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