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Cozy, Rustic Attic Bedrooms

Attics have captured the imagination of children for centuries due to their cozy scale and intriguing character – did you ever go on a treasure hunt in an attic when you were young, or play hide and seek under the eaves? Here are images which demonstrate how attics continue to inspire us with their nooks and crannies even as adults.

RUSTIC – from western to shabby chic, the rustic spaces below delight the senses with the patina of the reclaimed wood ceilings, the interesting textures and the charming furnishings:

Image via Archilook

Image via Arcilook

CLEAN-LINED. The attic rooms below have a cleaner, lighter, more modern look which is achieved by using either white painted wood or white bedding. The addition of architectural detail or wood elements keeps them from looking too stark and maintains a hint of “rustic”.

Image via Arcilook

Attics provide not only a bonus room but also an escape. Though there may not be a treasure chest hidden in these spaces, they are still quite rewarding.

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Image source: Archilook

July 14, 2012
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Why You Should Hire An Interior Designer

: Home on the Range

Albert Hadley says;

“….the designer must be able to see – make a concentrated effort to absorb the essence of the project. Seeing is a very difficult thing to do. Most people “look” at a lot of thing but never “see” anything. Looking is emotional; seeing is an intellectual process.”

Few things in life are as enriching as creating a warm haven for your family. Partnering with a caring, experienced designer lets you focus on your overarching vision while ensuring that the process runs smoothly and the details are thought out in advance. It is your home, where your memories will be made, and you want to be able to enjoy the creative process instead of being stressed by constant decisions and deadlines. An interior designer provides a blend of technical problem solving skills and creativity, providing you with support, making your life easier, creating a home that is everything you dreamed of, and helping you to save money in the process!

Below are some of the key services an interior designer can provide:

Space planning – helping you determine the best placement of your furniture after careful research into your lifestyle and the way you would like each room to function. This advance planning will help avoid costly change orders. A designer will take into consideration scale, proportion, balance and composition when planning your spaces.

Material and finish selection and coordination – narrowing down selections for everything from your flooring to your cabinet hardware, ensuring that all of the components are well thought out and work together to create a whole that is more than the sum of its parts, and then communicating the decisions to the builder and subcontractors.

Color selection – analyzing the interplay of light in the rooms at different times of the day; color theory and understanding your color preferences will also enter into color selection. The environment in which the house will be located also plays a large role in your color scheme.

Designer resources –you will enjoy the advantage of carefully nurtured relationships with the finest artisans who will add custom elements to your home. If you hire an experienced designer you will also have access to furniture and fabric sources that have been developed from years traveling to markets in the US and abroad.

Fine art, rug and custom accessory selection and placement – the finishing touches!

Management of delivery & installation and standing behind the products – this service will make the final hectic days of your process much less stressful for you. At Home on the Range we even make the beds and install the towels!

In conclusion:

An interior designer is a professional who is qualified to ensure that the finishes and furnishings in your home stand the test of time. Interior designers bring a passion for good design and a creative flair to your project. Using a designer helps you avoid costly mistakes and, more importantly, helps you to create a home you will enjoy with family and friend for years to come!

For more resources and to find the interior designer who will be the right fit for you, visit:

ASID – find a designer

Mountain Living Magazine – Luxury Resource Guide

DCD Home – Interior Designers

Mountain Living Magazine Top Architects and Designers

And of course, contact us at Home on the Range and give us the opportunity to meet with you and discuss your vision. We are based in the Rocky Mountain area but have also worked with clients in states ranging from Texas to Massachusetts!

July 13, 2012
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Powder Room Design Ideas – Let Your Imagination Go Wild!

Powder rooms are one room in the house where you can make a big statement, even if the rest of your home is more restrained. I love to incorporate unexpected furniture pieces, interesting plumbing fixtures, unique lighting selections and even bold wall treatments into powder rooms. Powder rooms are an opportunity to create playful, exotic, colorful and imaginative spaces.

I have selected an array of powder room designs to highlight in this post so you can see how we, and various other designers have taken advantage of the fun design opportunity powder rooms present. The first four are powder rooms from Home on the Range that we designed to play off of rustic mountain settings, and the rest are designs from other designers we love and follow on Houzz. I have my favorites and I would love to hear what yours are too!

In this Rustic Mine Style powder room we used an old bucket as the sink paired with Sonoma Forge faucets and Old California Lantern light fixtures. The ceiling is corten metal and the walls are reclaimed barnboard to reflect the old mine feel.

This rustic Western Mine Style powder room was featured in an article on Houzz and also in Ski Magazine's Mountain Life publication.

