Wednesday, August 4, 2010

NOLA Fabulousness: A Walk through the Garden District

The only downside to living in a neighborhood as beautiful as this one would be to see a wacko like me zooming my camera in on your house…but creepiness aside, it’s flattering, no?

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Give me a house with full length shutters and I’m a happy girl!

 

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Can’t see the actual house but the lush greenery and pretty lantern sure are pretty!

 

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Now that’ s Front Porch.

 

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A romantic sidewalk that gives you just a peak of an iconic and somewhat mysterious New Orleans cemetery.

 

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Love the mossy brick steps…

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Pretty in pink

 

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In a class of it’s own… I picture whoever lives here always to wear perfectly pressed linen clothing and drink mint juleps out of monogrammed sterling mint julep cups!

 

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Gorgeous hanging baskets.  The house isn’t too bad either!

 

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Shotgun love.  As in the house.

 

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Old trees and a classic beauty….

 

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Charming white on white…

 

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One of my favorite color schemes of a NOLA house: off white with taupe shutters.

 

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Fabulous striped shades and a petite but perfectly landscaped courtyard.

 

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White on white with some color pops seen through the windows.

 

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Lanterns are everywhere. 

 

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Another house where small doesn’t restrict elegance! 

 

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Another row of shotgun cuties

 

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The array of architecture is truly amazing…

 

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Just the array of shutter styles and colors is amazing too!

 

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Normally it’s frustrating to not see past the front gates when trying to house stalk, but these walls are pretty enough to satisfy my prying eyes!

 

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See, show us a pretty gate and we don’t need to see your pretty house (though I still want to see it)!

Hope you enjoyed the walking tour! 

For next time I must allow more time, and perhaps a better zoom!!!

3 comments:

  1. What a beautiful place!! All of those homes have so much charm and character, I am dying to see what all the insides look like too :)

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  2. That was fun, they're all so pretty. I hope that my house has that much character one day.

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  3. Ooohh... plantation shutters and a wrap around veranda.. That's what I want for Christmas!! :)

    x Charlotta

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