At water's edge: Bringing the beach to a Martinez Lake home

By Sylvia Allen

You might not expect a beach house in the desert, but Becky Zeller's home at Martinez Lake is just that: a rustic beach house, complete with imported sand at her waterfront property. A Christmas present in 2010 from her husband Brice, Zeller's two-st... Full story

Hearth Vader

Yuma couple dedicates room to memoriabilia

SYLVIA ALLEN - SOUTHWEST LIVING

Although some 30 years have elapsed since the first Star Wars movie was filmed near Yuma, two longtime residents remember the occasion well. Their voluminous photo album of pictures taken of the actors and the site are a part of their memorabilia to ... Full story

High Chaparral: Yuma home pays homage to popular Western TV series

BY SYLVIA ALLEN - SPECIAL TO THE SUN

An old Western television series, "The High Chaparral" — the saga of the Cannon family's hardships in the Old West — inspired a Yuma businessman to build his own home as closely as possible to an exact replica of the home in the TV series... Full story

Decorating with Agricultural Art

Tasteful decor in agricultural tradition

BY SYLVIA ALLEN

Even before you enter the archway of the 11-foot-tall oak double doors to the Pasquinelli Produce Office, you can guess that agriculture is its theme. Your first clue surrounds the door: an 18-inch-wide synthetic stone bas-relief sculpture depicting ... Full story

An oasis of gracious living: Yuma home evokes Southwestern lifestyle

Sylvia Allen

It's not just the three rustic Mexican mariachi-style sculptures standing a few feet from the front door that invite you inside. Nor is it just the color combination and feel of the old Southwest or Santa Fe that you sense with your first step inside... Full story

Work in progress: Artistic touch in contemporary home

BY SYLVIA ALLEN - SPECIAL TO SOUTHWEST LIVING

Demonstrating his taste for contemporary design, Scott Stanhope has turned an older split-level home into the epitome of relaxation and enjoyment, even though he describes it all as a “work in progress.”One of the most striking features a... Full story

Splish-Splash: Saltwater pools for fun, less work

BY SYLVIA ALLEN/SPECIAL TO SOUTHWEST LIVING

The old swimming hole has long been associated with summer fun and relaxation. For two Yuma families, however, swimming in their own salt water pool provides not only hours of enjoyment but also some advantages over traditional pools.For the families... Full story

Vibrant kitchen is a cook's dream

Yuman's kitchen serves not only to please the palate but the eyes also

Sylvia Allen

BY SYLVIA ALLENSPECIAL TO SOUTHWEST LIVINGChocolate pasta, anyone? Or how about chocolate and raspberry dessert pasta? No, that's not a fantasy. It is a reality found in the vibrant kitchen of Peggy Alameda, a gourmet cook whose Tuscan-style home is ... Full story

Coming home...for real

Yuman fulfills lifelong dream

BY SYLVIA ALLEN/SPECIAL TO SOUTHWEST LIVING

The historic E.G. Caruthers home near downtown Yuma could not find itself in more loving hands than those of Yuma native Teri Brooks, whose lifetime dream was to own it.Brooks used to walk past the Second Avenue home and tell herself, “Some day... Full story

Home reflects Yuman’s love for Southwest and love cooking and entertaining

Welcome to my home!

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Looking at the rusted, steel plates of a sculpted hippopotamus mom and baby near the entrance to a home overlooking the Yuma valley might make you think that you are about to enter a house filled with trophies from Africa. Wrong!“I had been to ... Full story

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