The custom faucet by Tom Robbins paired with the antiqued copper vessel sink adds a great detail to this Homestead Ranch powder room

Old Western Homestead powder bath with custom faucet by Tom Robbins

In this mountain lodge home we created a vanity from a painted furniture piece by Raquel’s Collection and then used an American Clay finish applied by Julie Anderson of Steamboat Springs to complement the stone wall behind the vanity.

Custom furniture style vanity by Raquel's Collection

A mountain modern style home created the perfect venue for an asymmetrical custom timber vanity. The petrified sink ties in with the flagstone floor, the reclaimed wood mirror from Classic Home maintains the rustic feel while the steel panels with wood mosaic insets give a nod to the mountain modern style of the home.

The custom reclaimed timber vanity, the petrified wood sink an the American Clay finish add a number of interesting components to this mountain modern powder room

The iridescent glass mosaic wall behind the vanity that catches the light cast by the side wall sconces adds a touch of “glam” to the powder room below.

Eclectic Powder Room design by Houston Interior Designer Carla Aston | Interior Designer

The openwork metal design of the pendants in the Mediterranean Powder room creates a beautiful interplay of light and shadow in this powder bath; and you can just get a peek at the wonderful carved wood vanity.

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Mediterranean Powder Room design by Phoenix Architect Carson Poetzl, Inc

The furniture style vanity adds interest to this powder room featured in Lamps Plus and I love the tall twig accent!

Contemporary Bathroom design by Lighting Fixtures Lamps Plus

Lynette Zambon and Carol Merica from Design Associates always come up with wonderfully creative and interesting spaces and this powder room is no exception!

Eclectic Bathroom design by Interior Designer Design Associates – Lynette Zambon, Carol Merica

The repetitive square shapes of the sink and pendants in this powder room work enhance the contemporary design of this powder bath. The curve of the faucet is a nice unexpected softening of the linear feel of the remaining powder room components.

Contemporary Bathroom design by Seattle Interior Designer Garret Cord Werner

Let us know which powder room designs you like the best and why! We always love to hear your opinions!

If you would like more information on any of the powder room designs from Home on the Range or to purchase any of the products we have showcased, just click the “Like what you see” button on the upper right and we will get right back to you!

Images 1-4 via Home on the Range Images 5-9 via Houzz

June 27, 2012
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Beautiful Doors with Rustic Style

Seeing Apartment Therapy’s post on “Rustic Front Doors” got us thinking about the beauty of rustic doors whether in the entryway or an interior space in the home. Here are some great images that show stunning rustic doors in design.

This is one of the doors featured in the Apartment Therapy post, and we think it’s a great statement to come home to each day.

Who says a rustic element can’t be colorful? These weathered green doors aren’t short on style.

Here’s a great sliding door used inside a home.

In this bedroom design, rustic doors make for a unique and beautiful headboard that adds nice contrast to softer elements in the space.

Rustic doors work perfectly in this Western mine-style design by Home on the Range.

What do you think of using rustic doors in design? Leave a comment below to share your thoughts!

Images: 1 via Apartment Therapy; 2 via 28.media.tumblr.com; 3 via Houzz; 4 via Houzz; 5 Interior design by Home on the Range, Photography by Tim Murphy, Architecture by Joe Patrick Robbins

June 13, 2012
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How to achieve a Rustic Cabin feel

Rustic style is perfect for the interior design in Colorado cabins, Western lodges and mountain retreats. We loved the tips in a recent Houzz ideabook on “Ways to Get the Rustic Cabin Look,” and we wanted to share a few of our favorite points from the piece. Here are some that we think hit the nail on the head:

Coziness is key. Add elements to make your home look comfortable and lived in such as antique furniture pieces, old textiles and period lighting.

Incorporate different materials. Mix reclaimed wood floors and timbers with aged copper or rusted metal.

Reclaimed pine floors and fir timbers paired with the rusted metal hood give this kitchen a cozy rustic feel.

Make the fireplace a focal point. This tends to be a great place for coming together in the home.

Older is better – the patina of age adds charm and old items often have a story to tell. When we work on a rustic cabin style home we, along with our clients, start collecting antiques and quirky interesting pieces at the beginning of the construction process so each “find” adds to the story of the house.

Our client found this old dry sink that was perfect for a powder room vanity. We used light fixtures from Lieutenant Moses Willard to keep the period feel.

Mix in elements from different places and time periods. We love the concept that an old rustic cabin would have been homesteaded by someone from the East Coast who would have brought European Antiques, old quilts and Asian pieces with them on the Wagon train and then added hand-hewn furniture and rustic painted pieces as time went on.

Old quilts and a piece of antique lace at the window add a feeling of age to this cozy chinked timber cabin room

Visit Houzz to read the full article. Which design elements do you think help define comfortable rustic style? Leave a comment below to share your thoughts—we’d be happy to hear from you.

