Riche Home & Lifestyle - September ‘21

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RICHE home & lifestyle

SEPTEMBER ‘21

From the Editor

HELLO DEAR READER! I hope this finds you and your loved ones safe and in good health. I must say, I had written a completely different letter to you.

Since most of you are residents of our beloved New Orleans, I hope you had a chance to evacuate and were able to reach higher grounds and be out of harms way.

While all of this is so personal to all who have witnessed huricane Katrina, I am thankful that our city didn't suffer similar catastrophic damages. I am very sorry to learn that many have their home flooded, or a tree fell over it, part of the roof caved in, etc...

But, as we stand on the other side of this, I feel that as long as we and our loved ones are alive and well, everything else can be fixed.

As rebuilding or repairs begin for so many, let's support each other as we move forward.

I hope The Mag is a welcome distraction during this hard time for many of you.

Sincerely, Regina Correa

Regina Correa Designer/Editor

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Create a Stylish Entryway First impression is important.

Hand Selected Stylish selections of key elements to create a foyer or entryway.

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Color Me Happy My favorites of SherwinWilliams Colormix Color Forecast 2022

Local Art The exquisite and fun ceramic sculptures of Susan Bergman

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Create a Stylish Entryway

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he quote “Foyers whet the appetite as the visual hors d’ouevre for a home,” by a fellow interior designer, is the epitome of how I feel about an entryway.

As the first “room” your guests see upon entering your home, your foyer or entryway should make a good first impression. It will set the tone for how put-together the rest of your home looks and feels.

Be it bold, dramatic, eclectic, rustic, or minimalist, make sure the point of entry into your home, reflects not only your personality and style but also make your guests feel welcome into your world.

Start by assessing how much space you have available. The larger the space the better the impact and success of your effort to create a grand first impression. Once you assess the space, make a list of what elements you would like to incorporate in your foyer.

Although there are key elements that an entryway should have, you don’t necessarily need to have all of them: just make sure you have at least three.

Selecting these elements will ensure your entryway is a stylish and defined space with elements that shows your sense of panache. The most important elements for a well-designed foyer or entryway are: 3 | Riche Home and Lifestyle

Light Fixture (s) - light is an important element in any room.

Here you can have a combination of chandelier, and a table lamp at the console table for a soft ambient lighting in the evening. Sconces are also a great option.

Rug - a rug will help define the space. You can use it to add style or to simply soften up the flooring below.

Mirror or Art - both are very important elements in the space. While a mirror can be a

sculptural addition that reflects light making the room feel bigger, an artwork can be the showstopper focal point hanging up on the wall.

Console Table, Table or Sideboard - these are functional essential pieces that allows for storage of keys, display a collection or heirloom of some sort. If

you’re using a table, a round pedestal table or demi-lune will add interest. If your table doesn’t have drawers, a decorative lidded box works perfectly.

Floral Arrangement or Plant - an alluring floral arrangement, fresh flowers or a plant is the perfect finish touch that will enliven your entryway.

As you go along, here are a few tips to keep in mind: Add storage stylishly - add a lidded basket, a decorative box, or a tailored skirt to a table to keep things out of sight.

Don’t be afraid to go grand - add bold color(s), stripes, wallpaper, or large art.

Don’t neglect empty spaces - that area under the stairs deserves attention, too.

Use texture or prints - they add style and dimension to the overall look.

Update a classic piece - if it’s too old looking, a fresh coat of paint will renew and enliven it. Or, simply change its hardware.

Add an antique or vintage piece - they are always a conversation piece.

Photo: Francois Dischinger Designer: Sara Story via Architectural Digest

There are a few other elements you can add to a foyer to make your entryway functional yet stylish. For instance, an umbrella holder, a bench or chair, or a coat tree can be very useful if it fits your design style.

If your space is limited, try maximizing it by combining elements such as, using a mirrored table or chandelier, a sculptural or colorful mirror, or a rug with an artful or intricate design. Blending elements will show your sense of style and creativity.

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Play with shapes - your geometry teacher will be proud of you! Add a round rug on an oblong or square entryway, a round mirror above a table, a square chandelier in a round foyer, you get the gist.

Experiment and take risks - be adventurous and just give it a try. Chances are you’ll love it.

Lastly, remember that the front door is also your guest’s entrance into your world. Don’t ignore it. Take the time to make their experience begin before they ring the bell.

The bold wallpaper, emphasizes the oversized eclectic artwork, whose gold tones are repeated on the table and chair, in this entryway. The geometric pattern of the floor substitutes a rug beautifully.

Image: Mike Schwartz

Sometimes an architectural feature is the focal point in a foyer. In this case, the intricate iron work on this foyer provides an unforgetable first impression.

Image: Carlos Domenech

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HAND SELECTED Key elements that will make your entryway or foyer shine!

