These clients used the Truehome Workshop approach, which led to several discoveries that had a powerful influence on the design.

While it was not obvious early on, the firm discovered that the wife had serious medical problems. The existing house had a first-floor bedroom where she often slept, but at times she was not able to climb the stairs. This meant that during the mountain winters, she often had to go outside and walk through the snow to get to the kitchen, the utility space and the dining and living areas. Neither client saw this as a major issue, but we strongly recommended that her physical issues required that the couple’s suite be on the main floor, not in the walkabout basement.

The other powerful influence was that the couple are in love with Mexico. They frequently traveled in Mexico, and had done so for years, so they had many artifacts and other decorative objects from visits south of the border. It became clear that bringing Mexico to their home in the Colorado mountains was the best way to create an environment that would make them both feel safe and happy. Mexican tile and other colorful finishes adorned the stairs and bathrooms.

Like all Truehome Designs, the house was tailored in specific ways to enhance the wellbeing and day to day emotional experience desired by our clients.