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The Big Reveal
Our FLOWER Showhouse
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We open the doors of this Georgian-style home in Baton Rouge to unveil the beauty created by an accomplished team of interior designers and floral talents.
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ON THE COVER: In the showhouse primary bath, Baton Rouge designer Arianne Bellizaire creates an enchanted garden with a wallpaper canopy of flowering vines and an artistic mosaic panel that becomes a view of its own. Photographed by Paul Costello THIS PAGE: The showhouse living room was designed by Ashley Gilbreath.
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Contents DEPARTMENTS
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We’ve got our eyes on...
Thibaut’s Indienne Collection; a new collaboration between Theodore Alexander and Alexa Hampton; Little English marks a milestone; Charleston celebrates its history and culture
IN BLOOM
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Garden: Vizcaya
On Biscayne Bay in Miami sits Vizcaya, an early-1900s Italianate villa surrounded by wonder-filled gardens, all steeped in history and timeless beauty.
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Market: Loving Louisiana
The home state of our FLOWER Showhouse offers an abundance of treasures from beloved local vendors.
Flowers: 1818 Farms
In a tiny Alabama town, an inspired amateur farmer launched a small business that bloomed beyond her wildest dreams.
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Women in the Garden
Best known as the author of Out of Africa, Karen Blixen also had an artist’s eye that she indulged through floral arrangements.
IN E V ERY ISSU E Watering Can What’s Online? Sources Garden Moment
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PHOTOS (TOP TO BOTTOM) BY ROBIN HILL FOR VIZCAYA MUSEUM & GARDENS; COURTESY OF 1818 FARMS
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PHOTOS (TOP TO BOTTOM) BY ROBIN HILL FOR VIZCAYA MUSEUM & GARDENS; COURTESY OF 1818 FARMS
Sophisticated wallcovering, fabric, furniture, and trim.
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Wild Wisteria Mural. Eaton Ottomans in Stony Brook.
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A Note from the Editor
“What makes it FLOWER?” —KAREN CARROLL, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR, FLOWER
of rising interior design stars and more established players, was paired with talented local and regional floral designers to brilliant effect. With décor that ranges from wildly colored tropical wallpaper to a cool greige bedroom and everything in between, along with the perfect floral accents, the showhouse is unquestionably FLOWER.
Showhouse Honorary Chair Barry Dixon
Enjoy your tour!
Margot Shaw EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Showhouse Design Chair Mary McDonald
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PORTRAIT BY BECKY LUIGART-STAYNER: TOP PHOTO COURTESY OF BARRY DIXON: BOTTOM PHOTO COURTESY OF MARY MCDONALD
THIS IS A CRITERION considered with every story pitch received, every image selected, every idea entertained. It’s FLOWER if it’s warm, inspiring, engaging, compelling, educational, possessing a botanical presence of some kind, generally awash in color, and of course, beautiful. Researching and selecting designers— interior and floral—to be part of the ensemble that would make up the symphony of our Baton Rouge Showhouse was another instance where the certain “FLOWER je ne sais quoi” played a starring role. Having Barry Dixon and Mary McDonald, flower and FLOWER lovers both, as Honorary Chair and Design Chair respectively, proved a master stroke, I must say. Their unerring instincts and sage advice were invaluable, and the process became a fascinating and creative collaboration—yielding what I consider a sweeping success. The house, with its Georgian silhouette, beautifully proportioned spaces, and intimate outdoor moments, was already an embodiment of the aesthetic ideals we hold dear. And the cast of designers, a mix
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The Other Elizabeth • 17 East Main Street, Boyce, VA Elizabeth Locke Jewels • 968 Madison Avenue, New York City 212-744-7878 Store Locations: 540-837-3088 or www.elizabethlockejewels.com/where-to-buy
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What We’ve Got Our Eyes On
FLORAL DESIGN, HISTORIC EVENTS,
A 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION By Carrie Clay
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The Indienne Collection from Thibaut includes the “Ribbon Floral” pattern (seen in these window treatments) and the “Charter Stripe Embroidery” pattern (shown covering Thibaut’s Darien Dining Chairs).
AT HOME WITH HISTORY
Inspired by the past, Thibaut’s new collection is sure to satisfy the floral maximalist.
Step back in time with Thibaut’s new Indienne Collection. Thibaut draws inspiration from hand-printed textiles imported to France from India in the 17th century. These fabrics dominated interiors throughout Europe
and the Americas because of their colorful, maximalist design and exotic origin. This new collection includes wallpapers, wovens, and fabrics replete with botanicinspired paisleys, Jacobean florals, and statement medallion f l o w e r m a g .c o m
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