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10 Haunted Houses in New Orleans

CasaSugar — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:00:46 -0700

Are you ready to see more haunted houses? If my slideshow on California haunted houses wasn't spooky enough, I've just got the thing. New Orleans is perhaps America's most haunted city, so it's no surprise the place is full of ghosts and floating entities. Come take a look.

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House Tour: Black White Yellow's Cheerful New Orleans Apartment

CasaSugar — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:00:43 -0700

While reading the design blog Black White Yellow, I was really impressed by the author's cheerful and stylish home, so I asked if she'd be willing to give us a photographic tour of her home. She lives in New Orleans, where she works as an architect, so it's no surprise that she has a keen eye for design. But what's truly inspiring about her happy, chic home is that she's created it on small budget. "My goal was to create a space on a shoestring budget that screams happy," she says. "It is a work in progress, of course, but I am happy with how much I have gotten done so far." Not surprisingly, the base of her coveted crib is black and white, with a lot of playful yellow accents and patterned textiles. Ready for the tour?

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Sandra Bullock and Jesse James Buy a Historic New Orleans Victorian

CasaSugar — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:46:34 -0700

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National Guard to Leave New Orleans 3.5 Years Later

CitizenSugar — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:27:07 -0800

New Orleans

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Happy Hour: Hurricane

partysugar — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:25:14 -0800

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Let It Snow in N.O.! Winter Comes Early For the South

LibertySugar — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:12:26 -0800

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Brad Pitt's Got Architectural Digest Covered

CasaSugar — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:51:44 -0800

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This Just In: Nicolas Cage Lists Two New Orleans Properties

CasaSugar — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:51:36 -0800

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First of Brad Pitt's Make It Right Houses Done in New Orleans

CitizenSugar — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:04:38 -0700

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Before and After: Matt's Hurricane Katrina Makeover

CasaSugar — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:00:25 -0700

Yesterday, I asked who you thought should win Design Star. You can still vote online through Wednesday. To make the most informed decision, I figured I'd show you some photos from each designer's makeover (check out Jen's makeover here). Both designers worked with a New Orleans family whose home had been destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Matt's family, the Oleagas, wanted a comfortable, minimal, and modern space.

To see what the home looked like after Matt redesigned the space, read more.
Are you a fan of Matt's renovation?

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Before and After: Jennifer's Hurricane Katrina Makeover

CasaSugar — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:00:55 -0700

Yesterday, I asked you who you thought should win Design Star. You can still vote online through Wednesday. To make the most informed decision, I figured I'd show you some photos from each designer's makeover. Both designers worked with a New Orleans family whose home had been destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Jen's family, the Gowlands, needed a space that accommodated both their love of cooking and their big family.

Before Jen showed up, the family had very limited furniture and a raw, unfinished space, as they concentrated on rebuilding their home.

To see what the home looked like after Jen flexed her design muscles, read more.

Are you a fan of Jen's renovation?

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Keyshia Cole Shows Some Schnauzer Love!

PetSugar — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:24:16 -0700

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On Location: New Orlean's Flavor Paper

CasaSugar — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:15:43 -0800

Flavor Paper is a New Orleans company that dreams up and produces wild wallcoverings for homes and retail stores. Its wallcoverings have been featured everywhere from Elle to Dwell to InStyle, and their bold, graphic patterns have been implemented in nightclubs, rock stars' homes, and restaurants all over the world.

Located on Chartres Street in the Bywater District of New Orleans, Flavor Paper makes handscreened wallpaper in unique vintage, contemporary, and custom patterns. Flavor Paper is sold in untrimmed 27-inch-wide by 15-foot-long single rolls, which retail between $150-$350 per roll. If you can't get to New Orleans, you can also check out Flavor Paper's showrooms in Los Angeles, New York City, Miami, Athens, Ga., Cleveland, OH, and Portland, Ore. And of course, you can always order wallpaper or request samples via their site. My personal favorite is the Flower Pedal paper (seen in the last slide). Which one is your favorite?

