Southwest Style

I noticed that some of the reviewers were dismayed that this book was so limiting to the southwest style, but that is exactly why I purchased it. If you want information on a specific design,and love the southwest, you will truly enjoy this book.

MY HOME IS FILLED WITH SOUTHWEST DECORATING. THIS BOOK NOT ONLY GAVE ME ENJOYMENT, BUT HEPLED ME CONFIRM WHY THIS STYLE IS SO WARM AND ENVITING. IT ALSO GAVE ME NUMEROUS REFRESHING IDEAS IN ADDITION MY OWN DECORATING FLARE BOTH INSIDE AND OUT!

Modern Southwest style blends Native American and Spanish cultures as Linda Hunter's Southwest Style artfully displays the architectural styles of the region, blending over two hundred fine color photos with details on accents and decorating style. An excellent display of architectural options in this design.

Author, Linda Mason Hunter and photographer, Peter Vitale, have truly created a beautiful book showcasing the architecture and design of the American southwest. Spectacular photography and rich in text make this a visual feast for the eyes and mind. Hunter divides this book into two parts: Elements and Regions. Part One contains chapters on Territory, Architecture, Architectural Details, Soul (my favorite chapter) and Rooms. Part Two covers West Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and the Four Corners region. From large, minimalist rooms with an alter or wall dedicated to the minutia of masks or milagros to rooms packed with painted furniture, baskets, deer horns, glassware and old family portraits indicative of the American West, Southwest Style demonstrates this often casually eclectic decorating form. This unique marriage of cultures and landscapes has become a personal and spiritual decor favorite worldwide. Ms. Hunter states it best in the opening paragraph of Chapter Four, SOUL, "Southwest style includes a range of design concepts which, when found in combination, conveys a unique spirit of place." It is that "unique spirit of place" that this beautiful book offers to the reader.