21st-Century Traditional
Streamlined spaces and contemporary patterns bring this traditional home into the modern world
Interiors
Our Favorite Room: Putting Style to Work
A smart home office gracefully combines furniture collected over the years, showing that an eclectic look works in any space.
Turn Up the Color
Denver designer Lane Oliver of LEO Interiors reupholstered furniture, mixed fabrics and—in her boldest move of all—introduced fresh color to give a Louisiana plantation-style house a new look
Bold and Beautiful
Interior designer Jane Freking layers Old-World elegance with high-contrast style to make a creatively traditional home
West Meets East Coast
A tired Denver bungalow gets a wake-up call with a refreshing mix of modern and traditional elements
European Eclectic
With a few well-chosen furnishings and adornments, home design can transport you to a different place or time. But taking a newer home back several centuries—and doing so authentically—requires more than just some artfully placed antiques.
Into the Light
A remarkable remodel turns a dark and dated Vail house into a modern, elegant, light-filled home
Getting Cozy in the Highlands
A Denver designer transforms a cool interior with warm colors, bold patterns and redefined spaces
Artful Design
A mindful mix of furnishings and artwork instills a Denver home with color and character
International Chic
In 1991, when the homeowner bought this International-style house in a Denver neighborhood lined with Tudors, it stood out like a sore thumb. Not even his real estate agent had high hopes of selling the home. But this buyer, raised in southern California, was no stranger to early 20th century, Bauhaus-inspired modernist architecture. He saw potential in the structure.
Indoors, Meet Outdoors
When the homeowners set out to build a new house in Denver’s Observatory Park neighborhood, they had a clear vision for architect Scott Lieb of Sparc Design and builders Scott Kirkegaard and Chad McMullen of AJ Kirkegaard Contractors (formerly of…
High Style Neutrals
Interior designer Phoebe Howard’s professional name, Mrs. Howard, conjures images of dowager designers: Sister Parish, Dorothy Draper, Elsie de Wolfe. But the Florida-based design maven is far from dowdy; this hip, self-taught designer’s first project landed a 12-page spread in…
Our Favorite Room: Closet Makeover!
WHERE IT BEGAN It was almost a year ago—last April to be exact—when Colorado Homes & Lifestyles and Closet Factory Colorado got together and dreamed up the “From Messy to Marvelous” closet makeover contest. CH&L readers sent in pictures of their…
Rocky Mountain Modern
After living in Aspen for more than 20 years, Cecil and Noelle Hernandez decided that they wanted to move to the mountain town’s historic West End. Noelle Hernandez had her sights set on a home that was built in the…
Classic Cool
Wayne and Linda Lee had searched for a home for more than a year, but when they discovered a 1950s home for sale near Chautauqua Park in Boulder the connection was instant. “It felt like a happy house,” Linda says.…
Kitchen Distributors - Bill Livingston
CH&L: Clients come to you for…Bill Livingston: Design inspiration and my expertise in designing rooms harmonious with my clients’ lifestyle needs and personalities. For many of my clients, this is their first time to be involved in a kitchen and…
High Drama in the High Country
Where this graceful home nestles into the steep mountainside on its ski-in/ski-out site near Aspen Mountain, gondolas are strung across the horizon like party lights, and magnificent views stretch from Hunter Creek to Independence Pass. But while the structure appears…
Charmed by Christmas
An elegant arrangement of long-collected and cherished decorations dresses this Englewood home in its holiday best Cynics who think the magic of Christmas evaporates after childhood should spend a little time with Maureen Regan Cannon. One look at her beautifully…
Art History
When most interior designers say they start with a painting, they usually mean they take a piece of art and select colors from it to create the color story for a room. That’s not the case with Sandra Reichborn-Kjennerud, Denver-based designer and art consultant.
Artful Elegance
Inspired by a top-notch art collection, this midtown Denver condo pays homage to European style. CH&L talks with designer Ingrid Fretheim. Colorado Homes & Lifestyles: Tell us what the homeowner had in mind when she called you in. Interior designer…
Serendipity in the City
Perhaps it was destiny. When architect Chris Davis found a dilapidated house on a narrow lot in Denver’s mixed-use Highlands neighborhood, the structure was beyond repair. Still, the principal at BOSS Architecture was intrigued by the narrow 25-by-150-foot “shotgun” lot—and…
All in the Family
Nearly ten years ago, when Ramey Caulkins and her husband, Max, were newly married, a realtor friend who knew she liked to decorate showed her a home that was in the middle of a renovation. “They had run out of…
Urban Cool
Designer Beth Armijo mingles crisp colors with textured finishes and pops of playfulness in a repurposed loft space
High Style, Low Impact
When Denver architect Virginia Dubrucq was approached by longtime family friends—a local couple with two young daughters—to design a contemporary home to the highest environmental standards, she hardly batted an eye. Builder Chris Withers, on the other hand, admits he…
