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“It’s all about the view,” Stephen Hebert said
about the design of his and wife, Jane’s home.
Shown at top is a view of the river taken from
their boat, the Hebert necessity, and a photo of
the river-facing side of the house. the rounded
portion and dormer eyebrow make the Hebert’s
humorously label it as the Starship enterprise.
Photos, story by Rita LeBleu
[email protected]
Stephen and Jane Carr Hebert
acquired their secluded acreage on the
Calcasieu West Fork over time.
They were living in New Orleans
when they got word a family friend was
selling property not far from where
Stephen grew up.
“I told the owner I didn’t have any
money,” Stephen said. “But I’d usually
get a Christmas bonus. He told me to
just send him some money every year.
He knew if I bought the property I’d
take care of it and wouldn’t sell it.”
When another nearby tract became
available and Stephen wanted to buy it,
his wife thought he was crazy.
“We were trying to grow a business,”
she said.
Olin Corporation owned the
third connecting parcel the Heberts
purchased.
“It wasn’t for sale,” Stephen said.
However, Stephen wrote letters to
the company expressing interest in the
property, and he added Olin to his king
cake list, he says, chuckling.
When the company stopped giving
employee picnics on the land, Stephen
wrote another letter. This time he
enclosed a cashier’s check.
“They called me and said to add
$25,000, and resend the check,” Stephen
said.
That gave the Heberts 15 acres and
1,100 feet of waterfront in a secluded
river bend. Across the river are trees
that line the river and make up the Sam
Houston State Park.
The house was designed to capitalize
on that view. Work began in 2005.
Barry King was architect. Shannon
Spell of Moss Bluff did the wall
engineering. And Karl Arceneaux was
builder.
“He’s the only person I know who
could have built this house,” Stephen
said.
Arceneaux admits it was one of his
most challenging jobs, but he also said
that it was gratifying to have as much
free rein and trust.
“They turned me loose,” Arceneaux
said.
The river-facing side of the house is
nontraditional rounded construction.
Double-pane walk-through windows
of the greatroom, are unadorned.
The greatroom includes kitchen,
dining, bar and living space.
The interior of the house, rather
than competing with the view, is
integrated with its beautiful, natural
surroundings.
The floor is yellow birch, which
the Heberts had shipped in from
New Hampshire. Cabinets and other
finished woodwork are walnut and
cherry. Stone is used as flooring in the
curving entrance area and as facing
for the fireplace wall and half-walls.
Countertops are granite.
“They broke seven granite
slabs,” Jane said, about the granite
installation process. “They struggled
with the curves and the bullnose
finish.”
The bar and the dining room table
was custom-made by Arcenaux to
match the gentle curve of the wall.
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the great room includes the living, kitchen, dining and bar,
a player piano, a great view and an unusual and challenging
truss/ceiling design sans the expected supporting post.
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SuNdAy, OCtObER 30, 2016
HOME & REAL ESTATE PREVIEW
By Rita LeBleu
[email protected]
Most people think of springtime as the
season with the most color.
Local plant, shrub and tree expert Jerry
Tate, doesn’t. He points to his flowering
yard as proof.
Blooming brightly are the Golden Rain
Tree (Koelreuteria paniculata), Yellow
Surprise Lily (Lycoris aurea), the Pride
of Barbados (Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Zingiber zerumbet).
“The Yellow Surprise Lily blooms in
early fall or late summer,” Tate said. “It’s
a plant that begins from a bulb, and it can
be a bit pricey, but it will form clumps that
can be divided later. It’s not native but
worth every penny.”
Tate said the Pride of Barbados is
tropical and borders on gaudiness.
“It’s a root hardy tree,” Tate said, “an
evergreen in mild winters. Pruning can
tighten it up into a denser specimen.
The Pine Cone Ginger plant produces a
fruit that can be used for a shampoo.
Other trees that bloom in fall include the
Witch Hazel, Rain Trees and Camellias.
“In Secret Teachings of Plants,” Tates
says author Stephen Harrod Buhner lays
the foundation for an interesting theory.
“Maybe it’s not so much as we select the
plants we like, but the plants select us.”
With careful selection a garden can
have interest all year long with blooms and
foliage.
