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Fall Color Trends

Pantone, one of the world’s leading color forecasters, has issued its Fall 2012 Fashion Color Report after extensive market research and designer surveys. Tangeringe Tango, Pantone’s Color of the Year, is accompanied by Titanium, which is popular and tones the Tangerine down. The color mix has surprising additions as well.

fall colors

Image via pantone.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The colors start in fashion, as demonstrated by this sketch by BCBG.

BCBG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And then move into home fashion. Those who are a little bit wary of color can sample Fall color trends with a low-commitment item like a tablecloth, coordinated here with vintage chairs that were easily refreshed with lacquer.

fall design colors

Image via Houzz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The old rules regarding seasonal color (dark for Fall, light for Spring) have gotten looser. Vibrant colors are seen in this year’s Fall forecast, and there is more room for a homeowner to express her individuality.

For more ideas of Fall color trends and more, visit our Pinterest page by clicking here!

 

 

 

Design Tips and Trends

Pinterest – Life Curated

One of the best things about this field is that I get to share design ideas and learn about my clients’ tastes and design visions. The social networking site Pinterest is a dream to me because it makes it so easy to share photos and ideas.  I love unwinding at the end of a day by scrolling through photos on Pinterest and finding the places, quotes and decorating ideas that captivate me.  When I am on other blogs or on Facebook, I will often find a photo that stands out enough to me to save to one of my boards on Pinterest.  I love the fact that I can express various aspects of my personality on Pinterest by finding things that inspire me from all areas of life, and not just focus on interior design…although you will see many boards related to color, texture, rooms and accessories.

Inspirations range from architectural details….

architectural details

Beautiful stone fireplace and wood ceiling

To color and texture inspirations….

 

color and texture inspirations

Inspiration from Urban Farm and Gardens

One of my favorite boards is “doors and windows” because I believe doors and windows allow us a glimpse into the soul of a place.

 

A board that gets me excited is “my bucket list” because I love to travel to get new ideas and meet new people, and when I find a place that merits going into that category, I get excited and begin to dream about going there.  This photo from Romania really appealed to me because of its color and old world charm.

Source: flickr.com via Lynne on Pinterest

 

I created a board called “funny, notable and inspirational quotes” where I put anything that expresses my opinions and feelings about life and relationships. I love to go back weekly to read what I have on that board because it always helps me to put things into perspective!  Here is one of my favorites!  It describes a wonderful approach to life

 

 

View my images on Pinterest by clicking here!

Do you use Pinterest?  I’d love to see what inspires you.

Design Tips and Trends,It's All in the Details

Olioboard Is An Innovative Site for 3-D Projects

Olioboard

Mom's retreat by Selma Hammer - Image via Olioboard

You may have seen mood boards or renderings used by interior designers to convey a concept and material selection. Now homeowners can easily join in the fun with Olioboard. According to the trade newspaper Furniture Today:

“Olioboard is an interior design-focused social media website that allows users to create online room settings using a library of more than 100,000 products.”  Even if you aren’t a designer, you can have fun creating boards on Olioboard.

Lets take a look at some of the engaging renderings you can create with Olioboard.

Keeping it "formal" - Image via Olioboard

Keeping it "formal" - Image via Olioboard

 

 

 

 

Romantic Balcony in Paris

Romantic Balcony in Paris - fun and whimsical! Image via Olioboard

We have been using Olioboard to show ideas to our clients because it is a great visualization tool.  We can upload pictures of the rooms we are working with along with the products we are recommending for a truly custom Olioboard presentation!  Here are a couple  of Olioboards we created for fun.

Here comes the sun

Lynne Barton Bier - Home on the Range Interiors Image via Olioboard

Cool, Calm and Collected

Lynne Barton Bier - Home on the Range Interiors Image via Olioboard

Take a look at some of out other creations on   Olioboard, or contact us if you have an idea for a room you would like help with!

Design Tips and Trends,Featured Products

Wunderley Pieces Provide Moroccan Touch

When we were at High Point Market, we purchased some lamps, rugs, and a beautiful inlaid mirror from Wunderley, a company that imports affordable decorative objects from Morocco and other Mediterranean locales. Wunderley’s objects enrich a variety of interiors.

Wunderley

Image via Wunderley

Each of the spaces above has a Moroccan mirror, which is a simple and subtle way to add exotic flair.

Wunderley

Wunderley

Wunderley

Image via Wunderley

 

Wunderley

Image via Wunderley

 

The idea of incorporating Moroccan pieces into an interior has been championed in recent years by Elle Decor.

Moroccan design

Image via Elle Decor. Photo: Simon Upton

House Beautiful published a calm, family-friendly home with Moroccan pieces subtly blended with other international objects.

House Beautiful

Image via House Beautiful. Photo: William Abranowicz

Which pieces add spice to your interior? Let us know in the comments section below!

Design Tips and Trends,It's All in the Details

Custom Turnkey Installation

Like the perfect wedding gown or made-to-measure suit, a turnkey installation is a full-service process where a designer listens to your vision and then creates a home that perfectly fits your style – down to the last detail.

