Esprit Decor

The Next Generation of Mountain Home Interior Design

After 40 years, Beth Slifer passes the torch of her iconic Vail firm.

07/02/2025 By Linda Hayes

Shelter

Euro-Chic Modular Construction Transforms a Hillside Near Camp Hale

Prefabricated in a European workshop, shipped across the ocean, and erected by a team of three Austrian master carpenters

06/06/2024 By Cindy Hirschfeld Photography by Kimberly Gavin

Shelter

Secrets of a Trusted Interior Designer

Collaboration is key when it comes to updating time-worn mountain homes.

12/05/2023 By Sarah Chase Shaw

Shelter

Sanctuary Space

As the post-pandemic home has evolved into a place to live, play, and work, bathrooms have become more than just a room.

06/06/2023 By Sarah Chase Shaw

Shelter

Modern Love: A Vacation Home Gets an Up-to-date Makeover

A traditional log vacation home in the Vail Valley's Cordillera development gets a pandemic makeover as a full-time, and up-to-date, residence.

12/15/2021 By Linda Hayes Photography by Kimberly Gavin

Shelter

Retro Fit

The collaborative, creative process of updating a secondhand vacation home into a dazzling full-time family residence

06/24/2021 By Ted Katauskas Photography by Kimberly Gavin

Home & Real Estate

Vail Village's Most-Stunning Home Pool

A lap pool that's cantilevered over Gore Creek steals the show at this contemporary estate on Forest Road

07/02/2020 By Brook Sutton Photography by Ric Stovall

Home & Real Estate

Lake Creek's Golden Pond

The water feature of this contemporary estate was designed by one of America's most celebrated landscape architects

07/02/2020 By Brook Sutton Photography by Scott Cramer Photography

Home & Real Estate

The Valley's Most-Plunge-Worthy Pools

The water features outside these three over-the-top Vail Valley homes qualify as functional works of art

07/02/2020 By Brook Sutton

Home & Real Estate

Beaver Creek's Most-Stunning Home Pool

The custom pool in this Beaver Creek home doubles as an aquatic playground, and an entertainment room

07/02/2020 By Brook Sutton Photography by Brendan Caffrey

Home Story

A Home for the Stars

A New Vail Residence Treats the Sky as No Limit.

04/07/2020 By Stephen Lloyd Wood Photography by Ric Stovall

Real Estate

A Photographic Tour of Eagle County's Most Expensive Listing

Take a peek inside the Casteel Creek Retreat: A $78 million estate on 439 acres in Lake Creek with 23 bedrooms and 34 bathrooms, oriented around a signature vista.

02/07/2020 By Georgia Perry

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