Contemporary Homes

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…

31 Days of Cozy: Day 15

Photo by Audrey Hall Location: Yellowstone Club, Big Sky, Montana Cozy Factor: A design that's at once cozy and sophisticated can be tricky to pull off, but when done well, the results are spectacular. In our 2009 Home of the Year's master…

31 Days of Cozy: Day 13

Photo by Kimberly Gavin Location: Vail, Colorado Cozy Factor: When a couple from the East Coast asked interior designer Jan Chenault to transform their townhouse in downtown Vail into a space reminiscent of a Swedish country house, she set about finding…

The best guest rooms in the West

Just in time for your holiday travels, we've rounded up some of the high country's most stylish guest rooms, from creekside tents to slopeside suites. Discover three of our favorites here, and visit mountainliving.com to find five more. The Inn…