A Modern Southwestern by Van Patter Design

This unique home blends southwestern with mid-century modern, and does it seamlessly.

The palette of earth tones punctuated by reds and oranges, along with the organic textures of the wall art and upholstery highlight those elements which are common to both styles. Van Patter Design developed the aesthetic by restraining the use of scene-stealing southwestern pieces to ones that share a refined geometric sensibility with the modern furniture.

via sproost blog

Comments (10)

Not sure how I feel about this one. Theres just a little too much going on.

posted by Volvoguy on October 15th 2009 at 9:22pm
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Lovely. I could move in right away.

posted by KidMoe on October 15th 2009 at 10:19pm
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I love how these two VERY different styles are blended. It's very unusual, and being a southern girl as well as a lover of all things mid-century modern, I find it very appealing.

posted by francakes86 on October 15th 2009 at 10:38pm
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Very nice house. Clean and simple. Almost with a shaker quality in some photos.

posted by ronlbrenner on October 16th 2009 at 4:37am
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I love it. I would definitely live there. Very cozy, but it can also breathe. Best of both worlds.

posted by clampers on October 16th 2009 at 9:38am
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lovely home, great bedroom!

posted by greybreaks on October 16th 2009 at 10:15am
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GORGEOUS. I'm amazed at how well they blended these 2 very different and distinct aesthetics together. Wowzers.

posted by Miss Jess on October 16th 2009 at 11:59am
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What a fun challenge, blending these two design styles.

Admirable, too, since I love both, but get tired of the "cliche" traps the either one can fall into.

Well done!

posted by btoddster on October 16th 2009 at 12:50pm
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Beautiful. I love the mix of sleek and rough. But tell me, why must there be horns, antlers, or dead birds to be "southwest"?

posted by chartreuse on October 16th 2009 at 3:00pm
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Yes, the dead animals/animal parts are a discordant (and very predominant) note in what is otherwise a serene environment.

posted by mirandabee on October 16th 2009 at 4:34pm
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