This impressive Colorado mountain home overlooks the Roaring Fork River

An art lover's home near Aspen, with a barn-inspired great room and a forest green kitchen.

Mountain home at dusk with gabled metal roofs, wood siding, a stone entry, a glass gable lit from inside, and a curved driveway

Zone 4 Architects has designed this contemporary Colorado mountain home in collaboration with M.J. Berries Design. It is nestled on the banks of the Roaring Fork River in Aspen Glen, about 30 miles from Aspen. Built by Kaegebein Fine Home Building, the 6,000-square-foot residence boasts views of Mount Sopris from its riverfront setting.

Aspen Glen’s design guidelines call for native, heavily textured materials, and the homeowners wanted a modern version of that mountain look. The architects designed simple gabled forms using just three materials: stone, wood, and metal. Inside, interior designer Jon Hattaway filled the rooms with color, pattern, and the homeowner’s extensive art collection. Continue below to see the rest of this incredible home tour…

Stone, Wood, and Metal Exterior

Front of a mountain home with dark metal gabled roofs, wood siding, a stone entry wall, an attached garage, and a wooded hillside behind

A driveway leads to the front of the house, where a row of gables is topped with standing seam metal roofs. Most of the walls are clad in horizontal wood siding, with stone at the entry.

Front of the home in daylight with a tall glass gable above a stone entry wall and a low stone wing on the right

Central gable with floor-to-ceiling glass, timber and steel trusses, and a stone wall around the front door

The center gable is filled with glass, so you can see straight through the house from the front walk.

Front entry gable with a wood soffit, steel tie rods, a stone wall, and a black pivot door between planters of pink hydrangeas

Black steel pivot front door standing open in a stone wall, with pink hydrangeas in black planters on each side

Above: The entryway features a black pivot door, with planters of pink hydrangeas on each side.

Entry gable at dusk with the interior trusses lit up behind the glass and the pivot door open below

Above: At dusk, the timber trusses inside show through the glass.

Entry with a Pivot Door and a Steel Screen

Entry hall with an open black pivot door, tall windows, wide plank oak floors, a toile slipper chair, and a colorful portrait painting

The entry hall has white walls and wide plank oak floors. Chairs covered in red toile sit on each side of the door.

Entry hall with a patterned black steel screen on the left, a gray plaster wall, framed art, and a toile slipper chair

Across from the door, a black steel screen with a cut-out pattern hides the staircase while still letting light through.

Open stair treads in light oak behind a patterned black steel screen, with the front door open beyond

The stairs have oak treads on a steel frame, leading up to the bedrooms on the second level.

Tall black steel screen with a pattern of horizontal slots beside the stairs, with a railing above and a floral tapestry beyond

Close view of the patterned steel screen next to a gray plaster wall with a framed charcoal drawing

Above: Several walls on the main level are finished in gray plaster.

Hallway under the steel bridge with framed drawings, a carved wood panel, a grid of portraits, and a bronze bust on a twisted wood pedestal

The homeowner has collected art for years, and pieces are displayed throughout the home. Here, a bronze bust sits on a carved wood pedestal next to a grid of framed portraits.

Barn-Inspired Great Room

Great room with a vaulted wood ceiling, steel tie rods, a brass chandelier, and sliding glass doors open to a patio with a view of a snow-capped mountain

The great room was inspired by the open volumes of Colorado’s old barns and ranch buildings. A vaulted wood ceiling with timber and steel trusses runs the length of the room. At the far end, sliding glass doors open to the patio, with Mount Sopris in the distance.

Great room seen from the upper level, with a brass chandelier, a gable wall of windows, a game table, two lounge chairs, and the patio beyond

Above: The view from the upstairs bridge shows the river just beyond the lawn.

Great room with a rust-colored sofa, a plaid ottoman, patterned lounge chairs, a grid of framed portraits, and a steel staircase and bridge behind

The designer planned three seating areas, so several conversations can happen at once. The largest one faces the fireplace, with a rust-colored sofa, a wood-framed settee, and an upholstered ottoman.

Double-height fireplace covered in dark ribbed tile with a framed ink drawing above a linear firebox, under a vaulted wood ceiling

The fireplace is clad with ribbed tile from floor to ceiling, with a large ink drawing in a gold frame above the firebox.

