No longer just topics in science textbooks, geodes and agates have been elevated to one of the latest trends in home design. Interior designer Matthew Dickamore, creative director for Denton House Design Studio, shows us how they shine: My grandfather…
Today's guest contributor is hardly a guest! Our very own art director Loneta Showell shares the items and thoughts she gathered for her recent "tools of the trade" guest blog post at Flotsam & Jetsam. As of two weeks ago,…
Style guru Sue De Chiara, author and curator behind The Zhush blog and online shop, shares the five items she thinks every mountain home must have: I'm here to chat about a subject near and dear to my heart: home…
Travel writer Linda Hayes shares the highlights of her recent visit to Vail Village's charming Sonnenalp Resort: We were only a 90-minute drive from home, but it seemed like a world away. That's the beauty of the Sonnenalp, the lovely…
In today's guest blog post, interior designer Matthew Dickamore, creative director for Denton House Design Studio, shares ideas and inspiration for dressing your walls: Dress your walls like you dress yourself. You wear different textures, shapes and colors depending on…
Interior designer Andrea Schumacher of Denver-based O Interior Design shares ideas and inspiration for transforming a highly used but oft-neglected space: the closet. We love designing homes and spaces that make our clients feel excited and happy. All too often…
ML's managing editor Caroline Eberly sat down with Grace Bonney, the style maven who's been fueling the design-blog craze for the past seven years, over coffee in downtown Denver. Topics of conversation? Her latest book, Design*Sponge at Home, her thoughts…
In search of something special for your home? Look no further than these distinctive arts and home furnishings boutiques in Jackson, Wyoming: [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"82184","attributes":{"class":"media-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-2495","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"480","height":"360","title":"jackson_dwelling","alt":""}}]] Dwelling: While owner Kate Binger believes her role as a designer is to interpret…
Interior designer Andrea Schumacher of Denver-based O Interior Design shares decorating secrets for making the most of that mainstay of home makeovers: paint. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"82172","attributes":{"class":"media-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-2443","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"300","height":"357","title":"e1325286360","alt":""}}]] Using paint is a great way to spruce up your home: Not only…
Creative Director of Denton House Design Studio Matthew Dickamore shares tips and ideas for keeping your holiday décor oh-so fresh. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"82145","attributes":{"class":"media-image size-full wp-image-2290","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"360","height":"480","title":"from bhg.com 2","alt":""}}]]Photo from bhg.com Are you daunted by the thought of decorating your home for the holidays?…
[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"82124","attributes":{"class":"media-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-2240","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"480","height":"261","title":"image-3","alt":""}}]] When it comes to hotels, our biggest must-have is hard to put into words. It just has to feel good. We've stayed in more than a few "luxury" hotels that have felt sterile and soul-less; in…
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…
Photographer Jennifer Koskinen shares her favorite snapshots of that beloved spot at home that begs lingering: the fireplace. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"82116","attributes":{"class":"media-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-2189","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"504","height":"335","title":"01","alt":""}}]] On the heels of what I hope was another joyful and abundant Thanksgiving celebration, I thought I'd pause…
A few weeks ago, photographer and longtime creative Jennifer Koskinen joined us here on the ML blog and shared her love of stairs. She's back today with more photos and thoughts that give new meaning to the architectural form we…
This week, ML is in sunny Palm Springs, California, where we've spent the past few days searching out the town's best places to stay, shop, eat and, most importantly, gawk at spectacular Midcentury-Modern design, and we thought we'd share a…
Photographer, former architect and longtime creative Jennifer Koskinen shares her love affair with stairs through thoughtful musings and striking photos. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"82070","attributes":{"class":"media-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-2037","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"504","height":"341","title":"01","alt":""}}]] Entry to "Bridge House," designed by Tommy Hein Architects; Click here to go to mountainliving.com to…
Editor and blogger Anne Sage heralds fall by pairing cool ensembles with cozy rooms. (Want to see her outfit-to-room pairings from last season? Just click here.) [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"82059","attributes":{"class":"media-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-2014","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"500","height":"352","title":"anne sage city sage mountain living outfit to room october 2011","alt":""}}]]…
We've just returned from a visit to Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona, and thought we'd share some of the highlights with you. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"82044","attributes":{"class":"media-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-1998","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"432","height":"576","title":"301196_2582837970002_1226063868_33180841_1441223586_n","alt":""}}]] In 1937, architect Frank Lloyd Wright began building a winter home/studio in Scottsdale, Arizona,…
Forget the usual wallpaper or solitary piece of framed art; interior designer Andrea Schumacher of Denver-based O Interior Design shares a variety of stylish, surprising ways to deck your walls. Have you ever wondered how to spruce up those blank…
[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"82035","attributes":{"class":"media-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-1939","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"380","height":"294","title":"enl_final","alt":""}}]] Find out why four of our top mountain interior designers really light up for these dazzling designs, from left to right: Scripted Pendant Chandelier by Alison Berger Glassworks âI have always loved Alison Bergerâs lighting; itâs…
Interior designer Andrea Schumacher of Denver-based O Interior Design offers expert counsel on how different rooms can stir different emotionsâand how to create the right mood in your own space. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"82018","attributes":{"class":"media-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-1894","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"480","height":"94","title":"scaled_e1315511161","alt":""}}]] How do these rooms make you…
Anne Sage of The City Sage and Rue Magazine pairs images of handsome men and equally attractive roomsâboth with rugged good looks that make them feel right at home in the high country. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"81991","attributes":{"class":"media-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-1770","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"444","height":"280","title":"mountain living august mountain…
We love the look of vessel sinks, but sometimes it's tricky to get your hands up and over those high rims and into the bowl. That's why we love Stone Forest's elegant "Bronze Lunette" vessel. Its sides arch upward like…
Interior designer Andrea Schumacher of Denver-based O Interior Design opens up her look book, revealing one of the hottest trends of late: wallpapers of all stripes and scales, applied in unconventional ways that add punch to a traditional favorite. Everywhere…
