Open House Sunday - American Horror Story - Coven

Through the Witch's Gate to

Mrs. Ribochau's Academy for Exceptional Young Women on American Horror Story.

This is our Open House this Sunday....a tour of the Girl's school on this season's American Horror Story - Coven.

You can watch the first episode online here.

I actually watched it on Amazon and paid to do so because I wanted it in HD so I could grab these screenshots. 

Outside it's the Perfect Antebellum Home

Inside it's all about the greige.

It's very Restoration Hardware meets Aidan Gray.

Look at the details in this house! The moldings and chandeliers...the transoms!

Chandeliers and white furniture abound in this home.

Paintings of Past witches of note done gallery style of course.

A white grand staircase with ebony handrails.

The pale wood floors add to the light feel of the place. Light floors and yet the staircase steps are dark.

The view into the parlor. Impressive chandelier.

This set could be a page from an Aidan Grey catalog.

Only thing I do not like in this house are the drapes. They are too fussy.

brass candlesticks and marble fireplace mantel

Just adore the big doors with transoms in this place.

A simple quaint girl's bedroom. But this is the only bedroom seen so far...

who knows what else is in this house! We haven't seen the bathrooms yet either.

And here's the kitchen I am gaga about. 

Recognize that light fixture? I know I've seen it for sale online somewhere.

See how all the cabinets look like free standing furniture?

It's looks like three hutches instead of regular cabinets.

I just love this kitchen!

gray buffet in the back and huge door with transom

Love the wall mount faucet and the little white pots of herbs on the shelf above the sink.

There to the left is a french pastry table. I've always wanted one of those.

Huge corbels in the house flank the arches of the doorways. 

Hmmmm...brass light switches.

I've never seen that before and I like it.

Great vintage fridge. Now that's an ice box!

Dining room in candlelight. Love the mercury glass vase full of lemons.

And you wondered why I was talking about how beautiful this house is.

Gorgeous wall lights...very french which fits because New Orleans has a strong french history.

Cordelia who is head mistress potters around in her greenhouse/laboratory.

She's mixing up potions and spells at her potting bench.

What an incredible space! Turquoise tables....rustic brick walls...test tubes, 

candelabras, ferns and industrial brick a brack.

Industrial lighting overhead. 

A great house to view every week and sites of the surrounding city of New Orleans.

This show is such a treat already this year....a good spooky story and wonderful sets!

I can't wait to see if we see the bathrooms next week!

Is that wrong that I'm just as excited about the sets as I am the story?

All my favorite movies are like that...why shouldn't tv be the same?

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House Proud by Valorie Hart

Isn't this image tantalizing?

It's from Valorie Hart's new book, 

House Proud: Unique Home Design/Louisiana ©2013

published by Glitterati Incorporated  www.GlitteratiIncorporated.com

You may know Valorie from her blog 

*The*Visual*Vamp*

She's an interior designer and writer, oh and Tango instructor too!

I've read her blog for a long time and have drooled over the spaces she's

created for clients and for herself. I also consider her a friend.

Oh...how I love it that I can have a friend in New Orleans thanks to 

our blog world.

Valorie has a knack for adding a youthful yet sophisticated vibe to a room.

She can reinvent your space using your current furnishings and mixing them with new things 

and new colors and art to create a space that is unique to you!

Now, Valorie's written this new book which is available for pre-order.

It will be released in September 2013.

You can pre-order at Amazon - House Proud

In Valorie's book Debra Shriver writes the foreword. 

Debra wrote the book, Stealing Magnolias: Tales from a New Orleans Courtyard.

That book is about how Debra bought and revived a house in New Orleans after the hurricane.

Photos in House Proud are by Sara Essex Bradley.

In the words of Debra Shriver -

"This book is about loving a house so much that it loves you back."

More words from Debra - 

Experience the joy of décor and design, restoration and rebirth, color and comfort—

all in the enchanting locale of Louisiana. In her first published book, House Proud: Unique Home Design/Louisiana, 

author Valorie Hart highlights the most fashionable homes in the state, giving her insider’s perspective

as a practiced New Orleans-based interior designer. The unique personalities of Louisiana’s homes

unfold as Hart takes you on a private tour of homes from New Orleans to Alexandria—from the formal

 Greek revival house to the warm Creole cottage, the pre-Civil war beauty to the kitschy 50s-style ranch, 

the grand Victorian to the modern urban loft. From there, Hart gives her creative expertise on 

combining antique with modern, using color, repurposing furniture, displaying art collections, 

creating extra rooms, and rethinking storage, all while paying homage to the house’s architectural elements. 

House Proud is a surprising look at today’s Louisiana homes: the charm of southern hospitality 

married with a look of contemporary chic. 

I know I can't wait to get my hands on Valorie's new book.
I really love and admire Valorie's perspective on design.

I'm sure this is one book that I'll read and savor over and over.

Again, pre-order at Amazon
House Proud: Unique Home Design/Louisiana

and be sure to check out Valorie's blog too...

*The*Visual*Vamp*

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