Taos Blue Doors And Windows

If you ask anyone around taos why there are so many doors painted blue they may say it s to keep out evil spirits as a protection device or talisman would.

Taos blue doors and windows.

Located just off the taos plaza our hand picked artists display a wide range of talents and disciplines from the silly and whimsical to the classic spanish and native american traditions. Taostyle is delighted to welcome taos blue as a new sponsor. You can see blue doors everywhere in taos and once you notice one you ll notice others. Peter is good at.

If you can t find what you re looking for in the showroom peter will work with you to come up with the perfect custom design. The taos pueblo is a dream place for this and i made a special trip there expressly to take photos last october. Taos new mexico usa part of gallery of color pictures of usa by professional photographer qt luong available as prints or for licensing. The color blue of doors and window frames next to the soft beige and flesh shades of adobe create a unique and striking contrast.

Peter is an artist in every sense of the word. When sue westbrook opened taos blue named for the signature color long used on doors and windows in taos at the top of bent street across from the historic taos inn in a tiny corner of the building which was once the home of bert phillips she knew she finally had a foothold in one of taos prime locations. That it s simply beautiful after all isn t blue the most popular of all colors. One of the highlights was a visit to the taos pueblo where i took these photographs.

Blue door and window at house entrance. Sierra pacific windows home page residential commercial architectural windows and doors. It s not news that there s a tradition behind the blue doors and windows panes gates and shutters. Lynne robinson november 27 2017.

When sue westbrook opened taos blue named for the signature color long used on doors and windows in taos at the top of bent street across from the historic taos inn in a tiny corner of the building which was once the home of bert phillips she knew she finally had a foothold in one of taos prime locations. There is a long standing tradition in taos of painting a front door blue. He excels at taking concepts and sketches and turning them into reality. Our little shop on the corner of bent street has been selling fine art and crafts for over 25 years.

Taos door and hardware company was formed in 1989 by peter barlow. The pale blue color around doors is a new mexican tradition brought by the spanish originating in the middle east india or further abroad. This blue door is a landmark for finding my house. Old grandmothers abuelas will say they are meant to keep out evil.

More and more they begin to appear.