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    Slifer Designs Charms The Chateau in Beaver Creek

    Posted by Talia Haebler on January 11, 2022 in Featured Projects

    Rustic Elegance in Breckenridge, Colorado

    Posted by Janie Viehman on November 22, 2017 in Featured Projects

    Reclaimed Wood and Old Fashioned Mine Lift Create One of a Kind Mountain Getaway

    Located in Breckenridge, this 5,300 square-foot fulltime residence features four bedrooms and five bathrooms. While mountain homes frequently incorporate wood in the décor, this home exemplifies how to take the material to another level. By using repurposed wood and designing an elevator that looks like an old-fashioned mine lift, the homeowners created a unique ambiance that demonstrates how to design a grandiose...

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    A Modern-Antique Motif for a Mountain Getaway in Colorado

    Posted by Ali Brunner on October 30, 2017 in Featured Projects

    Katy Allen Interior Design

    Katy Allen Interior Design created a stunning mountain getaway for clients located in Edwards, Colorado. With a modern-antique aesthetic in mind, Katy combined contemporary pieces with traditional and antique accents in order to create the perfect balance of new and old. Just a few minutes from both Vail Ski Mountain and Beaver Creek, this home offers the best of the Vail Valley. 

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    Telluride Mountain Design by Kim Gerardi & Darlene Daugherty of Darlene Daugherty Enterprises

    Posted by Ali Brunner on October 25, 2017 in Featured Projects

    A Mother-Daughter Duo Bring Colorful Design to Telluride Ski Mountain in Colorado

    For Darlene Daugherty and Kim Gerardi, interior design is a family business. Darlene founded Darlene Daugherty Enterprises in 2005 and 10 years ago her daughter Kim joined. A location manager on major motion pictures in Los Angeles and New York, Kim’s eye for beauty was a skill Darlene was happy to add to her company’s repertoire. She describes the two of them as “one brain with two bodies” with strengths that...

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    Enjoy Elevated Authenticity in a Rocky Mountain Home

    Posted by Janie Viehman on August 22, 2017 in Featured Projects

    By Kelsey Cole & Yvonne Jacobs of Slifer Designs

    Designed by Kelsey Cole and Yvonne Jacobs of Slifer Designs, this Vail, Colorado home features four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths all designed in a mountain contemporary décor with treasures they’ve collected from all over the globe.

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    Inspiring Interior Design In The Home Of A Local Vail Artist

    Posted by Janie Viehman on July 25, 2017 in Featured Projects

    Creative Pursuits by Alta Engelbrect

    On a spring afternoon in Minturn, we sat with local artist Alta Engelbrecht at The Scarab. We enjoyed her so much, that we wanted to share her story. With a background as an artist and opera singer, Alta is recognized in the Vail Valley as an artist. She is an expert in unique faux finishes and architectural enhancements. With her natural creative abilities and unique eye, Alta became a key component for many interior designers needing custom projects...

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    Bringing Wine Country to Chicago

    Posted by Janie Viehman on June 7, 2017 in Featured Projects

    By Donna Figg Design

    It’s not easy bringing the Napa Valley to Chicago but interior designer Donna Figg of Donna Figg Design was able to do just that for her clients living in the Midwest. Located in the North Shore area of Chicago, the 2,200 square-foot bottom level of the home was renovated after the architect recommended completely shifting the interior rooms.

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    Into the West Revamps Luxurious Log Cabin

    Posted by Janie Viehman on April 26, 2017 in Featured Projects

    Located in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Into the West is a full-service interior design store and studio that serves as Northwest Colorado’s premier interior design resource. 

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    Designing Your Own Home in Vail

    Posted by Janie Viehman on February 17, 2017 in Featured Projects

    Alison Biggers Creates Mountain Modern Interior Design

    After a recommendation from a member of the Slifer Designs team, West Vail resident Alison Biggers decided to visit The Scarab Rug Store shortly after purchasing her new home in Vail, Colorado.

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    Interior Design Offers a Facelift to a Beaver Creek Resort Home.

    Posted by Janie Viehman on January 12, 2017 in Featured Projects

    Design by Marilyn Smith Heaney of Slifer Designs

    Located in Beaver Creek with accessibility to the Elkhorn lift, this four-bedroom, four-bath (plus one powder room) ski-in, ski-out home in conveniently located adjacent to the core of one of Colorado’s world-class resorts. Marilyn Smith Heaney, Project Manager and Interior Designer at Slifer Designs, worked on the second home for her Dallas-based clients who were looking for a mountain getaway ambiance that was both kid-friendly and...

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