Santa Fe-style decorating is a coast-to-coast trend. Hundreds
of thousands have scoured Christine Mather’s previous books, eager
to incorporate Santa Fe design elements into their own homes. Now,
in Santa Fe Houses, Mather combines concrete and practical
home-decorating suggestions with the beautiful photographs of her
longtime collaborator, Jack Parsons, creating an invaluable guide
for anyone interested in building, decorating, or remodeling a home
in Santa Fe style.
Santa Fe Houses draws inspiration from the four traditional
Native American elements—fire, earth, water, and air—and shows how
they can be used to wonderful effect in kitchens and dining rooms,
entry-ways and living rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms, porches, and
patios. Along the way, Mather showcases furniture, rugs, lighting,
hardware, tiles, shutters, and other expressions of the Santa Fe
look, and ends with a comprehensive directory of sources.