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ABOVE: Mitchell Gaudet's Love Story is a custom art installation that steals the show
in this master bedroom. Made of sand-cast glass, each page contains one word
that, when strung together, read like a book and tell the story of the couple who
live here. I designed the floating coffee bar just below the artwork, with a pattern
that mimics the look of the coffered ceiling. A design collaboration between Erica
Larkin Gaudet and myself, the bed features pearlized pleated leather topped with
custom bedding.
RIGHT: When my client first asked me to find a glass bathtub—she had seen one
while traveling—I didn't know that it would end up being an engineering feat.
Difficult to create but well worth the effort, the powder-coated custom stainless
tub is supported by the pony wall and has double panes of glass that can withstand
a great deal of pressure when full. The bottom of the tub was created to be level
with the floor for a seamless look.
Photographs by Kerri McCaffety
Interiors by Tanga Winstead Designs, New Orleans, LA, page xx
Custom Furniture
"Many of my ideas come f rom
problem-solving specif ic requests,
but the best things pop into my
head when I'm thinking about
something else entirely. Sometimes
rules are made to be broken."
—Tanga Winstead
