4TH ANNUAL SHOW HOUSE 2016
A CELEBRATION OF COLOR AND CULTURE
THIS YEAR’S OLD MEX & NEW MEX THEME REFLECTS THE PASSION THE CURRENT OWNERS OF THE HOUSE SHARE FOR OLD MEXICO AND SANTA FE
Show House Santa Fe has taken its place in Santa Fe’s calendar of important annual arts events that attract both locals and visitors. This year’s 4th annual Show House Santa Fe celebrates Old Mex & New Mex, a blend of regional and old Mexico designs. The chosen historic east-side home was part of the estate of the famous White Sisters in the 1920s and 1930s, daughters of a wealthy New York newspaperman.
Design by Jennifer Ashton Photo by Kate Russell
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his year’s Show House is located near El Delirio, the famous home of Martha Root White and Amelia Elizabeth White. This neighborhood was the heart of the Santa Fe artists’ and writers’ colonies during the first half of the last century. The house itself was built in the 1920s, though the exact year is uncertain. Noteworthy residents included German woodcutting artist Gustave Baumann and poet Witter Bynner, as well as the renowned artist Raymond Jonson. In 1941, the property became part of the nine lot subdivision, established by the De Vargas Development Co. under the White sisters. Renovations in the 1960s and 1980s expanded the house, greatly changing the scope of the property. Today, the area includes the Amelia E. White Park, with a romantic arbor and roses deeded by Amelia White to the city in 1966.
Show House Santa Fe features Santa Fe’s top interior designers as well as emerging designers. The event supports Dollars4Schools, which funds teacher classroom projects in 18 of Santa Fe’s public schools. To date, the event has raised more than $50,000 for programming in literacy, arts, math, science and special education, impacting more than 2,000 Santa Fe students. Show House Santa Fe 2016 kicks off on opening night with a Fiesta Gala Preview on Friday, October 7th at 6 p.m., where the designers will debut their creations. Home tours take place Saturday and Sunday, October 8th, 9th, 15th and 16th. To see the full schedule and purchase tickets, visit ShowHouseSantaFe.com.
For Show House Santa Fe, more than 20 interior designers and eight landscape gardeners are transforming the 8,500 sq. ft. Spanish Pueblo style home both inside and out, including a dramatic atrium with an indoor fountain, an outdoor living room and spacious gardens landscaped with two ponds and rock walls. This year’s Old Mex & New Mex theme reflects the passion the current owners of the house share for Old Mexico and Santa Fe; they live in San Miguel de Allende as well as the City Different. “They’re looking forward to seeing their home transformed by a celebration of color and cultures, and we’re looking forward to seeing the bright colors of turquoise, pink and yellow, as well as regional old Mexico influenced design, re-imagined and made modern,” says Jennifer Ashton, one of the co-founders of Show House Santa Fe. Design by Erica Ortiz Photo by Kate Russell
Design by Chandler Prewitt Photo by Kate Russell