Set high in the Boulder foothills, this renovated home is shaped as much by its landscape as by its interior architecture. Designed by Home Within, the wellness-focused branch of Joe McGuire Design, the project leans into serenity, intention, and a deep sense of place. “We really believe that design is about more than just the physical,” says cofounder and lead designer Matthew Tenzin. “A home can be functional and beautiful, but there’s so much more that contributes to how we actually feel in a space.”
That belief guided the transformation. The architecture—reworked extensively by Brad Burch of Index AD before the interior design phase—introduced sweeping new windows, reconfigured walls, and clarified circulation to create a bright, uninterrupted connection to the mountains. By the time Matthew entered the project, the house had been rebuilt into “a beautiful white box with incredible views,” he says. The next step was bringing in warmth.
To establish the palette, Matthew led the clients, Amy Ippoliti and Taro Smith, through a guided visioning session on the property. They walked the land, pausing to notice the tones of mossy rocks and dried grasses. “All of those exterior colors were woven into the home’s palette,” he explains. The resulting scheme—pale sage, muted amber, hints of rust—grounds the interiors in the surrounding hillside. The art throughout the home, much of it created collaboratively by the homeowner, who is also an artist, brings in personality and texture without competing with the landscape framed by the windows.
Because vast expanses can sometimes skew cold, Matthew employed rich layers to bring coziness back into the rooms. A handwoven Moroccan rug from an artisan women’s collective, nubby boucle “hug chairs,” a sculptural Cassina sofa made of recycled materials, warm woods, terracotta, and ceramics all create what he describes as “a blend of warm neutrals and textures” that makes the space feel truly settled. Sustainability and craft were central to the selection process. “There was a lot of synergy,” he says, noting the clients’ active collaboration in sourcing furniture and their interest in healthier materials and maker-made pieces, from BDDW’s bespoke walnut coffee table to hand-sculpted ceramic side tables.
The result is a home that feels both quiet and deeply alive—light-filled yet intimate, modern yet personal. It embodies exactly what Matthew describes: a space where intention, energy, and environment work together to support the way people really live.
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