Christine Deorio

Christine DeOrio is the associate editor of 5280 Home magazine.

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This Denver Company Produces the Coziest Dinner Parties Imaginable

Thanks to "experience company" Feast, the hottest reservation in town is for a meal in your own home.

By Christine Deorio

Before You Set Your Holiday Table, Read This

Interior designer and pro hostess Ramey Caulkins shares her tips for creating an unfussy, inviting spread.

By Christine Deorio

Design Lesson: 14 Brilliant Ways to Incorporate Bold Colors Into Your Home

We asked four local designers to decode some of their most daring color moves.

By Christine Deorio

Tour Denver’s Finest Feats of Architecture and Design at Doors Open Denver

The 15th annual event, taking place September 21–22, offers rare opportunities to explore some of the most inspiring designs from the Mile High City’s past and present. Here are four sites you won't want to miss.

By Christine Deorio

Hot Property: A Storied 1892 Wash Park Bungalow

The historic Neahr residence is on the market for the first time in 100 years—for $1.675 million—and showing off the results of an award-winning preservation and restoration project.

By Christine Deorio

Discover Denver Artist Ashley Joon’s Ethereal Floral Murals

Meet the local painter behind some of the city’s loveliest walls—and imagine her work on yours!

By Christine Deorio

Meet the Designer: C&A Interiors

Discover the design ethos driving this Denver firm's timeless and envelope-pushing aesthetic.

By Christine Deorio

Design Destination: The Crystal River Valley’s Redstone Castle

The iconic estate gets a brand-new kitchen befitting its turn-of-the-century Tudor style and its latest incarnation as a boutique hotel.

By Christine Deorio

The Denver Art Museum Exhibition (and Giveaway) You Won’t Want to Miss

Denver artist Jonathan Saiz created 10,000 miniature artworks for his "#WhatisUtopia" installation at the DAM, and you just might have the chance to take one home.

By Christine Deorio

We Can’t Stop Scrolling Through This Local Stylist’s Instagram

Get to know Liz Bachman, the pro stylist behind Grey & Scout, the Instagram feed that's enticing followers with its bright, breezy, and oh-so-chic Colorado interiors.

By Christine Deorio

A Beginner’s Guide to Smart-Home Technology

Baffled by home-automation hubs? Stymied by smart switches? We asked a local pro to guide us through the basics of home technology—from what's trending now to what we should expect to pay.

By Christine Deorio

How Denver Homeowners Can Become Their Own General Contractors

Bob Hinz, founder of custom-home construction company HomeWrights, tells us how his unconventional business model helps Front Range homeowners control their custom builds—and save thousands of dollars along the way.

By Christine Deorio

A Perfect Powder Room

This Boulder space is crisp, cool, and inspired by Colorado's landscape.

By Christine Deorio

Freshen up Your Home—Inside and out—With These Mile High Finds

Find summer design inspiration with locally made products, a book release from a Denver style icon, and a new urban garden shop catering to small-space dwellers.

By Christine Deorio

Modern Style Meets Traditional Bones in This University Park Home

Designing this new home was all about striking the right balance of clean lines and timeless finishes.

By Christine Deorio

A New Online Source for Custom Landscape Design

Four lifelong friends just made it easier—and more affordable—to get the backyard of your dreams.

By Christine Deorio

One of Denver’s First Boutique Hotels Gets A Fresh New Look

A four-year renovation of downtown’s Magnolia Denver honors the 1911 building’s roots while enticing today’s travelers with stylish modern decor.

By Christine Deorio

The Hottest New Garden Shop in the City

Step inside Green Lady Gardens in the Art District on Santa Fe.

By Christine Deorio

Is Your Home Photo-Shoot Worthy?

A Denver-based business helps you cash in on your home's good looks.

By Christine Deorio

A Fresh Take On Modern Design in Cherry Hills

This new home provides an empty-nester couple with fresh perspective on the things they value most.

By Christine Deorio

Peek Inside: A Century-Old Park Hill Home Gets a Major Facelift

What happens when a straightforward renovation project suddenly becomes a total home transformation? For this century-old Park Hill home: design magic.

By Christine Deorio

4 Portable Solar Lanterns to Illuminate Any Outdoor Space

Les Jardins Solar Lighting's collection of portable, eco-friendly lanterns brighten any outdoor space—from pool deck to campsite—with style.

By Christine Deorio

Tour Tiny Homes at the 2019 Denver Home Show

Tiny homes—from shipping-container houses to gypsy wagons—will have a big presence at this spring’s Denver Home Show, March 22–24 at the National Western Complex.

By Christine Deorio

Why We Love the Linear Chandelier

The horizontal lighting fixture may be just the statement-making piece your space—big or small—needs.

By Christine Deorio

This Isn’t Your Grandparents’ Senior Living Facility

Balfour Senior Living, a collection of luxury Front Range retirement communities, is rethinking the way “aging in place” looks and feels. Here, co-founder Susan Juroe shows us how health, safety, and great design can coexist.

By Christine Deorio

How to Turn Your Home Into a Homestead

The homesteading trend is hot—and a major focus of this year’s Colorado Garden & Home Show—so we asked the experts how to pull it off on even the smallest plot.

By Christine Deorio

Help for Your Forlorn Furnishings

A one-woman furniture-revival shop specializes in bringing new life to faded vintage classics.

By Christine Deorio

Meet the Artist: Camille McMurry

A former fashion buyer helms a Denver textile company (our go-to source for cozy winter blankets!) powered by creativity and inclusivity.

By Christine Deorio

7 Top Tile Trends for 2019

From bold patterns to touchable textures and a fresh twist on the classics, here are several ways to refresh your home decor with tile, as seen at the annual Cersaie exhibition in Italy.

By Christine Deorio