Sunday Special Edition: Up on Cripple Creek!

I visited the last of the in-town custom builds on the 2009 Colorado Springs Parade of Homes tour, last Sunday, so I was ready to blog about something new. But Saturday, I wanted to take a little drive into the mountains, and there was one home on the tour out of town, in Cripple Creek. I convinced the hubs it would be worth it, to take a drive, check out the house and enjoy the day. The directions to this home included, turn in"front of the big red barn", road is somewhat hidden, "so look for sign", go 9+ miles "past the llama farm" and the "Evergreen gas station". Take the road to the "green gate". Were all of the twists and turns worth the trip? YOU BET they were! (The directions are EXCELLENT, but you must follow exactly!)

I decided to make a special edition post so that ANYONE in the Colorado Springs area, that has not been on the tour, or seen this house, will have one last chance to visit! SUNDAY at 7:00 p. m. the tour is over!

If you have followed this blog at all, you have seen some beautiful custom built homes, but this one is definitely my fave! It is a custom built second home for the lucky owners, sitting on a spot with incredible views, and incorporating new and old for a fresh, yet familiar feel.

The builder described, "fresh interpretation of the mountain cabin" reminds visitors of a collection of outbuildings in a traditional Western town, barn, silo, bunkhouse, maybe even a touch of mining history. But once you enter, there is no doubt this is a 21st century home! The combinations of textures, colors, materials old, new, reclaimed, repurposed, traditional and modern is so perfectly blended the experience is seamless!

1. Great room, with "indoor campfire", 2. dining area, 3. kitchen, at far end of great room, 4. master bedroom wing

5. master bath, 6. entrance to the bunkhouse, 7. views from the deck, 8. study/office

Above, are the main areas of the home, but there are so many special things going on in EVERY ROOM, that the collage below is a selection of SOME of the features that caught my eye!

The attention to detail is evident in the choices of flooring, wall and ceiling treatments, doors, lighting...the list goes on. I came away inspired, planning to add quite a few things to the "idea file"!

1. Shelving in office 2. master bath back to back vanity 3. dining area lighting 4. barnboard siding in mud room

5. "drive-in" mural in home theater 6. light fixture in office 7. bamboo flooring, plexi panels with bamboo circles embedded 8. corrugated metal ceiling in the bunkhouse

9. log circles mounted to master bedroom wall 10. grass sandwiched between frosted glass panels in doors 11. mirror mosaic, plexi chandelier, deep molding 12. sink in bunkhouse bathroom

If you have not been on the tour, do not miss this last opportunity to visit this and the other properties!

DISCLAIMER: The above photos were taken at the 2009 Colorado Spring Parade of Homes Tour. They do not represent the work of Re:Fresh Re:Design or Cheryl Marantino. All photos taken with permission.

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