Homes

Think you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? This Sandy home proves otherwise, with its decades-old Tuscan style recently replaced with one more timeless and transitional. Gone are the Tuscan-inspired deep jewel tones, ornate details and dark woods from the early 2000s. As showcased in our feature A...
The Edison House, a new urban social club, adds vibrance to the energized social scene in downtown Salt Lake west of State Street. Salt Lake City is going through some big changes, and one of the noticeable shifts is west of State Street. Even mid-week, the sidewalks are bustling and...
In Park City, top pros conjure a warm and welcoming home rooted to its mountain site and scenery. Images by Laura Bruschke. Utah’s mountains are just as spectacular in the design they inspire as they are astonishing in their natural beauty. Spending much of their time in Scottsdale, the...
A palette of natural materials and neutral tones delivers comfort and warmth to a Lehi home’s inviting contemporary décor. Call it a point of view. When a couple decided to build their family home in Lehi, they envisioned a house that makes the most of its scenic property by capturing...
In Sandy’s Pepperwood enclave, a team of pros returns to give their clients’ Tuscan-style home a radiant update. Twenty years ago, Tuscan style was having a heyday, seducing the design world with its dark, heavy woodwork, rich colors and ornate flourishes at every turn. The old-world style spoke to a...
The response of the architectural and building communities to address climate change by lowering carbon demand has deeply impressed me. Green building has become the standard for the custom builders who I work with in the Wasatch Back. Carbon footprints are being reduced, and I read about new buildings...
Remodels and renovations are always a big move for homeowners, but when a project involves more than tripling the size of a 4,600 square-foot home sitting on a 50-acre mountain property, big hardly describes the sizable challenges and design opportunities this project presented. In our story Log Rhythms, we...
At the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon, a spectacular mountain setting inspires the stylish conclusion of a partially completed home. "It had great bones, but it was too rustic and dark,” Angie Gerdes recalls. She and her brother Joe Long—co-owners of GV Construction Renovation Specialists—were seduced by the scenic setting...
What's a sofa like that doing in a place like this? With its sensuously curved shape and 18-foot length, it makes a boldly comforting statement in the angular wood, glass and stone house atop Deer Valley's Red Cloud community. And that is exactly what designer Kristin Rocke intended. Featured...
The Frank Lloyd Wright Walker House in Carmel, California, aka the ultimate coastal cottage, just sold for $22 million dollars. Seaside: Frank Lloyd Wright Walker House Surprisingly, Frank Lloyd Wright has only one project built on the seashore. It is even more remarkable that it is sited on Carmel Point in...