The Top 15 Home Stories of 2018

A countdown of the most popular home features this year

December 11, 2018

Kasey Harvey,

2018 has already come and gone, seemingly faster than the years before. Luckily for us, there was no shortage of fabulous home and lifestyle content to share with our readers this year. 12 months, eight issues and countless online stories made for a particularly chic 2018, and we're ready to recap your favorite stories this year.

The most popular 100 articles published on Colorado Homes & Lifestyles in 2018 range from lifestyle stories—like our interview with Queer Eye's design expert Bobby Berk and our pick for a stylish stay in Fort Collins—to announcements of our prestigious design awards—like the winners from Five Under 40, Circle of Excellence, 2018 Home of the Year and second annual FABULOUS List.

But we are a magazine dedicated to the home, after all, and we love to share innovative, stunning and timeless high-end home design. To top off a fabulous year, here we present a countdown the most popular home features from 2018.

Cheers!

Photo by Kimberly Gavin

15. A Grown-Up Dream House: High school sweethearts bought a lot with a view in Bow Mar to create a playful home with lots of style.

Photo by Emily Minton Redfield

14. A Denver Home a Decade in the Making: Almost ten years ago a couple got cold feet and changed design plans to account for an empty nest and beautiful-but-practical space.

Photo by Emily Minton Redfield

13. Home for Christmas: Two artists, 15 years, 45 friends, thousands and thousands of cookies. This Congress Park party is not your average cookie exchange.

Photo by Emily Minton Redfield

12. An English Country Manor in Denver: The 5,100-square-foot new build in Hilltop is a contemporary spin on a traditional English country home.

Photo by Daniel O'Connor

11. A Family Haven With Breathing Room and Plenty of Splash: A Denver idyll with a 36-foot swimming pool, underground movie theater, sunken courtyard and separate kids' and parents' wings.

Photo by Emily Minton Redfield

10. A Home That Says, "This is Us": A Denver couple decided to celebrate their parental graduation and ditched their Tudor house and settled on something more conducive to getting their next party started.

Photo by David Lauer

9. Big Cabin, Little Cabin: Simple architecture invites light and views into two high-country homes outside of Fairplay.

Photo by Surround Architecture

8. A Boulder Farmhouse for the 21st Century: The right perch, the right architect and lots of traditional inspiration come together in this young couple's home.

Photo by Kimberly Gavin

7. A Fateful Family Home in Golden: They found love in the Highlands, but this couple's forever home is in Golden complete with a vertical tile wall and laid-back style.

Photo by Emily Minton Redfield

6. The Editor's House: A Love Story: Our Editor in Chief Kate Meyers moves into her best friend's house, honoring its essence while making it her own.

Photo by Kimberly Gavin

5. A Neglected Century-Old Home is Reborn: An interior designer's 1915 Denver Square gets a second life full of color and whimsy.

Photo by Kimberly Gavin

4. A Divine Mix From the Kitchen Issue: 13 kitchens we here more than meals come together, from modern spots to colorful cucinas and rustic spaces.

Photo by Emily Minton Redfield

3. Denver's Designer Show House in Hilltop: The Denver design community pulls off a showstopper and raises $70,000 for Children's Hospital Colorado.

Photo by David Lauer

2. 2018 Home of the Year: Elevated Simplicity: The merging of jaw-dropping indoor and outdoor beauty offers one young family a masterful habitat on the hill.

Photo by David Lauer

1. Entrepreneur Laura Love's Denver Home: In this Observatory Park abode, Napa Valley-style farmhouse and Southern hospitality live happily ever after.