Rugs Western Cape

Two smaller cube ottomans are covered in grid pattern fabric and sit beneath a shell white, curved-top console desk. It is located just off the great room's seating area. Celery Jones's large, custom-made art hangs high above the room and brings the Texas landscape into your home. Cowboy boots add a quintessential Texan touch. Through open railings, stairwells, a series staircases connect this house. The eye is led through the space by the bold red-and black runner rug. The stairway that leads to the restaurant's first and second floors houses an installation of vintage Bracero caps. It is complemented by a rustic wood dresser, and metal mounted horse heads that create an incredible sense of authenticity. Braceros were Mexican workers who worked in California's fields during WWII when American troops were fighting overseas.

The American West, whether you’re in the deserts of Utah or the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming, is gobsmackingly gorgeous. At the Shaw Ranch, set within the majestic Wind River Range, huge windows are strategically placed to frame the views, bringing picture-perfect scenes into almost every room. But where views aren’t the focal point (or if you just don't have any), large-scale photography can be used to bring the outside in. Look to the work of Ansel Adams, creator of some of the most iconic imagery of the American West, for inspiration. In the study of the Shaw Ranch, a black-and-white photo of wild horses sits on the fireplace mantel. Elements like a candlestick crafted from a deer antler and a chair by a local artisan further celebrate Western riches.