Ma Maison..... The Parlor, my Favorite Room

Come on into Ma Maison…..

Today, I am sharing my Favorite Room in the house, the Parlor, for Favorites on the First at The Polohouse.

The Parlor as it is called in our home is what most consider the formal living room. J & I love to retreat to the serenity of the parlor for conversation (gossip) & cocktail hour(s).

There is no “real” foyer in our home on Perrier, so I’ve created a welcoming vignette of a small demilune table topped with my favorite oyster encrusted mirror(www.wisteria.com) . The tabletop features a tall, skinny lamp, three decorative finials(www.aidangrayhome.com) , and a glass sculpture that I gifted J a couple Christmases ago (www.piednu.com) .
 

Behind the door is a metal umbrella stand filled with umbrellas, vintage canes, and even a vintage golf club I picked up from Scott’s Antique Market in Atlanta years ago.

The door is surrounded by my collection of antler trophies, some vintage and some new. The Homeart crown hooks display a couple summer chapeaus and a Burberry scarf.

Along the left side wall is a comfy light off-white herringbone tone on tone fabric sofa (www.intagliahome.com) complete with pillows---hounds tooth and a burlap lumbar neck roll. The Burberry-inspired blanket completes the look. The artwork is a collection of vintage crests that J & I picked up on one of our jaunts to Amelia Island (http://www.facebook.com/theplantationshop) . I just love how the grouping fills the entire space.

In front of the Rowe sofa is a rusch seat bench (www.ballarddesigns.com) that I love to use as a coffee table. The bench is topped with a square toile tray(www.hazelnutneworleans.com)  filled with framed family pictures, dk clay oyster tray, and candle of the week. A stack of my favorite coffee table books completes the look--- Bryan Batt’s latest "big, easy Style", Paula Deen’s "Savannah Style", and Debra Shiver’s “Stealing Magnolias.

Look at my new tray from Old Luckett's Store gracing my coffee table/bench. More on this tray later...

On the right side of the parlor sofa is an antique sewing machine base converted into a unique end table. It is topped with a lamp, a collection of framed family photos, and an oyster dish. The coaster is marble. On top of this end table are two wall candle sconces which I use to hold some of my favorite New Orleans treasures, a ceramic model of a street car and St. Louis Cathedral. These were purchased at Hazelnut and are by Russian artists, Art Department.

End table changes...

The niches feature two large clear demijohns found at an antique barn in Atlanta years ago atop stacks of my decorative books.

On the right side of the parlor one is greeted by two occasional chairs covered in a hounds tooth fabric and custom lumbar pillows(www.intagliahome.com) . I covered the ottoman also found at Scott’s in Atlanta in burlap fabric, used nail head detail trim, and painted out the based dark brown. In the middle of the chairs is a zinc topped Paris-style bistro table topped with a lamp, a large concrete clam shell filled with beach curiosities, more framed pictures, and three crystal orbs. The 120” drapes are from Restoration Hardware (www.restorationhardware.com) .

The parlor fireplace features more of my favorite coastal pieces-Lower mantle: two porcelain birds, two horn boxes(www.bdjeffries.com) , a fav shell(www.parismarket.com) ; Upper mantle: two dried floral arrangements made by yours truly(www.theacornatwisteriahill.com) , vintage books, two paraffin oil  Lexington lamps(www.hazelnutneworleans.com) , and another porcelain shell. The large black clock is another Atlanta purchase (www.hillstreetwarehouse.com).

The left corner features one of my favorite chairs covered in leather and hide. It was purchased from a dealer at Scott’s Antique Market. I just cannot remember the vendor’s name to save my life. The pillow highlights my love for coastal birds. The side table features another lamp topped with an oh so trendy burlap shade, an oyster frame compliments of One Little Bird(my BFF), and two stair post crystals. The art on the walls is a collection of hunt style oils and framed prints from Tenille & Co., formerly The Plantation Shop in Atlanta.

The crown chandelier is by Currey & Company purchased from Old Estate in Thibodaux.

I really like the calmness of the parlor. I hope you do to.

Cocktail time, y’all!

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