"Contributing Editor Patrick Dunne, a New Orleans antiques dealer and decorator, reflects on his house and a life well-lived with family, friends, and treasured finds"

"Antiques dealer and decorator Patrick Dunne has always had a fond reverence for objects of the past, but what makes his interiors so beguiling is their ability to embrace both old and new elements that show how good classical bones- in architecture, furniture, and even arrangements- are always in style."

"The use and reuse of old things can be functional as well as beautiful. People often think a kitchen has to be all new and up-to-date, but food preparation is really an ancient process. Besides, I think meals taste better when they’re made using old things," says Patrick Dunne.

"Patrick Dunne’s antiques shop has long been a must-visit destination in New Orleans. As the city rebuilds, the store reaches beyond the Big Easy and finds a new audience in Acadiana. Here, Dunne describes the second location in Breaux Bridge. "

" . . .under Patrick Dunne’s expert direction, [the Patrick’s house] was transformed into a comfortable residence, at once elegant and understated, that reflects the venerable traditions of southern domestic arrangements. "

"Could French and Dutch antiques find happiness in an Arts and Crafts style house? ‘Of course,’ said New Orleans decorator Patrick Dunne. "

"After a disastrous fire, the French Quarter’s Peristyle dusts itself off and starts cooking again," with some help from Patrick Dunne.

"The rough street leading to the Coopers’ house follows the levee as it snakes south, away from the French Market. It is part of old, old New Orleans. . .This is not a manor house, the Coopers insist, but they concede that it could pass for one. "

"A new Birmingham café captures the spirit of French dining with the help of decorators Patrick Dunne and Zoubir Tabout. "

"Twenty years ago Patrick Dunne was eating lunch at Galatoire's in New Orleans, when a friend asked him how he'd make an antique store stand out in a city already cluttered with them. Dunne, who recalls eating oysters en brochette, put down his fork and said, 'Everything would be related to food, of course.' Not long after, Lucullus, his red-front shop on Chartres Street in the French Quarter, was born."

"Even before blueprints were drawn, the owners were in touch with decorator Patrick J. Dunne, who owns a home in Lyon, France, and is the proprietor of Lucullus, a culinary antiques shop in New Orleans. It is Dunne's genius for color and his intimate knowledge of the old Mediterranean world that most enliven the house."

"Mention Louisiana, and Greek Revival plantations come to mind. Speak of New Orleans, and scenes from Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire mingle with images of debauched Mardi Gras revelers living it up in the Vieux Carré. Antiques dealer Patrick Dunne combines the grace of one and the intrigue of the other: His Chartres Street culinary antiques shop, Lucullus, has been a source of good taste and savvy style of New Orleanians for years."

"When construction was finished, our friend New Orleans antiques dealer Patrick J. Dunne presented my mother with an envelope filled with blue, yellow, and pink paint chips that he had scraped off houses in various part of New Orleans. He said that they were Creole colors that must have been inspired by champagne and sunsets. And the painting started at once."