ShineMaker is a unique, contemporary mountain retreat in Wyoming, designed for a creative California-based couple and their two Irish Wolfhounds. It is a three-structure property, including a 6,000-square-foot main house, a 1,577-square-foot guest house, and a 580-square-foot writer’s studio, set on 35 acres of undulating grass and aspen, with panoramic views of the Wyoming Teton mountain range. The design and architecture of the property are inspired by the clients’ bohemian lifestyle, their love of music, literature, and the outdoors, as well as their charitable foundation, ShineMaker. The home took five years to complete and was designed by CLB Architects and HSH Interiors.

The property’s dark sugi ban wood and metal exterior contrasts with the contemporary bleached cypress, bronze, steel, stone, and concrete interiors. The interiors of the property are inspired by the clients’ directive to make the home creative, unique, and unpredictable, as well as beautiful and comfortable. Layers of texture and color, a mix of contemporary and vintage elements, and contemporary art and vintage collectibles create a one-of-a-kind mountain home that is welcoming to the clients’ friends, family, and pets.

The great room space, including the kitchen, living, and dining areas, features 14-foot-high walls of operable glass doors that frame views of the Wyoming Teton mountain range. The living area features a 14′ x 14′ custom white concrete bas-relief fireplace designed by HSH Interiors, which became the motif of the home. The great room show kitchen is clad in custom bleached solid cypress cabinetry, blackened hot rolled steel hood surround, and upper cabinets, with a splash in Orobico black marble.

The bar/lounge space has an 18-foot-high wallpaper scene hand-painted by the artists at Aqualille, featuring a traditional western panorama painting with a twist that nods to the unique history of the Jackson area. The fireplace’s tattoo design re-occurs subtly in a rock carving found under the mountain lion’s front paws. The primary bedroom has a custom bed by DLV Designs, a custom plush goat hide rug, and a Brightbound Windy Chien rope chandelier. The adjoining primary bath has a custom tub carved in Italy by DaVinci Marble from a block of limestone, and a floating vanity backed by four slabs of leathered Jurassic Travertine from ABC Stone with custom oval mirrors.

ShineMaker is a one-of-a-kind contemporary mountain home that is unique and unpredictable. The property’s architecture echoes the environment, resulting in a special home that is a unique work of art.

Architects: CLB Architects

Interior Designer: HSH Interiors

Construction Company: KWC LLC

Photography: Douglas Friedman

HSH Interiors have been selected as a finalist for The design et al Elite Awards 2024. 

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