626 Faraway Road
Snowmass Village, Colorado

DETAILS

INTERIOR FEATURES

At once Old World, yet thoroughly modern, this is a hand-crafted retreat your family can really live and spread out in.
Interior touches such as antique doors (circa 1892) salvaged from Aspen’s Monarch building, Connecticut heart pine plank flooring and wainscoting, and clear fir window casements add warmth and authenticity to the overall design.
The new addition, just finished in 2007, nearly doubles the size of the home.
Stepping from the peaceful aspen grove into the home, you enter to a hallway featuring chevron-patterned brick floors, skip-troweled walls, and recessed lighting.
To the left, leaded-glass French doors open to the living room, which exudes 15th century Copenhagen, featuring wood plank flooring, built-in cabinetry and bookcases, and a coffered ceiling with hand-painted insets. Banks of casement windows fill three walls.
The woodburning fireplace is imported from Canada and has a forced-air option that easily keeps all the main floor living areas warm and cozy.
On the right side of the entry hall, intricately carved double doors access the kitchen spaces, the heart of the home. The brick flooring throughout is from Colorado Springs, circa 1891.
In the kitchen a brick-surround fireplace and hearth sits opposite an informal, bench-seating dining area with room for eight. The benches are flanked by hand-painted wall panels in a floral motif.
The kitchen is simply extraordinary, lined with hand-painted, hand-carved cabinets, Norwegian granite countertops, wrap-around windows, and a charming plate shelf for displaying your family’s treasures.
Appliances include SubZero side-by-side refrigerator; Jenn-Air duel fuel gas stove top, electric convection oven, and conventional oven; Maytag Quiet Series dishwasher; and a new high-tech Kobe fan above the stovetop. Windows over the double stainless sink face south and east, framing stunning views of your own quiet woodlands and open space beyond.
Even the generous pantry and adjacent wall of built-in shelving are hand carved and detailed.
The formal dining room, accessible from both the kitchen and the entry hall, comfortably seats 10. The room is accented by warm honey colors reflected in the wainscoting, coffered ceiling and magnificent hutch spanning the south wall. Windows facing north look out through the trees to the valley beyond.
The front hall’s powder room features a pedestal sink with brass fixtures, track lighting, plank flooring, and crown molding.
Pass through the kitchen to an expansive, two-story foyer open to the entire east side of the house. Highlighted by slate flooring and voluminous dormer windows with wooden blinds, the foyer also houses the Whirlpool Duet front loading washer and dryer in a double-doored closet. An exterior door and lots of space for boots and coats and backpacks makes this the perfect entry for your family.
Another intricately carved door leads to the main-level master bedroom finished with multiple stained glass Tiffany sconces, berber carpets, and a ceiling fan.
Soaring ceilings and huge picture windows provide such genuinely stunning views, you might find it difficult to leave bed. You won’t want to miss even a moment of the sunlight moving through the aspens.
The large and spacious master bath has a soaking tub, steam shower with multiple shower head features, frameless glass enclosure, and a custom vanity with double sink.
A generous walk-in closet features plenty of built-in shelving.
The upper level is accessed by two stairways. The “front” stairway off of the entry hall features heart-pine wainscoting. The “back” stairway is open to the foyer and winds upward with oak handrail and wrought iron balusters.
Atop the “back stairway”, carved double doors lead into an expansive family room that fills the east half of the upper level. The room is loftily defined by high vaulted ceilings and handsome roof beams, gently warmed by a dry stacked native Colorado stone fireplace with carved maple mantle, and tastefully lit by southwestern-inspired metal sconces and ceiling fan.
Decks on the north and south sides of the family room add outdoor living space. Throw open the French doors to gentle breezes, and exquisite views. To the north, the Rim Trail is visible across the valley through aspen leaves.
Recessed lighting and a built-in media cabinet finish the room.
The newly completed bathroom accessed from the family room is detailed in slate flooring, granite counters, Kohler fixtures, and recessed halogen lights. The beautiful, glass-doored oversized shower is tile with an elegant stone accent strip.
The staircase landing and balcony are carpeted and lined with windows and metal sconces and leads from the family room on the east side to the bedrooms of the west side of the upper level.
The first and largest of the four upstairs bedrooms could be considered a second master; it has its own bathroom with custom wood vanity and countertop, and a walk-in closet. Highlights include plank flooring both track and recessed lighting, and lovely views to the south and east.
The bathroom has gabled ceilings, track lighting, tile counters, walls of built-in shelving, and an incredibly inviting skylit Kohler tub.
The second upper level bedroom features a gabled roofline, wood plank flooring and a south-facing dormer window providing ample natural light. A large closet is opposite the room in the hallway, with 24-hand carved cubbies and hanging space.
The third bedroom is truly a showpiece—and a space any child will adore. A hand-carved wall bed behind leaded glass windows is the perfect place for sweet dreams—and daydreams, too. Built-in hand painted drawers and shelves fill out the rest of the wall. The room also offers the same gabled roofline, wood plank flooring and a south-facing dormer window as the second bedroom.
The fourth bedroom faces west and north and features plank flooring and a large skylight set in the sloped ceiling.
The upper level hallway bathroom is newly remodeled to include a oversized shower finished in subtle sea green tile with built-in bench. White-tiled floors, wood vanity, and a gabled ceiling add to the calming ambiance.
The lower level is accessed from the main-level entry hall, through a carved door with antique hardware.
A roomy and secluded office space and storage galore make the downstairs spaces ultra-utilitarian.
On the east side of the main level, the heated two-car garage is oversized, with windows looking out over the open space to the east. The space is plumbed for a utility sink for added functionality.

EXTERIOR FEATURES

The home rests in a private, south-facing, flat glade with designated open space directly to the east.
The grounds are landscaped to blend with the surrounding aspen groves. Lilacs and outdoor lighting line brick paths, a huge brick patio sees all-day sun, and the cozy brick courtyard nestle among tall trees and honeysuckle vines.
The house is perfectly in tune with its surroundings, from the neutral grey stain highlighted with forest green trim to the cedar shake shingles on the roof.
Situated low in the Ridge Run area of Snowmass, skiing and village amenities are oh-so-close to home, even though you feel a world away.
A second parking area is a pleasant bonus.

ADDITIONAL REMARKS

All rooms have individualized climate zoning for maximum energy efficiency.
The new sections of the house feature radiant heat. The newly installed heater has the capacity—with zones already pre-set—to heat the entire home.
The house is “plumbed” and ready for a solar heating system…the only missing elements are the solar panels.
The roof has been additionally insulated, significantly increasing the overall R value.