Alpine Living
Consider the best of the high country for home improvements; do a little research of your own. It is high time for home enthusiasts to go shopping.
The finest in alpine lifestyle and home style is available in Summit County. Area professionals specialize in home and interior design services and provide the necessary products that bring it all together.
Be it the kitchen or bath, pool and spa, new construction or remodel — services and products for home improvement await in nearby Frisco, Silverthorne, Breckenridge, and Dillon.
INTERIOR DESIGN
Aspen Grove Kitchen and Bath
Recipient of the Colorado Association of Home Builders remodeling award, Aspen Grove Kitchen and Bath has been featured in several issues of Signature Kitchens and Baths magazine.
The Frisco firm provides design, installation, and retail services to its customers statewide. Among the current projects are those in Summit County, Kremmling, Silt, and Vail. Most of the company’s work is complete remodels from conception to completion.
Owner Linda Miller has 14 years of interior design experience and is a member of ASID (American Society of Interior Designers).
Aspen Grove Kitchen and Bath belongs to the SEN Design Group, which allows them to purchase design products that offer better pricing for customers.
Whether it’s to discuss cabinetry for new construction or a complete remodel, Miller suggests that clients make an appointment to visit the showroom so they can spend quality time with the designer.
721 Granite Street, #A-1, Frisco
Website: www.aspengrovekitchenandbath.com
Tel. 970-468-5393
Inside Source
Inside Source’s clients are designers and contractors who come to the designer showroom to purchase retail products. “We do the hard interior finishes and also take care of lighting, cabinetry, and tile,” says owner Betsy Burton. “Lighting is the mainstay of our business.”
Representing Foothills Lighting of Denver in Summit County, Inside Source connects to over 400 lighting manufacturers for the benefit of customers.
Inside Source creates lighting design and layouts for its clients, making rooms flow in the use of color, patterns, and textures. To accomplish that task, Burton says, “The earlier in the process we talk to clients the better. We can save customers money and time.”
When making lighting decisions, it is good to keep in mind that, “The national lighting standard cost is three percent of a home’s value,” says Burton.
707 E. Anemone Trail, Red Mountain Plaza, Dillon
email: insidesource@comcast.net
Tel. 970-468-0573
WmOhs Showrooms
As a pioneer in furniture design, William Ohs started out by conceptualizing four basic elements, which are incorporated into each WmOhs’ Showrooms kitchen:
• The Hearth, or “soul” of the kitchen;
• The Table Island, freestanding but integral to food preparation and storage;
The Pantry, for staples, dishware and cooking; and
The Decorative Hutch, to link the kitchen with larger living spaces.
Using high-tech machinery and handmade processes, these custom-made hand-finished cabinets and classic freestanding pieces welcome family and guests to the heart of the home.
Ohs, who founded WmOhs Showrooms in Denver in 1972, bases his cabinet designs on extensive research of antique European furniture pieces. There are four WmOhs Showrooms throughout the United States. Each displays custom pieces in a wide range of designs and woods.
Specializing in original innovations in cabinetry construction and styling, WmOhs has been a leader in the industry with its distinctive, elegant kitchens for more than 35 years.
Web site: www.wmohs.com
Telephone: 970-926-1355 (Edwards, Colorado)
HOME DESIGN ACCESSORIES
Maximum Comfort Pool & Spa
Maximum Comfort Pool and Spa (MCPS) expanded operations from Vail to Summit County in 2005 because of strong market demand.
Starting as a small repair business in 1981, MCPS now designs and builds sophisticated infinity, or disappearing, edge pools and in-ground spas from Hot Spring, Tiger River, Hot Spot, and Solano.
Its fitness division offers treadmills, elliptical cross trainers, upright and recumbent exercise cycles, home gyms, and stair climbers from Precor, Bodyguard, Vectra, and Lamar Fitness. Tom Perfetti, director of sales, says, “Fitness rooms are now part of new-home design.”
There are toys for everyone here. Gaming products include billiard tables and shuffle boards. Darts, dartboards, poker tables, and poker chips are among the playthings available to big kids.
