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The Magic Of Summer Colorado’s epic winters might be lost on me (I’m not a skier or snowboarder), but its summers are a different story. The 10 summers I’ve spent in our state have been filled with backpacking trips, wildflower-peeping hikes, alpine-lake paddleboarding, and Red Rocks concerts. Even the not-so-charming parts of these adventures—I’m looking at you, dehydrated camping meals and standstill I-70 traffic—can’t dull my excitement for a warm-weather weekend spent exploring the Rockies. This issue captures the magic of the summer season in Colorado. You’ll tour spaces designed to embrace the great outdoors, including a Denver family’s revamped Airstream trailer that allows them to camp in comfort and style (“Sweet Escape,” page 27), a Winter Park property with front-row views of the Fraser River (“Change Of Scenery,” page…

On a pristine winter day in 2020, architect Scott Munn and his Boulder-based clients Allison and Finn Faldi walked the barren Winter Park lot that would soon become the site of a vacation home for the couple and their son. It didn’t take long for the trio to decide on the future dwelling’s focal point. “We walked through a meadow right up to the [Fraser] river,” Munn recalls, “and Finn was adamant about connecting whatever we built to that view.” The .18-acre lot was the first to be developed in the Roam subdivision—a new enclave situated close to town and the ski resort and bordered by the Arapaho National Forest—but despite the neighborhood context, Munn was tasked with designing a structure that feels like a remote mountain getaway. It soon…

Hilary Masell Oswald WRITER Outdoor living wish list item: A big, beautiful upholstered porch swing. Favorite local spot to soak up summer: I’ve never had a bad hike in Castlewood Canyon State Park. Recent house project: I just got a bunch of art—including works my kids created—framed at Riveting Frame & Design in Littleton. Hilary wrote “Change Of Scenery” (page 44). Josie Sexton WRITER Next house project: My husband and I recently bought a 1900 Denver Foursquare and are working our way toward the big move-in. Favorite space in your home: The backyard, which feels like a secret garden in the city. Outdoor living wish list item: My favorite flowers! I’m hoping to grow anemones, peonies, roses, and dahlias. Josie wrote “New Terrain” (page 20). Aaron Colussi PHOTOGRAPHER Favorite space…

COVER From “Sweet Escape” PAGES 27–30 Interior design: Jess Knauf Design, jessknauf.com. Main seating area: Throw pillows in various Schumacher fabrics, schumacher.com; tablecloth fabric in Dianthus Hand Block Print, Schumacher; mugs and bowls, New Americana Home, newamericanahome.com; tray, Anthropologie, anthropologie.com. Kitchen: Cabinet paint, Van Deusen Blue, Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore.com; hardware, Rejuvenation, rejuvenation.com; sconces, Dutton Brown, duttonbrown.com; first-aid kit, Magnolia, magnolia.com; mugs, New Americana Home; wallpaper in Drizzle, Schumacher; Roman shades in Nils Plaid linen, Schumacher. Exterior: Umbrella and chairs, Business & Pleasure Co., businessandpleasureco.com; cooler, Permasteel, permasteel.life; Leaping Leopard towels, Matouk Schumacher Collection, matouk.com. Bedroom: Roman shades and duvets in Sarada Flower, lampshade in Wesley Ticking Stripe, shams in Alva Hand Block Print, neck roll pillows in Anni Textured Wool, sheets in Duma Diamond, all from Schumacher; sconces, Ikea, ikea.com;…

Here & Now WHAT’S HOT IN DENVER DESIGN MEET THE FLORAL DESIGNER Her wedding day might not have been the ideal time to try a new skill, but Breigh Jones-Coplin was up for the challenge. Despite her lack of experience in floral design, she decided to create her own bouquets for her Turks and Caicos Islands nuptials in 2019. And, as it turned out, she had a knack for the art. “[Our wedding guests] were like, ‘Who did these flowers? These are amazing!’” Jones-Coplin recalls. A year later, while she was completing her doctorate in clinical psychology and helping her therapy clients navigate the unknowns of a global pandemic, she found herself in need of a release. “Having to be a therapist at a time when we were all struggling—I…

Focal Point PEOPLE, SPACES, & IDEAS WORTH A CLOSER LOOK AIRSTREAM REVIVAL Harley Opsahl has camped in a tent exactly once. It was several years ago: She’d just moved to Denver from Washington, D.C., with her husband, Ari, and he, the outdoor enthusiast of the family, suggested they give it a try. “It was freezing, even though it was August,” she laughs, recalling their sleepless night in the mountains. “Although I like the outdoors, I do appreciate a little bit of luxury in my life. We couldn’t afford an Airstream at the time, but we started to dream of owning one.” Then the pandemic hit, and Ari, the CEO of Tivoli Brewing Company, found a 1974 Airstream Ambassador for sale at a price within their budget. With walls stained yellow…

Little Man Ice Cream Factory in the West Colfax neighborhood has no shortage of quirky, Willy Wonka–esque design details—from an ice-cream-sandwich-shaped serving bar to a milk-pail pulley system suspended from the ceiling. But owner Paul Tamburello’s most treasured piece at the four-year-old facility is an 8-foot-tall reproduction of a black-and-white photo, on display in the kitchen. Taken in the mid-1950s, the snapshot shows Tamburello’s father, Peter, and brother Michael just after enjoying an ice cream cone in Georgetown, Colorado. Family road trips to the mountain town were “just magical,” Tamburello says, especially when his parents treated him and his four siblings to slow-churned scoops from mom-and-pop sweets shops. These memories inspired Tamburello’s own family of creameries, including Sweet Cooie’s and Little Man, nods to nicknames for his mother and father,…