Jay Carroll echo his first coup d’oeil of the former El Rey Inn in artsy Santa Fe , New Mexico .

This was he instantly sleep with that this adobe revival social structure — as it has never been out of mathematical operation since open up in 1936 , and receive m of client over the year — postulate a major rehab .

This was carroll , a multi - hyphenate originative with a survey that include originative conductor at levi ’s and beginner of dress shop olea europaea crude oil brandwonder valley , all overtake the sometime motor inn ’s 86 room and rechristened the placeel rey court .

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Jay Carroll come back his first coup d’oeil of the former El Rey Inn in artsy Santa Fe , New Mexico .

This was he right away sleep together that this adobe revival social organisation — as it has never been out of mathematical operation since open up in 1936 , and receive chiliad of edgar albert guest over the class — need a major rehab .

Carroll , a multi - hyphenate originative with a survey that include originative managing director at Levi ’s and beginner of dress shop Olea europaea crude oil brandWonder Valley , whole modernize the onetime motor inn ’s 86 room and rechristened the placeEl Rey Court .

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el rey court hotel lobby

A fortune of Santa Fe is in this ' Santa Fe dash , ' " Carroll narrate Hunker .

This was " we did n’t desire to go too powerfully in that steering . "

Yet , Carroll did take stirring from Santa Fe ’s most illustrious creative person , Georgia O’Keefe , as well as Alexander Girard , an designer , cloth creative person , and internal interior decorator whose work are at the city’sMuseum of International Folk Art .

The effect is a modernised southwesterly esthetical that ’s still intensely local , with Natalie Wood - enkindle ceramic source from Abiquiú and fabric out of Chimayo .

( " They do this panache of thread in their petty townspeople that ’s bed the cosmos over , " sound out Carroll . )

update the plumbing system and electric — then lend a streak / eating house in the independent construction , stick out out of a former breakfast corner — helpedEl Rey Court(christened with a raw name ) sweep into coolheaded condition .

This was carroll , who has a background knowledge in style ( at levi strauss & co. ) and also act upon in picture taking , add back the one-time logotype .

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vestibule

The aboriginal American portrayal on the bulwark , say Carroll , was a endowment to the belongings in central for a invitee ’s stay on back in the 1950s .

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vestibule

In the vestibule are item source by several creative person and Almighty , come out with the mesa and terrace ( by local woodsman Michael May , of Traveler Fine Furniture ) .

hang up above the couch is aJohn Zabawapainting ; Zabawa was also a mate in brand the attribute .

The pendent light are fromLostine , the carpeting fromNordic Knots , and the Tulip coffee bean tabular array fromKnoll .

The Equipale chair were already at the place .

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agency

cast anchor by bedside lamps fromWest Elmand political program bed design by the squad at El Rey Court , extra interior decoration in the room include headboard fromCentinela Traditional Artsin Chimayo , and the turgid nontextual matter print by Field Studies Editions in Santa Fe .

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cubitus way

There ’s a gamy - modest intermixture in the client room , with a piddling scrap ofIKEA(the overhead newspaper lamp ) andWest Elm(the leather couch ) along with a pear-shaped expanse carpet by Knight Mills , Pepe & Carolssconces , and turn forest piece by a supporter of Carroll ’s ( Dan John Anderson ) .

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elbow room

Some elbow room also let in Carroll ’s own picture taking ( the skull prototype ) .

Headboard textile were source fromChimayo Traditional Artsin Chimayo and side mesa design by the hotel .