Room for Entertaining

The designers removed the house's peaked pediment to make room for the awning, changed the design of the rear windows on the second floor to reflect the shape of the Regency-style pool, and replaced picture windows with steel-framed French doors on the ground floor "to give them weight and to frame the area of interest," says Rowe. They furnished the covered terrace with a pair of benches, ceramic garden stools, and an ottoman covered in white vinyl.

"It's fun, and you can sit on it wet," says Baldridge. "We love the idea of throwing open the French doors during a party, having drinks on the terrace, and taking in the vista over the pool and down to the bayou." A pagoda-shaped chandelier lends drama and complements the design of the interiors.

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