The Micro-Apartment Trend Finds a Home in Cherry Creek North
Studio 135’s ultra-efficient studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments prove you can sacrifice square footage without skimping on style.
|Christine Deorio
Christine DeOrio is the associate editor of 5280 Home magazine.
The Future of Design
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused us to take a good, hard look at the places we call home and figure out how we can make them safer, more functional and comfortable, and better aligned with our values. We talked to local design experts to learn how that’s playing out in the spaces where we live, work, and play.
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How COVID-19 Is Influencing Home Design
The architects of Boulder-based Bldg Collective discuss shifting toward a more values-based approach, how to “future-proof” your home, and what’s next for Colorado’s design community.
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Creating an At-Home Workspace That’s in It for the Long Haul
Interior designer Kirsten Brundage offers four ways to alleviate your work-from-home woes.
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5 Ways To Upgrade Your Home’s Outdoor Oasis
At-home al fresco spaces have been sanity-savers in the time of COVID-19. Here’s how to make the most of yours.
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8 Essentials for an Inviting (and Germ-Free!) Entryway
These must-have pieces make for the perfect place to leave the stresses of the outside world behind.
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Behind the Spontaneous, Meditative Art of Sumi-E
Denver artist Marilyn Wells channels energy and emotion into the ancient art of ink-wash painting.
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The Best Home Shops and Design Services in Denver Right Now
You voted. We tallied. Our editors picked their favorites. Introducing our first-ever list of the city’s 46 most beloved design resources, from architecture firms to rug boutiques, antiques shops to landscape designers. You can thank us later.
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Gift Guide 2020: 8 Gorgeous Local Goods for the Stylish Home
Make this holiday season memorable for all the best reasons with these beautiful, locally sourced gifts for the home.
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10 New Trends in Multifamily Housing Design
OZ Architecture’s Nate Jenkins helps us imagine the new design details that will allow apartment, condo, and loft dwellers to live (and work) safely and comfortably in high-density spaces in the years to come.
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Boulder’s Saltwolf Aims to Deliver Fine Furnishings, Fast
With their direct-to-designer platform, Saltwolf, Boulder-based interiors experts Lindy and Jordan Williams have mastered the new art of delivering heirloom-quality furnishings on a modern timeline.
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Design Lessons From a One-Month Cabin Makeover
How a young couple transformed their dated Coal Creek Canyon cabin into a Scandi-sleek retreat in just under 30 days.
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How to Prep Your Patio for Winter
Five ways to make your outdoor living spaces more comfortable and functional when the weather turns cold.
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Is It Time to Turn Your Dreams of a Backyard Studio Into a Reality?
We asked the cofounder and creative director of Boulder’s Studio Shed to explain the process—and perks—of adding a prefab shed to your property.
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Secrets to the Perfect Summer Dinner Party
Miller Lane Mercantile’s Calli Swofford shares the secret ingredients for hosting a cool, casual summertime soirée.
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Inside an Interior Designer’s Shoppable Studio
We take you inside the endlessly inspiring Cherry Hills Village studio of interior designer Susan Weiss.
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Pursue Your Passion for Design with Havenly’s Free Online University
The Denver-based service devoted to solving your interior design dilemmas debuts Havenly University, free online coursework that will give you the digital design skills you need to solve them yourself.
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Everything You Need to Grill in Style This Summer
Helming the grill is just more fun when you’ve got a few gorgeous gadgets on hand to help get the job done. We’ve rounded up some of our favorites—all available from local businesses—just in time for your next barbecue.
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You’ll Love This Home Photographer’s Pivot to Gorgeous Still Lifes
Denver-based professional photographer—and frequent 5280 Home contributor—Emily Minton Redfield shares the creative outlet that has kept her busy behind the lens during this stay-at-home season.
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Design Finds: The Coolest Carousel in Colorado
Boss Architecture’s principals revisit their revolutionary design that turned a vintage carousel into the crown jewel of Thornton’s Carpenter Park.
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