House Beautiful | Dec 2016
Written by Hillary Brown | Photography by Paul Costello
Graci sits on a custom sofa in a client‘s New Orleans living room. The pineapple lantern is by Charles Edwards.
Stepping Into These Cozy Rooms Is Like
Receiving a Giant Hug
Elegant and welcoming? It's an all-too-rare pairing, but these words perfectly describe the interiors of Chad Graci and his sister Christina, in which rich fabrics and white glove-only antiques become, well, cozy. "I used to work for Greg Jordan, and the number-one thing I took away from that job was that glamorous rooms shouldn't feel inaccessible, no matter how formal," the New Orleans native recalls. He points to the exuberant yellow living room that Parish Hadley dreamed up for Babe Paley in 1965 as inspiration. "It's everything I love about decorating: color, comfort, exoticism, elegance. Every time I look at that room, I just want to be there."
In a client‘s library in New Orleans, the walls are in Farrow & Ball‘s Mahogany. The sofa and faux-bamboo cocktail table are vintage.
