When a young family decided to return to New Orleans and renovate a house, they envisioned a home that was appropriately traditional for its architecture yet fresh and youthful for their family of four. The house, built in 1904, had been owned by members of the same family for more than a century and required a total renovation. Working with Lee Ledbetter & Associates and Yazoo Construction, designer Chad Graci of Graci Interiors was commissioned to bring to life their vision for a light, bright, airy, and inviting home that included specific spaces for heirloom pieces inherited from the client’s grandmother, appropriate lighting for art that the couple already owned, and incorporate the work local artisans.

A hand-painted Gracie Studio wallpaper with an elegant, metallic floral design set the tone. Chad traveled with the client to Dallas to customize the colors and pattern of the paper to work with the room’s arrangement of furniture and art.

“It has a deep celadon color, so everything had to flow from that,” Chad said.  The celadon picks up in different ways throughout the first floor. The whole house has a palette of soft celadon, yellows, and punches of green and tan. I wanted all the rooms to be unique, but they had to relate.”

An octagonal and diamond pattern motif applied by decorative painter Thomas Oppliger transformed the floor of the foyer, and an animal-print rug that hides the wear of little feet on the high-traffic stairs. scale.

Graci added child-friendly touches such as the vinyl on the kitchen’s counter stools, a sisal rug in the living room, and stain-preventative treatments on fabrics. The result is a home beautifully updated to suit a modern family, but with a respectful eye that pays homage to its past.

To learn more, please visit Chad Graci Interiors and follow @graciinteriors on Instagram for ongoing inspiration. Described by Traditional Home magazine as a New Traditionalist, we are huge fans of Chad’s work and will be featuring more here at The Glam Pad… stay tuned!