California and Spanish Colonial Architecture go hand in hand. I have lived in a Monterey Style Spanish Colonial for over 30 years. I am still quite enamored of the overall style. I am always interested to see how other designers reinterpret the venerable style. Let's take a look at some modern interpretations of the Spanish Colonial, and how the designers have redefined the Spanish Colonial. Spanish Colonial Revival architecture is characterized by details from" several eras of Spanish ...
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Friday Fun Stuff More Photos of our Home in Tuscan Style
Since the magazine has been on the shelves for almost three months I thought I would share the rest of the photos from Tuscan Style shot by the amazing John Granen http://www.johngranen.com/gallery.php?page=seattle-interior-photographer-, and styled by the wonderful Bonnie Broten. I love this shot John took of the door going into the wine room with the bouganvilla in full bloom. Our Wine Room. This room has enjoyed many incarnations. It began it’s life as my husband’s ...
Spanish Colonial Update Finish Selection Progress
The Paint well…let’s just say I finally made a decision.Benjamin Moore’s Spanish White it is! This is not an accurate representation of the color at all at least on my monitor. My painter (Mr. H) did not want me to drag the decision out any longer! Spanish white seems to work the best with the other finishes I am dealing with. It does run the gamut with the different lighting in the three rooms. As you may recall my house is thin wall plaster so the Spanish White had to start in the upstairs ...
Spanish Colonial Update
Before I begin, have you tried Waterlogue? Our Spanish Colonial home via the Waterlogue App… As I mentioned in an earlier post our home is to be photographed this Spring/Summer for a national magazine. As I have also mentioned parts of our home are badly in need of updating. The wood floors have been refinished and two of the guest rooms have been repainted you can read about them here https://cindyhattersleydesign.com/2013/11/six-week-one-room-challenge-gues.html. My floors downstairs are ...
