Clapboard Dream

Clapboard Dream: Louisiana

This clapboard home in New Orleans is cute as a button. It’s in the Lower Garden District of the city, a five-minute drive (or twenty-five-minute walk) to the buzzing French Quarter where old-world architecture is on display and the jazz bars of Bourbon Street toot long into the night. Your neighbourhood is a quiet spot to return to, where cottage-like houses stand side-by-side, but there are still bars and restaurants a-plenty, especially on St Charles Avenue.

It’s a typically New Orleans clapboard-and-porch building and, inside, you’ve got a pretty original fireplace set in exposed brickwork. The living area is a place of light, courtesy of big windows and crisp white walls. A sleek breakfast bar provides a little extra prep space in the kitchen and a spot for a mint julep before dinner. Bedrooms are quiet havens with plush beds for a sound sleep.

Home truths:
*This home comes with a shared deck for an evening drink
*One guest can be accommodated on the sofa bed in the living room
*One of the bedrooms has a set of bunk beds and a single bed, so is best suited to children
*There are some steps up to the entrance so this place may not be suitable for those with limited mobility
*There is no private parking with this home, but on-street parking is available outside
*The lead guest must be at least 21 years old