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Santa Fe Houses Santa Fe-style decorating is a coast-to-coast trend.
Hundreds of thousands have scoured Christine Mather’s previous books,
eager to incorporate Santa Fe design elements into their own homes. Now,
in Santa Fe Houses, Mather combines concrete and practical
home-decorating suggestions with the beautiful photographs of her longtime
collaborator, Jack Parsons, creating an invaluable guide for anyone
interested in building, decorating, or remodeling a home in Santa Fe
style.
Santa Fe Style Since the opening of the Santa Fe Trail in 1821, the town of Santa Fe, New Mexico, has been a rich source of original American design. Santa Fe Style explores the beginnings and current form of this exciting design tradition, from the ancient inspiration of the Canyon de chelly to the innovations of Frank Lloyd Wright and contemporary passive-solar architects. The elements of style for which the area is known--warm adobe brick, simple hand-carved furnishings, rough-hewn beams, Indian potter, Navajo rugs, and colorful folk sculpture--are all beautifully photographed in over 450 illustrations.
Behind Adobe Walls: The Hidden Homes Once upon a time these New Mexico towns were rough-and-tumble settlements peopled by drifters and dreamers. Sante Fe and Taos are still very much a cultural rendezvous, but far removed from their humble beginnings; Sante Fe has lately become known as the Beverly Hills of the Southwestern U.S. Among its full-time residents are the Dennises, the husband and wife author-photographer team who host this tour of their neighbors' private homes. The owners and designers weigh in with their own words about creating these eclectic sanctuaries, making it a very personal tour.
Adobe Details In their fourth book, authors/designers Karen Witynski and
Joe Carr forage through the American Southwest and mountains of Mexico in
search of the furnishings, accents and architectural elements that reveal
its time-honored beauty and character.
From rugged Arizona ranches and haciendas to contemporary Santa Fe homes,
Adobe Details celebrates the natural materials--earth, wood and
stone--that proudly bear evidence of the human hand. MORE: ALSO SEE: Mexican Design & Architecture Books Southwest Style Design & Architecture Books Spanish-Style Design & Architecture Books
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