Homeowner Renee Landry enjoys the unique indoor loggia-styled space, with stepping stones traversing a pond flanked by found and made art pieces. According to designer Robin Thibodeaux, she and her team were careful to keep the resident goldfish fed throughout the duration of the project.
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According to designer Robin Thibodeaux, the design team catalogued thousands of art pieces and artifacts at the outset of the project. One of their most critical tasks was designing a layout that would flow seamlessly between gallery and living spaces, showcasing the exquisite collection while minimizing visual clutter.
According to designer Robin Thibodeaux, the design team catalogued thousands of art pieces and artifacts at the outset of the project. One of their most critical tasks was designing a layout that would flow seamlessly between gallery and living spaces, showcasing the exquisite collection while minimizing visual clutter.
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The galleries highlight the Stansburys’ ability to make art from a staggering breadth of materials, from wood to amethyst to polished rock and mosaic tile.
The galleries highlight the Stansburys’ ability to make art from a staggering breadth of materials, from wood to amethyst to polished rock and mosaic tile.
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It took Andree Stansbury 705 hours to carve and paint this stunningly lifelike pair of wooden anhingas. According to the Audubon Field Guide, these birds are native to cypress swamps and quiet, sheltered waters. The Landrys consider this sculpture a favorite and created a highly visible spot for it within the collection.
It took Andree Stansbury 705 hours to carve and paint this stunningly lifelike pair of wooden anhingas. According to the Audubon Field Guide, these birds are native to cypress swamps and quiet, sheltered waters. The Landrys consider this sculpture a favorite and created a highly visible spot for it within the collection.
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When the Landrys assumed ownership of the property, the riverfront bulkhead was crumbling into the water, so shoring up the land was an immediate priority. Once the land was stabilized, the homeowners asked the design team for a deck space. Lead designer Taylor Glorioso created this contemporary design with an angled roof that complements the lines of the main house.
When the Landrys assumed ownership of the property, the riverfront bulkhead was crumbling into the water, so shoring up the land was an immediate priority. Once the land was stabilized, the homeowners asked the design team for a deck space. Lead designer Taylor Glorioso created this contemporary design with an angled roof that complements the lines of the main house.
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Even the bathrooms are museum worthy in the Landry home. In this marine-themed space, the design team curated an elegant display of the former owners’ extensive seashell collection alongside an intricate mosaic wall.
Even the bathrooms are museum worthy in the Landry home. In this marine-themed space, the design team curated an elegant display of the former owners’ extensive seashell collection alongside an intricate mosaic wall.
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Instead of a formal dining room, the Landrys opted for a more casual kitchen nook, with a custom-built zebrawood table attached to the granite countertop.
Instead of a formal dining room, the Landrys opted for a more casual kitchen nook, with a custom-built zebrawood table attached to the granite countertop.
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Homeowners Renee and Iggy Landry revel in the exterior and interior spaces that showcase the original owners’ artwork, from sculpture to paintings to natural objects collected over decades. The barrel roof houses a series of arched stained-glass panels, 16 on each side, crafted and installed by former owner Andree Stansbury.
Homeowners Renee and Iggy Landry revel in the exterior and interior spaces that showcase the original owners’ artwork, from sculpture to paintings to natural objects collected over decades. The barrel roof houses a series of arched stained-glass panels, 16 on each side, crafted and installed by former owner Andree Stansbury.
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Iggie and Renee Landry thought they had their retirement mapped out. The former nurses — Renee in a local OB-GYN’s office and Iggie in hospice care — built a home in Lafayette for their next chapter, never anticipating a transformational twist.
According to Renee, Iggie’s dying patients often asked him to look out for their loved ones — and Iggie always said yes. One of these patients was Mike Stansbury, a Lafayette artist and fitness enthusiast who had owned one of the city’s first health clubs. After Mike died in 2013, his widow Andree, also an artist, held Iggie to his promise. The two developed such a close bond that she referred to him as her “chosen son.”
Andree passed away in 2017, leaving the Landrys her home and its contents, including thousands of art pieces and objects she and her husband created and collected. Andree asked them to keep everything, a promise the Landrys felt compelled to honor as a tribute to the Stansburys’ remarkable legacy.
The midcentury home, built in 1963 on land fronting the Vermilion River, presented a massive undertaking. The structure needed a complete renovation, the artistic treasures required thoughtful display, and the waterfront bulkhead was failing, with land sliding into the river.
According to Renee, structural engineers advised them to level the house and start over. The Landrys refused.
“We made a promise, and we would never go back on that promise to her,” says Renee. “So, we said no. We will do what we have to do to renovate it.”
The couple brought in designer Robin Thibodeaux and her team, including Taylor Glorioso who served as the project’s design lead. Along with builder Keith Bates and other committed craftspeople, they spent the next 10 months striving to preserve the former owners’ legacy while creating a comfortable home for Renee and Iggie that didn’t feel like a museum.
“There was so much to take into account,” says Thibodeaux. “The original artwork, the wood pieces in the house, stones, amethyst pieces, carvings — some of them weighed hundreds of pounds. We had to have huge hydraulic dollies come in to lift them and move things around.”
The team created a layout that separated the home into living areas for Mike and Renee and gallery spaces for much of the artwork. They also worked with the Landrys to choose transitional furnishings that would meld their more traditional style with the midcentury space, choosing fabrics and colors to serve as a bridge.
The project culminated with an open house that gathered friends, family, local government officials and others to celebrate the historic home and its owners, past and present.
“My husband said, ‘If we’re going to have this house … we’re going to share,” says Renee. “I still have people call [to ask], ‘Can we come and tour the home and see the artwork?’ I know that’s what Andree wanted … Her legacy is living on by us sharing the house with people.”
Design: Designs by Robin, Robin Thibodeaux and lead designer Taylor Glorioso, dbrlafayette.com
Builder: Bates Construction LLC
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