easygoing entrance

A ’70s-era townhome deserves a presence as exquisite as its Santa Fe surroundings. So, when La Puerta Originals, Inc. transformed the front entrance, the home took on a truly unique character. Creative director Scott Coleman designed this reclaimed Douglas fir garden gate using a modest approach not to compete with the intricate front door design. “Even in its simplicity it’s still really beautiful,” Melissa Coleman, president, says. Through the gate is a meditation garden, so it needed to look beautiful on both sides, while providing occlusion and quiet. “He designed the gate with a header above it to make the space more closed in and quiet,” Melissa Coleman says. “It’s such a beautiful, quiet, tranquil space, you don’t realize it’s so close to downtown.” La Puerta Originals, Inc., lapuertaoriginals.com