| Scottsdale Arizona - "The Most Western Town", are | | | | the Charleston "Single Houses", the "Shingle Style" of |
| we losing it or what? | | | | our Eastern beaches, the "Prairie Homes of |
| Is Scottsdale beginning to look a little like Tuscany? If | | | | Wisconsin, The New England homes with "widow |
| it were up to all the architects and, designers in | | | | walks", the "shotgun" houses in the Bayou, and all the |
| town, I think the "look" would overtake the whole | | | | other historical home designs that were born from |
| desert. Every shop and designer touts "Old World | | | | need and suitability. |
| Elegance" with velvets, brocades, and beads. | | | | The Spanish founded Arizona, so yes we have had |
| Venetian colors of olive, burgundy, gold and black | | | | our "Spanish Hacienda" look, but somehow it was |
| proliferate interiors. We may love the look in | | | | never quite as opulent as today's trends. |
| Tuscany, but in the desert? Finding velvets and | | | | The charm of Santa Fe is in it's architecture, |
| brocades in Scottsdale is just about like chintz and | | | | Charleston beckons with it's "Painted Row Houses", |
| floral fabrics - out of pocket. | | | | New York is spectacular with steel and glass |
| How many more rocks and turrets are we going to | | | | skyscrapers, Savannah offers elegant 18th Century |
| see, before this "look" bites the dust? Whatever | | | | Georgian homes on it's streets, in keeping with it's |
| happened to the simplicity of the adobe? It suits our | | | | English heritage, and yes, Scottsdale had it's Western |
| desert environment. It belongs in our Western | | | | simple charm. For great examples of how we used to |
| atmosphere. Fortunately or unfortunately, we do not | | | | be, visit The Camelback Inn, The Hermosa Inn, The |
| have ranks and rows of cypress trees and gazing | | | | Royal Palms, and El Charro for peek back at the |
| out the window at cactus and sand, kind of makes | | | | original "Scottsdale" look. |
| the beads and tassels more than a little out of | | | | We always laughed at "English Tudor" here in the |
| character. | | | | desert as totally inappropriate, can the "Tuscany Villa" |
| Having worked as a designer for many years, I have | | | | be far behind? |
| always been a firm believer in design to suit your | | | | I for one hope so! |
| locale...right along with Frank Lloyd Wright who chose | | | | Find all information for Scottsdale at |
| Scottsdale as his home. Taliesin does not contain | | | | Please fell free to use this info on any website or |
| velvets and brocades, but takes advantage of the | | | | blog, just be sure to keep my contact information |
| desert vistas and local materials. There's a reason for | | | | intact. |