Article: WHAT'S OLD IS NEW AGAIN

BATON ROUGE, La.-If only these walls could talk. They would tell how they were transplanted from 150-year-old cypress wood taken from Louisiana mansions to the interior of modern homes, thanks to Laville Frames Inc.

Laville Frames, based here, uses lumber and corrugated tin from old New Orleans manors and, keeping the original peeling and chipped colored paint, makes mirrors, trays, photo frames, clocks, chalk boards, tables, window boxes and other home decor items.

Because the raw material comes from floor boards, ceilings, door frames, window moldings, ...

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