Classic Santa Fe Blue Gate

A remodeled cottage gets a classic Santa Fe style gate. Stroll through Santa Fe and you will notice the many adobe buildings. Very often these feature painted blue accents – doors, window frames and gates. It is said to have begun long ago with a belief that blue wards off evil spirits. It is now […]

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A Touch of Gold

Not too long ago, La Puerta Originals was lucky enough to be involved in the remodel of an expansive custom home nestled in the foothills of the Santa Fe National Forest. We did a number of doors and gates and everything for the entirely remodeled kitchen. The house is built in the Territorial style popular […]

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The Gathering Place

In an amazing Santa Fe remodel, the kitchen is where you will find everyone. While there are fabulous sitting rooms and multiple landscaped outdoor patios, people gravitate toward this bright and airy room. When Scott was tasked with the design for the remodel of this home, he started with the kitchen, specifically the stove hood. […]

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Santa Fe Custom Kitchen

A cozy Santa Fe kitchen gets an update with custom cabinetry and a remodel that creates space, light and connection with the rest of the house. Our clients came to us wanting to remodel the kitchen in their Santa Fe home. The kitchen was small, triangular in shape, in the front corner of the home […]

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Glass – Hand Made Bubble Glass

Hand Made Bubble Glass We have many styles of glass available to accent primarily doors and kitchen cabinetry, but also tabletops, mirrors, media cabinets and bars. We can offer one-of-a-kind art glass, or machine stamped glass, colored glass, clear or obscure glass, textured, pressed, frosted, tempered and beveled glass. Here we have hand made bubble […]

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Columns and Beam

Backyard Architectural Accents Columns and beam – the living space for this Santa Fe home extends into the backyard under this portal accented with an enormous curved beam supported by antique carved columns. The beam is made entirely of salvaged lumber. Additional views show the antique columns, the beam in the wood shop and additional […]

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Custom Columns

Set of Six Columns These custom turned columns decorate the Missile Bar at the Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar in Atlantic City. Made from antique columns and several hand-turned reproductions made with salvaged lumber. The columns were extended with reclaimed Douglas fir to reach their installation height. Additional photos include the installed columns with […]

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White Coffee Bar Cabinet

Customized Kitchen Cabinets The doors to this custom coffee bar cabinet retract, and a shelf pulls out for extra work space or a serving counter. 9496-01 B6 Kuldell

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Hand Carved Vanity

Luxury Bath Vanity, Medicine Chest & Carved Door This guest bath features a custom hand carved vanity, carved by one of our extraordinary craftsmen from salvaged lumber. The matching medicine chest, visible in the mirror, completes the set, and with their hand rubbed finishes, reflect the heavy timber beams above, and the carved entry door, […]

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Gate with Grilled Shutters

Gate Exterior Crafted with two antique Mexican doors, this gate with grilled shutters and are topped with a heavy timber header. 7894C Hurwitz-Penn Installation photos: Eric Swanson

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Entry with Angled Transom

Custom Exterior Door This front entry with angled transom and sidelights was made using a pair of antique doors with an overlay pattern, antique carved panels and salvaged lumber. The transom and sidelights are fitted with artisan seeded glass. Click on the additional photos to see the first color way, a blue wash, which was […]

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Front Entry with Surround

Custom Front Door Made with an antique door and antique columns, this front entry with surround is a striking addition to this Colorado home. The surround top is on the exterior only, with the interior being just the door. 8847-01 Hutchens

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Front Entry with Grilled Sidelights

Custom Exterior Door In the back view of this custom front entry one can see the backs of the two antique doors used to make the central door panel, with the giant staples that hold the carved overlay seen on the front of the door. 5604A Hayes

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Front Entry with Sidelights

Custom Exterior Door This front entry with sidelights was made using a pair of antique Mexican doors and salvaged lumber. The detail photos feature the antique doors used to make the front entry, as well as the back of the door, which is even more fabulous than the front. 7057A Berkowitz Installation photos: Daniel Nadelbach

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Expandable Table

Custom Outdoor Dining Table The custom, heavy mesquite veneered dining table is shown here with the extension leaf. The leaf was designed to continue the pattern of the table and is inset with an antique carved panel. 9042-01 Bacon

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