Rooms That Say "Springtime"
If the skies are gray and there are still piles of snow around your house, shut the blinds and take a look at these bright and breezy spaces instead
Architecture & Interiors
A Festive Family Gathering Place
Having a space where the whole family can gether together in comfort can be a big challenge. But a great room worthy of the name—warmed by a glowing fire and graced with abundant soft seating—can really melt the stress of…
New Aspen Art Museum is an Architectural Marvel
Photo credit: David X Prutting/BFAnyc.com Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has given a puzzle-like form to the new Aspen Art Museum. And if you’d like to take a peek at this intriguing new landmark, you’re invited to join a 24-hour…
Finnish Micro Cabin
Cabin connoisseurs take note: Helsinki-based design whiz Robin Falck dreamed up this stylish micro cabin and then built it by himself in just two weeks. Surrounded by green Nordic wilderness, this little slice of minimalist-modern comfort contains a tiny kitchen…
A Shower in the Trees
When this striking contemporary home on Canada’s Kootenay Lake was built on a steep slate site, 25 feet from the heavily wooded shoreline, the design team carefully calibrated its impact on its natural surroundings. Architect Jeremy Sturgess, principal of Calgary-based…
Pre-Fab Cabin on the Lake
Toss all your preconceived notions about prefabricated homes aside and take a fresh look at what cleverly designed homes, like this stunner on Idaho’s Lake Pend Oreille, have to offer.With its compact footprint, low environmental impact, rustic details and generous…
A Little Idaho Cabin with a Great Big Surprise
Anyone who builds a house beside a lake wants to take full advantage of the view, but this Northern Idaho home, Chicken Point Cabin, by Seattle-based Olson Kundig Architects, packs an incredible amount of “wow” into its small vantage point.Here’s…
Home of the Year Highlight: The Ultimate Ski Room
Gregg and Marsha Hill, the owners of our 2013 Home of the Year, had a clear vision for their home in Big Sky, Montana's Yellowstone Club community. They wanted a high-country getaway where their whole family could gather to ski…
A Vail Chalet Built the Modular Way
Balz and Christina Arrigoni, owners of Vail-based luxury flooring company Arrigoni Woods, wanted a true family home where they could all spend time together. Architect Doug DeChant (of Douglas Miller DeChant Architects/Shepherd Resources) helped them build a spacious and innovative three-story…
A Classic Log Cabin
Last weekend we had the honor of judging the Summit County Parade of Homes, an annual home tour hosted by the Summit County Builders Association. Half the fun was driving around beautiful Summit County, Colorado, as the leaves turned from…
Dreamy Reading Nooks
See more of this cozy Montana retreat here. Photo by Audrey Hall.What's summer without a good book and a cozy place to curl up and daydream? The pages of Mountain Living offer plenty of ideas for transforming a corner of…
Choose Your Favorite: Living Room
Our August "Art & Antiques" issue is brimming with inviting living spaces decorated with fine art, handcrafted furnishings and antiques that span centuries — and the globe. Which one of these sitting rooms would you like to spend a lazy…
A Classic Mountain Cabin in Tahoe
Paul and Becky Bolt had an unusual source of inspiration for the alpine retreat they built on a two-acre site near Lake Tahoe. The couple envisioned a historically accurate cabin that would incorporate the style and traditions of Paul’s Prussian, Scandinavian and…
Home of the Year Highlights: Natural Glamour
Photo by David O. MarlowLocation: Aspen, ColoradoWinning details: For the glamorous 2012 Home of the Year, architect Charles Cunniffe and interior designers Andrew Sheinman and Francis Nicdao created a mix of modern and "mountain" by combining clean lines with spare…
Home of the Year Highlights: Rustic Done Right
Could your mountain home be our next Home of the Year? The deadline for 2013 Home of the Year entries is fast approaching—entries must be mailed by July 15!—so start snapping photos of your mountain home, fill out that entry…
Home of the Year Highlights: Handcrafted Details
Could your mountain home be our next Home of the Year? The deadline for 2013 Home of the Year entries is fast approaching—entries must be mailed by July 15!—so start snapping photos of your mountain home, fill out that entry…
Home of the Year Highlights: High-Impact Texture
Could your mountain home be our next Home of the Year? The deadline for 2013 Home of the Year entries is fast approaching—entries must be mailed by July 15!—so start snapping photos of your mountain home, fill out that entry…
A Colorado house made from shipping containers
It all started when Andrew McMullin, principal of Tiburon Builders in Boulder, Colorado, saw a train go by and thought, "Shipping containers would be a cool way to build a house."â¨â¨And that's just what he did, with the help of…
A few of our favorite bedrooms
There's no need to check into a hotel to stay in the perfect bedroom suite. Take a cue from the stylish retreats pictured here and all you'll need to do is go home! 1. SLEEK & STYLISH In this grand-but-cozy…
Best Baths Week: Day 5
Photo by Kimberly Gavin Location: Roaring Fork Valley, Colorado Wow Factor: Sculptural yet subtle fixtures and furnishings let the mountain view—framed by an oversized window—take center stage in this powder room. An amber-and-black vessel sink rests atop a custom vanity fashioned…
Best Baths Week: Day 4
Photo by James Ray Spahn Location: St. Helena, California Wow Factor: For her guesthouse in the hills near St. Helena, California, homeowner Shea Kos hoped to achieve a sophisticated industrial look; a blend of delicate lines and rugged materials. In the…
Best Baths Week: Day 3
Photo by Benjamin Benschneider Location: Big Sky, Montana Wow Factor: "The design is really about texture first," says interior designer Lisa Kanning of the home she designed in Montana's Yellowstone Club. "I get that right, and everything feels calm and tranquil."…
Best Baths Week: Day 2
Photo by Gibeon Photography Location: Park City, Utah Wow Factor: Rough-hewn ceiling beams and stone walls are de rigueur in traditional mountain lodges, but those same rugged elements can look clean-lined and contemporary, says this home's architect, Costantino Grandjacquet. "If we…
Best Baths Week: Day 1
It's one of the most hard-working rooms in the house—and often the room most in need of a little sprucing up. It's the bathroom, and this week we'll be sharing a few of our favorites—each brimming with fresh decorating ideas—with…