Interior House, Haute Design

Few elements of art, architecture and interior design as if masterfully blended in this renovated house Boulder, a direct reflection of the consistency of the design team met and interacted from the outset. All decisions were considered by the multiple views of architects, interior designers and homeowners. The result is perfectly merged and intertwining streams of space and design, with every aspect geared to the needs artful taste and lifestyle of the owners.

Located on a pine-studded hill overlooking a lake, with views of the Flatiron Mountains, the spectacular site, which sold the house, the 1970, the structure itself could not have been more inappropriate. Not only home date, but later additions proved awkward and no sense of flow. The new owners had doubts about their purchases and even planned to resell, but the site drawing held until their return, they decided to remodel and move in.

The couple has hired interior designer Annette Stelmack, who helped to realize that a clean slate to create the sophisticated, contemporary house they wanted nothing less would paint on the problems. Stelmack and his colleague Angie Pache brought in architects Hans Berglund and Doug Graybeal, with whom they had a long working relationship.
As project manager, Stelmack began working with an intense two-day working session to focus on solutions, sketch ideas, and make decisions.

The site and views have pushed the design, which was attended by gutting the interior, replacing two staircases with a central staircase, reconfiguring rooms, and the opening of the long, in the south of the extent of the house at a time. "It was a bit of a puzzle to dismantle and put together so it looked like the house was designed from scratch," Graybeal.

Having both the time and interest, homeowners were closely involved in the process. They brought to the table a creative vision for a contemporary house that includes heat and nature, and their passion for art. As the owners of works of art commissioned to submit to their homes, designers and architects worked together to ensure the house itself is a work of art.

Form blends with function in a more sculptural dramatically in this house. Clients arrive via a pivot of 7 feet wide glass and metal front of the door and are gently guided to the house by a curved wood sculpture which serves as a powder room wall. A floating staircase faux-a delicious piece of sculpture of steel, wood and glass-is the key to improving the plan of the building. "It creates the heart of the house. Designed by the architects, the staircase was designed by artist Wayne Brungard of Longmont Lakewood glass and designer J. Gorsuch Collins, two local artisans put into circulation in the project. "We have worked with many local artists who created incredible unique pieces at a Mesquite wood, custom cabinetry, stainless steel architectural accents. Customers were intrigued.

The range of colours and materials has a sophisticated yet organic natural beauty, with a commitment to environmentally friendly materials. Integral plaster in a taupe shade sand walls is dressed in a smooth finish, inviting to the touch. Underfoot, luminous limestone tile floors complement the walls in color and texture. A rich variety of renewable wood (beech, sycamore, maple, bamboo, and myrtle) offers warm, natural colors and intriguing patterns that balance elegant glass and stainless steel surfaces.

Built-in furniture is integrated into the architecture: the custom entertainment units, columns of wood and woodworking, art niches, a stainless steel bar, and sculptural stack. Their clean, contemporary lines are repeated. In the furniture-extra-long sofas and coffee tables oversized custom-tailored to space and the proportions of 8000-square-foot house.

Highly textured fabrics such as chenille, butter-soft leather and suede, and lush carpets of wool and silk have been chosen for their appeal soft and subtle. The finished house is a highly personal reflection of the owners and a tribute to the skills of the design team. Based in Denver, Nancy Milligan writes for Better Homes and Gardens and Traditional Home publications..