Urban Mountain Retreat

This gorgeous Manhattan home's design was inspired by the surroundings of a mountain retreat...only nestled in the Flint Hills rather than Breckenridge!

For those who don't understand how a modern look can meld beautifully with traditional features, take a look at this....

Stainless steel, glass tile and a fabulous range hood work perfectly with the dark stain on the cabinetry and the rough texture of the stone work.

By bringing the warmth of the brown tones together with the cool greys, we again merged the traditional elements with the sophistication of the more modern finishes.

The large mudroom, "drop" zone, complete with cubbies and killer charcoal color tile will carry you from the garage to the kitchen in pure functional style!!

In the large family room, the eye-catching views draw you out from the cozy fireplace to the covered deck...the dramatic railing speaks to the urban modern mountain retreat that inspired the space.

This gorgeous freestanding tub and floor mounted faucet, bring the relaxation factor up a couple of notches!!  Who wouldn't want to come home to this???

(Want to see how we took this spec home from concept to finish??  Read here!!)

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A spec sneak...

This summer has been a whirlwind of activity around here!!  We have had multiple large projects in production…which simply means a lot of details to keep up with and lots of car time…driving from project to project to check in on progress, double check stain colors and answer questions from contractors!!  It is a little similar to a pregnancy…waiting, anticipating, preparing, waiting, wondering, excited, and finally, with little say on the timing...(haha...the nature of constructions!!) the thrilling reveal!!!

Not unlike a pregnancy, there is a lot happening before any noticeable changes take place…take our current spec home, for instance…the contractor hired us to bring a fresh look to his project…our challenge was to bring some updated finishes to a home that needed to appeal to the majority of buyers, since this was not a custom build.

So we started here…way back at the beginning...

Original floorplan

with a floorplan…reviewing the layout, the traffic flow, the storage options…we tweaked it…(no mudroom?? must have!!)…and then we moved on to visualizing and presenting a design concept…

"...inspired by a modern mountain retreat. A comfortable mix of traditional designs with contemporary clean lines and updated finishes, along with a fresh color palette that is inviting and compatible with any design style, truly sets this home apart." -listing details per AHD

...and then added the details that would take our inspiration and make it the home of someone's dreams!!!!

And here is a sneak at the spec house progress….

We are thrilled with the outcome!!  It looks awesome!!!

And the builder is pleased to say this one is now sold!!

Final pictures to come!!

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