High-Country Style
HIGH-COUNTRY STYLE IN WINTER PARK SKI-IN, SKI-OUT HOME
The owners of this newly built, three-level Winter Park home came to Collective Design’s interiors team with a big request – they wanted us to furnish and finish the whole home with a lot of natural elements but a modern look. The house is the family’s vacation home, but it’s also in the rental pool, so we had to make it beautiful and durable.
The design team set to work creating spaces defined by gorgeous furnishings and layered with pops of color and surprising artwork in the five-bedroom house. In the open living-dining-kitchen area, a live-edge wood dining table gives the space a mountain-inspired feel, complemented by upholstered chairs in a contemporary style. A hair-on-hide rug and triptych artwork—a photo of an elk from London’s Trowbridge Gallery—nod to life in the West.
In the nearby living room, the centerpiece is a custom console that wraps around the back of the sofa and offers shelf space for displaying beloved objects, books, and pretty décor. A custom beam coffee table is a sleek counterpoint to the stone fireplace, and layers of texture—wool rug, fur throws, and leather and linen upholstery—give the room an inviting vibe. The design team made sure there’s plenty of seating for people to hang out, spend time together, have a glass of wine at the end of the day.
The home’s middle level houses all of the bedrooms (except the fun and playful bunkroom, which is on the lowest level). The design team dreamed up serene guest suites that pay homage to nature and coziness; in the bedroom featured here, for example, a headboard in a pattern that riffs on tree trunks takes center stage. By layering textural neutrals in the space, the designers created a luxurious retreat.
The owners’ personalities are also evident in the home’s lower-level rec area with games, shuffleboard, pinball machines, and a pool table. The cement floors give the space an industrial feel, while a custom modular sofa gives spectators a comfortable place to sit and cheer. A built-in bar and custom bar-top table that seats 10 people complete the space’s good looks.
The interiors’ beauty gives way, on all three levels of the home, to expansive decks. The team gave each outdoor area distinctive vignettes to accommodate various uses. On the deck outside of the master suite, for example, blue upholstered chairs and a table make a perfect scene for evening cocktails. A hanging pod nearby is an irresistible spot for an afternoon nap.
Collective’s approach delivered exactly what the clients needed: high function, gorgeous spaces, and a look that embraces the home’s unique location adjacent to Winter Park’s ski resort. To begin a conversation about how we can help you create the mountain home of your dreams, get in touch.
