Photography by Pieter Estersohn
Chestnut Residence
New Orleans, Louisiana
In collaboration with Bell Architects, this 1850 Garden District home was renovated to create a more open floor plan, featuring custom millwork along with updated kitchens and bathrooms. The interior combines bespoke furniture, carpets, and lighting with mid-century modern and antique pieces. Two former parlors were merged into a larger living and dining area, anchored by Lindsey Adelman chandeliers and period-inspired plaster medallions. While the public rooms showcase a rich, club-like layering of patterns and bold colors, the upstairs balances a dramatic cork-and-gold study and gold-leaf ceiling with a serene primary suite of cool blues vintage Venetian glass.
“If Ledbetter has a signature, it’s the sense of spaciousness he injects into his rooms. His portfolio is full of wide thresholds, coffered ceilings, plays on scale, expansive color combinations and walls bathed in light. Many of his interiors are also characterized by a bias toward symmetry, the prominence of art (he’s both a trained painter and an avid collector) and a preference for comfort, elegance and panache.”
Linda O’Keefe, “New Orleans’ Lee Ledbetter Makes Design Magic by
Mixing Past and Present”, 1stDibs
Chestnut Residence
New Orleans, Louisiana
In collaboration with Bell Architects, this 1850 Garden District home was renovated to create a more open floor plan, featuring custom millwork along with updated kitchens and bathrooms. The interior combines bespoke furniture, carpets, and lighting with mid-century modern and antique pieces. Two former parlors were merged into a larger living and dining area, anchored by Lindsey Adelman chandeliers and period-inspired plaster medallions. While the public rooms showcase a rich, club-like layering of patterns and bold colors, the upstairs balances a dramatic cork-and-gold study and gold-leaf ceiling with a serene primary suite of cool blues vintage Venetian glass.
“If Ledbetter has a signature, it’s the sense of spaciousness he injects into his rooms. His portfolio is full of wide thresholds, coffered ceilings, plays on scale, expansive color combinations and walls bathed in light. Many of his interiors are also characterized by a bias toward symmetry, the prominence of art (he’s both a trained painter and an avid collector) and a preference for comfort, elegance and panache.”
Linda O’Keefe, 1stDibs Introspective
