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The Rosenfelds were initially attracted to the twisting, turning driveway of their home—but it was the tranquility and sophistication on the inside that they fell in love with.

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Dianne and Jay Rosenfeld were living in Naples, Fla., searching for a change from the humidity and bustle of their prestigious address. Both retired, they wanted to enjoy their success in a peaceful Arizona community amidst natural beauty and abundant high-desert wildlife as well as be close to some of their children and grandchildren.

Their realtor sent them a Web link to a virtual tour of a home in Troon North, the luxe desert-lifestyle community in North Scottsdale on the north side of the McDowell Mountains. The 10-year-old, 5,760-sq.-ft. home was situated on four and a half acres in sight of Troon Mountain, uniquely crowned with haphazardly strewn granite boulders.

“The driveway was so mysterious,” says Dianne, describing how it winds in from one of the community’s roads. “And, it leads to the kind of privacy and seclusion we were searching for.”

The Rosenfelds knew immediately upon seeing pictures that they wanted to change the interior of the one-story Santa Barbara-style home; it was white, white, white, Western, Western, Western. “We didn’t like anything about the existing interior design,” Dianne says, candidly.

At the same time, they thought the location of the five-bedroom, three-car-garage home was perfect. As wildlife lovers, the Rosenfelds now enjoy species like gray wolf, coyote, mule deer, hawks, grackles and hummingbirds. “I’ve looked out in the morning and found bobcats sitting in the crooks of the branches, and the javelina families come in regularly after dusk,” says Dianne, a long-time equestrian. Inside, they enjoy Brandi, their Doberman pup.

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About four years ago, when they had settled on this home of choice, they then needed a home-design specialist. The computer had performed well for the first item, so they returned to its search engine for the second. Auspiciously, they landed on Judy Fox Interiors, the Scottsdale firm that has been providing outstanding solutions for more than three decades.

“We asked Judy to create an interior that would provide comfort, beauty and elegance,” says Dianne, a Manhattan native who met Jay in Naples. “We wanted an exciting interior that would complement our wonderful exterior environment; Judy gave us what we wanted and made the changes we asked for.” She adds, “It’s difficult to not sound like you are bragging when talking about your home that you really, really love so much.”

Notes Fox: “My job, and my team’s, was to actualize the potential of this home in the beautiful setting of mountains, trees, washes and desert. Dianne and Jay feel at one in this exterior, and I wanted to bring it inside. They wanted open, casual, comfortable and a blend of masculine and feminine to reflect their natures.”

Fox simultaneously worked at the macro and micro design levels. This entailed a complete renovation of the kitchen, pantry, powder room and master bedroom, bathroom and closets. Throughout, she eliminated kitschy “howling coyote” details, such as geckos in some of the Saltillo tile. In their place, she infused timeless details like the antique-style Mexican door for the dining room stemware and China niche; statement colors, like the bold paprika in the powder room; and carefully layered textures, like the dining room drapes.