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Weekend Adventurer: Southern AZ Wine Country
Quite possibly the best way to spend a sunny spring weekend: Southern Arizona wine country. Whether you head down for a daytrip, or plan to stay overnight at one of the area's charming bed & breakfasts, cruising the peaceful rolling grasslands of our region's very own vineyards is a fantastic nearby escape.
And the Winners Are…
Tucson Home is pleased to present the ASID Arizona South Design Excellence Awards 2009
Artful Contemporary
Open spaces and clean lines enhance a glorious art collection in a modern desert home
Best of 2009: Design + Culture + Living
This year Tucson Home expands its horizons in searching out the best of Tucson, looking at not only design, but also culture and living. To get to the bottom of Tucson's tops, we turned to the Southern Arizona chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), Tucson Pima Arts Council, and you, our readers!
Organic Cotton
As more people choose to live healthier lifestyles — from exercising regularly to eating organic produce — they're looking to bring other products into their homes that are just as healthy and organic, including cotton
2009 AIA Design Awards
From sustainable infill projects to impressive education centers—the American Institute of Architects' Southern Arizona chapter honors local architects
Rules of Attraction: What to plant in your garden this season to entice birds & butterflies
Southeastern Arizona is famous for its diversity of wildlife, and as those of us who live here know, it's not necessary to travel far afield to see birds and butterflies. It's relatively easy to temp them into our own backyards by planting appropriately. While the needs of butterflies and birds differ somewhat, in general both require food, water, shelter, and space.
Where Designers Dwell: Presented by the Southern Arizona Chapter of the ASID
You know you've done it—seen a beautifully decorated home and wondered whether the interior designer's own crib could possibly look that good. Now you can find out, by attending Where Designers Dwell, the ninth annual home tour sponsored by the Southern Arizona Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers and Sunset Interiors/Tubac Ranch.
Return to Grace: Bringing Dignity to an El Encanto dame
Like any of the gracious, midcentury homes at the hub of Tucson's L'Enfant-inspired El Encanto neighborhood, Rick and C J Volk's new home was, as their Realtor put it, "born fine." She was refined but not fancy, roomy not sprawling, self-assured.