One of the Garden District's most famous historic mansions earned a profile in Vogue Australia after a major interior renovation that aimed to complement the classic architecture of the New Orleans home.

The cornstalk fence house, also known as Col. Short's Villa, dates back to the Antebellum era. Designed by Henry Howard, the home was built by Col. Robert H. Short on a tract that was split from the Livaudais Plantation in 1832.

Aaron and Ayesha Motwani, of New Orleans' prominent Motwani family, bought the home in 2021, according to property records. They now live in the home with their four children, according to Vogue, and turned to interior designer Olivia Erwin Rosenthal for an extensive redesign.

According to Vogue, Erwin Rosenthal left the mansion's Italianate features mostly u

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