTZbbYI7I61YAId-dg2zjRKD/s1600/BN-BR500_0227no_M_20140225183746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj281i7KC5X3m1hBSycQcSNW03byYN0ce-Y8HSMnK8F2IjOqh_su_25F84P3_836SWd9yegmmhaX5BzTXBqQ8nJD_ixg7YNJM31GYvb4bHzC-1arc3LYnFiUTZbbYI7I61YAId-dg2zjRKD/s1600/BN-BR500_0227no_M_20140225183746.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Mr. Williamson is shown. He says his home is an attraction for tourists doing city tours year-round and this year, there have been more people than ever coming to look at the exterior architecture, including its cast-iron fence with a cornstalk motif. 'Everyday I walk out my door waving to people and telling them good morning,' he says."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New Orleans, Louisiana, home of interior decorator <a href="http://www.williamsondesigns.net/" target="_blank">Hal Williamson</a> and oncologist Dale LeBlanc.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Rush Jagoe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303801304579406950421887662?ref=SB10001424052702304558804579377233097140794#12" target="_blank">Big on the Big Easy</a>" written by Alina Dizik.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wsj.com/" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a> (February 28, 2014)</span></div><div><br /></div>

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