2019 Award Winning Home

Best Kitchen - Congratulations Litsa!

Litsa Folse's Grand Design Wins!

Ambience and Function

Sensual and Practical,  perfect placement of appliances, elegant use of color, texture, and style.

Gorgeous Materials

Italian Marble, Custom Alder, Glazed Lyptus, Stained Maple, Brushed Stainless Steel hardware, an abundance of amenities.

Wolf and SubZero Appliance Package

Hardwired Large Volume Microwave, Individual Freezer and Refrigerator combination, Stacked Double Oven, Kohler Galley Sink with dual Grohe faucets, Zephyr Range Hood, Asko Dishwasher, Insinkerator Disposal, Scottsman Ice Maker, SubZero Wine Chiller, Crestron Lighting.

Passthrough to Butler's Pantry

Litsa added a pass-through to the Butler's Pantry and a change in quartz to a pale grey, accentuating the nickel glaze on the beautifully striated Lyptus.

Storage and More

Litsa has placed the perfect combination of types of storage and capacity to make this combination Kitchen - Pantry  an epicureans's cooking and entertaining dream! There's even seating at the center island for six!

Best Craftsmanship

Congratulations to all of the talented artisans who brought this dream home to life! Baker-Folse spent millions upon millions of dollars and brought their detailed eye and integrity to ensure this home achieved a level of detail and quality that is unrivaled.

Hand Hewn Beams

Massive Douglas Fir beams strategically placed and elegantly stained, each one selected for strength and artistic scale, feature textures ranging from hand adzing, to scorping, to rough sawn ruggedness.

Nuanced Plaster

Gabriel's special blend of color and types of plaster and troweling technique combine to create a soft "suede-like" appearance and yet, is burnished to a hard glass-like feel. Truly one-of-a-kind.

Wide-Plank Flooring

True wide-plank white oak: 10.25 inches wide, scraped, aged, and then dyed an attractive and dramatic blend of tones, is scribed to the walls with no baseboards leaving a jaw-dropping perfection in every room.

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Awards continued

Most Efficient - HERS 43

HERS rated (Home Efficiency Rating System) - 43 - this Green-Build home is the result of intelligent decision making, and the application of the right materials to the right purpose, and overachieves our requirement by 30%!

Solar Panels

Our privately owned 4.5 KW power plant in the high-desert sun contributes mightily to the overall rating.

Kolbe Windows and Doors

Double-paned, solid wood inside, and baked-in colored aluminum on the outside make this state-of-the-art technology in classic Santa Fe style, a major piece of the tightly sealed home.

Low Flow and Energy Star Certified

Every appliance is Energy Star Certified and every water fixture is Low Flow Water Sense Certified. The exceptions are the two tub fillers, which are not required to be low flow fixtures.

Efficient Zoned Radiant Heat

The 6" slab is at thermal mass and the constant temperature of 68 degrees maintains a comfortable interior. The zones can be changed as you wish.

Additional HVAC

There are also rooftop heating and cooling units zoned for efficiency and personal comfort control.

Baker-Folse Spares No Expense

The energy rating is the result of a commitment by Baker-Folse to achieve a state-of-the-art living environment with the addition of thoughtful engineering and a tightly sealed building envelope.

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The Baker-Folse Difference

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Unique Design

Gabriel and Litsa create One-of-a-Kind living spaces. 

The Indescribable Quality

Inside "Casa de Lavanda" you find your bliss. People have been moved to tears, stand in awe, and marvel at their own reaction to this space. Photographs cannot convey what happens when you spend a little time in this magical home.

A Mind's Eye - A Joyous Expression

Gabriel's vision of 2' s 2' columns and "eyebrow" arches, massive beams, and nuanced achievement of his "soft Santa Fe" palette are acknowledged as trendsetting. Gabriel and Litsa together bring their love of life and of Christ, and of each other, their family, and of Santa Fe, to an expression that originates from joy and ends in gratitude. 

Litsa's Harmony of Scale

Litsa found and placed rustic, authentically old pieces next to the modern, the unique, the soft, the sublime, and unified them in color, and tone, opposed them in texture, and selected them for the changing spaces of Casa de Lavanda.

On The Horizon

Stay tuned for the next chapter in Gabriel and Litsa's ongoing adventure in design and collaboration!

Landscaping

As a major footnote: Litsa designed the landscaping and Gabriel and Litsa placed every plant, boulder, and lighting fixture for a refined and sophisticated unified exterior. Lush green lawn, xeriscaped courtyards, water features, and our namesake 'lavender' are found around our gated and private 1.7 acre compound. Sit, touch, breath it in. Like the hummingbirds on our pink yucca, return to your favorite spot or make Casa de Lavanda your new dream home.