REMODELING WITH TRADITIONAL MEXICAN FLARE

Jul

7

EXCITED ABOUT OUR NEW HOME

REMODELING WITH TRADITIONAL MEXICAN FLARE

I have been busy this past week getting my new place in order at Hotel Perico, it’s a start of our new beginning in an area of wonder. Dan and I have been painting with the help of some friends, Todd and Sandra. We decided to decorate our new home using the traditional style of Mexico. The colors so happen to be Dan’s and my favorite colors, yellow and orange. The Mexican flare consists of sun-drenched colors of burnt ochre and red; it seems to ignite massive walls and bring stone-chinked surface patterns to life. Antique wooden doors punctuated with hand-forged iron clavos open to reveal cool, tiled salas with lofty, wood-beamed ceilings and rustic colonial furniture. Brightly-tiled kitchens beckon with well-worn tables, glazed ceramics and utilitarian objects in stone, wood and copper. Sparsely-furnished rooms display artful devotional displays alongside family heirlooms and local folk art.


For decades, the soulful nature and character-rich details of Mexican furniture, architectural elements and handcrafted accents have captivated us with their beauty and ingenuity. From painted tables and chip-carved benches to hand-hewn corbels and stone-carved columns, Mexican design elements are like mirrors reflecting a rich cultural history and the creativity of the hands that made them.

　

So far we have painted our bathroom yellow and the bedroom yellow and orange. The kitchen is being done with brick along in concert with the handmade tile from Mexico which is yellow. The environment of my home will be from hand crafted Mexicans. I learned a lot from their ways; they take great pride in their work and do it from their heart.

I have taken a movie of the beginning of our remodeling. Enjoy…