Brass chandelier with cone-shaped arms hanging in front of the dark tile fireplace, with two patterned lounge chairs and a plaid ottoman

Dark tile fireplace between two black and white painted chests with lamps, with a plaid ottoman and a stone pig sculpture in front

Black and white painted chests flank the fireplace. Don’t miss the stone pig on the hearth!

Black and white geometric painted chest with pottery, an iron leaf lamp, and a painting of a vintage sewing machine

Above: One of the chests displays a collection of pottery under a painting of a Singer sewing machine.

Rust-colored sofa with patterned pillows, a carved wood lamp on a marble-topped table, a large figurative painting, and a game table by the window

By the windows, a game table with spindle-back chairs is set up for puzzles. It can also serve as a bar or buffet when friends come over.

Two woven leather chairs and a round antique table under the steel staircase, beside embroidered floral wall panels

Under the stairs, two woven leather chairs are placed beside a Queen Anne-style table with a gilded leather top. Embroidered floral panels decorate the plaster wall.

Forest Green Kitchen with a Breakfast Nook

Kitchen with forest green flat-panel cabinets, a butcher block island with four vintage wood stools, brass faucets, and a stone backsplash

The kitchen cabinets are painted forest green, with brass pulls and faucets. The island has a butcher block top with four wooden stools.

Get the Look

For a similar deep forest green, try Benjamin Moore Essex Green (HC-188), Sherwin-Williams Isle of Pines (SW 6461), or Farrow & Ball Studio Green (No. 93). Test a sample in your own kitchen first, since dark greens can look very different from one room to the next.

Green kitchen with a butcher block island, a veined stone backsplash, glass-front upper cabinets, and a breakfast nook with floral settees

The backsplash is veined stone, and glass-front cabinets display the glassware.

Breakfast nook with two floral settees at a wood trestle table, a brass pendant light, a still life painting, and narrow windows facing aspen trees

In the breakfast nook, two settees covered in a green floral fabric pull up to a wood trestle table. Narrow windows on each side of a still life painting look out to the aspen trees.

What We Love About This Home

This contemporary Colorado mountain home has a fabulous riverfront setting, with views of Mount Sopris from the great room. We love how the palette of stone, wood, and metal on the exterior opens to rooms full of art and bold wallpaper. The forest green kitchen is a favorite of ours, along with the Cozy Room and its salon-style art wall. Overall, the design team did a wonderful job creating a home that is truly one of a kind.

Tell Us: What details in this home do you find most inspiring? Let us know in the Comments below!

Note: Colorado has no shortage of beautiful mountain homes. Take a peek at this mountain home in Telluride with amazing San Juan Mountain views and this timber-frame Colorado home with stunning rustic details.

Dining Room with a Fireplace

Dining room with a wood table, floral upholstered chairs, a distressed wood hutch, two pendant lights, a fireplace, and a dark floral rug

In the dining room, a fireplace is set at one end of the table. Floral chairs surround the wood table, and a distressed hutch fills one wall.

Powder Room with Bear Wallpaper

Powder room with dark bear-print wallpaper, an antique gilt mirror, brass pendant lights, an oak vanity, and a pebble-patterned stone countertop

Wallpaper with bears and flowers covers the powder room walls. The oak vanity has a stone top that looks like river rock, under an antique gilt mirror and two brass pendants.

The Cozy Room

Sitting room with dark patterned wallpaper, a salon-style wall of framed art, a tweed sofa, a striped velvet chair, a desk, and bookshelves

This is the Cozy Room, the one space where the designer chose a maximalist look on purpose. The wallpaper features images taken from a book of Victorian die-cuts, and art from the homeowner’s collection is hung salon-style on top of it.

Striped velvet armchair on a red Persian rug in front of dark wallpaper with silhouettes and roses, covered in framed paintings

The furniture is down-filled for comfort. There is a striped velvet armchair on a red Persian rug, with a desk by the window and shelves of books above.

Owner’s Bedroom

Primary bedroom with a wood tray ceiling, sheer curtains, a curved cream sofa, a sage green wing chair, and a white drum chandelier

The owner’s bedroom is neutral by comparison. It has sheer curtains, a wood ceiling, and a chandelier.

Primary bedroom with four green paintings in gold frames, a curved cream boucle sofa, and a door open to the wallpapered sitting room

A grouping of nature-inspired paintings in gold frames adds color. The door on the left opens to the Cozy Room.

Curved cream boucle sofa under a painting of lily pads in a gold frame, with a brass twig side table and a floor lamp

Above: A painting of lily pads is on the wall above a curved boucle sofa.

