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7 Living Spaces living room, too. diverse space exhilarating about it. book, as each definitions of "living." in comfort; for for entertaining blur the lines the surrounding living happens!— should relate important that the living room furnishings as well as the to breathing life room should be purposes, is key lighting, and how key fundamental room. It directs changes f rom comes to breathing a room should dual purposes, Proper lighting, is another key clients' personal incorporate in own story through inhabitants. 13 LEFT: To preserve the site's dramatic 500-year-old saguaro cactus, we integrated the home seamlessly around the venerable succulent. The whole house is curved and designed on a radius. We specified indigenous materials, including locally mined copper and site-quarried stone. Glass panels optimize hypnotic mountain-desert views. LOWER RIGHT: : To preserve the site's dramatic 500-year-old saguaro cactus, we integrated the home seamlessly around the venerable succulent. The whole house is curved and designed on a radius. We specified indigenous materials, including locally mined copper and site-quarried stone. Glass panels optimize hypnotic mountain-desert views. FACING PAGE TOP LEFT: To preserve the site's dramatic 500-year-old saguaro cactus, we integrated the home seamlessly around the venerable succulent. The whole house is curved and designed on a radius. We specified indigenous materials, including locally mined copper and site-quarried stone. Glass panels optimize hypnotic mountain-desert views. FACING PAGE TOP LEFT: To preserve the site's dramatic 500-year-old saguaro cactus, we integrated the home seamlessly around the venerable succulent. The whole house is curved and designed on a radius. We specified indigenous materials, including locally mined copper and site-quarried stone. Glass panels optimize hypnotic mountain-desert views. Interiors by Kristina Wolf Design, Berkeley, CA Page 117 Photographs by Pam Singleton 15 preserve the site's dramatic 500-year-old saguaro cactus, we integrated the home seamlessly around the venerable whole house is curved and designed on a radius. We specified indigenous materials, including locally mined copper stone. Glass panels optimize hypnotic mountain-desert views. Fairbanks, Seattle, WA, page 11 Singleton 24 INSPIRED INTERIORS 25 Kitchens K itchens are often called the heart of the home—and I fully em- brace that notion. Family rendezvous; impromptu gatherings of friends; informal cocktail parties with guests galore—they all spring forth in the kitchen. This comfort zone of spaces—where precious interactions take place and people indulge their love of fixing and feasting on good food—is also a highly personal one. Sure, functional- ity is paramount in this live-work-eat-entertain environment, but it's here where the homeowners' personality can also be expressed. While function may dictate the general scope of the kitchen, there is plenty of room to push the envelope—and I will never be one to resort to a formulaic layout. My inspiration comes from a variety of places in a kitchen, from the undulating waves of a sparkling granite countertop; to the artful precision of a mosaic backsplash treatment; a textural piece of natu- ral wood; or even the sweeping curve of a breakfast nook overlooking magnificent sunrise views beyond. Sometimes, it's even a glimpse of inspiration torn from a magazine page by my client. What I find most exciting, though, is the ever-changing landscape of kitchen design. New technology in materials, finishes, and appliances makes for plenty of opportunities for creativity and "cool" factor, and I fully capitalize on this as much as possible when cooking up delicious plans for homeowners. What it comes down to in a kitchen is the ability to fuse functional design with captivating form, and I'm proud of the work that my team and I have accomplished. It's always nice when it garners attention beyond the kitchen walls, too. One of our projects was even awarded the National Kitchen & Bath of the Year, which was a huge honor for us—and also for the homeowner, who least expected it! By Lori Carroll Lori Carroll & Associates, Tucson, AZ, Page 11 26 INSPIRED INTERIORS 27 BELOW: To preserve the site's dramatic 500-year-old saguaro cactus, we integrated the home seamlessly around the venerable succulent. The whole house is curved and designed on a radius. We specified indigenous materials, including locally mined copper and site-quarried stone. Glass panels optimize hypnotic mountain-desert views. BOTTOM LEFT: The home is known as the "house with legs" because of the columns that stretch out like a spider. These "legs" are notonly aesthetic but provide structural support for the patio and the house itself. The result is a modern home that offers a sense of warmth. BOTTOM RIGHT: To preserve the site's dramatic 500-year-old saguaro cactus, we integrated the home seamlessly around the venerable succulent. The whole house is curved and designed on a radius. We specified indigenous materials, including locally mined copper and site-quarried stone. Glass panels optimize hypnotic mountain- desert views. Interiors by Demetriou, Kirkland, WA, Page 11 Photographs by Pam Singleton 28 INSPIRED INTERIORS ABOVE LEFT: To preserve the site's dramatic 500-year-old saguaro cactus, we integrated the home seamlessly around the venerable succulent. The and designed on a radius. We specified indigenous materials, including locally mined copper and site-quarried stone. Glass panels optimize hypnotic views. UPPER RIGHT: : To preserve the site's dramatic 500-year-old saguaro cactus, we integrated the home seamlessly around the venerable succulent. curved and designed on a radius. We specified indigenous materials, including locally mined copper and site-quarried stone. Glass panels optimize desert views. LOWER RIGHT: : To preserve the site's dramatic 500-year-old saguaro cactus, we integrated the home seamlessly around the venerable succulent. curved and designed on a radius. We specified indigenous materials, including locally mined copper and site-quarried stone. Glass panels optimize desert views. Interiors by Exquisite Kitchen Design, Boulder, CO, Page 14 Photographs by Pam Singleton

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