departments Winter 2009
Southwestern design

Certified Southwest
antique show and tell
Train your eye, understand value, and haunt top stores, shows, and markets to build an antiques collection without blowing your budget.
By Laura Morelli
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Green Home
steps ahead
Snug construction and careful energy management earned EcoHouse Santa Fe the Innovative Green Home award in Su Casa and Build Green New Mexico’s Green Home of the Year competition.
By Gussie Fauntleroy Photography by Jack Parsons
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Style with Substance
leaning on green
Green building will continue growing in popularity in the tighter economy if we balance old-school comfort and forward-looking sustainability.
By Vishu Magee Photograph by Andy Mattern
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Living in Beauty
fear no color
Breaking with the tradition of white walls and earth tones opens up a wide palette of colors for your home that draws inspiration from the vivid landscape and the things around you.
By Linda Applewhite Photography by Claudio Santini
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Southwestern Design Q&A
rainbow modern
If you’re ready for color walls but aren’t sure where to start, we’ve got your answers—even if your home is clean-lined contemporary.
By Marsha McEuen Photograph by Kirk Gittings
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Southwestern living

Finding Keepers
tool time
Classic tools look great on the shelf and help you get the job done—truly a beautiful thing.
Story and photography by Julie Dean
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Su Libro
full green ahead
Tips for a green future found in this winter’s books include building with awareness, growing your own food inch by inch in the urban garden, and transitioning your town to a post-petroleum economy.
By Charles C. Poling
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Home at Last
the waiting room
Big dreams and city desks pave the way to a lovingly designed Santa Fe home addition.
By Christine Mather Photograph by Julie Dean
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In the Garden
first things first
When you’re picking plants for the garden, smart choices help them prosper in just the right spot.
By Judith Phillips Photography by Charles Mann
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Hasta la Vista
time on their side
In the shadow of Black Mesa, a northern New Mexico homeowner and a craftsman-builder take their own sweet time restoring an adobe house dating from the 1800s.
By Joan Logghe Photography by Andy Mattern
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Inside Su Casa
the legacy we leave
The green-building movement maintains its strong foothold in New Mexico, where variety and innovation thrive in today’s green homes.
By Charles C. Poling Photograph by Kirk Gittings
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