Inky blue walls, alligator-print carpet and grand four-poster beds appear inside The Chloe hotel in New Orleans, which has been designed by decorator Sara Ruffin Costello.
The Chloe hotel comes as the latest venture from restaurateur Robert LeBlanc and is situated amongst the picturesque streets of New Orleans's Uptown neighbourhood.
It occupies a family mansion that was originally designed by American architect Thomas Sully in the 1860s.
Top image: The Chloe's entrance lobby. Above: an alligator-print carpet runner features on the stairs
Sara Ruffin Costello, who is a native of New Orleans, was tasked with devising the interiors of the hotel.
"Sully's architecture is grand Southern Victorian ? exceptionally tall ceilings, incredible tile work and plaster mouldings and a Byzantine layout," Costello told Dezeen. "I ran with the romance of that era and played around with the notion of New Orleans being a port city, kind of that 'what news do you bring from the outside"'," she added.
"To translate that into a vibe, The Chloe is moody with dark, antique furniture, with an emphasis on Orientalism but updated and made culturally relevant through a very special art collection."
Plush furniture decorates the reception lounge
Guests enter The Chloe via a lobby that features inky-blue walls and dark wood floors. The building's original ornate staircase is left in place but updated with a quirky, deep-red carpet runner that depicts an alligator cree...