A Stone Cottage Gets a New Life in New Mexico's Land of O'Keeffe
Originally built as the library for the main house next door, the building's sturdy stone and adobe construction preserves the original clerestory windows designed to accommodate bookshelves below which light the airy reading room turned enchanting desert abode.
Surrounded by vast and magical desert landscapes on over ten acres, this vacation home for rent in New Mexico sits within the land that inspired painter Georgia O'Keeffe's masterworks.
Although modest in size, the interior features high vaulted wood ceilings and multiple windows that let the sunlight in and frame the desert views. Set up as a studio space the living room doubles as a bedroom and is connected to the amazing all-stone bathroom and dressing room through the kitchen and dining area.
With a simplicity of form that's inviting and uncomplicated, the home is intuitively laid out both inside and out. A shaded porch overlooks the scenery.
Around
A pilgrimage to Georgia O’Keefe’s home and studio in Abiquiu and nearby Ghost Ranch retreat is a must when visiting the northern Rio Arriba region of New Mexico. The twenty-one thousand-acre retreat and visitor center takes you into the canvases of O'Keeffe's work during the early 20th century and continues on in tribute to her and the spectacular location with workshops in the arts, culture and nature, paleontology and archeological museums, and spectacular outdoor adventure.
There are endless hiking trails to explore with many of the vistas made famous in O'Keeffe's canvases including Cerro Pedernal, Plaza Bianca and Chimney Rock, with table-topped mesas and towering cliffs where the Rio Chama snakes through the middle. It's a twenty-minute drive to nearby Abiquiu Lake for swimming, fishing, canoeing and cooling off in the summer months.
Explore Santa Fe and Los Alamos under an hour south, and Taos an hour north with fabulous restaurants, antique shopping, Native American arts and crafts, and ancient ruins.
Location
Abiquiu, New Mexico. Nearest airports: Santa Fe Regional (55 miles), Albuquerque International (111 miles)
Best time to visit
Year round for the changing seasons of the high desert
