Enduring Design Rules Enhance A Mountain Abode

With roots in classical architecture, a contemporary home rises on a mountainside in Evergreen.

Architect Don Ruggles and designer Melissa Mabe-Sabanosh created a contemporary Evergreen home with an entry corridor that runs through the center of the structure. A custom door opens to the corridor, which is anchored by French limestone floors by Exquisite Surfaces and illuminated with a pair of chain-link Arteriors chandeliers. The console table is by Hickory Chair from Hoff Miller.

Mabe-Sabanosh fashioned different seating areas in the open great room. Centered around the stone fireplace, a custom Madison Lily rug anchors one seating area appointed with matching sofas and club chairs, all by Lee Industries from Columbine Showroom. The twin Taracea coffee tables are from C.A.I. Designs.

A second seating area in the great room is positioned just off the wall-size accordian-folding doors by Weiland. A round metal Hallam table and Fairfax chairs, both by Bernhardt from Columbine Showroom, pair with a reupholstered sofa from Z Gallerie. A spiky Troy Lighting pendant hangs above the space.

Stained white-oak custom cabinetry by Aspen Leaf Kitchens frames the open kitchen, where an Elk Lighting chandelier hangs above the island. Brekhus Tile & Stone fabricated the perimeter counters and backsplash with quartzite from Marmi Natural Stone in Norcross, Georgia, while Walker Zanger's Circolo tiles provide an accent. The Ballard Designs bar chairs are upholstered with Shagreen leather by Edelman.

Aged and distressed French oak flooring by Arrigoni Woods lends texture to a hallway, where a doorway frames the master bathroom. A Dandelion pendant by Remains Lighting suspends above a Lacava tub from DSKB Plumbing + Tile in the space.

A buffet in the dining area features a light fixture by Boyd Lighting, while a bronze Troy Lighting pendant hangs above a custom table crafted by Black Hound Design Company. Kravet chairs are upholstered with an embroidered silk by Pollack from Hoff Miller.

The monolithic corners of the house inspired the custom stone vanity in the powder room. A pair of pendants by Fly Design Studio for Masiero, featuring clear glass and Italian amber drops, add a bit of sparkle and reflect off the Roman shades made with a silk-and-Lurex Pollack textile. The bronze faucet is by Rocky Mountain Hardware.

A steel-plated fireplace with a custom patina, fabricated by Raw Urth Designs, sets a contemporary tone in the office. Steel is also used in the bespoke shelving unit and the custom desk, which was designed by Ruggles Mabe Studio and crafted by Black Hound Design Company.

Sculptural Triple Basalt water fountains by Stone Forest provide a focal point in the courtyard, where Babmar furnishings complement the grounds designed by landscape architect Ariel Gelman and installed by Designs By Sundown. "Our goal was to make sure it looked like we were never here," Gelman explains. "The lines separating architecture and landscape disappear, creating one harmonious design."

A Currey & Company chandelier from C.A.I. Designs emphasizes the high ceilings in the master bedroom, where a fireplace is clad with rippled stone by Materials Marketing. The Lee Industries bed from Columbine Showroom is upholstered with textured fabric by Pollack from Hoff Miller. Draperies made with a Sahco fabric from John Brooks Incorporated frame the views.