Images: Interior design by Home on the Range; Photos by Tim Murphy; Architecture by Joe Patrick Robbins AIA

May 28, 2012
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Rustic Western Bunk Rooms

Bunk rooms play a large role in mountain design because they provide a variety of functions. They can be a room for a number of kids to hang out or a perfect spot for overflow guests. We typically try to have at least one set of extra long twin beds or bunk beds to make them comfortable for an adult. The high ceilings in the homes we work on give us the ability to increase the space between the lower and upper bunk to give more head room for an adult. Bunk rooms can be more colorful and playful than the other rooms of the house and can be a little bit more “themed” without feeling hokey. Today we thought we’d share some rustic Western bunk rooms for design inspiration and ideas for Colorado mountain homes. Take a look…

The first three bunk rooms are from our own portfolio.

In the room below, we designed the bunk beds to be built into the wall as a great space-saving option and gave it a mountain feel with the logs, the brindle hide rug and the wonderful Karen Kreek Adirondack painted dresser. The black bear lamp offers a playful touch.

Here is another bunk room from the designers at Home on the Range. This space in a Lake Catamount house is designed not only for sleeping but with a desk area and a fun game table and chairs. It makes a great get-away room for either kids or adults. The Old Hickory beds work beautifully in a mountain home and the stars add a fun accent to the walls.

In the bunk room below which was over a “barn” in a Western Homestead Ranch home, we used twin beds and a trundle bed instead of bunk beds. We kept a fun cowboy western motif in the bedding and kept it very “kid” oriented.

traditional bedroom design by other metros architect Locati Architects

http://www.houzz.com

The bunk room above and the bunk room below we found on Houzz and felt they were great examples of western bunk room design. Take a look at the way the reclaimed wood vanity was incorporated into the bunk room above by Locati Architects and below, the bunk room from Design Associates maximizes their space with four built in bunks on one side and a “lit clos” or single built-in bed on the right. Having the beds built into the side walls of the room allows space for seating in the center of the room.

eclectic bedroom design by interior designer Design Associates – Lynette Zambon, Carol Merica

How have you decorated your kids’ rooms here in Colorado? Leave a comment to share, or feel free to post pictures on our Facebook page!

Images: @1 via interior design by Home on the Range, architecture by Steamboat Architectural and photography by Kevin Schultz; 2 interior design by Home on the Range, architecture by Joe Patrick Robbins and photography by Kevin Schultz; 3 interior design by Home on the Range, architecture by Joe Patrick Robbins and photography by Tim Murphy; 4 and 5 via Houzz

May 24, 2012
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Eastern Accents’ Stylish New Spring Bedding

Lynne Barton Bier and Susan Howard of Home on the Range, recently returned from the High Point Furniture Market in North Carolina. Here is one of the companies whose products they carry in the store and who they had to make sure to visit . Lynne says, “Eastern Accents is one of our go-to bedding vendors and we got to take a first hand look at some of their new bedding and upholstered headboards in their High Point showroom. We love the different looks they offer because they suit a variety of style preferences. We are always looking for bedding that will work in the mountains but it is fun to look at what works at the beach or in an urban loft as well!”

Here are some of our favorite looks:

The warm, earthy tones and luxurious textures in the Aston collection make it a great option for rustic Colorado home design.

The leafy pattern of the Caldwell collection offers a modern flora motif accented with a fun chevron.

http://www.easternaccents.com/cl-202-Bukhara.htmls.com

this Bukhara duvet and comforter has a great look for the mountains

This blue and white Ikat would give your bedroom a fun new look!

Eastern Accents also has some wonderful upholstered head boards.

To see more of the new bedding arrivals from Eastern Accents, visit easternaccents.com. If you’re interested in one of the styles, you can contact Home on the Range about how to purchase. Which new Eastern Accents bedding collection is your favorite?

Images via easternaccents.com

May 18, 2012
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Rustic Kitchen Designs

We just came across a wonderful slideshow on Cultivate about incorporating reclaimed wood into the heart of a home. It discusses the benefits of using reclaimed wood as a material—like going green and getting pieces with stories and history—as well as suggestions for bringing reclaimed wood into kitchens—whether as furniture, cabinetry, wall coverings or smaller details.

At Home on the Range, we’ve incorporated reclaimed wood into many of our kitchen designs, including the first four kitchens shown below…

Reclaimed timbers on the center island of this Pioneer Homestead Ranch came from Amish barns in Canada. The island was custom made for the space by Rustic Woodworks.

Antique elm is used in this Lake Lodge kitchen because it’s fairly light in color and has a beautiful grain. The island adds a rich aqua color, reflecting the shadings of the aqua verde marble countertop.

In this Old Homestead Ranch kitchen we used antique white oak for the lower cabinets but painted the upper cabinets a multi-layered cream color to go with the tile on the countertops and to keep the kitchen from feeling too dark.

