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Collector’s Edition

Gracefully curving along the mountainous backdrop of Silverleaf, this rural Mediterranean home embraces its many aesthetic inspirations as robustly as it does its many admirers.

Story by Elizabeth Exline

May 16 was a special day for this home’s owners: They just purchased their 48th lithograph by Alphonse Mucha, making their collection one of the largest (if not the largest) in the country. They love every poster, whether it hangs in the living room on one end of the house, the master suite’s gallerylike hallway on the other or somewhere in between— and they spent years culling the perfect pieces for their collection. Similarly, when it came time to build their Scottsdale home, they spent three years poring over every detail and decision, determined that the home would meet their exacting standards. “I’m the kind of person who doesn’t know how to settle,” the wife admits.