Looking for a fall plant bursting with
color that really “speaks” to you?
“Crotans are one of the first plants I
think about when I think about the classic
fall plant,” said Jamie Mihalcik, Greengate
Garden Center. “Crotans do well in
containers. Coleus grows until first frost.”
For out of the ordinary color, however,
Mihalcik pointed to a few edible varieties:
Ornamental peppers with stunning foliage
and flashes of purple, tri-color Swiss chard
and Redbor kale.
“Redbor kale is a Louisiana super
plant,” Mihalcik said. “It’s deep purpose
and it can grow to be three- to four-feet
tall.”
Milhalcik and Mary Louvier, Prien
Pines Nursery both noted that it’s time to
purchase snapdragons, pansies, violets and
petunias.
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Pride of Barbados
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Yellow Surprise Lily
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Pinecone Ginger
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Redbor kale
For details on how to select the best plants and what to do
with them once they’re home, follow these tips from Dan Gill,
LSU AgCenter Horticulturist:
SELECT the flower colors that
suit your garden design and
choose plants that are stocky
with dark green foliage. unless
you need an immediate full-looking
bed, small pansy and viola plants in
cell packs are a better bargain than
transplants in 4-inch pots. Planted this
early, transplants have plenty of time
to grow into large, robust plants. When
planting after February (late in the cool
season), choose the larger plants in
4-inch pots for best results.
WHEn planting, first
water the pansies and
violas while they are still
in their containers or cell
packs. then, carefully remove
the plant from the container. If
they are in cell packs or pots, place
your fingers gently around the top of
the container and turn the container
upside down. A firm squeeze or push
on the bottom should dislodge the
plant right into your hand.
PLAnT pansies
and violas into
well-prepared beds
that are sunny to
partly shady. Although
pansies and violas bloom best
with full sun, they will perform
well with morning sun and
afternoon shade.
PLACE the root ball in
the hole, and push soil
around it to cover the
roots. Make sure you leave
the crown of leaves above
the soil because planting pansies too
deeply can lead to crown rot. don’t
space transplants too far apart, or they
won’t fill in the bed. From the center
of one plant to the center of the next,
the distance should be about 6 inches.
Finally, mulch and thoroughly water
the newly planted transplants.
PREPARE the bed by
digging in a 2-to-4-inch
layer of compost, peat
moss or aged manure and
a light sprinkling of a generalpurpose fertilizer. Pansies are
heavy feeders and will not perform
as well without sufficient fertilizer. Apply
a teaspoon of slow release fertilizer in
each hole as you plant them or apply
more granular fertilizer in January. An
alternative is to fertilize once or twice a
month with a soluble fertilizer using a
hose-end sprayer.
THE pansies
and violas you
plant now should last until April
or early May. to encourage
continued flowering over a
longer period, pinch off faded
flowers if you can.
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HOME & REAL ESTATE PREVIEW
By Adley Cormier
I met the late Reid Tyler
over drinks one night. He was
a natural raconteur, local real
estate agent and preservationist, before preserving anything
in Lake Charles was even
remotely close to cool.
Reid enjoyed the occasional
beverage and didn’t mind
sharing with others. “Just a
splash,” he’d always say. It was
‘just a splash’ and “I want to
show you this nice bungalow
on Iris street.” ‘Just a splash’
and “I know this would fit you
to a tee.”
He was a great salesman,
and many houses changed
hands over ‘just a splash’.
Reid lived with his partner
in a large, white two-story
house architectural groupies
call American Foursquare. He
had bought the house only a
few years earlier. It was during
a time he said you could have
pretty much any house on
Pujo or Kirby, and certainly
anything north of Broad, for
$10,000 to $12,000. That night
he had a head start on ‘just
a splash’ and was especially
talkative.
When I asked him how long
he had been in real estate, he
answered “All my life.” Before
he sold real estate, he worked
for others in the industry, researching titles and ownership
in what he called “the bowels
of the ancient courthouse,
the dungeons of the Clerk of
Court.”
Before that, the only thing
he’d admit to was that he had
personally lived in real estate
ever since he was a baby.
As the night stretched on,
he shared some of the stranger
episodes of his long, long
career in selling homes. This
is one.
