Oct 2, 2013 | Design Styles
Southwestern interior design is characterized rich texture, earth-tone colors as the main palette (with bright accents of yellow, orange, red clay, and turquoise),hand-crafted objects, and terra cotta or clay tile roofs. Upholstery is predominantly made of woven...
Sep 20, 2013 | Design Styles
Santa Fe Design captures the warmth and rich culture of the American Southwest. Its roots are in the Native American Pueblo style of architecture. This style is modeled after structures built by the Anasazi (a Native American tribe) which were built using mud and...
Sep 5, 2013 | Design Styles
The Santa Barbara style is distinctly Mediterranean, and the spirit of Santa Barbara is epitomized in its Spanish Revival architecture. Spanish Colonial Revival is really a catalog of styles, unified by the use of arches, courtyards, form as mass, plain wall surfaces,...
Sep 1, 2013 | Design Styles
Interior design in the contemporary style provides a softened, rounded look to combat the stark lines of the modern design era. Developed in the latter half of the 20th century, soft contemporary interiors contain neutral elements accentuated by bold color, the...
Aug 20, 2013 | Design Styles
Sometimes the geographic location of a home is the inspiration for its architectural and interior design style. This is true especially in the Western United States, where log structures were built for pragmatic reasons in the Nineteenth and early Twentieth Centuries,...
Aug 15, 2013 | Design Styles
Old world style interior design is a mix of various European influences. It features earthy materials such as tumbled marble, tile and limestone combined with antiques/sizeable furniture pieces and rich texture on flooring, fabrics and walls. Mismatched furniture...