Indholdsfortegnelse for February/March 2019 i 5280 Home

WHEN WRITER PETER MOORE first told me about the barn in his Fort Collins backyard, he wrote, “This is not a Smithsonian/Martha Stewart eye-popper. Rather, [it’s] a surprise labor of wood-lust that swept over us once we realized what a gem we had on our hands when we bought our home.” Moore—who had moved to Fort Collins from Philadelphia with his wife, Claire—went on to explain how saving the dilapidated, century-old structure had somehow, almost magically, given them roots in a new city. By investing in an old barn and making it useful again, Peter and Claire tied themselves to the history and the future of their newly adopted hometown. Peter’s essay (“Barn Again,” page 32) has me thinking about all of the reasons we renovate and invest in our…

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Realtor Heidi Cox has seen—and often mourned—dozens of historical homes converted into sleek, modern dwellings. So when she and her husband, Ryan, bought an 1884 home in Curtis Park—their favorite Denver neighborhood—they vowed to preserve its authentic charm and craftsmanship. “Historically designated neighborhoods do a great job protecting the exteriors of historical homes, but we’re losing our historical interiors,” Ryan says. “Every renovation strips away more and more of the original character, and we lose a lot of the workmanship that went into the build.” Luckily for the couple, their new (old) home had many of its original architectural elements intact—if only the Coxes could find them. Because of a clunky renovation in the early 1980s, many of those historical details were covered up with newer materials or overshadowed by…

AS THE SAYING GOES, you can have too much of a good thing—and at Curtis Park’s four-month-old outpost of Austin-born sushi eatery, Uchi, that good thing was natural light. Colorado’s copious sunshine pours into the building’s second-story greenhouse, where food is grown for the restaurant. But in the modern dining room downstairs, all that light was just too harsh. The solution: a brick wall constructed to block the sun’s glare while allowing just the right amount of light to filter in. How? The wall is dotted with 770 crystal blocks, which, on a sunny day, fling rainbows across the dining room tables—and allow diners peeks of the city skyline. “The brick wall was a move to address the daylight, really to tame it,” says Mike Moore of Denver’s Tres Birds…

Q WHAT’S THE KITCHEN PRODUCT YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT? Susie Brenner PHOTOGRAPHER “I’m married to a northern European, so our Chef’s Choice International Electric Tea Kettle is very important in our kitchen,” says architectural photographer Susie Brenner. “It definitely gets the most use of all the appliances.” For this issue, Brenner shot a kitchen her husband might love: a tailored, sage green space inspired by Old World style (“Rooms That Really Cook,” page 70 and on the cover). Brenner’s work has recently appeared in regional interior design magazines and the Arteriors catalog. Peter Moore WRITER Peter Moore was the editor of Men’s Health magazine before he realized a life-long dream to live in Colorado. Now a Fort Collins resident, he whips up purees and smoothies with his beloved Braun Immersion…

Chances are you’ve seen—and fallen in love with—those super-chunky knit blankets that have been popping up in home-goods shops and catalogs for the past year or two. But if you’ve actually snuggled up with one, you’ve likely also noticed that their beauty can be fleeting. The problem, according to Denver textiles expert Camille McMurry, is that many of those blankets are made from delicate wool roving (unprocessed wool), which tends to fall apart—and shed like a Persian cat. Lucky for us, the former fashion buyer—who first noticed the chunky-knit trend while planning the fall/winter knitwear collection for the English brand Jaeger—has a solution: hand-dye and felt the raw wool into yarn first, then knit it into luxurious (and much more durable) blankets. When McMurry created her technique—and her Denver-based business…

THE BARN OUT BACK WAS A WRECK. But we ignored that fact because the house in front of it was a fully renovated, early 1900s Victorian a short walk from Old Town Fort Collins. My wife, Claire, and I were fleeing suburban Philly in search of a walkable urban lifestyle near drive-able natural beauty, and we love historical homes. This was the perfect old house for our new lives. Sold. The barn was an afterthought in the deal. Or maybe an impending disaster we refused to face. The first time we wrenched open the creaking door and walked in, we could see a threatening winter sky through holes in the rotting roof. The whole wreck rested on a pile-of-rocks foundation, so the walls leaned precariously. What if it fell over…

