The office features a Phillip Jeffries wallcovering and a Claremont sofa complementing the surrounding high-gloss blue paint. A Hickory Chair ottoman, in a Clarence House fabric, rests beside 1950s chairs reupholstered in a Jim Thompson textile. The artwork is by David Yarrow.
Discover An Animated, Colorful Colorado Abode
As the saying goes, good fences make good neighbors. In this case, good neighbors make good design happen—at least, that’s what resulted when one of Andrea Monath Schumacher’s longtime clients encouraged his friends living across the street to tap her for their new build in Cherry Hills Village. The couple, who have four children, happily accepted this directive, and as they’d arrived from out of state with few possessions, they gave the imaginative designer carte blanche to dive into every detail of their new residence. Monath Schumacher and her team, working closely with architect Todd Remington and general contractor Wes Mitchell, had a hand in the interior architecture, the lighting, the fireplace and bar designs, the art curation—“truly everything down to the accessories resting on the mantel,” Monath Schumacher says.
Home Details
Architecture:
Todd Remington, Todd Remington
Interior Design:
Andrea Monath Schumacher, Andrea Schumacher Interiors
Home Builder:
Wes Mitchell, Mitchell Builders
Styling:
Tawney Waldo
The clients were very open to color, the designer shares, and eager to craft an animated, fun, one-of-a-kind environment for their family. “They’re young and really sophisticated, and they were willing to take some risks,” Monath Schumacher notes. A jumping-off point sparked the project’s palette early on as the couple fell for a vivacious fabric patterned with pheasants and florals rendered in inky reds and blues (this textile is now prominently featured on the living and dining room draperies). The designer drew from the fabric’s hues for touches like the living room’s cobalt antler chandelier and the kitchen island’s deep mulberry base. The husband’s office also nods back to the palette of the fabric: Rendered in unexpected blue walls given a glossy lacquered finish, it stands apart from the rest of the residence. “He wanted it to be a world in and of itself,” the designer comments of the singular retreat, which fills the third floor and caps the home. “It’s a vibrant, luxurious place to work and feel energized in.”
Unexpected vignettes are another through line for the home and part of Monath Schumacher’s signature style. “I always try to include antiques, vintage items and other found pieces—things that seem to have a story behind them,” the designer notes. Then, she’ll lob them into a setting where that story is highlighted. To wit, timeworn, salvaged architectural columns usher guests through the entry, contrasting with the area’s gleaming blue lacquered walls, a finish that sets the tone for the home and hints to the look of the husband’s office. Within the kitchen, the extensive custom millwork exudes an old-world appeal (“The refrigerator looks more like an armoire,” Monath Schumacher comments.) while brass snake handles add an edgy appeal. The range, another standout within a home filled with them, holds its own thanks to a cheerful cherry-red finish.
“What makes this house unique is that there are no formal spaces, only larger gathering spaces inside and out,” notes Remington. “It’s a home that really fosters a sense of community and togetherness.” And the family’s lower-level hangout space may be the most magnetic of those gathering spots. “We created kind of a personal speakeasy there,” Monath Schumacher points out. See the deep-red cork wallcovering, the colorful and cheeky bunny wallpaper that envelops a banquette or the 1968 photograph of The Rolling Stones at the Sarum Chase mansion in London, all of which add a touch of swagger to the decor.
While the family has since settled in, their collaboration with Monath Schumacher continues. Vibrant color and playful patterns, for these homeowners, are a lifestyle now.
Beggars Banquet, a photo by Micheal Joseph, is prominently displayed in the lower-level entertaining space. A Vanguard Furniture bench upholstered in a Montblanc leather rests below.
Tour The Home:
Glossy blue enamel paint by Fine Paints of Europe coats the entry walls, playing off an Élitis teak wallcovering accenting the ceiling and a Shaver-Ramsey rug. The Masaya Furniture chair, Gallery L7 chandelier and salvaged columns are all 1stdibs finds.
Cobalt Encore Ceramics tile and a Bluestar stove contrast with a white enamel hood in the kitchen. The island, stained Benjamin Moore’s Deep Mulberry, is topped with a Caesarstone counter. Visual Comfort & Co. pendants & Silk Road Yamba pulls add gleam.
Viewed from the doorway, the kitchen looks across a dining area, anchored by a Visual Comfort & Co. linear chandelier. There, draperies wear Brunschwig & Fils’ Les Faisans, a fabric that inspired the home’s color palette.
Cabinetry coated in Benjamin Moore’s Black Satin with Hamilton Sinkler hardware sets off counters and a backsplash of natural stone on the lower-level entertaining area’s bar. The sink is by Linkasink and the faucet is Brizo.
Lit by a Murano-glass chandelier sourced from 1stdibs, a multicolored Hunt Slonem for Groundworks wallcovering animates the same entertaining area’s dining banquette, dressed in a Vanguard Furniture leather. Made Goods chairs covered in a Carlucci velvet complete the scene.
Beggars Banquet, a photo by Micheal Joseph, is prominently displayed in the lower-level entertaining space. A Vanguard Furniture bench upholstered in a Montblanc leather rests below.
Built-ins painted Benjamin Moore’s Mauve Mist frame a Tov Furniture bed in the daughter's bedroom, with draperies of a Rubelli fabric in a similar hue alongside. The bedside pendants are Mitzi and the chandelier is by Regina Andrew.
In the daughter’s bedroom, a painterly Rebel Walls floral mural stands in as art. An ostrich-feather floor lamp by Regina Andrew and a Four Hands armchair dress up a corner.
A Liesl Collection wallcovering enlivens a small main-level office, joined by a Pierre Frey wallcovering on the ceiling. Built-ins by Wood-Mode are stained Benjamin Moore’s Autumn Purple. The chair is Vanguard and wears a Peter Dunham Textiles fabric.
The office features a Phillip Jeffries wallcovering and a Claremont sofa complementing the surrounding high-gloss blue paint. A Hickory Chair ottoman, in a Clarence House fabric, rests beside 1950s chairs reupholstered in a Jim Thompson textile. The artwork is by David Yarrow.
Farrow & Ball’s Arsenic is a vivid counterpoint to a Carleton V Ltd. wallcovering that wraps the primary bathroom, with geometric Kelly Wearstler for Ann Sacks tile enlivening the floor. The chandelier is by Fabio Ltd. and the bamboo chair is from Chairish.