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I’ll never forget the first time I laid eyes on downtown Denver. It was a late-summer night in 2013, and I was bleary-eyed and hangry after making the cross-country move from Indianapolis in my filled-to-the-brim sedan. As I rounded the I-25 exit ramp onto Colfax, the twinkling downtown skyline came into focus and my exhaustion turned to glee. I rolled down the windows and reveled in the glow of a new-tome city and the start of a new chapter in life. Eight years later, my heart still soars every time I see that view of our city skyline. Only now, it’s much bigger and denser. In such a short period of time, the cityscape has shape-shifted to accommodate an influx of new development, fellow transplants, and new businesses. This issue…

“I practically came out of the womb with crayons in my hands,” says Boulder artist Julie Maren, who remembers making magazines and walnut-shell creatures as a child, and being particularly fond of the kids’ craft kits that transfer drawings onto melamine keepsake plates. “That was my medium of choice in the ’70s,” she says. Those early days were perhaps a precursor of the things to come for Maren—or at least, of the offbeat artistic mediums she would come to embrace. After a long career as a professional painter—she has a bachelor of fine arts degree in painting from the University of Colorado Boulder and specializes in nature-inspired abstracts—Maren felt the itch to think beyond the canvas once again. “I was tired of squares and rectangles and corners on my…

It’s no secret that for many Americans, homeownership is the primary means of building wealth. You put down some cash, secure a loan, buy a home, build equity over time, and eventually sell that home for a profit. But when a residential real estate market is as tight as Denver’s—where the average single-family home price hit almost $630,000 earlier this year—it can be tough for some people, especially first-time buyers, to get in on the action. “If we want more opportunities for people to pull themselves up and have some semblance of the American dream, we need to reimagine ownership,” says Sarah Wells, sales director of the Co-Own Company. The Denver-based startup—helmed by developer Jason Lewiston—plans to lead that transformation by building and managing cooperative housing developments in the city,…

There’s no better room in which to try out bold wallpaper than the powder—where the commitment is tiny and the impact huge. If the idea of a floor-to-ceiling floral print gives you flashbacks to the stuffy, don’t-touchanything living rooms of your childhood, let us stop you right there. “The wallpapers of the 1980s and ’90s were mostly reproductions of iconic patterns from historical architecture and design,” says Cassy Kicklighter Poole of Kaleidoscope Design. “Today, we are seeing more indie artists using their talents to design wallcoverings, and the sky is the limit with patterns”—meaning you can go traditional or contemporary, Scandinavian or Southwestern, or even a bit whimsical. Kicklighter Poole’s tips for choosing a floral paper you’ll never tire of? “Make it relevant to you,” she says. “Look for patterns…

ADD A GALLERY WALL Why should living rooms and hallways have all the fun? Adding a cluster of framed art prints and photos—like the one in this LoHi bathroom that Lewis designed—is a great way to give the half bath a personal touch. To avoid overwhelming this small space, Lewis stuck with white frames and mats for each element. “You want to offer a good chunk of impact without being too intense,” she says. PLAY WITH SHAPES When it comes to mirrors for the half bath, Lewis encourages clients to think beyond traditional rectangular and round forms. Crescent, teardrop, and half-moon mirror shapes from shops such as Arteriors and Scout & Nimble have recently caught her eye. “You could even stack two half-moon mirrors on top of each other for…

Monique McIntosh WRITER Maximalist or minimalist: Always to the max: velvet, florals, lace, dark wood, piles of books everywhere. Biggest pet peeve: Design-wise, spaces that look too perfect. The best-designed rooms still look good when they are a little disheveled. Homemade meal or takeout: Takeout. I’ll do anything to avoid doing the dishes. Monique wrote “High Style” (page 32) Chayce Lanphear PHOTOGRAPHER Favorite space in your home: The woodshop! I’ve been custom framing my own art with frames handmade from raw wood, and it’s quite a joy. Bold colors or calm neutrals: Bold, to match my personality. Bucket-list travel destination: All of Scandinavia and Northern Europe. I would love to backpack through much of the wilderness in the region. Chayce photographed Lori Pace for “Top 15 Home Industry Influencers” (page…

Another way to approach the powder room is to consider it a billboard for your personality—or, as is the case with these youthful half baths, their owners’ wild sides. It’s the place to try something a little more daring than you would in, say, a vaulted living room. “I’ve always thought of the powder as a great place to express who you are as a family or a person,” says designer Katie Schroder of Atelier Interior Design. “I think it’s fun to walk into someone’s powder and be like, ‘What?!’ Everyone likes that element of surprise.” But, the designer cautions, it’s good to know when to stop; you can have too much of a good thing. “When I do a bold wallpaper, I like to select more refined light fixtures…

HOME SHOW Great American Tiny House Show Celebrating its fifth year, this two-day convention invites small-living enthusiasts and minimalists to explore the latest trends in tiny homes. Peek inside a variety of container, modular, and portable structures; browse building materials, accessories, and recreational products; and learn what it takes to “go small” through a series of panel discussions and seminars with tiny-home experts. Tickets start at $10, June 5–6, Arapahoe County Fairgrounds, greatamericantinyhouse.show BOOK RELEASE Connection by CCY Architects One key to great residential design—especially in a region with landscapes as awe-inspiring as those of the Rocky Mountain West—is creating spaces that celebrate their natural surroundings. Aspen-based CCY Architects explores this theme in the new coffee-table book Connection, which showcases 10 modern residences dreamed up by the architecture…

Remodeling this two-story Uptown apartment presented designer Katie Schroder with a challenge: “The husband is very conservative; the wife is not,” she says. “She loved the fact that we are a very color-forward firm, but he was a little scared.” Living with color wasn’t entirely unfamiliar to the couple. For years, they’ve been amassing a collection of 20th-century modern art that includes vibrant works by Avedon, Miró, and Warhol, and the wife collects midcentury American glass, “particularly for its bright colors,” she says. Even so, “hot pink isn’t something that I often deal with,” the husband says—at least, not until Schroder got her hands on his living room. Here, the designer shares her secrets to creating bold rooms that even a color-skeptic could love. 1. START SIMPLY. “Because I like…

If you subscribe to the perennial, powder-room-as-a-jewel-box line of thinking, you might gravitate to a more sophisticated and toned-down aesthetic for your space. This timeless look rarely disappoints. But to make it work, there are some design guidelines to follow: In a successful classic-style powder room, the colors are typically neutral and the wallcoverings subdued or linear. It’s in the finishes, not the patterns, where you add your panache. “We make this style work by using a variety of materials in the room—a mix of wood, metal, and marble,” says Nadia Watts, principal of Nadia Watts Interior Design. “[The goal is] to make you feel calm when you enter the room.” And don’t forget to add a touch of sparkle (a must in elegant powder rooms), which Watts says she…

Doug Kacena likes to say that the 1880s brick building housing his LoDo art gallery, K Contemporary, is a kind of church. “All the artwork are prayers, and I’m the monk who lives in the back,” he says. Sunlight spilling through the trio of skylights in Kacena’s quarters—on the second floor of the gallery space—casts a heavenly glow on his personal art collection, which includes this kaleidoscopic, abstract oil and mixed-media painting by South Korean artist Ken Gun Min. Kacena spent a lot of time relaxing here on his CB2 leather sofa throughout quarantine, often wearing one of five pairs of furry, embroidered Gucci slippers that he recently added to his extensive footwear collection. “They’re a little eccentric and playful,” says Kacena, who is clearly not your average monk.…