Reclaimed wood materials can also be used throughout an entire kitchen which works beautifully in a rustic mountain style home.

Carole King’s kitchen was featured in Architectural Digest, and we like its comfortable rustic look. We don’t know who the designer is or if the wood here is reclaimed, but the magazine does explain the celebrity singer strove to create an “environmentally friendly” home. Plus it’s so fitting with the rustic kitchen theme we couldn’t help but include it:

The kitchen below that caught our eye on HOUZZ has a wonderful mix of rustic and reclaimed materials.

Lake Country Builders traditional kitchen

traditional kitchen design by minneapolis design-build Lake Country Builders

If you’re interested in a stylish rustic kitchen design for your Colorado home, contact Home on the Range.

Images: 1-4 Interior design by Home on the Range; Photography by Tim Murphy; Architecture by Joe Patrick Robbins. 5 via Architectural Digest 6 via Houzz

April 11, 2012
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Marrying Transitional and Rustic Style

Transitional style—a combination of contemporary and traditional design elements—is really big in home design these days and we love the timeless feel it evokes. We also love to pair the transitional look with a rustic mountain feel that’s perfect for the Western lifestyle. Below are some examples of Transitional Mountain style – which also overlaps with Rustic Contemporary style.

Transitional mountain rustic great room by Home on the Range Designer Lynne Barton Bier

This is a great explanation of transitional design from Houzz:

“Through its simple lines, neutral color scheme, and use of light and warmth, transitional style joins the best of both the traditional and modern worlds.”

Rustic Family Room transitional family room

eclectic family room design by minneapolis general contractor John Kraemer & Sons

With its updated traditional appeal and natural wood and stone finishes, this family room marries transitional and rustic style in one harmonious space.

mediterranean dining room design by san francisco architect Claudio Ortiz Design Group, Inc.

This dining room is a great example of transitional with it’s traditional styling paired with more contemporary furniture pieces. With its wood floors and beams it could easily work in a mountain environment.

We’ve also picked out a few beautiful transitional products that would work well in Western homes.

This Arteriors lamp is one of our top 5 ambient light fixture picks.

Modern Classic Galbraith Bedding from Eastern Accents would look stylish in a Colorado bedroom.

This Chair and Ottoman from Wesley Hall would look right at home in a transitional mountain living room.

This Waterloo chandelier from Curry and Company would be perfect for a transitional room

Here is a great chandelier that would work well in a mountain transitional home. It is one of our favorites from Curry and Company

http://www.curreycodealers.com/

At Home on the Range, mountain transitional is one of the four main styles we’ve noticed that are important in current Colorado design. We would love to help create a Western interior design scheme perfect for you and your lifestyle. Do you like the mountain transitional look, or do you prefer mountain contemporary, mountain lodge or Old West style? Leave a comment to let us know!

Images: 1 via Home on the Range2 and 3 via Houzz; 4 Arteriors; 5 via Eastern Accents; 6via Wesley Hall 7 via Curry and Company

March 31, 2012
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Parallels in Fashion and Interior Design

Parallel trends are often seen in fashion and interior design as both are closely linked with color and style forecasts and both use the latest fabrics in their creations. In Steamboat we tend to be a little less “glitzy” and a little more rustic than other areas but we love to incorporate components of the latest trends into our design. The color blue, and the use of leather is hot this year and that works beautifully with our Western heritage!

Pictured below is a bunkhouse sitting room we did here in Steamboat with denims, leathers and red accents

leather, denim and red accents used in a Western home

And here is how it translates into fashion!

http://lifeallover.com/outfit-red-solo-cup/

Great outfit put together by Payje Bier

Here are some other examples of the parallel between fashion and interior design:

Dick Gentry from Wesco Fabrics just hosted a very well attended window treatment webinar where his workroom manager, Joanne, showcased some of the creative window treatments she had designed based on runway fashion. http://www.gentryconnects.com/2012/03/haute-couture-window-treatments.html

Inverted pinch pleat with buttons

Balloon shade with ruffle

The next High Point Furniture Market is coming up at the end of April, and one market correspondent took notes on top trends from the recent Mercedes Benz Fashion Week that she thinks will also find their way into the furnishings industry. As I mentioned above, we may not be as high style here in Steamboat, but there are a number of components that will work well in Western interiors, from the leathers to the furs and feathers!

Fresh uses of leather like Peter Som brought into this creative ensemble are also expected to appear in furnishings.

Fur and feathers—seen on this Prabal Gurung ensemble and others—are two unexpected elements helping to bring texture to fashion and home design.

Visit highpointmarket.org to learn about all the expected parallels in fashion and interior design trends. We’re excited to see how these are re-imagined for furnishings—aren’t you?