Southwestern Homes & Living
Bay Area designer Linda Applewhite brings her life’s work to Santa Fe with her transformation of an old adobe into a showcase of thoughtful design. Working with respect for the house’s architectural roots, Applewhite creates an inspired home rich with color, detail, warmth, and beauty. Welcoming beauty into your own home manifests in many forms—including how you choose to furnish your space. Whether their hand-crafted furniture hews to tradition or modern ideals, these New Mexico artisans demonstrate that the perfect piece enhances any home with one-of-a-kind charm and heirloom value. Broaden your understanding of New Mexico aesthetics even further with an excerpt from Sunamita Lim’s new book Japanese Style: Designing with Nature’s Beauty, which illuminates the connection between East and Southwest. Plus, see how thoughtful design emerges when a couple and designer-builder come together to create a foothills home tailor made to fit the owners’ lives.
Catch up on a range of custom home designs in the Albuquerque area at the 2008 Custom Builders Council Home Tour. The tour’s 22 custom homes are open for viewing June 7–8 and 14–15, 2008, from noon to 6 p.m.
“Before” remodeling photos from this issue’s cover home
More hand-crafted Southwestern furnishings
New photos from a tailor-made foothills dream home
Plants from expert author Judith Phillips’ garden
View other readers’ Southwestern homes
A Fresh Perspective: web-exclusive feature
Green Building
Green building encompasses a dizzying array of choices, from wall systems to heating and cooling to whether to put carpet versus bamboo on your floor. Su Casa is here to help you sort it out. We break down some of the basics you’ll encounter, from what green really means to what it costs and what could be coming next. read more
Kitchens
See how a generous helping of personal vision brings Southwestern kitchens to life. From traditional adobe style to sparkling contemporary, from folk art to remodeled tract homes we have kitchens to suit every palate. read more
Advice, Answers & Expert Opinions
Whether you’re choosing colors, deciding how steep to pitch your roof, evaluating the cost of adobe, or remodeling with a kiva fireplace, chances are we can help. Browse our Southwestern design questions and expert answers, or send a question to our experts.
Southwestern Design & Santa Fe Style—a Visual Dictionary
The Southwest hosts a unique—and sometimes bewildering—array of home styles. It ranges from adobe residences in the traditional Pueblo style to Territorial Revival to Contemporary Southwestern. Unique design elements range from vigas to nichos. Come see what it’s all about in our unique visual style dictionary.
Sources
Looking for a builder, home furnishings, an architect, flooring, a banker or mortgage company, or any of dozens of other products and services in New Mexico? Chances are you’ll find them in our comprehensive Sources directory.