| HILLSIDE HARMONY |
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When Bruce Reading imagined his dream house, his fantasy included subterranean parking with a hydraulic lift. Read on. |
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| ALOFT IN BOULDER |
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Someone should give Linda and Stephen Sparn a needlepoint cushion that reads, “When one nest empties, go out and build another.” That’s just what they did after their son, Drew, left for the University of Puget Sound. Read on. |
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| WIDE OPEN SPACES |
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Michael Theisen’s back porch in Bozeman, Montana, offers ringside seats to the spectacular. With an 800-square-foot curving deck that offers panoramic views of a valley of grasslands surrounded by snow-capped mountain ranges, the home is the perfect perch from which to view changes of weather, season, and terrain. Read on. |
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| SIMPLY MODERNE |
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As real estate brokers and experienced renovators, Dee Chirafisi and Jim Theye know potential in a house when they see it. While working with clients in Denver’s established Hilltop neighborhood, Dee became intrigued by a 1940s brick house half-hidden behind 15-foot-tall juniper bushes. Closer inspection revealed interesting, if somewhat incongruous, 1970s additions to the house. Read on. |
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| ODE TO THE RANCH |
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Ranching might not have been on their minds
when a pair of city slickers went searching for a place to build a four-season mountain retreat, but after scouting property in historic Campbell Ranch, in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, it didn’t take long for the concept to get under their skin. Read on. |
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| A HOUSE KISSED BY THE SUN |
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Most couples contemplating their prospective dream home compose wish lists
of their favorite architectural details and lifestyle amenities. Few, however, are likely to map out a building game plan
as comprehensive as the document drafted by Carol and John Harkness. Read on. |
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| HAUTE DESIGN |
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Rarely are the elements of art, architecture, and interior design so masterfully blended as in this renovated Boulder home, a direct reflection of the cohesive way the design team came together and interacted from the outset.. Read on. |
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| RENOVATING WITH A LIGHT TOUCH |
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Lynn and Dennis Blum are bankers who returned to live in Denver in 1994 after five years in London. This potentially jolting transition from green-and-pleasant-land to the Great Plains was smoothed over when they found a 1928 Tudor in Park Hill, a neighborhood loaded with other stately English Tudors along its leafy parkways. Read on. |
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| PARADISE FOUND |
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Traci O’Very Covey keeps a garden box—a flat rattan attaché—that holds her original garden sketches and blueprints, including a drawing she did of her husband, Mikel, glass of wine in hand, standing
by a grapevine-covered arched doorway. The image served as one of many inspirations for the landscape the couple would design to complement their 1914 Craftsman bungalow. Read on. |
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| A TALE OF 2 GUESTHOUSES |
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By definition, guesthouses are small, detached buildings that allow harried homeowners to retreat unencumbered into their homes for the night, while nearby guests are afforded privacy. Read on. |
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| A MODERN CLASSIC |
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The Japanese term wabi sabi describes a basic design concept that stresses a partnership with Mother Nature, harmony with the seasons, and an unpretentious foundation in all things organic. Read on. |
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| TOUCHED BY TUSCANY |
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The entry hall of Laurie Galbreath’s mountain home does more than welcome guests—it speaks volumes about her approach to design. Read on. |
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| IT'S EASY BEING GREEN |
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Call them architectural alchemists, transforming seemingly cold materials into the warmth of home. Read on. |
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| SECLUSION IN THE CITY |
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One couple’s search for a new home ended exactly where it began. After making the rounds of real estate open houses, the pair concluded that while their 1,200-square-foot ranch house was too small for a growing family, it did occupy a glorious site. Read on. |
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| HIGH COUNTRY LODGE |
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Before beginning construction on their new home, architect Buffalo Rixon and his wife Katherine studied the vacant land up close. Very close. Read on. |
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| RESORT LIFE |
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An architect in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, shares valuable lessons on the how-tos of building a welcoming home in a resort community. Read on. |
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| WORKING INSIDE THE BOX |
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A residence fashioned from everyday components is imbued with contemporary flair, while respecting its Basalt, Colorado, Victorian neighborhood. Read on. |
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| TAKING ON TRADITION |
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In Denver, a custom builder and an interior designer join forces to create a show house that begs for a family to move right in. Read on. |
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| COEXISTING WITH THE ENVIRONMENT |
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Two homeowners share the saga of the challenges and rewards of designing an environmentally conscious, straw-bale home in Snowmass, Colorado. Read on. |
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| VIEW FROM THE TOP |
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A steep, skinny city lot forces a Boise, Idaho, architect and graphic designer to build straight up, with an end result that is positively elevating. Read on. |
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| ALL SNOWED IN |
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Western art, Navajo weavings, and meticulously crafted furnishings are the perfect appointments for a cabin in Big Sky, Montana. Read on. |
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| ROCK SOLID AND SUSTAINABLE |
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Outside of Salt Lake City, Utah, an architect responds to a challenging canyon site by building an enduring concrete structure. Read on. |
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| ENCHANTED COTTAGE |
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A formal home in the English tradition is anything but stuffy for an active Boulder, Colorado, family. Read on. |
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| THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRACKS |
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A developer renews a down-and-out rail yard minutes from downtown Denver and decides to move into his own project.
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| SPACE, OPENESS AND LIGHT |
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Leaving cramped city apartment life behind was easy for a couple who built a spacious, well-planned house near Aspen. Read on. |
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