Four Finger Press. Over the bed in the master, the piece reads: “Le Bon Temps.” Another quirky thing about the Farouki residence is, because of the home’s narrow shape, it posed a conundrum for the structural engineer, Batture. Typically, an engineer would use shear walls for stability, but Top left image: Upstairs, the that’s not what the couple wanted. airy and bright living space “We wanted to avoid shear walls upstairs, beincludes a Sobu coffee table, a cause we wanted the space to be wide open,” Sabri handmade Moroccan rug by Muima, Barnaby Lane lounge said. “The alternative was to do a steel structure. chairs, and custom shelving. It’s double duty: it provides structural stability and Top right image and bottom divides the space with a unique and natural mateimage: The Faroukis opted for Allied Maker sconces for rial. We could have hidden the steel columns and both their entry and master beams in drywall, but we chose to expose them.” bathrooms. The powder room The steel frame lends the home an industrial, loftwallpaper is by Juju Papers. A flourish of greenery makes like feel, atypical of New Orleans residential archithe otherwise neutral tones of tecture. the powder room pop. Facing Because the Faroukis have been at this game page: The design-duo and homeowners opted to put their for a long time, there weren’t many surprises when living room on the second floor building their new home. of their contemporary home, Except one. in order to flood the room with natural light. The flooring “On the second floor, facing away from the is Golvabia-engineered wide street, there was a lovely surprise,” Sabri said. “We plank, white oak. discovered there are beautiful trees in our neighbor’s backyard. All you see are gorgeous viburnum, oak, and palm. Now we’re living in our very own treehouse.”
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