Clutter-free countertops were a priority for these clients, but they also “love their morning rituals,” interior designer Kristen Thomas says—so easy access to the coffee maker was a must. A built-in coffee and espresso station, which also hides the toaster in a drawer, was built near the dining table. “The tendency is for everyone to hang out at the islands,” Aspen Leaf Kitchens’ Chad Nichols says. “This brings you over to the table as a place to sit down and make your toast.”…

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Where do you go when you spill wine on your white Ligne Roset sofa? Or when you tire of the faded velvet on your grandmother’s bergère? Straight to Colleen White, who moved her furniture upholstery and restoration shop, Timber and Cloth, from Brooklyn to Denver in 2017. White tackles everything from wood refinishing and reconstruction to full custom builds (she also sells furnishings and accessories via her Etsy shop @TimberandCloth), but her specialty is transforming vintage designer furniture. “Danish and midcentury [designs] are the big draws for me,” White says. “I saw a lot of them in Brooklyn, so I got pretty good at them.” That said, her portfolio spans the style spectrum, from a French Provincial settee (pictured)—which she gutted, re-sprung, sanded, painted, and then upholstered in a mauve…

Total Transformation! ONCE UPON A TIME, kitchens were walled away in the backs of houses, lonely places where cooks hunkered down to prep meals that were meant to be enjoyed somewhere else. Yawn. These days, chatting with the hostess while she whips up the Bolognese is half the fun of a dinner party—which is why today’s most coveted kitchens play a starring role at home. “The kitchen has become the main area of the house and has tripled in square footage since the ’50s,” says Chad Nichols of Denver’s Aspen Leaf Kitchens (and the designer behind the cabinets pictured on this page). “It’s one of the most rewarding places to remodel because it can really change the vibe of a house.” ¶ If your own kitchen could use some social…

THE PROBLEM: Choppy floor plan THE FIX: Removing a wall. “The whole room is now one big entertaining space,” interior designer Thomas says. A second island provides a prep area and more space to gather. “Friends can hang out, help, and see what’s going on, but not be in the cook’s way,” Nichols says. THE PROBLEM: Wall-to-wall red-oak cabinetry THE FIX: Fresh white cabinets with designer pulls from Rocky Mountain Hardware. “We pulled a door style from a French designer,” Nichols says. “It has the detail of a traditional kitchen but a modern profile. Like the architecture of the house, it’s a little more subtle.” THE PROBLEM: Countertop clutter THE FIX: Smartly designed storage. The doors on the wall behind the second island hide a bar. “When you open them…

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LOFTY GOALS Pages 64–69 Architecture: Tom Gallagher, Semple Brown, 1160 Santa Fe Drive, 303-571-4137, semple brown.com. Interior design: Erin Parker, Semple Brown, and homeowner. Construction: Derek Halter, project manager, Beck Building Company, 970-949-1800, beckbuilds.com. Ornamental metalwork: Collin Price, Ventana, Inc., 303-670-3060, ventanacustom.com. Terrazzo flooring: Dan Stanton, Colorado Design Inc. Tile & Terrazzo, 7230 Gilpin Way, Suite 220, 303-288-9688, coloradotileandterrazzo.com. Cabinetry and built-in fabrication and installation: Jon Ziska, Ziska Construction, 6040 W. 59th Ave., Arvada, 303-432-2377. Wood flooring finish and installation: Rock Solid Hardwoods, 445 Bryant St., Unit 7, 303-572-1234, rocksolidhardwoods.com. Tile and countertop fabrication: Brekhus Tile & Stone, 860 S. Jason St., 303-494-9255, brekhustile.com. Dining room chandelier installation: Brant Electric, 8040 Galileo Way, Littleton, 303-984-1654. Kitchen: Milo Baughman cantilevered bar stools, 1stdibs, 1stdibs.com; refrigerator, Sub-Zero, subzero-wolf.com; Assiette lamps in hammered…