Homes

A battle for preservation is an expression I hear, but I have learned first hand how often there are winners and losers in the efforts to save buildings.

Escape Artists

In Park City, Marylanders Amy Holmwood and Ed Leisher transform a neglected ‘70s house into their spirited vacation home.
High above St. George Valley, builder Wayne Anderson creates a modern vacation home that deftly merges comfort with high-contrast design, indoors and out.
It’s that time of year when it’s easy to find oneself mumbling the pert platitudes etched into those deadly sweet heart-shaped multi-colored candies. You know the kind—the ones some kids put in the envelopes with their school valentines.

Modern Moves

With the gut renovation of a 1920s Foursquare-style house in Salt Lake City, designer Kristin Rocke and her clients fearlessly devised a new interior—one that’s as fabulous as it is family-friendly.
Sundance Film Festival is a time our area fills with interesting people. In addition to seeing the films and the discussions that follow, one of my favorite things about the yearly event is casual conversation with strangers. It just starts with questions like, “What have you seen that is interesting? Or, Have you just arrived?” Soon there are stories.
Event planner Emily White sets the stage for her family’s tranquil, light-filled home with a Scandinavian-inspired remodel in Old Town Park City.
Last week I extended my best effort to attract a big blanketing snowstorm by featuring photos taken in the snow. While still hopeful big snows will still arrive, this week I am thinking about being somewhere else other than the Wasatch Back.
As someone who has lived at high elevations along the Wasatch Back off and on since 1968, I am very concerned about no snow. For once, I was ready. I pruned, I cleaned out rain gutters, I put the snow shovels by the door, I bought ice melt, and still there is no snow.
words and photos by Scot Zimmerman It’s the first week of January, and at risk of sounding like a cliché, I’m looking back and reflecting on the year. The first image is an easy one to stare at this time of year. It’s the portico of one of the Honeymoon...