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I WAS ABOUT EIGHT YEARS OLD when I asked my grandma—a stylish, artistic retiree whose own paintings hung on her home’s walls—why the decorative pillows on the guest room twin beds were exactly the same. (I wanted a new pillow to distinguish “my” bed from my little brother’s.) “Because they’re supposed to match!” she replied with a shrug. Says who? I thought to myself. Even then, I was skeptical of design “rules.” You know the ones: Never place a single chair on its own. Small spaces should have subtle decor. Neutral palettes and matching furniture are the ways to go. And whatever you do, don’t mix patterns! Lucky for all of us, Denver isn’t a place that embraces dogma, especially when it comes to design. This issue is full of…

1 PLANT IN THREES Choose a trio of containers in lieu of a single pot. (You get more visual interest from varying sizes.) Here, Alissa Shanley of B. Gardening Landscape Design filled modern white planters with an arrangement of coral begonias, blue lobelia, and lime green helichrysum, all anchored by elephant’s ear. Pots and Plants, Groundcovers Greenhouse, 4301 E. Iliff Ave., 303-758-8957, groundcovers greenhousegardencenter.com 2 LAY THE GROUNDWORK Indoor/outdoor rugs come in color and pattern combos to satisfy every style. Find one you love and slide it under the swing, or use it to delineate a small seating area. (Feeling bold? Paint your porch floor to resemble a rug using a durable product such as Benjamin Moore’s Floor & Patio latex enamel.) Becca Tile Reversible Indoor/Outdoor Rug in Blue, $249…

SWADDLED BY A DENSE GROVE OF aspens, a little spit of land juts out into rambling East Lake Creek. If there’s a more enchanting spot on 146-acre Pony Up Ranch in Edwards, it’d be hard to find. Which is why for more than two years, as architect Tom Cole and workers from Mccord Construction built and remodeled buildings on the property, the crew hiked out to this secluded spot each day to eat their lunches. Inspired by these midday visits, the ranch owner commissioned a custom-built, canvas-topped platform tent for hosting afternoon cookouts and weekend getaways on that very site. The tent’s effortless Ralph Lauren–mountain look came together quite “by accident,” the owner says. But it takes more than kismet to pull off an outdoor room that feels like home.…

An expansive front porch is an essential element of any farmhouse—which is why architect Todd Remington made the veranda a prominent feature of this home, built in 2013 and inspired by the owner’s love of horses and dressage. Interior designer Lane Oliver helped choose the porch’s Reed Bros. furnishings; extra touches like the antique washtub planter (from Heidelberg Antiques) and the cushion covers with vintage-style tie fasteners bring “the kind of charming detail you’d find in an old farmhouse,” Oliver says. ¶ And the flooring, porcelain tiles that look like wood planks but require no refinishing, makes for easy enjoyment. “It’s not just a porch,” Remington says. “It’s a living space. It’s about talking to your neighbors and bringing people in, in a meaningful way.”…

Sarah Goldblatt WRITER For “Where The Wild Things Are” (page 88), freelance writer and architect Sarah Goldblatt visited the plains of Frederick, where alpaca ranchers Pamela Ray and Dale Cantwell built a farmhouse that reflects the couple’s daily lives as caretakers of a 55-head herd of the charming animals. “The home’s graceful interiors and low-maintenance finishes fit the homeowners to a T,” says Goldblatt, who was equally impressed by the couple’s philanthropic outreach to Peru’s Sacred Valley: The pair recently secured solar panels and Wi-Fi for a school in the alpacas’ homeland. Brent Bingham PHOTOGRAPHER “Sometimes you get the best photos in some of the most challenging conditions,” says Edwards-based photographer Brent Bingham, who shot a lavish high-country tent for “Pitch Perfect” (page 51). Case in point: For the opening…

THE EVERIST COMPANIES carved its name into Summit County in the 1960s when it provided construction materials for the Eisenhower Tunnel. This year, the family business unveils its first residential development. But unlike the two-mile burrow beneath the Continental Divide, Silverthorne’s Summit Sky Ranch aims to move as little earth as possible: The 240-home community places a premium on outdoor activities, with a private network of trails and a lake complete with stand-up paddleboards and kayaks. Construction on the first 47 homes (which start in the low $600,000s) began this year, so we sat down with Tom Everist, owner of the Everist Companies, to talk about his clan’s latest addition to the area—and his mission to bolster Silverthorne’s reputation. 5280 Home: The Everist Companies bought this property in…

