Holidays

How to Curate a Cozy, Hygge Holiday Season

Hygge Life co-founder Alexandra Gove discusses her new book, "Dwell, Gather, Be: Design for Moments," and how to cultivate lasting memories over the holidays.

12/10/2019 By Kirsten Dobroth

Shelter

The Making of Knapp Ranch

Instead of building yet another mountain-modern vacation home, publishing magnates Bud and Betsy Knapp built a homestead in Edwards dedicated to preserving the past.

06/07/2019 By Sarah Chase Shaw

Shelter

A Down-To-The-Studs Remodel Perfects a Beaver Creek Basecamp

A family of Denver skiers tailors a Beaver Creek townhome to suit their exacting definition of a user-friendly slopeside vacation home.

02/11/2019 By Kirsten Dobroth Photography by Kimberly Gavin

Patti Dixon Design

Transform your home with Patti Dixon Design

12/11/2018

Shelter

A One-Of-A-Kind Wine Vault in Beaver Creek Completes a Home

And cements a friendship.

11/12/2018 By Kirsten Dobroth Photography by Ryan Dearth

Home Design

Cozy Spaces and Nordic Design Find a Home in the Vail Valley

From European flea markets to a storefront in Eagle-Vail, Hygge Life brings a Scandinavian-inspired sense of coziness to the mountains.

05/30/2018 By Kirsten Dobroth

Shelter

A Design Duo Brings New Life to a Golf Course Condo

A Northwoods condo from the 1970s gets a dreamlike postmodern facelift.

06/12/2017 By Kirsten Dobroth

Shelter

A Golf Course Condo Gets an Uplifting Makeover

A condo on the Vail Golf Course with Gore Range views gets elevated for the next generation with an aerie and a glass elevator.

06/12/2017 By Reilly Capps Photography by Kimberly Gavin

Mountain Living

Take a Tour of Lionshead's Newest Luxury Residences

After 3 years of construction, The Lion is open for business.

04/20/2017 By Kirsten Dobroth

Shaeffer Hyde Construction

Local contraction company helps valley residents with their dream home needs.

12/22/2016

Shelter

Vail Bachelor Pads That Were Built for the Boys

A Vail architect creates two singular luxe mountain town homes that aren't for families.

11/22/2016 By Tom Winter Photography by Peter Gibeon and Kelly Gibeon

Health

The Home Remedy for Altitude Sickness? Sea-Level Living at 8000 Feet

For the price of a Bentley, try a suite of bedrooms where the engineered air is almost as rich as at sea level.

06/01/2016 By Ted Katauskas

Home Story

An Edwards Mansion Imparts Visions of a Castle in the Sky

A look inside a 16,000 square-foot Italianate villa in Edwards, complete with 220 acres of stunning backcountry laced with private trails.

02/01/2016 By Reilly Capps Photography by Todd Winslow Pierce

Real Estate

An Arrowhead Home Built on Fantasy is Revised into a Functional Family Abode

A Houston couple reinvents a house with an unusual backstory as a storybook home all their own.

11/01/2015 By Devon O'Neil Photography by Kimberly Gavin

Home Story

A Renovated East Vail Abode

How one local real estate couple weathered 14 years in a dilapidated duplex, then reinvented it with lessons learned from the mountain market.

02/01/2015 By Julie Comins Pickrell Photography by Kimberly Gavin

Home Story

A Multi-Generational Mountain Pad in Mountain Star

A ski racing family builds a contemporary mountain home with family as its foundation.

11/01/2014 By Susan Benner

HOME DESIGN

A West Vail Family Compound Gracefully Blends New and Old

A family compound that housed three generations bridges a divide between old and new.

02/01/2014 By Cindy Hirschfeld

HOME DESIGN

Three Lofts Reworked by one of Vail's Best Designers

One of the valley’s most in-demand designers brings style, ingenuity, and a knack for problem-solving to a trio of penthouses in Beaver Creek, Vail, and Manh...

11/01/2013 By Cindy Hirschfeld

HOME DESIGN

A Forest Road Duplex Channels Escher for a Stunning Remodel

A 1980s home jumps light years ahead with an upscale, outsize, 21st-century makeover.

06/01/2013 By Shauna Farnell

HOME DESIGN

A Monterrey Architect Transforms a Solaris Condo Into an International Retreat

Vail's global appeal makes for projects that bring cultures together.

02/01/2013 By Joy Overbeck