Designers share their tips for warming up the hearth and home.
“Flow in mountain homes typically centers around the fireplace,” architect Bill Peace says. “That’s as much an architectural focal point as a source of heat.” Peace, the principal of Peace Design, knows a few things about cabin comforts and functional Western style. He owns the historic Old Saloon in Emigrant, Montana, the watering hole established in 1902 as a pass-through on the railway line heading to Yellowstone National Park — not a bad place to warm up for the tired traveler. We asked him and other design professionals to show us how they kindle comforting nooks, crannies, and fireplaces inside their favorite rustic residences.
Das Berghaus | Copper Mountain, CO
Designer: Pat Connor, Madden-McFarland Interiors
Architect: Suzanne Allen, Ben Henson, and Yves Mariethoz, Allen-Guerra Architecture
Builder: Forrest Watson and Alex Carson, Beck Building Company
Building a cozy yet luxurious space is a true craft of blending the old and the new. Our team, including a premium millworker and talented trim carpenter, disguised innovative building techniques within the more traditional facade of a well-appointed mountain home. This keeps the cozy intact while still providing the modern amenities that offer comfort inside and out. —Forrest Watson, Beck Building Company
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Lighted antler sculpture (contact for price), Shawn Rivett Designs. Root outdoor coffee table ($1,499), Arhaus. Austin chair and ottoman (chair, $4,725; ottoman, $1,680), Hancock & Moore.
The Silver Mine | Park City, UT
Designer: Patrick Sutton, Patrick Sutton Design Studio
Architect: James Williams, J.M. Williams and Associates
Builder: Big-D Construction
Being in the mountains is about embracing their rugged beauty. To create spaces that capture that quality, I like to juxtapose equal parts rusticity and luxury. Walls of timeworn timbers and rugged stone are softened by down-stuffed sofas, deep pile rugs, and welcoming textiles, the combination of which says, “Come on in and put your feet up.” —Patrick Sutton, Patrick Sutton Design Studio
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Vintage kilim ottoman ($750), Tribal Home. Antique whitetail plaque ($275), Cisco's Gallery. Cortez breakfast table ($2,830), Gabby.
Lone Moose Lodge | Yellowstone Club, MT
Designer: Bill Peace, Peace Design
Architect: Larry Pearson, Pearson Design Group
Builder: Chris Lohss, Lohss Construction
Substantial architecture demands equally substantive furnishings. From the use of Molesworth-style furniture to Western and Native American objects to a combination of luxurious leathers, suedes, and fabrics, the furnishings speak to the spirit of the American West. The neutral palette of the stone and wood combine with a yet classic and elegant mountain home. —Bill Peace, Peace Design
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Chelsey sofa ($1,899), Mountain Comfort. Bison sculpture ($195), Adobe Interiors. Oklahoma Sunset kilim rug ($1,599.99), Lorec Ranch.
PHOTOGRAPHY: (Das Berghaus) Peter and Kelly Gibeon/Gibeon Photography, (The Silver Mine) Roger Davies/Courtesy Storied Interiors by Patrick Sutton, (Lone Moose Lodge) Ralph Kylloe
