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 Manhattan.

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

HOME DESIGN

Sold for $23 Million: Vail's Most Expensive Home ... Take a Peek Inside

This contemporary masterpiece may be the most exclusive address in the Village. Take a room-by-room tour, and learn about the contentious place it occupies in Vail Village real estate history.

11/01/2012 By Stephen Lloyd Wood

HOME DESIGN

Looking Up

A multigenerational family finds room to grow in unexpected ways inside its Beaver Creek vacation penthouse.

06/01/2012 By Naomi Havlen Photography by K. H. Webb Architects

HOME DESIGN

Inside the Private Mansion of a Hollywood Producer

The Vail Golf Course is home to a private retreat for a Hollywood producer’s extended family. We’re not saying who it is but you can peek inside.

02/01/2012 By Joy Overbeck

HOME DESIGN

A Gorgeous Avon Remodel Tackles Ghosts of Bygone Ski Days

Master designers remake a ramshackle 80's aprés haven into a modern family home with unique character and room to spare.

06/01/2011 By Joy Overbeck Photography by Kelly Lemon Photography

HOME DESIGN

A Party Palace in Arrowhead

An Arrowhead property mixes old world flourishes with ample entertaining spaces and unlikely touches, like a tropical grotto, to create a unique residence.

02/01/2011 By Joy Overbeck Photography by Mike Bradbury/Slifer Smith and Frampton