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Coveted Crib: Doullut Steamboat Houses (Part 2)

CasaSugar — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:05:53 -0800

On Friday I told you a bit about the Doullut Steamboat Houses. You can read the first half of the story here.

As you may have guessed, the houses were influenced architecturally by the steamboats that Doullot himself navigated. The deep decks that surround the houses, their narrow inner hallways, round smokestack chimneys, and square portholes, as well as the Mississippi River facing belvedere, are all distinctly derived from the vessels' architecture. Also in nautical fashion, much of the building (interior and exterior) was constructed with tin, and of course, the ornate woodwork with unusual pearls on the balconies is inspired by those on the steamboats that cruise the mighty Mississippi. In addition, the houses share many qualities with Louisiana plantation homes, which are generally grand, symmetrical, and boxy, featuring balconies and columns or pillars.

What you may not have suspected of the steamboat houses is that they were also largely influenced by the Japanese exhibit building, or teahouse garden building, at the St. Louis World's Fair 1904, also known as the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The exhibit building spawned the second level and pilot house concave roofs and glazed tiling of the scroll-shaped columns of these New Orleans treasures.

400 Egania Street:

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Coveted Crib: Doullut Steamboat Houses (Part 1)

CasaSugar — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:00:51 -0800

TeamSugar member RowD recently shared photos of two Steamboat Houses which she encountered during a post-Katrina trip to New Orleans. Since they're such fascinating houses, and historical landmarks at that, I figured I'd give you a bit of a background. The two remarkable houses in question, at 400 and 453 Egania St., were built between 1905 and 1913 by Milton P. Doullot, a steamboat captain, for his daughter and son. In 1977, the twin houses were designated historical landmarks by the New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission.

In the 100 years since they were built, the houses underwent some changes, due to hurricanes and normal aging, so they are no longer identical. The original house (400 Egania) was also originally closer to the river, but moved back when the levee was moved. Doullot's great grandson still owns the house, and the other was auctioned out of the family.

For details on these houses' unusual architectural influences, tune in over the weekend for the second half of the story.

400 Egania Street:

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Out and About: Louisiana's Krewe of Barkus

PetSugar — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:30:16 -0800

It's especially fitting that we're spending this week out and about in Louisiana, home to the biggest Mardi Gras celebration in the country! North wasn't lucky enough to make up some craw~~fish~~dog gumbo, but I'd still love to deck him out for Fat Tuesday.

My fave dog-friendly part of this holiday is the parade by the Krewe of Barkus - the theme of the sixteenth annual event was "Indiana Bones and the Raiders of the Lost Bark," and took place last weekend in New Orleans. The krewe member pooches are accompanied by a human escort around the French Quarter and to a follow-up "pawty" in Armstrong Park - it looked like so much fun, I couldn't resist sharing pictures of the festive pups when you read more.

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NOLA Musicians' Village Makes Progress

CasaSugar — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 08:45:46 -0800

In December 2005, three months after Hurricane Katrina, Harry Connick Jr. and Branford Marsalis, both musical forces in New Orleans, along with Habitat for Humanity, announced plans to build Musicians' Village, a neighborhood of the Upper Ninth Ward centered around the Ellis Marsalis Center For Music for displaced local musicians and other qualifying homeowner families.

Musicians' Village is intended to both preserve the city's musical culture, and foster the education of its residents. Now, two years later, 70 single-family homes are either under construction, or have been built on 8.1 vacant acres, which the New Orleans Area Habitat For Humanity purchased in early 2006. Habitat For Humanity has plans to build 300 additional homes in the surrounding Ninth Ward area on other lots which they own. A portion of the proceeds from Connick's new CD Oh, My NOLA will benefit the Musicians' Village. I like that Connick is sporting the Saints hat, too. Who Dat?

Check out our gallery to see photos of the progress.

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