Finding Common Ground In A Hillside Arizona Home

On a mountainside in Paradise Valley, interior designer Anita Lang collaborated with architect John E. Sather to create a contemporary home defined by natural materials. In the living area, Lang paired Thayer Coggin lounge chairs in a Zinc Textile fabric with a Cierre sofa and a Kravet rug. The hearth's stone is from Cactus Stone & Tile; the painting is by Robin Branham.

The living area adjoins the dining area and kitchen, which was divided into a front cooking space and an island with a back kitchen that hides countertop appliances. Linear Fine Woodworking built the walnut cabinetry, while the ceiling's mahogany wood was sourced through Buffalo Lumber. A painting by Louisa McElwain centers the space, where dog Jake enjoys the view.

The dining area's custom table from Design 528, Lang's luxury furniture firm, is paired with Bright chairs upholstered in a Castel fabric and a Theo leather. Throughout the home are windows from Western Window Systems.

A lower-level wine room with corking and tasting areas was a specific request from the homeowners. Lang used white tile from Craftsman Court Ceramics to define the space and placed a mixed-media work by Carlos Page above a found wood table.

With help from Sather and builder Tom Fisher, Lang lifted the kitchen's millwork, stone walls and gray porcelain floors with white accents like Caesarstone countertops, integrated appliances and barstools by Euro Style. The wife, who enjoys cooking, selected a Dacor range.

Lang added visual interest to the living area with textured pillows by Jaipur Living.

Carved-wood side tables are featured in the living room.

Decorative metal accents can be found in the living room.

Figural Jaye Design hardware injects a sense of playfulness in the kitchen.

The powder room features a textured Elitis wallcovering, which Lang sourced through Diversified Wallcovering. The copper-and-live-edge walnut counter, built by Ramsey Brothers, is her own design.<

A neutral Phillip Jeffries wallcovering in the master bedroom creates a backdrop for works by Stephen Pentak--over a custom bed by Linear Fine Woodworking--and Nancy Pendleton. The headboard is upholstered in a Holly Hunt leather, the comforter is from Designers Workroom, and the accent pillow features a Kravet print. A Sonneman reading light is perched near nightstand vases from John Brooks Incorporated, while a Loloi rug grounds the space.

Sather chose powder-coated steel and silver travertine for the façade of the house, which he skillfully fitted into the rocky mountainside. Landscape designer Wendell Pickett of Greey Pickett used desert plantings, he says, to create "an elegant but native and natural aesthetic."