Chandelier Art

Lamp

Table Mirror

Rug

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BEFORE & AFTER This rendering highlights the transformation of an entryway.

Here, bold colors and a mix of shapes paired with metal finishes brought style and allure to a once monotonous entryway.

A lifeless entryway was transformed by adding bold colors, art and a chandelier.

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Cascades - SW 7623

Alabaster - SW 7008

Urbane Bronze - SW 7048

Felted Wool - SW 9171

COLOR ME HAPPY

Sherwin-Williams has released their Colormix Color Forecast 2022! There are 36 colors ranging from pastel to deep, bold tones. These are some of my favorites.

Lite Lavander - SW 6554

Moody Blue - SW 6221

Naval - SW 6244

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Blackberry - SW 7577

Babouche No.223

PANTONE - Orchid Flower

COLOR TRENDS

PPG - Olive Sprig

Farrow & Ball - a British paint company - has also released their Color Trends for 2022. And Pantone and PPG have selected their Color of the Year 2022.

Incarnadine No. 248

Stone Blue No. 86

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Images: Farrow-Ball.com

Local Art Susan Bergman

Ceramic Sculpture

Photo: Evelyn Jordan

Tell us a bit about yourself and your background.

I’m a San Franciscan by birth and a New Orleanian by adoption. After bicycling and hitchhiking adventures left me a college drop-out, trapped as a bank secretary with nothing to look forward to but my next vacation, I decided to become an English professor (Work of the intellect! Summers off!). Alas, though Tulane admitted me, academic life was almost as unbearable as filing bankruptcy documents. I dropped out again, cobbled together some freelance writing and editing gigs, and took a pottery class after I woke up one morning in 1997 and wanted to make a bowl.

Why did you become an artist?

As a child I was either making something or reading something. I constructed monsters out of clothespins, and houses for them out of my mom’s shoe boxes. I embroidered my clothes with flowers and animals, and devoured novels whose characters passed through portals into other, magical worlds. I never meant to become an artist, but that desire to inhabit the “other place” and to create the characters who might live there, gradually supplanted all attempts to follow a sensible career.

Susan Tree Photo: Berkley Traughber

What is your philosophy and what moves you to create your art?

I like things that look like other things. Is that a pair of warthogs or a champagne bucket? How come that flask looks like a lemur on wheels? I love to make these characters and to spin tales of their lives in my head as I coil their bodies, sculpt their faces, embellish their surfaces. I love flightless birds and sinister vines and chesty hooved creatures. Each detail, from the first chunk of wet clay to the tiniest decoration, deepens my emotional connection to the piece. Layers of oxides and glazes celebrate eons of ceramic tradition: Look through glass, down through time and history, into the clay body that existed before sentient life. I believe that each surface, side, and bottom Ostrich Glamor Photo: Berkley Traughber should contribute to a story that is harmonious and surprising, hilarious and tender, and that can never be seen from another perspective.

Where do you get inspiration?

Love potions, evolution, bar ware. Baroque painting. Medieval tapestries. Bad puns. Botanical drawings.

Fountains, bathtubs, carnivorous plants. Birds that waddle. Ancestor portraits. Sessile eyeballs. English gardens. Baby rhinos. Rotting fruit. The certainty that my creatures come alive after I leave the studio, partying, behaving badly, lusting for power and for beer, engaging in gossipy intrigue just as humans, only without gilt.

Why is art important, in your opinion?

“We have art in order not to die of the truth.” Thanks, Mr. Nietzsche, I couldn’t have said it better. Art moves us from reality into metaphor, where we can recognize our connection to each other, and celebrate that empathy despite whatever horrors we endure. With every piece I make, whether it’s a beer stein disguised as a giraffe or a vase posing as a carnivorous plant, I meditate on the fear and uncertainty we feel when forced into an uncomfortable reality, as well as on the hope that allows us to bear brutality and loss. I abstract into baroque absurdity to comfort myself and others: We are small, we suffer, but we can laugh with delight. Art encourages us to live our stories as best, and as joyfully as we can. www.susanbergmanclay.com 10 | Riche Home and Lifestyle

Lover's Goble Photo: Berkley Traughbert

To Travel is a Gift Fall is around the corner and the mesmerizing changes that happen in nature will ensue. Plan ahead by checking the Foliage Prediction Map in case you would like to travel and experience the amazing warm and vibrant tones before winter comes.

Plan for a cabin stay.

A road trip is a great way to explore the leaf change.

A cabin by a lake will allow for canoe or kayak rides.

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Visit a small town and explore.

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Born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, Regina Correa came to visit New Orleans in 1999 and never left. She holds degrees in Interior Design and Art History, loves red wine, traveling the world, architecture, museums, music, nature and walking around our beloved City Park.

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