The realtor Reid was working for was surprised one of
the cleanest, neatest properties
courtesy of calcasieupreservation.com/Mcneese archives
The caption by Maude Reid:
“Louisiana State Baptist Orphanage in Lake Charles, built in 1900. This orphanage
was sold to Mrs. J. A. Landry in 1925 who gave it to a Catholic Brotherhood for a
boys school.
It was opened as such in 1927, and is called the Landry Memorial School - in
memory of Mrs. J.A. Landry.”
on 9th Street was back on the
market.
The house had sold only
a few months earlier to the
young couple who was trying
to sell it now.
It was located near what
was then called Landry Memorial High, a Catholic school for
boys. We now know it as St.
Louis Catholic High School on
Bank and Seventh Streets. The
well-to-do Landry family had
provided the Catholic church
a gift by purchasing what was
left of the old Baptist Orphanage and Farm as a place to
locate the boys’ school.
Reid decided to call on them
when it came time to put the
“for sale” sign in the yard.
Without being too nosy,
except that he was being nosy,
he asked what had caused the
couple to want to sell when
they seemed perfectly happy
with the house only months
before.
“We are still happy with the
house,” the wife answered. “It
has everything we need, but
we can’t stay. We can’t stay. My
husband works shift work at
the plants and he’s got to get
his rest. If he nods off any
more at work they’re going to
fire him, and you don’t want
to lose a plant job. We’ve got
a baby coming. We figure we
can just relocate to a quieter
neighborhood, and we’ll do all
right.”
Reid was familiar with
the neighborhood, a strictly
residential one, with no noisemaking businesses that he
could think of. The catholic
school was for boys. Was the
playground noise so bad it
interrupted sleep?
He said to the housewife
as she poured the coffee, “The
Landry School makes that
much noise? I am so sorry
that you have to move.”
“Oh, no,” she said. “We’re
not disturbed by the boys at
Landry. The brothers keep
them quiet. It’s the cows.”
“What cows?” asked Reid.
“The ones that moo every
morning, from 5 to 5:30. It’s
a long, low mooing of cows,
almost like a moan. My daddy
is a farmer and he says they
just need to be milked. That’s
why they’re mooing. We’d love
to just ask the farmer to keep
them quiet, just milk them, but
we can’t find any cows anywhere in the neighborhood.
We’ve driven around to check,
asked the neighbors....
All the oldtimers say that
there used to be cows at the
orphanage. The little Baptist
orphans were supposed to be
taught how to care for animals,
milk cows, feed chickens,
back when that’s what they
did. They’re all gone. They
are all gone, Mr. Tyler, but the
cows still want to be milked
and it’s driving my husband
crazy. We’ve got to move. And
it’s a good house, we are sorry
to leave it, we hate to leave it,
but what can we do? We have
ghost cows!”
Reid said that he had to bite
the inside of his mouth to keep
from laughing. He thanked the
woman for her time, put the
sign in the yard announcing
the sale of the house and went
back to his car.
The house sold quickly
enough, and with something
of a wonderful, Frank Capra
sort of ending, to a man who
worked very early mornings
delivering the Beaumont
Enterprise Louisiana Edition.
He had to pick up the papers in
Orange at four in the morning to have them ready for his
carriers back here in Lake
Charles beginning at 5. So,
he never heard any cows, and
neither did his wife. As it happened, the poor lady, bless her
heart, was deaf.
Or at least, as the late Reid
Tyler told the story.
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HOME & REAL ESTATE PREVIEW
Bring in the clowns
By Rita LeBleu
[email protected]
building a home or completing a remodel can be costly. to prevent further,
unexpected expenses, it’s wise to make sure the men and women who do the
work are insured and bonded, in addition to being licensed by the state.
be prepared. don’t sign a contract without understanding types of contractor
insurance coverage and the difference between two types of contractor bonds.
Creepy clown sightings caused a local store to take clown masks off shelves, and may have
been the impetus for this Lake Charles Shadow Lane resident to add two creepy clowns to
the home’s Halloween display.
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cover claims related to negligent
workmanship that results in injury.
Most contractors possess such
coverage, but it’s a good idea for
the homeowner to ask for the
documentation if it’s not offered.