Owner’s Bathroom with Mountain Views

Primary bathroom with a freestanding tub under black-framed windows, a brass tub filler, a vaulted wood ceiling, and a view of meadows and a mountain peak

In the owner’s bathroom, a freestanding tub is placed under a wide window with a view of the meadow and the mountains. Brass fixtures and a vaulted wood ceiling finish the room.

Upstairs Bridge and Den

Upstairs bridge with a red runner, steel railings with oak caps, a vaulted wood ceiling, and two antique chairs at the top of the stairs

At the top of the stairs, a bridge crosses the great room and connects the two sides of the upper level. A red runner lines the oak floor.

Upstairs hallway with brass and glass sconces, four small framed artworks, a small console table, and a doorway to a bedroom with a bench

Above: Brass and glass sconces light a small console at the end of the hallway.

Den with deep blue-green walls and ceiling, a navy sectional sofa, kidney-shaped wood coffee tables, a large blue painting, and a red rug

The upstairs den is painted blue-green on the walls and the ceiling. It is furnished with a navy sectional and a patterned rug.

Guest Bedrooms

Guest bedroom with a cane headboard, a striped blanket, a star pendant light, and a wide window overlooking the river and fall trees

This guest bedroom overlooks the Roaring Fork River. A Moravian star pendant hangs above a bed with a cane headboard.

Guest bedroom with a cream boucle bed, black bear pillows, a carved wood stool, a star pendant light, and windows facing a wooded hillside

A second guest room has a cream boucle bed with black bear pillows and a carved wood stool at the foot.

Bedroom with two beds in teal linen bedding, a wood plank wall, two twig-style mirrors, folk art drawings, and a round fabric pendant

In the room with two beds, teal linen bedding is layered over floral quilts. A wood plank wall holds two twig-style mirrors, and there is a bear rug on the floor.

Bathroom with a charcoal double vanity, mirrors hanging in front of the windows, a stone countertop, and a tub surrounded in veined stone

Above: In this bathroom, the mirrors hang from the ceiling in front of the windows, so the vanity still gets plenty of daylight.

Mudroom and Laundry Room with Floral Wallpaper

Mudroom with green and blue floral wallpaper, a sage green built-in bench, a framed grid of small colorful paintings, and a pink patterned rug

In the mudroom, the walls are papered in a green and blue floral behind a sage green bench. Above it is a framed grid of small paintings.

Floral wallpapered mudroom with tall pale green cabinets and an opening to a laundry area with white cabinets and patterned rugs

The wallpaper continues through the opening into the laundry room, which has flat-panel cabinets.

Patio on the Roaring Fork River

Patio with teak sofas, a green zigzag outdoor rug, a dining table, and folding chairs around a fire pit, overlooking a lawn, meadow, and river

Out back, the patio faces the lawn, the meadow, and the river. Teak sofas are arranged on a green zigzag rug, with a dining table off to one side.

Back of the home with a tall glass gable under a covered roof on posts, wood siding, stone walls, a fire pit, and patio seating on the lawn

The roof of the great room extends over the patio, giving shade to the seating area.

Covered patio under the rear gable with wood chairs around a rectangular concrete fire pit and sliding glass doors behind

Above: Wood chairs surround a concrete fire pit at the edge of the lawn.

Back of the home at dusk with the great room lit up behind the glass gable, a fire pit burning, and patio furniture on each side

Angled view of the back of the home at dusk with the covered patio, a lit fire pit, a dining area with a grill, and flower beds along the lawn

Above: The back of the house at dusk, with the fire pit lit.

Ideas to Steal from This Colorado Mountain Home

Limit the exterior to three materials. Stone, wood, and metal are all this house needed. A short list keeps a large home from looking busy.
Paint the kitchen a deep green. Forest green cabinets stand out next to brass hardware and a butcher block island.
Use settees in the breakfast nook. Two upholstered settees are more comfortable than a built-in bench, and they can be moved or recovered later.
Divide a space with a screen. A patterned steel screen separates the entry from the stairs without blocking the light.
Hang art on top of wallpaper. Dark, patterned wallpaper makes a salon-style art wall feel even cozier.
Paint the ceiling to match the walls. In a den or TV room, one deep color on every surface makes the room feel snug.
Wallpaper the mudroom. A small room you pass through every day is a fun place to try a bold floral.