Explore A Park City Pad Embracing An Earthy Palette

In this Park City residence, the color green literally sets the scene. “My clients love green, so incorporating it was a must for them,” designer Susannah Holmberg explains. Happily, the verdant hue worked quite naturally with the earthy neutrals that she chose to infuse throughout the interiors. Ranging from deep evergreen to creamy pistachio, the shades are both eye-catching and subtle, acting as a connective ribbon between each room. “I love utilizing multiple hues of the same shade together, as it creates a kind of color-blocking that has more depth,” the designer muses. “It felt important to have green show up in different variations that are all somewhat earth-inspired, which grounds this home and ties it back to the surroundings.”

Those surroundings—the striking terrain of the Wasatch Mountains—attracted owners Hugh West and Lacy Gadegaard-West to relocate their family from their former home base in nearby Salt Lake City. “We thought, ‘Why don’t we just live in the place where we love to staycation?’ ” Hugh remembers. After combing the real estate market, they opted to purchase land, selecting an elevated lot with canyon views. Then, they engaged architect Brian Hebdon to imagine a modern mountain home for their family of six.

Hebdon, alongside architectural designer Morgan Victorine, put together a home that draws in tons of natural light through ample windows, glass doors and skylights. Built by general contractor Kory Robison and his team, the house has bright and airy living areas but plenty of smaller, cozier spaces, too—a specific request from the Wests. “A lot of older homes have a level of charm that a new build can sometimes lack, which is why we wanted cool touches like reading nooks and daybeds,” says Lacy, pointing to a cushioned and curtained alcove that beckons beside the home’s office. (There’s also an inviting window seat tucked into the stairwell.) Another ask from the couple: an engaging play space for their children. The design team answered with the home’s most imaginative spot, a bedroom of bunks that connects via ladder to a lofted activity zone. There, a custom playhouse with a slide and circular reading nook awaits, complete with whimsical lights that resemble fluffy clouds. “The homeowners wanted magical spots for their kids, and we had a great time making this loft feel so unique,” the interior designer says.

Ideas gleaned from the couple’s travels also sparked furnishing concepts, with Holmberg nimbly weaving a variety of influences throughout the home. In the kitchen, a split-level island design recalls that of a Parisian home the Wests had visited and loved, and their bedroom’s scalloped headboard, fabrics and fireplace surround are French-influenced as well. Bali, a destination the pair traveled to early in their relationship, is quietly referenced—see the woven dining chairs and wooden lattice panels adding detail to the office walls and living area fireplace. Above the latter, a TV hides behind Japanese-inspired sliding metal doors. And in the office, a chic suspended fireplace nods to a similar model the Wests had admired in Iceland. “Assimilating so many different influences into a cohesive design was honestly challenging, but also incredibly fun,” Holmberg shares. “They have such a playful aesthetic,” she adds, noting the couple’s enthusiasm for graphic moments like the pantry’s checkerboard tiling and standout pieces like the living area’s double-sided, two-tone sectional.

At the end of the day, though, Holmberg’s main goal was simple: “I just want them to walk in and feel cozy and happy here,” she states of their house. And they do. “She made our home look so luxurious and warm,” Lacy concludes. “It’s a great place for our children to grow up.”