Mike demarie, demarie Insurance,
suggests going one step further than
asking to see the contractor’s policy.
“I recommend that the homeowner
request that his or name be added as
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A builders Risk Policy should be in place
before construction begins.
the coverage this policy provides can help
protect a person’s materials, fixtures and/or
equipment being used in the construction
or renovation of a structure should those
items sustain physical loss or damage
from a covered cause, according to deidre
Cholley, Allstate.
“the builders Risk should be written for an
amount equal to the value of the contract
to build it or replacement cost,” demarie
said.
“After construction is complete, the builders
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Why is it important the homeowner is
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demarie gave an example.
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higher amount,” demarie said. “then it
becomes a legal problem. If everybody’s
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the license and permit bond is required by
the city. It guarantees that the party seeking
the license or permit will comply with the
municipality’s regulations.
“different towns have different regulations,”
demarie said.“but this isn’t the type of bond
that will allow a homeowner to collect if
the work isn’t completed as stated on the
contract. For that you need a performance
bond.”
If the general contractor is unable to
complete the project as agreed in contract,
the performance bond will cover any
financial losses the homeowner incurs in
getting the job finished.
demarie said the license and permit bond
usually costs around $200. However,
contractors may be required to pay that
amount more than once, in accordance with
the city where they’re working.
the performance bond can cost from one
to two-and-a-half percent of the project,
demarie said. the type of project and the
experience of the contractor may also factor
into the cost of the performance bond.
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HOME & REAL ESTATE PREVIEW
By Rita LeBleu
[email protected]
Minimalism is a way of
living and a term that can be
applied to music, the visual
arts, architecture and interior
design. The term first appeared
in the mid-1960s to describe the
work of certain artists.
Similar to the way that the
Prairie School of Architecture
evolved as a reaction to ornate
Victorian period styles, the
minimalism art movement
began as a reaction to the
expressive excess, symbolism
and emotional content
associated with Abstract
Expressionism.
The Art Story, an online
website, described one of
the key ideas of Abstract
Expressionism:
“Having matured as artists
at a time when America
suffered economically and
felt culturally isolated and
provincial, the Abstract
Expressionists were later
welcomed as the first
authentically American
avant-garde. Their art
was championed for being
emphatically American
in spirit - monumental in
scale, romantic in mood,
and expressive of a rugged
individual freedom.”
One artist who created
abstract expressionist works
was Jackson Pollock. work of
art and artist is The MoonWoman Cuts the Circle by
Jackson Pollock.
Contrast this with Frank
Stella’s series of black
paintings.
“Stella was an
early practitioner of
nonrepresentational painting,
rather than artwork alluding
to underlying meanings,
emotions, or narratives….
Working according to the
principle of ‘line, plane,
volume, and point, within
space,’ Stella focuses on the
basic elements of an artwork color, shape, and composition.”
(The Art Story.)
Minimalist architecture
can be described as simple,
geometric and without
decoration.
The German architect,
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
aimed for simplicity, use
of modern construction
materials, reduction of
structural framework to a
minimum and the inclusion of
lots of open space, principles
that could be associated with
minimalism.
He is said to be the person
who coined the phrase, “Less
is more.”
Traditional Japanese
designers were using
minimalism before
minimalism became a term
in the west. All that is not
essential or functional to the
design is excluded.
Pinpointing an exact
definition of minimalism as it
relates to interior design can
be difficult. Like the visual
artists from the 1960s, interior
designers wishing to stick to
a form of minimalism may
focus on negative space and the
removal of nonessentials.
Some interior designers
and decorators may call space
that is serene and uncluttered,
minimalism. The act of
careful editing and practicing
restraint might be considered
a type of minimalism design.
Other minimalism spaces may
seem almost unoccupied and
cold.
In the article, “So Your Style
Is: Minimalist,” author Lisa
Frederick writes:
People tend to crave or lathe
minimalist style. “Minimalism
translates to living with less
color, frippery and visual
noise.”
Rooms decorated in this
style use less furniture. The
furniture that is used has
simple lines. Space is open
and unobstructed. Palettes
are limited. Some designers
may insist on white as the
quintessential minimalist
color. Everything is stored out
of sight. Fussy draperies are
a no, no. Patterns, when used,
are usually subtle.
