Rustic Redux

This working ranch, set amid 12,000 pristine acres in Colorado, was conceived as a year round retreat for a family concerned with environmental stewardship at a philosophical level, and, at a personal level, with comfort. In any mountain retreat, there is always the temptation and opportunity to employ a traditionally Western vocabulary, but here it was strategically redefined in unexpected way. Instead of using rough-hewn furniture, for example, the rooms are filled with English and French pieces-bobbin turning and metal strap work render them sympathetic to rustic materials nearby. Nods to the house's location and purpose are indulged, however, with details like whip-stitched pillow and lampshade edges, embossed and woven leather, and hand-forged iron hardware.