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Winter Wonderland
Award-winning documenter of local architecture and culture Kerri McCaffety looks at the city’s most beautiful and iconic interiors in a quest to define the essence of New Orleans’ unique style. In the next few issues, New Orleans Homes & Lifestyles will follow Kerri as she talks with designers, architects and artists best known for capturing the soul of the city..
These fully loaded rooms are ideal for cozy nights of movie-watching and perfect for cheering your favorite team to victory.
When Bruce and Ellie Wainer decided they wanted to build a house in Old Metairie, they knew they wanted much more than a great home: They wanted a smart home. The Wainers teamed up with Leo Golubitsky, owner of SMILE Inc., to create a full-house technological system to control everything throughout the house with only touch screens.
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After All These Years
A mid-century modern house just turned 50, and thanks to skillful renovations, it’s still as chic today as it was in its youth.
The year was 1958. The post-World War II baby boom was turning out a generation that would eventually be more than 78 million strong. Nikita Khrushchev became premier of the Soviet Union. Explorer 1, the first successful American satellite, was launched into orbit. The peace sign was designed. Elvis Presley was inducted into the U.S. Army. And the word “aerospace” was coined.
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