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The covered patio creates an indoor/outdoor flow conducive to the PNW climate. The table is surrounded by Blu-Dot chairs and the hanging light is from Urban Electric.

The backsplash tile is Dirk Elliot, and various decor items on the walls and shelves are from the couple’s travels in Indonesia, India, and Mexico.

The kitchen has Ikea cabinets with Colonial Bronze hardware that “elevates” them, topped with honed Carrara marble counters. Holly is familiar with using a high-low mix for clients. The stools are by PNW maker Phloem Studios and the ceiling lights were sourced from OneFortyThree.

The pool and patio overlook untouched wilderness—through which moose and elk often wander—offering a spectacular balance between luxury amenities and a connection with nature.

The kitchen features white oak cabinetry custom-designed by the Turkel Design team. The layout is designed to allow for social gathering while cooking in the kitchen, and embraces the spectacular views.

The drawers in the bespoke kitchen are crafted from solid maple with dovetail construction. The custom dividers keep everything organized and make preparing meals a pleasure.

The Marvin Modern collection features a bronze finish on the interior and exterior, low-gloss aluminum interiors, along with black spacer bars and black sealant, to minimize visual distractions on the frame. Internal covers completely disguise fasteners and conceal rubber gaskets to create clean, crisp edges. In the primary en suite, this allowed the visual focus to remain firmly on the hand-painted tiles and the spectacular views. “We wanted the colors of the tile to be blending with the outside view, not necessarily a heavier frame,” explains Michelle.

Homeowner Michelle and her daughter Kelly discussing the hand-painted tiles used in the primary en suite. Michelle cut up drawings of the tiles and glued them to brown paper to see what they would look like once set.

The tiles in the primary en suite are individually hand-painted, celebrating the same sense of craft as the organic architecture. “Nothing is perfect and that is what gives this kind of Santa Fe architecture such beauty,” says Kelly. Michelle decided to replace the original single large picture window with three tall windows to create a better rhythm in the space.

“Even though the house was in rough shape when my parents bought it, you could tell the windows were placed very intentionally,” says Kelly, who has a Masters in architecture, specializing in ecological design, and helped her mother through the renovation. “You really experience the way the light changes throughout the day, from sunrise to sunset.”

The kitchen acts as the family hub, its multicolored surfaces anchored by a black tile backsplash, sprinkled with dots of uncolored, earth-toned tile.