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Colorado Context

Norman Kolpas,

Rustic materials meet soft contemporary elements for a mountain residence with a true sense of place

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

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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

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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

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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

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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…

Taking Wing

Leilani Marie Labong,

In the foothills of Steamboat Springs, architect Tim Stone creates a soaring example of site-specific design

Zen, Mastered

Hilary Masell Oswald,

Million-dollar views of Colorado’s Vail Valley inspire a design that celebrates simplicity and pureness of form

It Takes a Village

Norman Kolpas,

The look of Old-World hillside towns inspires a family estate on the outskirts of Aspen

The best guest rooms in the West

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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…

Dream Spaces

Nancy Richman Milligan,

We culled the Mountain West for five dreamy spaces that inspire and delight with their originality, creativity and enduring connection to nature

A Skier's Haven

Norman Kolpas,

High in Montana’s Yellowstone Club, a ski getaway for family and friends puts a modern spin on 19th-century industrial style

Home of the Year: Naturally Glamorous

Caren Kurlander,

A design team pools its talents to create a luxurious contemporary residence that honors its site

The New Old West

Norman Kolpas,

Along an old riverbed near Jackson, Wyoming, an innovative residential design marries traditional materials with modern forms

A Look Inside Peyton Manning's Denver House

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In 2012, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning made himself at home in Denver.

Think outside the (rustic) bath

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In our current "Rustic Done Right" issue (on newsstands now!), we filled the pages with photos and ideas to help you nail the rustic look. This gorgeous bathroomâwhich we first featured in our September/October 2009 issueâis one of our favorite…

Breaking the Mold

Hilary Masell Oswald,

BEFORE: Just what you expected; AFTER: Daring surprises you'll love

Green Is... Conscientious

Mindy Pantiel,

The challenge: Grant a homeowner’s wish for a small carbon footprint without skimping on square footage or style

Design Destination: Palm Springs

Christine DeOrio,

While away a weekend at the epicenter of modernism, where you can see—and stay in—some of the West’s most iconic midcentury designs

The New West

Elisabeth A. Sullivan,

A Sun Valley Home reinterprets Western style for a modern-minded family

Guest Post: Tile talk!

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Oh, the infinite possibilities with tile! Interior designer Andrea Schumacher of Denver-based O Interior Design shares her favorite looks, from edgy crocodile-embossed tile to luscious, traditional terracotta. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"82128","attributes":{"class":"media-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-2220","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"560","height":"280","title":"scaled_e1322786723","alt":""}}]]Letâs talk about tile! There are so many unique and…