For designer Sandra Nunnerley, a “home’s interior should always be site-specific”. In this article, you will get to know a creative ski chalet built on a Mountain in Aspen transformed into a comfortable and luxurious spot.
Despite most of the design is her own, Sandra refuses to take full credit for all the chalet’s details: “I actually inherited the project from Alan Wanzenberg, New-York based architect.”
In this chalet built literally into the side of a snow-drenched mountain, nature has a lead role in Nunnerley’s intentional design choices.
For this project in Aspen, Sandra’s inspiration came from the surrounding mountains’ natural ruggedness and the pre-existing home’s wood details. I wanted to continue the warm and welcoming feel and infuse the house with elegance and mobility” she says.
In the seven-bedroom home Nunnerley began first step with a tactile feel via soft-to-the-touch fabrics.
After that, was the color choice, which is a very important detail to make a statement on the walls. Creating the perfect shade is a part of the process where the designer custom mixes with her own paint colors.
Throughout the complete home, the designer binds the walls in earthy shades, creating a unique cozy feel in each space. The dining area was designed to be informal and comfortable for the family and their guests to drink a bottle of wine and sit there for hours to have a slow-burning dining experience.
In the entryway, Nunnerley chooses a Blue Spruce, a tone that opposes the wood floors and white oak half-paneled walls. “It’s all about a unique play between colors”, she explains.
Her main goal for this vacation house was to create a space where both the family and their guests could feel comfortable and relaxed. “Nothing is precious in this house, everything is mean to be used and loved”, she says.
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Source: Architecturaldigest, Sandra Nunnerley
Photos: Stephen Kent Johnson