FROM THE SIDEWALK OUTSIDE this classic 1910 Denver Square, you’d never suspect the eruption of contemporary color and pattern within. The design—which beautifully blends original details like leaded glass windows with modern elements, such as a custom breakfast-nook banquette—came courtesy of Katie Schroder of Atelier Interior Design, with help from her partner and co-principal Erika Rundiks. Here’s how they turned this Park Hill home’s 6,000 square feet into a functional, vibrant space for a family with twin boys while leveraging existing showpieces to preserve its history—and save the budget. 5280 Home: What was your starting point for this home? KATIE SCHRODER: The dining room, the kitchen, and the family room needed full remodels, but the homeowners wanted to keep the integrity of the main formal living room. They…

Maya Rumsey’s handmade porcelain planters are imperfect—and that’s just the way she likes them. In fact, her entire collection of bowls, plates, mugs, vases, and tumblers strikes a balance between modern, geometrically inspired design and charming DIY appeal. “I’ve always gravitated toward clean and simple lines in my forms,” Rumsey says. “But I prefer a little funkiness in them—some flaws here and there so it shows that it’s made by a person’s hand.” From her home studio in Lakewood, Rumsey has turned her passion for ceramics into a flourishing made-to-order Etsy business called Melissa Maya Pottery. She throws every piece on a potter’s wheel, decorates them by hand (chevron, hexagon, and triangle patterns are her signatures), and rents space at the Arvada Ceramic Arts Guild for glazing and firing. “Pottery…

DENVER CHEF AND restaurateur Troy Guard has a lot on his proverbial plate. He already juggles a hefty list of Denver hot spots, including TAG, Guard and Grace, Sugarmill, and multiple locations of TAG Burger Bar and Bubu. As if that’s not enough, he’s got four more eateries on his docket this year—two of which (a third Los Chingones and a breakfast concept) will open in his own neighborhood, Stapleton. That’s a heck of a lot of time to spend thinking about food during the workday, which got us thinking: What goes on in Guard’s kitchen at home? “We usually want something quick,” Guard confesses. “Our lives are so busy; we want to eat, then go outside for a walk or bike ride. My favorite time is when we get…

JUNE > Through May 7, 2017 Unseated: Contemporary Chairs Reimagined The next time you find yourself on the second level of the Denver Art Museum’s North Building, be careful that you don’t accidentally plop down on one of the pieces in Unseated: Contemporary Chairs Reimagined, which was installed in May. The exhibit’s eight works, all of which have been acquired by the DAM in the past five years, were crafted by contemporary designers through a variety of materials and processes (melting, molding, handcrafting, digital production). Don’t miss “CARBON Chair,” a sleek seat made of carbon-fiber-reinforced concrete, walnut, and plastic by Denver’s own Housefish. Tuesday–Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. –8 p.m. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Avenue Parkway, 720-865-5000, denver artmuseum.org .…

1. Hardware: “You can invest a lot of money—and we ,’ve done it, for sure—replacing every hinge, every doorknob. But at the end of the day, most people don’t notice if the hardware matches.” 2. Plaster Walls: “People get really worried about, Oh, there’s a crack here, a bump there. But in our opinion, it’s really all the layers in a home that create a great feel, and once you embellish everything—the drapes and the furniture and the lighting—those things do not become eyesores. They almost meld into the character of the house.” 3. Countertops: “If the kitchen has already been remodeled, homeowners often don’t like the look of shiny granite. But [instead of replacing it], you can leather granite to make it look a little more earthy.”…

COVER From “Home Makeover: Entry Edition,” page 44 Landscape Designer: Alissa Shanley, B. Gardening Landscape Design, 1450 S. Washington St., 720- 320-3949, bgardening.com. Porch: Becca Tile reversable indoor/ outdoor rug in blue and medium Park Hill lantern, both Pottery Barn, potterybarn.com; Punched Metal Dimitri drum stool in Peacoat, World Market, 770 S. Colorado Blvd., Glendale, 303-758-0530, world market.com; Threshold outdoor pillow in Coral Flower, oversized throw pillow in blue chambray denim, and stripe throw blanket in Williams Burg navy and Room Essentials outdoor pillow in red herringbone, all Target, target.com; pots and plants, Groundcovers Greenhouse, 4301 E. Iliff Ave., 303-758-8957, groundcoversgreenhousegarden center.com. Location: Courtesy of Lee Mayer, Havenly, havenly.com. LOOKING BACK Pages 80–87 Architect: Matthew Lawton, Sexton Lawton Architecture, 3150 E. Third Ave., 303-358-4122, sextonlawton.com. Interior Designer: Peggy Robbins Bender, Robbins Weiner…