Innehållsförteckning för February/March 2017 från 5280 Home

WITH MANY HOMES IN DENVER SELLING within days (if not hours!) of being listed, overconfident owners looking to jump into the red-hot real estate market this spring might be tempted to skip out on pre-sale prep. Big mistake, says design and staging company White Orchid Interiors’ Lauren Matthews, who claims that home staging is the key to making the most of a seller’s market. “It helps homes go for top dollar, encouraging bidding wars and adding as much as 10 percent to a listing price,” she says. The design director—who gets Colorado cool points for an early career in alpine ski racing and road cycling—co-founded White Orchid Interiors with her husband, John, in 2006. Together with teams in Colorado and California, she furnishes vacant and lived-in spaces, de-cluttering and styling…

Most people interpret the enduring design rule about every room needing a bit of green as a call for houseplants. But this master bedroom remodel in a ’90s-era Cherry Creek home proves that approach falls short of embracing green’s full potential. Designers Ashley Larson Eitemiller and Conni Newsome of C&A Interiors knew the angular, tall-ceilinged space demanded a hit of color to warm it up, and green felt like the right choice due to its natural, soothing qualities, Newsome says. The design started with a custom-made rug (which was inspired by a piece of fabric the client loved). Then the duo gave the room’s door a similar cheery green color (Irish Moss by Benjamin Moore). VERDANT VARIATIONS Designers Conni New-some and Ashley Larson Eitemiller share their favorite go-to greens, all…

STILL NOT CONVINCED THAT COLOR IS THE ULTIMATE SPACE-CHANGER? Let this tailored master bedroom, in which a single blast of purple on the settee awakens an otherwise quiet scene, persuade you once and for all. Designed by Ashley Campbell as part of a Greenwood Village remodel, the room reflects the homeowner’s desire for a bit of everyday elegance. “I fell in love with the fabric,” Campbell says about Madeline Weinrib’s Remy ikat fabric in lavender, “and when the client was equally enamored, it was a no-brainer that we would go big with it.” The trick, she says, was to balance its potency. So the designer kept the rest of the space calm, layering in texture through neutral elements such as the tufted Hickory Chair headboard and the subtly patterned Due…

Q IF NEUTRALS WERE OUTLAWED, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR GO-TO COLOR AT HOME? “Soft yellow,” says photographer Emily Minton Redfield. “The entire main floor of our house is painted that color, which functions as a more fun neutral since so many of our colors—plum, sage green, orange, navy—play nicely off of it. Not to mention that my designer dad covered my childhood bedroom in yellow toile!” Redfield got a shot of Technicolor inspiration when she photographed four bold-hued rooms for “Bright Ideas” (page 35). She also shot “The Paper Route” (page 21), “Special Delivery” (page 26). “Bohemian Rhapsody” (page 58), “Color Correcting” (page 72), and “Purple Reign” (page 112). Speaking with multiple designers for “Bright Ideas” (page 35), our guide to using color in your home, emboldened writer Amanda M.…

IN TODAY’S “EVERYTHING OLD IS COOL AGAIN” culture, here’s an idea: Run-down 1950s-era roadside motels are just waiting to be transformed into hip, modern boutique lodges. Simply trade all that wood paneling and shag carpet for porcelain tile and red shell chairs and—poof!—you have hipster-magnet, midcentury-chic digs. At least, that was the design vision for soon-to-be husband-and-wife duo Philip Sterling and Kaitlyn Canfield when they bought the Amigo Motor Lodge (formerly the Aspen Leaf Lodge) off Highway 50 in Salida two years ago. Lucky for anyone headed to the white-water rafting mecca, the pair totally nailed it. Today, the lodge displays the perfect alchemy of their long-held dream to revamp a roadside motel—they talked about it on their first date—and Canfield’s sharp eye (her background is in graphic design). “I’m…

