Arthur Elrod: Desert Modern Design Format:Hardcover Presented in twelve understandable “lessons”

Presented in twelve understandable “lessons” this book explains in everyday language architectural concepts and design secrets that are essential to designing a dream home uniquely and perfectly your own

Author Linda Leigh Paul traces the history of Spanish style architecture from its Iberian sources to the development of the Mission style in the Americas to the still-flourishing Spanish Revival and Mediterranean styles and endlessly rich details including ornate wrought-iron wood balconies crafted glass colorful tiles and textiles and graceful arches

Publisher: Metropolis Books/Gordon de Vries Studio

At the door of each home proud owners hang a bronze plaque that says it all: A

Arthur Elrod: Desert Modern Design Format:Hardcover Presented in twelve understandable “lessons”The first monograph on Arthur Elrod design king of the desert in the 1950s60s and 70s. Arthur Elrod was the most successful interior designer working in the Palm Springs area from 1954 to 1974. His forward thinking midcentury interior design appeared in primary homes second houses third houses spec houses country clubs and experimental housesin the desert and across the US. He was charming handsome and worked tirelessly for his A list clientele such