September 21, 2026 | DESIGN & INTERIORS
COLORADO HOME
words Noah Mercer
photos Kylie Fitts
production Karine Monié
Set against the Rocky Mountains, this Colorado residence by Kimberly Timmons Interiors brings private living together with the polish of luxury hospitality.
Designed over five years, the house was conceived to move easily between two very different modes: intimate everyday life and large-scale entertaining. For Nikki Holt, Creative Director and Residential Studio Design Director at Kimberly Timmons Interiors, and senior designer Carter Brasch, the answer was not to make the house feel like a hotel, but to borrow from hospitality’s sense of flow, service and occasion.
“The goal was to merge high-end residential comfort with the polish and operational sophistication of luxury hospitality,” Holt says.
A SENSE OF ARRIVAL
The idea begins before entering the house. A circular drive and mirrored chrome front door give arrival a certain ceremony, while inside, sculptural walnut columns establish an architectural rhythm across the different levels.
The designers looked to the quiet glamour of a classic Ritz-Carlton experience rather than any single stylistic reference. As Holt explains, the intention was to translate the experience of luxury hospitality rather than reproduce a hotel aesthetic literally.
That approach is particularly clear in the two-storey great room, where floor-to-ceiling glazing places the Rocky Mountains firmly within the interior, and in the curved glass staircase leading to the level below. Brasch describes a “consistent sense of arrival” throughout the house — a feeling created as much through movement and proportion as through individual objects.
STONE, WALNUT AND COLORADO LIGHT
The palette remains deliberately restrained, allowing the changing Colorado light to play a central role. Soft whites, creams, taupes and greiges are grounded by walnut, while stone and porcelain recur throughout the house as part of a consistent material language.
Limestone rises across the double-height fireplace walls, while white stone-look surfaces with pronounced veining appear on counters and waterfall edges. In the kitchen, a three-sided porcelain slab island creates one of the home’s stronger sculptural moments, with installation by Moderno Porcelain.
“Stone and porcelain selections were curated for both visual impact and performance,” Holt says.
Elsewhere, the materials become more expressive. Backlit onyx introduces a softer glow, while the curved staircase is finished with liquid metal treads by Bespoke Finish. Custom cabinetry by William Ohs appears throughout the residence, The Davani Group produced the fireplace surround in the primary bedroom sitting room, and Northern Wide Plank supplied the hardwood flooring.
