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