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 A MODERNIST HOME AS GALLERY AND LIBRARY
When Helen and Robert Davis designed a house in 1969, they relied upon 20th
century modernism: a spare space of elemental shapes and clean lines that once defined architecture.
Helen is an artist. It’s not surprising that she looked to modernism for
her home. With the 1950s and '60s behind her, she valued the strong, pure lines of
modern design but wanted to shape her own aesthetic. "Some of the modernist
houses had low ceilings. I wanted light and space," she says. No dark
halls. No tiny, clustered rooms. Sleek, open, uncluttered. Style, not size,
mattered.
Both Robert and Helen collect art and books. They needed large white walls,
high-ceilings, light-filled rooms with plenty of space for bookshelves and Helen’s
paintings. They ended up with an art gallery and library intimately arranged
that they call home.
 The
rest of this story is now contained in "Colorado
Home and Garden Lover's Guide" by
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