Baton Rouge Showhouse: Bedroom and En Suite

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“I like to work with classic forms and throw in something clearly unexpected. Classic always wins, and that touch of the unexpected brings the smiles!”

—Lisa Palmer on her point of view

Upstairs Bedroom and en Suite

A bedroom has a cream bed and gold and white floral wallpaper.

DESIGN INSPIRATION

“My starting point was a Gracie wallpaper with flowering trees called ‘Tobacco Silhouette.’ It’s a rich curry, which is a color I love so much.”

TREEHOUSE Effect

“My upstairs bedroom is a corner room with a gorgeous live oak outside the window, which makes it feel a little like a treehouse.”

A painting of a woman in a blue dress hangs on a wallpapered wall.

MISSISSIPPI LOVE

“In Mississippi, I’m fortunate to be surrounded by craftsmen and artists who help execute my vision. Peggy Goldstein, who does incredible monogramming, embroidered the flower on the headboard I designed. Smyda Woodworking made the custom-designed side tables. And I commissioned Delta figurative artist Cathy Hegman to paint a woman in a blue gown with floral headdress—it’s so beautiful it brings me to my knees.”

FIT FOR A QUEEN

“I found the 18th-century daybed in New Orleans and knew I had to have it, but it was too big for the end of the queen bed. I had my very talented carpenter take about 10 inches out and put it back together, including the center legs. Now reupholstered, it looks seamless and fits perfectly.”

Cream curtains are pulled back by a tassle.

WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

To frame the view, Lisa chose a Kravet linen for the drapery, edged with a floral trim by Samuel & Sons.

A gold and tortoise shell bookcase in a hallway with gold floral wallpaper.

CREAM OF THE CROP

“For the ceiling, I chose ‘Au Lait’ from Christopher John Rogers’s capsule collection for Farrow & Ball. It has a sheen and creaminess that complements the wallpaper.”

More about Lisa Palmer

FLORAL SPOTLIGHT

Emily Eberwine of Pick-a-Petal Floral Design created an autumnal arrangement using purple clematis, chocolate brown cosmos, burgundy cotinus, cream dahlia and cafe au lait dahlias, dark brown lisianthus, magnolia foliage, red nandina, burgundy copper beech, yellow copper beech, chocolate brown ranunculus, “Barista” and cream expression garden roses, purple moon roses, stuartiana gray eucalyptus, burgundy celosia, and orange bittersweet. The warm hues complement the gold tone of Lisa’s bedroom.

See more from Pick-a-Petal on their website and on Instagram. And don’t miss a Change-of-Season Arrangement, a how-to from Emily.