Homes + Decor

13 Rustic Mountain Homes

These hillside home combine beautiful surroundings and rugged good looks

For lovers of the great outdoors, there’s nothing quite like a majestic mountain home. Boasting epic views and plenty of fresh air, these retreats are enjoyable year-round, whether you’re there to hit the slopes or hike the trails. We’ve searched the AD archives to gather an array of gorgeous homes in high-altitude locations, from a rustic escape in Montana by Markham Roberts to a modern residence in North Carolina by architecture firm Gluck+. Enhanced with natural materials and organic accents, these stunning homes have interiors that are just as beautiful as their environs. Discover how designers have translated rugged surroundings into livable and stylish spaces.

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    Interior designer Shawn Henderson collaborated with Scott Lindenau of Studio B Architecture + Interiors to create a retreat in Aspen for a Hong Kong–based family; the structure is clad in Japanese plaster and reclaimed teak.

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    The living room’s club chairs, Jean Royère–inspired sofa, cocktail table, and carpet were all custom designed by Shawn Henderson. The vintage Hans Wegner spindle-back chair is from Wyeth.

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    Snow blankets the Washington State compound of marketing executive Shane Atchison and his wife, Tasha. Sheathed in steel and reclaimed barnwood, the home was designed and furnished by Olson Kundig Architects.

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    Grouped near the concrete hearth in the home’s living/dining room are armchairs with cushions upholstered in vintage blankets and a cocktail table designed by Olson Kundig Architects; the Tom Kundig Collection console is from 12th Avenue Iron, and the floor lamp at left is vintage Danish.

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    The dramatic form of architect Peter Marino’s Rocky Mountain retreat was inspired by the image of birds taking flight.

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    Anselm Kiefer paintings preside over the living room, where a quartet of Marino-designed Poltrona Frau armchairs in leather and pony skin is joined by a stool covered in Icelandic sheep fur; the gilded-copper tabletop sculpture is by Hervé Wahlen, the carpet was custom made, and the floor planks are reclaimed teak.

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    Decorator Pauline Pitt shares this Aspen getaway with her real-estate-entrepreneur beau, Jerry Seay, and a host of family. The house was originally designed by architect Theodore K. Guy.

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    In the great room, an Earl Biss painting joins a Crystal Farm chandelier, mirrors, and stool, RH floor lamps, and Ralph Lauren Home sofas.

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    Atelier AM gave the interiors of this Aspen, Colorado, vacation home—built by architect David Finholm using bleached spruce logs—a compelling contemporary redesign.

  • Photo: Pieter Estersohn
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    The living room features an expansive fireplace surround of blackened steel, a custom-made sectional sofa covered in a Loro Piana cotton, stools by Atelier AM in a Sam Kasten bouclé, a vintage Prouvé chair, and a Pierre Guariche floor lamp; the painting is by Richard Prince.

  • Photo: Björn Wallander
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    Reclaimed wood and native stone join forces to dramatic effect in a Big Sky, Montana, lodge by architect Paul Bertelli and decorator Markham Roberts.

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    A Remains Lighting chandelier hangs in the living area. Displayed above the fireplace is a photograph by Roberts from James Sansum Fine and Decorative Art; the George Smith sofas are covered in a Pierre Frey wool, and the carpet is a Roberts design for Doris Leslie Blau.

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    Architect Peter Gluck and his son, Thomas, designed this boldly contemporary retreat for a businessman and his family.

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    The living area is furnished with sectional sofas custom designed by Jorge Rosso and upholstered in a Brunschwig & Fils fabric.

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    Architects Bohlin Cywinski Jackson and Shelton, Mindel & Assoc. joined forces to create a home that showcases both its stunning valley setting and its majestic mountain views.

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    Joseph Paul D’Urso chairs by Knoll and a custom-made sofa anchor the living area.____

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    Lush plantings border a swimming pool at Valentino public-relations guru Carlos Souza’s 12-acre retreat, Sitio Santo Antonio do Pontal.

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    Indonesian terra-cotta tile decorates the chimney breast in the living room.

  • Photo: Scott Frances
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    Perched high on the region’s Red Mountain, a house designed by Studio Sofield in collaboration with Studio B Architects features a stone-and-mahogany exterior, with Tischler und Sohn windows affording expansive views.

  • Photo: Scott Frances
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    The dining room, featuring a retractable Tischler window that looks out on Aspen Mountain, is anchored by a BDDW walnut-slab table.

  • Photo: Gordon Gregory
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    At the foot of the Rocky Mountains, designer William Peace and architect Candace Tillotson-Miller collaborated on a lodge residence and other structures for a large extended family.

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    Clerestory windows illuminate the double-height main room, a favorite gathering space for the owners and their children and grandchildren.

  • Photo: Robert Reck
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    Mountain peaks and high desert vistas orient this Antoine Predock–designed residence.

  • Photo: Robert Reck
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    The master bedroom has views of the mountains to the east and south.

  • Photo: Oberto Gili
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    For a publisher keen on keeping the modern world at bay, Studio Peregalli conjured an antiquarian fantasy inside a Swiss Alpine hideaway.

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    A 16th-century Italian painted ceiling crowns the home’s pine-paneled living room/library.

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