Minimalism, as an
architectural or interior design
style, has been associated
with the affluent lifestyle, but
minimalism as a lifestyle or
philosophy could help a person
of any socioeconomic status
take a look at the ownership of
material possessions.
“That doesn’t mean
there’s anything inherently
wrong with owning material
possessions,” write Joshua
Fields Millburn and
Ryan Nicodemus in www.
theminimalists.com. “Today’s
problem seems to be the
meaning we assign to our
stuff: we tend to give too much
meaning to our things, often
forsaking our health, our
relationships, our passions,
our personal growth, and our
desire to contribute beyond
ourselves. Minimalism simply
allows you to make these
decisions more consciously,
more deliberately.”
The writers list the
minimalists they know who
are all so different and offer
this definition of minimalism.
“If we had to sum it up in
a single sentence, we would
say, Minimalism is a tool to
rid yourself of life’s excess
in favor of focusing on what’s
important—so you can find
happiness, fulfillment, and
freedom.”
alberto campo baeza/www.campbaeza.com
A good example of minimalism architecture is the Raumplan House designed by Alberto
Campo Baeza, an architectural firm based in Spain.
Jackson Pollock/www.theartstory.org
Frank Stella/www.theartstory.org
The Moon-Woman Cuts the Circle by
Jackson Pollock
One of the paintings in Frank Stella’s Black
Series
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The ceiling is a thing of beauty,
with its overhead torque box support
beam construction, which Stephen
explains eliminates the need for a
post in the room.
Beams, including the rounded
span at the centerpoint, were made
onsite.
“Everything was laid out from
the centerpoint,” Arceneaux said.
That’s quite a span with no center
support. Main trusses were built in
place, piece by piece. When they were
connected, we pulled the scaffolds
out.”
“When we were building this,
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people asked if we were building a
church,” Jane recalled.
One of the most impressive details
of the house can’t be seen at all. It is
the underground 15-foot by 12-foot by
two-foot cantilevered retaining wall
supported by 68 drill shafts 30 feet
deep with six inch centered rebar
throughout.
“The foundation required over 800
yards of concrete,” Stephen said. “In
New Orleans we were two feet below
sea level,” Stephen said. “Here we’re
23 feet above sea level.”
Décor is minimal. The emphasis
is on the view and the natural
beauty of the house. Jane hired
interior decorator Sharen Kirksey of
Beaumont.
“She described the style of the
house as modern lodge,” Jane
said. “She did everything,” from
furnishings to décor. We came in
at 10 that morning and by 5 p.m.
the house was done down to the
bedspreads, plants, rugs and china in
the china closet. She did it all.”
Jane liked the overall look, but
expressed it might be too masculine.
Kirksey made a few changes.
Art includes two Peter Lik
photographs. Lik is a photographer
from Australia, best known for his
nature images.
Total square footage of the Hebert
home, under roof, including the
five-car garage and various porches,
including an observation deck,
screened-in porch and under-house
“party area” is 12,000 square feet.
A lighted, paved driveway is lined
with 41 oaks, planted by the Heberts.
Oaks are watered daily and fertilized
twice a year via a special irrigation
system.
The property also features a
Note the gentle curve of the bar (top left) and the dining
room table (below) created by contractor Karl Arceneaux.
separate 80-year-old cypress guest
cabin, a separate elevated guest
house with pool and outdoor kitchen
and a floating boat shed. The boat’s
name? Hebert Necessity.
The property also includes a
race car shop, a race rig storage
building and a 45-foot by 45-foot
“garagemahal.”
One of the cars in the
garagemahal is a limo. The Heberts
said it’s handy for going out with
friends on occasion. A nondrinker
does all the “chauffeuring.”
Steve Hebert was a participant
in the 2015 and 2016 Great Race and
he’s entered again for 2017. The
Great Race is a classic rally for
street-legal vintage automobiles at
One of the Hebert’s Peter Lik photographs hangs over the fireplace. The photo appears to
be illuminated by a hidden power source, but it’s not. The photographer achieves the effect
through photography and processing methods.