Lake Catamount House by Home on the Range Interiors

Lake Catamount House by Home on the Range Interiors

Turnkey installations are perfect for second homes and busy homeowners who don’t have the time to spend on researching products and pulling the finishes together.  We use the term custom turnkey installation for the ultra-full service projects that we design because the homes look like the family that lives there. Our goal is to have our clients be overwhelmed with joy as they walk into their dream home. And it is their dream — Home on the Range is an experienced team of designers ready to take care of schedules and design details so that our clients can focus on what matters most to them– family,  friends and daily life.  All you have to do is describe your vision, and Home on the Range does the rest. On a set date, you are handed the keys and walk into a space where music is playing, candles are lit, and every detail is taken care of, down to the last hand-towel. The only thing you have to worry about is bringing clothing and a toothbrush. Time is valuable, and a custom turnkey installation saves you time and eliminates stress, at the same time providing you with a home where every detail is coordinated and well thought out.

 

Lake Lodge master bath complete with towels and accessories

It takes a knowledgeable staff with trusted trade resources to perform large turnkey installations in a relatively short period of time. Fortunately, the experienced design staff at Home on the Range has an efficient system that has enabled us to perform many custom turnkey installations over the past several decades. Best of all, each of these projects is fully customized, timeless, and unique.

Master bedroom with rugs, throws, sheets and bedding

 

We even set the dining table!

Do you have questions about custom turnkey installations? Contact us at Home on the Range so we can hear your vision for your unique home.

 

Architect:  Joe Patrick Robbins, AIA

Photographer:  Tim Murphy

All photos courtesy of Home on the Range Interiors

Events and Happenings,Western Style

Steamboat Springs Parade of Homes Tour

I love writing posts about businesses giving back to the community; and here is another wonderful way a Steamboat business has found to use its business niche and expertise to help fund a charitable foundation that has given over $75,000 to more than 50 community organizations in the past 4 years.

The upcoming, 6th Annual,  Steamboat Springs Parade of Homes Tour,  will showcase six residences in the Steamboat Springs area on Saturday August 4, 2012.  Proceeds from the tour will go to the Colorado Group Realty Charitable Foundation, which was established to support non-profit organizations throughout the Yampa Valley.  The Colorado Group Realty website states “our goal is to support a wide range of community based programs related to human Services, the arts, education, our western heritage, the environment and recreation.

Hayden residence

You may remember our post last summer on the Strings in the Mountains Encore concert that was held at the Hayden home.  The same home, The John and Carrie Hayden residence has now been selected to be on the 2012 Steamboat Springs Parade of Homes Tour.   The Home on the Range designers,  worked closely with the Haydens,the architect, Joe Patrick Robbins, AIA, and the builder, Ken Kruse, to create a home that embodied the Haydens’ dream for their mountain get-away.  Their home is designed for entertaining large groups of family and friends in settings that remain intimate rather than being grandiose.  Joe Robbins created a flow between the  entertaining and the  living spaces in the home that encourages guests to interact, at the same time providing bedroom “wings” than enable them to get privacy when desired.  Each wing and each room have their own personality with one wing more influenced by the mountains and wildlife that surround the home and the other wing reflecting the western heritage of Steamboat Springs.

Below are some of the highlights of the Hayden home:

The moss rock fireplace, the custom chandelier and the fir trusses bring a feeling of coziness to the great room.  We used neutral fabrics on the furniture so the spectacular view catches your eye when you enter the home.  Touches of red scattered around the room add a feeling of warmth during the winter months when white dominates the view.

 

Hayden Great Room

The master bedroom and bathroom are on the same floor as the main living areas of the home.

Hayden Master bedroom

 

Hayden master bathroom

 

The hearth room, which is off of the kitchen and the dining room,  has wonderful views and inviting fireplace,  it is undoubtedly the favorite place to hang out!

 

Hayden Hearth Room

 

This is just  a sneak preview of some of the rooms in the Hayden house.   Hopefully this preview will want to make you go on the tour, support the Colorado Group Realty Charitable Foundation, and see the guest rooms and all of the wonderful details waiting around each corner.  I am excited about visiting the other homes on the tour; I always love to see different architectural styles and how other architects and designers use spacial planning and finishes.  What do you look for when you go on home tours?

Mark your calendars for August 4, 2012 and go get tickets now for the Steamboat Springs Parade of Homes Tour!

 

All photos courtesy of Tim Murphy Photography

Porches for Relaxing and Congregating
It's All in the Details,Western Style

Porches for Relaxing and Congregating

Mark Twain once wrote that sitting on a porch gave him “a deep sense of comfort and contentment.” The bard of American letters was not alone. Porches used to be where the family would hang out in the evening and visit with neighbors and watch the kids play in the yard.  It was a way to catch the evening breeze when there wasn’t any air conditioning.

porches for relaxing

Mark Twain. Image via Historic Saranac Lake

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Porches still make inviting places to congregate and watch the world around you, which is why Home on the Range Interiors brings interiors outside with seating areas for conversation or for quiet contemplation.  Here are a a few porches from our varied projects.

