ery of faux painting, seen above. At the time of purchase, the walls of the foyer and stairway were covered with a woven-grass wallpaper, and during demo the paper was torn off to reveal the faux, meaning the walls were painted to appear as wood paneling and marble. The painting is original to the house, and was most likely completed in the 1850s or early 1860s. Jeanne’s project manager put her in touch with a team from Charleston, South Carolina who had the expertise necessary to uncover and restore the painting. The house consists of three stories, including the parlour level living area, the upstairs bedrooms, and a garden level apartment, as well as a carriage house. The bulk of renovation to the upstairs and carriage house has been completed, and the garden (street-level) apartment renovation is currently underway. The top two Paprika Southern
stories are the “live” space, and the garden level will be the “work” space, where Jeanne plans to open a gallery and create a studio space for herself. Although the upstairs renovation is finished, the decorating process is on-going. A frequent visitor may notice that a piece once in the living room has migrated to the dining room table, for example. Jeanne retains her aesthetic of clean, contemporary lines, with muted wall colors and simple hardware, but incorporates bold colors and unexpected details in her decor choices. She credits her mother’s keen eye for decorating for many of the pieces in her home. During the renovation process her mother picked out and saved unique finds for Jeanne, ranging from Oriental rugs to the cowhide material her mother suggested using as a tablecloth in the dining room. page 46