The front of the Hebert home is inviting. The house is decorated consistently throughout with
Tootsie enjoys the abundance of natural lighting.
natural colors and fabrics to stand the test of time and grandchildren.
least 45 years old. It’s a precision
pace race. Vehicles must use original
factory parts. GPS use is prohibited.
However, the Heberts didn’t comment
on whether Stephen could use his
own location technology currently
being used by Google and by the
military for defense mapping.
For all the uncommon attributes
this house offers: A firm foundation,
rounded architecture, rounded
furnishings, river view and a garage
containing more cars than Jane
probably knows about, the laid-back
owners of this home are a couple
who do not seem to take anything
more seriously than necessary, enjoy
life and value the seclusion of the
house they call home.
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By Rita LeBleu
[email protected]
The details that separate a space that
looks great and a space that looks only
so-so are many.
One of the techniques that can help
give a home interior a pulled-together
look is sizing art in proportion to the
space and nearby furnishings.
“The most common mistake is hanging
art that is too small for the space,” said
local interior designer Sheila Whitson. “It
gets lost and looks lonely.”
The proportion of 3:5 is ideal,
according to Whitson.
For example, when choosing art or
a grouping to hang over a sofa, one can
divide the length of the sofa by five and
multiply that figure by three. This will
give a guide for size.
“This is a guide, but not a hard and fast
rule,” Whitson added.
Lana Schafer is a local home stager.
Local interior designer Sheila Whitson says hanging
art that is too small will get lost in the space.
She named hanging art too high as
another mistake.
“Art should be hung eye level, unless
it’s hung in the space above a piece of
taller furniture,” Schafer said.
As for hanging art over something like
a console table, Schafer usually hangs the
art four to eight inches above the piece.
“Yes,” she said. It’s fine if the objects
on the console table overlap the art. It
looks better that way.”
Eye level for the average person is
about 58 inches.
It’s possible that the heftier price of
larger art pieces can make purchasing the
perfectly sized piece difficult.
Schafer said to consider going for a
grouping.
“Sometimes people do this and find
they end up spending as much as they
would have spent for one large piece of
art,” she said. “Too many groupings on
too many walls can also look cluttered.
The eye needs a place to rest.”
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Whitson suggested hanging framed
art and three-dimensional objects, rather
than hanging only framed pieces.
“Three-dimensional objects hold one’s
attention much longer than just paintings
or photographs,” she said. “A room should
pique one’s curiosity and draw them in
rather than just look like an art gallery.”
Whitson also pointed out that art
should flow.
“Mixing different styles or periods of
art can be tricky,” she said. “Also, mixing
art that has strong colors or emotion with
art that is pastel or serene may not work
as well.”
Finally, Whitson pointed out that for
every rule, there is a situation that calls
for breaking it.
“If a bold statement in a minimalist
space is the goal, then place a fantastic
piece of over-scaled art on the wall and
work around it. Most importantly, one
should love the art they display because
they will enjoy it every day.”
Symmetry and proportion are key to a successful
grouping. Artistic asymmetry can also work nicely.
Lana Schafer, local home stager, says to hang art at
eye level unless taller furniture is involved.
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Relaxed decision
A spot of tea
Ronald and Margaret Matthews have renovated the Gaylord and Hazel dennis Van dine
home at 700 South 3rd Street in Leesville. It’s not on the historical register, but it was built in
the early 1900s.
Hazel’s tea Parlor will soon be open and Matthews hopes to keep the breakfast and lunch
menu simple and very affordable. Menu items will vary according to season.
Jackie Chang was approved for a variance that reduced required parking for this new
massage therapy business at 6505 Nelson Road in Lake Charles. It was decided that seven
spaces, rather than the required 12, would be adequate since the business is by appointment only and the maximum number of massage therapists who will be working at one
time is 3.
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More seating. Good eating.
New subdivision
Cousins recently opened its addition to its restaurant located at 2612 Kirkman Street,
Lake Charles. the newly added space by contractor Stephen trosclair offers a second bar
and seating for 150. Cousins serves Lebanese and Cajun cuisine in a nice, unpretentious
interior atmosphere. More parking to come at corner of Sycamore and Kirkman Streets.
Preliminary engineering work is underway for Nakisha Subdivision. this approximately
10-acre tract of land will soon offer 24 new home sites and is located at the rear of 4181
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