Oct 20, 2013 | Design Styles
The Territorial style is considered to be a blend of Pueblo and Victorian styles. European settlers in the 1800s combined traditional Pueblo architectural elements with their familiar Victorian design styles to form the Territorial style. Wooden posts, or portales,...
Oct 2, 2013 | Design Styles
Just as Hollywood set designers create wonderfully imaginative settings depicting locations from all over the world, home owners can also create these special environments that they can enjoy on a daily basis. After returning from a wonderful vacation to an exotic...
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...