This inviting porch off of the master bedroom wing provides a great place to relax and get some private time. Western Homestead Ranch - interior design by Home on the Range Interiors

 

 

 

Western Homestead Ranch Porch

This rustic ranch porch is the place everyone congregates in the evening as the sun goes down and the lake below the house glimmers in the evening light. Western Homestead Ranch - interior design by Home on the Range Interiors

 

Home on the Range Interiors

This screened in porch overlooking a meadow of wild flowers and Lake Catamount has both a dining area and seating areas for relaxing and conversing. Pioneer Homestead Ranch -interior design by Home on the Range Interiors

 

 

Cozy seating around an outdoor fireplace makes this lake cabin porch an inviting place to sit on a cool evening.

 

Here are some great porches I found on Houzz that are a little more “East Coast” than the porches we have in the mountains of Colorado but that have the same universal appeal.

I can just imagine sitting on this porch below reading a book or sipping an iced tea in the day or a mint julep in the evening as the neighbors stop by to chat!

porches for relaxing

Photo: Mark Lohman for Tumbleweed & Dandelion. Image via Houzz

 

 

Here is another great porch with a fireplace to take the chill off of the evening so friends and family can gather together after a busy day of hiking, fishing and boating.  It’s perfect for a lake environment because it is screened in to keep out the pesky mosquitoes!

porches for relaxing

Photo and design: Lands End Development. Image via Houzz

 

 

This reminds me of an old farmhouse porch where ma and pa would sit and rock in the evening after the chores were done.

porches for relaxing

Photo and construction: Witt Construction. Image via Houzz

 

Twain noted that “Each season brings a world of enjoyment and interest in the watching of its unfolding.” And what better place to gaze upon nature than a well-designed porch?

Which porch is your favorite?

 

Photos 2-4 via Home on the Range Interiors – Photographer: Tim Murphy Architect:  Joe Patrick Robbins,  AIA  Photos 5-8 via Houzz 

Events and Happenings

Prudential Steamboat Realty and Kent Eriksen’s Cycles host benefit for The Sunshine Kids

Last night’s Tour de Steamboat/Sunshine Kids  fundraiser in the Torian tent in Steamboat Springs was a resounding success!  There were a few minutes of consternation as the wind picked up and the thunder rolled and the chairs went flying, but that only added to the evening’s excitement!  The Prudential Steamboat Realtors donate countless hours of their time and endless amounts of energy to make this event possible.

There was a wonderful turnout for the pasta dinner and live and silent auctions, with items to appeal to all ages.  As always, the businesses in Steamboat can always be counted on to be very generous with their donations.   This event is a significant fundraiser benefiting The Sunshine Kids‘ annual Steamboat Winter Games- a chance to give children stricken with cancer a week of winter fun in our beautiful town.

Steamboat Today has a photo of The Sunshine Kid’s spokesperson, Bobby Menges, who inspired everyone at the fundraiser last night.  Be sure to read all about Bobbye in their article.

Bobby Menges benefited from the Sunshine Kids Foundation and now is back in town for this weekend's Tour de Steamboat, which raises money for the program that helps children fight cancer

 

 

Today is a gorgeous Colorado blue sky day for the second component of the fundraiser, which is the Tour de Steamboat. The Tour de Steamboat was started 8 years ago by Kent Eriksen’s Cycles and then Prudential Steamboat Realty joined forces with them 4 years ago.  This year’s sponsor is Mountain Resorts.  Here is what The Business  Journals  has to say about the tour.

“This summer cyclists from around the world are invited to experience first hand what sets riding in Steamboat apart, by participating in the 8th annual Kent Eriksen Tour de Steamboat on July 21, 2012. The two-day fundraising event benefiting the Sunshine Kids Foundation offers three courses: 110-mile century course, 40-mile out and back, and a 25-mile loop.

“The Tour de Steamboat exemplifies what Steamboat’s cycling community is all about, enjoying the outdoors, taking great rides and supporting an important cause,” says Brad Cusenbary, co-founder of the event.

Attending events such as these always reminds me of what an amazing town Steamboat Springs is in terms of quality of life and giving back to the community, both local and global, and of how lucky I am to live here!  Thank you Prudential Steamboat Realty, Kent Eriksen’s Cycles and Mountain Resorts for your dedication to giving back and to giving joy to others!

Lynne Barton Bier and the staff at Home on the Range

 

 

Bonfils Blood Center Helping Denver Victims
The Allure of a Home on the Water
Featured,Western Style

The Allure of a Home on the Water

The allure of water is universal. Water views seem to soothe away stress and encourage contemplation. A shoreline interior should begin by considering the setting.

The first step is to ensure that views are visually accessible, and that exterior doors can be accessed. The two rooms below, by architects on Houzz, each have two focal points–the water and a hearth.

 house on the water

Window treatments can soften a space and are often necessary to control light. But they should not take away from the view.

house on the water

An outdoor conversation cluster is a gathering spot, a focal point, and a destination to move toward throughout the evening. This applies to traditional, transitional, and modern homes alike.

 home on the water

house on the water

 

home on the water

The homes below are nestled into the landscape, with natural materials and understated scale.

 home on the water

home on the water

house on the water

What is your vision for the perfect home on the water? 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 designed homes on the water and in the mountains nationwide.

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