MCPS is geared toward making all leisure lifestyle products available to customers. Technical and maintenance teams provide service for pools and spas.
849 N. Summit Blvd., Frisco
Website: www.mcpsvail.com
Telephone: 970-668-6339
More Space Place
The More Space Place in Frisco promises smart and stylish ways to organize and create the extra space needed in today’s homes. The staff helps with furniture design and closet solutions that fit clients’ active lifestyles.
Whether it’s a Murphy bed or panel bed for the guest bedroom, a custom home office, or updating a media center, locals Tony and Kelly Pestello’s More Space Place provides excellent products for the busy homeowner.
Check out “America’s Murphy Bed Store” with its wide variety of fold-up beds that disappear and give a room options for multi-use.
There are convenient ways to organize unruly areas like closets, pantries, and garages. With the right shelving and cupboards, updated garage storage can bring the family car in out of the cold.
Without remodeling or moving to a larger residence, the services and products offered at the More Space Place make being organized simple and efficient.
719 Ten Mile Drive, Frisco
Website: www.morespaceplace.com
Tel: 970 668-1000 or 888-662-3772
Twisted Pine Mountain Home Furnishings
In business since 1980, retailer J.B. Besterfeldt has filled his Twisted Pine Mountain Home Furnishings with an eclectic assortment of furnishings and accessories for the home. Specializing in rustic furniture, hand-woven Kilim rugs, sheepskin products, Zapotec weavings, and lamps, this unique and distinctive store offers the shopper an interesting experience while furnishing a primary home or a second home or condominium.
Accent pieces include scenic paintings, pottery, Indian artifacts, and taxidermy. The staff is available to offer design assistance.
Located on Main Street and at the corner of South Park and Main in Breckenridge, Twisted Pine offers a “fun and memorable experience,” according to Besterfeldt.
In addition to home furnishings, Twisted Pine offers shoppers a selection of fur and leather apparel and accessories as well.
Main Street Station, 505 S. Main Street, Breckenridge
Tel. 970-453-6615
Lincoln West Mall, 100 S. Main Street, Breckenridge
Tel. 970-453-9588
ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS
Allen-Guerra Design-Build, Inc.
Believing sustainable buildings must be designed and built in an environmentally sound and energy-efficient manner, Suzanne Allen-Guerra and her staff specify alternate materials and construction methods using renewable energy sources for the firm’s architectural projects. “Green Design” is important to Allen-Guerra Design-Build, Inc., a full-service architecture and construction firm in Breckenridge.
For the best indoor air quality, Allen-Guerra specifies materials with no VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) – i.e., free of formaldehyde, organochlorines, and phenols. She uses sound design elements and solutions that can be integrated into any home or remodel design project.
The Allen-Guerra family team (her father and husband are both builders) designs mostly new homes, plus remodels and commercial buildings. With a solid background in construction and a Master’s degree in architecture, she likes the team approach to design and the combined input of client, contractor, and architect.
1915 Airport Rd., Suite 105, Breckenridge
Website: www.allen-guerra.com
Email: info@allen-guerra.com
Tel: 970-453-7002
HOME TOURS
Parade of Homes
The 14th annual Summit County Builders Association’s Parade of Homes will again help the community with the proceeds from its home tour.
Touring 27 new homes in four days for $10 is a fine way for community members and visitors to donate to the arts, health and human services, education, the environment, and sport. On the final day, there will be a $2 senior discount. Expected are 3,500-4,000 interested “tour”ists over two September weekends.
The fortunate charity is The Summit Foundation, an umbrella organization for non-profits that has awarded grants totaling $9.3 million in its 24 years of existence, according to TSF director of events and marketing Michael Langlois.
This year’s event takes place September 20-21 and 27-28. Homes valued between $1 and $4 million in Copper Mountain, Frisco, Silverthorne, Dillon, Keystone, and Breckenridge will be awarded prizes in price-range categories as determined by a team of judges from around the state.
Web sites: www.summitfoundation.org
www.summitcountybuilders.org/parade-ofhomes
Tel. Parade of Homes 970-668-3155
The Summit Foundation 970-453-5970
