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survived.”
This family’s story began with the improbable meet-
ing in Oxford, England, of a girl from Oregon and a guy from Louisiana. Both are attorneys — Teri with Balch & Bingham and Bubba with Phelps Dunbar. Their daughter Katie is an attorney in New Orleans, but sons Grady and Connor are going different routes, saying there are already enough lawyers in the family.
The formal living and dining rooms are beautifully appointed with muted wall color that serves as an ap- propriate background for the furnishings, silk drapes, flowers and art. There’s bright art from local artists Kat Fitzpatrick and J.J. Foley that keeps the area from taking itself too seriously. A two sided brick fireplace — original — separates the two rooms.
The family room, informal dining and kitchen are bursting with character and accessories that have sig- nificance to the Wylys. Large wooden pocket doors can be closed to separate the kitchen from the other area. However, the kitchen with skylights and colorful pot- tery in the glass-fronted cypress cabinets is not some- thing anyone wants to hide. Teri describes the kitchen’s atmosphere as French country although there’s a large round platter from Mexico over the stove that portrays the patron saint of cooking. There’s a pantry adjacent to the kitchen that keeps dishes and glasses organized.
Down the hall there’s an office with a great-looking desk and armoire. The scene stealer, however, are the large art pieces that showcase Katrina’s destruction of homes in Bay St. Louis, including the Wylys’ home.
The master bedroom is perfect for relaxing and losing the cares of the day. It has lots of white and gray, but different textures lend visual interest. Just outside is
a covered porch with rocking chairs where the Wylys spend time contemplating the marina and bay.
An addition was added in 1999 that blends seam- lessly with the rest of the house. Teri was able to secure some heart pine flooring from warehouses that were torn down at the State Port. The walls of the long hall, which Bubba calls the bowling alley, are lined with family photos, all matted and framed in white. The
hall ends at the game room that’s another comfortable place for family and friends to gather. It may be a game room, but it exudes elegance with black and white furnishings, local art and African art from Katie’s days serving in the Peace Corps in Rwanda.
ANTIQUES AND FAMILY mementoes blend with contemporary furnishings for gracious living in the Wyly home.
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