Casa San Miguel: Inspired Design and Decorations | Annie Kelly

Casa San Miguel: Inspired Design and Decorations | Annie Kelly | Very Nice Book

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	Casa San Miguel: Inspired Design and Decorations Annie Kelly Rizzoli, 2008 - 240 pages average customer review:based on 13 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

San Miguel de Allende, one of the prettiest destinations in Mexico, has become a fabulous source for stylish decorating ideas as many international designers are flocking to this artistic mecca. Acclaimed architectural photographer Tim Street-Porter and style writer Annie Kelly take us on an insider?s tour, from stately rural haciendas and villas to renovated colonial townhouses. Featured are more than 250 glorious photographs of residences that show a blending of local crafts and handiwork with antiques and contemporary furnishings. Beautiful outdoor entertaining and garden areas enliven many of the houses. With a foreword by Jorge Almada of Casamidy, a design company based in San Miguel, Casa San Miguel is a unique inspirational design resource. It provides a vicarious look at daily life in this picturesque Mexican town that is attracting many international trendsetters.

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A refreshing twist and treatise for Spanish Colonial aficionados...

I was personally relieved that this was NOT a book filled with terracotta walls and Day-of-the-Dead memorabilia or brightly colored Talavera pottery and tiles. There are other design books available to fulfill this niche - although frankly, the vivid primary-colored interiors some reviewers seem to be clamoring for are as "americanized" as the fortune cookie. This book is a soothing alternative, full of inspiration for some transitional and even contemporary interpretations for the, yes, white-washed walls, dark wood-beamed ceilings and sandblasted white oak plank floors in my Spanish Colonial/Hacienda home. As an interior designer, I love the work of artists in San Miguel de Allende - Rachel Horn, Leslie Tung, Ann-Marie Midy and her husband Jorge Almada - and I only WISH I could have easy access to their furnishings. I have a bevy of design books but this is one of my favorite books and the only book currently on my cocktail table.

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Very Nice Book

This is a very nice book on the homes of San Miguel. I'd recommend to anyone who loves Spanish, or for that matter, any kind of old, rustic design.

Casa San Miguel

I was so happy to see a book about SMA. But was distracted by constant references to Casa Midy. Otherwise a delight.

Lovely houses, very inspiring

This excellent book provides an abundance of examples for those of us who live in hot, dry climates like that of San Miguel de Allende. It was exactly what I was looking for to guide me with successful examples as I plan the renovation of the exterior, patio, and gardens of an older Arizona house.

I also found it *much* more useful (and attractive) than the Santa Fe design books I have seen, which focused on mostly rather ugly modern designs (not like those depicted on their covers). The designs in this books are traditional yet innovative.

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