Glossy
black-and-white checkerboard tiles
provide contrast to the rich desert colors used on the walls of the Grande Dame's kitchen.
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the
Grande
Dame
opens her doors
Design in the
Desert guests get a rare view inside an artist's historic Santa Fe home
On Saturday,
September 27, Linda's seminar guests will tour the Garcia Street
compound of artist Kirby Kendrick on Santa Fe's historic East
Side. Linda worked with Kirby on the remodel of her 1932 adobe, which
was featured
on the cover of Su Casa magazine in October, 2007 (click here to view the complete article with photos on our website). |
We
will spend Saturday morning getting a close-up view of the
elements used to update this original artist's residence and studio:
faux plaster finishes and aging techniques, re-created "stucco" walls,
painted
blue-and-white checkerboard wooden floors, aged and distressed zinc
kitchen countertops, and many more of the large and small design
details that
integrate the old with the newly-old in this authentic adobe. In
addition, the Grande Dame will be filled with
Kirby's fabulous impressionist paintings, and you can see her
latest works on her website at http://www.kirbykendrick.com/.
Above: The
Grande Dame's exterior glows in the Santa Fe sunshine.
Design in the
Desert
Join
Linda for three days of art-filled fun and design in Santa Fe this fall
-- the
perfect time of year to visit the beautiful Southwest. In addition to
Linda's full-day workshop of architectural and interior/exterior design
principles, we will visit art galleries and antiques shops, enjoy local
foods, tour the Santa Fe Design Center, and have an unprecedented
opportunity to see two homes that have been featured on the cover of Su Casa
magazine - all in one weekend!
For details, click on Seminars, above.
Who says paint and wine don't mix?
Sherwin-Williams joins us for cocktails at the seminar
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Linda's Santa Fe residence, Casita Alegria,
is one of two authentically remodeled adobes
that will be toured by guests of our
Design in the Desert seminar this fall.
You can see more of Casita Alegria in the two
most recent issues of Su Casa
magazine, and on our website on the Magazine pages in the Media section.
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Linda used Sherwin-Williams products extensively in the remodels of both
Casita Alegria and Kirby Kendrick's Grande Dame, so we are excited to announce that this industry-leading paint and color
company will sponsor our Design in the Desert cocktail party on Sunday, September 28.
What does this mean for our guests? It's all good news:
- Linda will discuss how she used Sherwin-Williams products to achieve spectacular results in these two
projects
- A representative will be on hand to give the Sherwin-Williams 2009 Color Trend presentation and answer
questions
- There will be surprises from Sherwin-Williams in everyone's gift bags!
We'll talk more about our new alliance with Sherwin-Williams in next month's newsletter.
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Casita Alegria adds another
jewel to her crown
Traditional Home magazine is taking a trip out west for a two-day photo shoot of the Casita
to be featured in the magazine this winter. We'll let you know the exact issue as soon as we know.
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They're on their
way
to Santa Fe...
Fans of good design from across the U.S.A. are signing up for Design in the Desert.
So far, we are expecting friends, couples and singles from Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, New Mexico and Texas!
While they are in town, many of
our guests will visit El Santuario de Chimayo, about 45 minutes
north of
Santa Fe. Hundreds of thousands of people make the pilgrimage to this
shrine every year to worship in the
chapel and experience the
legendary healing powers of the earth on this sacred site.
So pony up and come on out - and don't wait too long! The corral is filling up fast! |
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