The goal for this serene office was functionality. “We don’t live in a world where people want rooms too precious to live in,” says Ramey Caulkins of Griffin Design Source—but that doesn’t mean we’re not itching for somewhere pretty to manage whatever comes our way. Caulkins designed this multilayered room to meet a wide range of needs: a spot for kids’ study sessions, space to host friends, and even just a place to pay the bills in peace. BLUE STREAK The elegant wallpaper (Arbre de Matisse by Quadrille) set the exact blue hue for the room, and Caulkins used fabric in the same pattern to make custom shades and drapes. “I love how this room envelops you,” Caulkins says. “This pattern would never work in a tiny little setting because…

most design pros who are updating a space would experiment with one, maybe two, of the following style moves: Mix pieces from different periods. Combine unexpected colors. Juxtapose unlikely patterns. But for this home in Boulder’s Mapleton Hill neighborhood, designer Andrea Schumacher—a self-professed “risk taker in life and design”—fearlessly embraced all three. Collaborating with her team at Andrea Schumacher Interiors, the designer worked with the homeowner to remodel the ’90s residence in stages over nearly a decade. (They joke that the home is their Golden Gate Bridge: “When you get finished painting, it’s time to paint the other side again,” Schumacher says.) The vibrant result—an interplay of saturated hues, lively prints, antique touches, and modern surprises—vividly rewards their perseverance. Here’s how they did it. 5280 Home : Take us…

When interior designer Lauren Maggio chose red for the Shaker-style cabinets in her own kitchen, she had two primary inspirations in mind. First, the hue was sentimental: When Maggio first met her husband, he had a red kitchen. Second, it was a nod to her New Orleans roots. In the South, she says, people aren’t afraid to use color in their homes—and armed with her top tips, you shouldn’t be either. BOLDLY GO “Red makes sense if you spend a lot of time in the room,” Maggio says. “It’s energetic, bright, and cheery. Bold colors, in general, do that to a room. This kitchen invites you to come in and cook.” ...BUT PAIR SMARTLY “When you decorate with strong colors, you have to think about the other materials in the…

ABECEDARIAN GALLERY This small, meticulously curated gallery has a unique niche: book art exhibitions. It’s open by appointment only, so grab some fellow bookworms and make it a group visit. By appointment; 910 Santa Fe Drive, Unit 15, 720-230-4566, abecedariangallery.com ABEND GALLERY You’ll find a broad spectrum of mediums—think oil paintings, encaustic, and mixed media—from local, national, and international artists at this large, well-lit gallery. (A robust inventory practically guarantees you’ll find something you love.) When you’re ready to awaken your inner Picasso, sign up for one of Abend’s classes. Tuesday–Saturday 10 a.m.–6 p.m.; 2260 E. Colfax Ave., 303-355-0950, abendgallery.com ACCESS GALLERY Nearly 20 percent of Americans have disabilities, yet rarely do we see art and images that reflect those numbers. Showcasing work by both emerging and renowned artists with…

WITH ROOTS IN OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS, Ann and Tripp Kerr are partial to wide-open spaces and outdoor living. After 25 years in Denver’s Cherry Hills suburb, they decided to finally build a home that reflects their love of those qualities—with natural materials and colors and sleek aesthetics, too. A 2.5-acre lot on the 17th hole of the Cherry Hills Country Club golf course was the perfect place to put it. The first step in creating the home was a trip to Texas Hill Country with Rusty Brown and Sarah Semple Brown, principals at Denver architecture and design firm Semple Brown. Together, they spent four days in and around Austin, touring homes for inspiration; they settled on a direction that would showcase stone, wood, and rustic metal detailing and feel appropriate…

COVER From “Bright Ideas,” pages 35–44 Interior Design: Lauren Maggio, Lauren Maggio Design, Boulder, 303-818-7665, laurenmaggio design.com BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Pages 58–65 Interior Design: Andrea Schumacher, Andrea Schumacher Interiors, 2406 W. 32nd Ave., Suite D, 303-458-6462, andreaschumacherinteriors.com. Construction: Parrish Construction, Boulder (now closed). Study: Benjamin Moore Wythe Blue HC-143 (cabinetry), Guiry’s Color Source, 2245 Market St., 303-292-0444, guirys.com; F. Schumacher Harshaw pinstripe sisal (grasscloth behind shelves), Egg & Dart, Denver Design District, 595 S. Broadway, 303-744-1676, egg-and-dart.com; cabinetry and table, custom. Kitchen: Custom island, A&E Fine Woodworking, 2555 S. Santa Fe Drive, Unit F-7, 720-732-5191, aefinewoodworking.com; glass bubble knobs, Anthropologie, Cherry Creek Shopping Center, 3000 E. First Ave., 303-394-1443, anthropologie.com; Hickory Chair Madigan counter stool, Hoff Miller, Denver Design District, 595 S. Broadway, 303-698-0800, hoffmiller.com; antique Chinese lattice, 1stdibs.com; F.…