Designer Richard Keith Langham first designed the interiors of this exquisite Hattiesburg, Mississippi home over 20 years ago, but after Hurricane Katrina, it needed an overhaul. This home was originally featured in the March 2011 issue of Architectural Digest, and it was republished online from the archives this month. I missed it the first time, so it was new to me! Let’s take a look inside… Photography by Pieter Estersohn, text by Julia Reed.
Clarence House wallpaper graces the stair hall, which is decorated with antique dog portraits and a Regency-style lantern from Langham & Co.
The Continental center table in the entrance hall is from Florian Papp.
Dealer Kinsey Marable built the library’s varied book collection based on the owners’ interests; he also supplied the 19th-century ladder and antique globe.
Artisan Bruce Nettles created the living room’s pickled-cypress paneling. The trumeau over the mantel is from Donald Heald; the club chair is slipcovered in a Manuel Canovas silk stripe, and the Bessarabian carpet is from Doris Leslie Blau.
Tasseled portieres made of an Old World Weavers damask separate the cypress-paneled gallery from the adjacent living room. The chairs are 19th-century Italian, and the floor is paved in tile from Paris Ceramics.
The dining room’s Gracie wallpaper depicts Mississippi River scenes. The Hepplewhite armchairs from Kentshire Galleries are covered in leather by Edelman, and the curtains are Schumacher silk.
Dressed with Leontine Linens bedding and curtains of Schumacher satin, the four-poster in the master bedroom is 18th-century Georgian. Custom-embroidered draperies of Clarence House taffeta frame the windows; the wallpaper is from Lee Jofa.
The master bath features a Waterworks tub surmounted by an 18th-century panel. The button-tufted borne (Langham calls it a “sociable”) is upholstered in terry cloth; a Colefax and Fowler chintz covers the side chair, and the moiré wallpaper is by Summer Hill.
In a guest room, the Langham & Co. camelback sofa is upholstered in a Scalamandré silk velvet, and the curule bench is covered in an antique suzani.
Graphic patterns give the exercise room a fanciful attitude; the bold carpeting is by Durkan, and the striped fabric that tents the ceiling is by Romo.
A quartet of Camellia sasanqua trees punctuates the terrace, which was designed by Page/Duke.
So beautiful! I am particularly in love with the entry way (which reminds me of the late Brooke Astor’s Westchester estate), the dining room, the classic blue bedroom, and dreamy master bath. For more, please visit Architectural Digest.
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Great minds think alike! The first thing I thought of when I saw the entry was Brooke Astor’s place. Mmm, this place is so delicious, I could eat it with a spoon. My only reservation is the pickling of the paneling, but maybe it looks better in person. He achieved the perfect balance of sumptuous and comfy. Love it.
Keith is so talented. I was fortunate to know him when we attended classes together, under Stanley Barrows- at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
This particular project is a masterpiece of refined Southern Style!
Thus house house hit all the right notes for a beautiful southern delight. Love the dining room , I would gladly stay in the pictured guest room for a couple weeks
The gym section is really very cool. Very spacious and airy look it is. I like it. The outer view is also good. Can you please tell, where it is?