Luxe Magazine – January/February 2025 Arizona
Study in Contrasts
“Paired with a Dramatic Palette, a contemporary spin on Mediterranean Architecture makes for a fresh renovation in Scottsdale”
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Designer Janet Brooks had just the vision for freshening up a Mediterranean-style residence in Silverleaf. “This isn’t meant to be a contemporary house there’s no way it could be, because, architecturally speaking, it’s not,’ she explains, citing the old-world look of distressed wood floors, clay tile on the roof and limestone. She knew, however, how to bring it up to date: a high contrast palette, cleaner lines, edgier lighting and in a twist-retaining some of its earlier character for moments of surprise. “In every case, what the clients were looking for was more drama;’ she says. “The house felt a bit rustic, but we loved the bones of it;’ the wife recalls. “We thought, ‘We can work with this:” The couple referred a simple palette of off-whites and blacks, and, beyond the grounding dark wood floors .. did not want many wooden furnishings or accents. To that end, Brooks, along with builder Sam Perez, began by cleaning up some of the traditional elements. “We arrived at that pretty logically;• the designer explains. “They wanted it to feel fresher:’
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