While we were in New Orleans, I did find one house to photograph in Uptown New Orleans, which is close to the Garden District. My sister has an old friend who lives there, Clint, and he let us come over and see his house and take photos. From the exterior, it’s a traditional looking French Quarter type house, but inside, Clint has transformed in into a contemporary and modern space, since that is his aesthetic. Some of you may enjoy this modern touch in New Orleans, so enjoy the house. It’s really pretty and when he bought the house 30 years ago, it went through a lot of transformations. In fact, 2 renovations have been done over the 30 years that Clint has owned the house and the latest one is very modern.
The exterior is a charming house that you would expect in New Orleans.
Shutters and iron gate are very much in keeping with the style of the city.
Shutters and lanterns on the balcony.
And a charming courtyard in the front yard is a nice welcoming entryway.
Lots of balconies in New Orleans.
A red door is vibrant on the soft yellow exterior.
Inside the door, Clint’s 2 fur babies are waiting.
You can tell this is going to be a contemporary house from the entry lighting. Pretty colors!
The stairs going up to the upper two floors.
To the left is the pool room, with modern art and rock and roll memorabilia.
Clint has a nice collection of guitars owned by some world famous musicians, like Jimmy Hendrix.
It’s obvious Clint loves his wine and built a bonafide wine cellar.
Looks like hundreds of bottles are housed here in this cold space.
The great room has an open soaring ceiling with lots of white and a black leather sectional with black and white striped pillows.
More modern art and instruments.
A bar area with 2 modern stools is off the greatroom.
The contemporary dining space is to the right of the greatroom.
A small powder room is equally modern and sleek.
This is a waterfall in the small bath.
Modern art, this is glass made up of faces and it turns and changes colors on the pedestal.
Right off the greatroom is the backyard pool.
Nice place to hang out on a hot summer day and New Orleans does get some heat.
Perfect pool for dipping and cooling off.
The kitchen cabinets are not really this color, but he has lighting around the upper and lower cabinets that change color.
You can see it changing to red here and the dog is a blur as I snapped this pic.
Back to blue. The countertops are a glass material in a pretty shade of blue.
Blue and white kitchen combo. You can see he likes sleek in everything.
More changing colors.
The tile floor reminded me of terrazzo, but it is actually a glass tile.
The breakfast room right off the kitchen.
More modern art and contemporary lighting.
Upstairs is Clint’s office and he has perfected the gallery wall well in here.
A long and sleek laundry room is upstairs.
The metal railing and contemporary art.
Upstairs guest room in a vibrant shade of coral red.
Pretty room.
Guest bed.
Guest bath.
The master bedroom suite.
And the master bath with slate tile on the floor.
A very modern tub and tile work.
There’s a chair in the spacious bathroom.
On the top floor is the man cave, a perfect space for the men to hang out and watch sports. He has 3 sons.
Lots of sports memorabilia here too.
Pretzels, popcorn and more.
Framed jerseys and a bar area.
So, that’s a tour of a contemporary home in Uptown New Orleans. It’s so fun to see how other people live and I enjoyed seeing Clint’s house in person. From the exterior, you’d expect a traditional home, but once inside, it’s a surprise.
A very unique and fun home. The pinball machine is a classic which I envy.
I love seeing how people live with their collections and what is important to them. What an enviable art collection, a really fun post! Though he clearly loves lots of teams, he must be a Pittsburger…a Steeler blanket in the master!! Love the soaring ceiling in the LR, and the pool, counters and flooring all caught my eye.
Good eye, Rosie, he is from Pittsburg and plans to build another house up there sometime in the near future.
I am from Pittsburg too, and it really calls to us when thinking about retirement….we just feel at home there! What fun that Clint will build another house!
WOW,WOW,WOW! What a home! The outside and what is inside are so different! LOVE the interesting lighting!!! I need about 2 hours to take in all the details in this interesting post. Thanks so much Rhoda for sharing it with us!
You had me at the funky entry light! Wow!
I love the master bath tub! Jealous. And what a nice man to let his friend’s sister come in and photograph his entire house! 😉
Yesterday’s drama got me thinking to how much and WHY I really love your blog, Rhoda. I read it almost every morning with a cup of coffee. Why is it part of my routine? Because it inspires me to get moving and try to get my house cozy and clean for my family and friends. You are helping other women bless their families–not a small thing at all.
Thank you, Sofia, for saying that. Made my day!
What are the 2 items on the hearth? The one on the left looks like it can hold wood.
What a great art collection Clint has! A good contemporary finish is not easy to accomplish, but it has certainly been done here. Thanks for letting us have a look, Clint and Rhoda.
Wow! What a fun house! Love the bright colors and his interests are so clear, which I love.
The exterior is fabulous. The interior is not my style, but boy you can tell that someone fun lives there. I love the face art.
I love the front patio area and the pool. Is that a small guest house off the pool area?
Dana, it’s an out door little kitchenette.
Wow Gorgeous home! All through the house amazing architecture and lighting!
That is an awesome house! I love how the lights change in the kitchen. I also saw a Hershey Bears sign….that is where I am from! Small world 🙂