This year’s Denver Life Magazine Designer Showhouse lands on one of west Washington Park’s most coveted stretches: South Downing Street, a straight shot to downtown, Sixth Avenue, and Cherry Creek—or south to I-25. Step outside and you’re minutes from the shops and patios of South Gaylord Street, Alameda Avenue, South Broadway, Pearl Street, and the University of Denver’s Evans corridor.

Behind the build is Definition Homes LLC, a Colorado design-build boutique that, since launching in 2022, has made its name on custom homes that feel contemporary yet timeless, down to the last luxurious detail.

The House

Call it Modern Colonial: all-new construction that tips its hat to the historic architecture around it. Inside roughly 6,800 square feet, you’ll find five bedrooms, seven baths, a studio, a rooftop deck, and guest quarters in an accessory dwelling unit, plus a private courtyard with its own gas fireplace.

Three sets of double sliding doors wrap the living room, blurring the line between indoors and out. The dining room pairs a floor-to-ceiling wine wall with a gas fireplace, and the office keeps a secret: a bookcase that swings open into a hidden door. The primary suite retreats into a spa-like bath and a generous custom closet. Downstairs, the lower level is made for gathering, with a luxe wet bar, a home gym with sauna, and two more bedrooms and baths. Presenting sponsor Roth Living outfitted the entire home with luxury appliances.

Then the designers take over. Local design teams claim the home room by room, each putting their own stamp on a space. Meet this year’s designers.

The Cause

Every ticket does double duty. Across 19 projects for Denver Life Magazine and Home & Garden Colorado, the showhouses have raised more than $550,000 for local charities, and 100 percent of proceeds go straight to the nonprofit partner.

This year, that’s SOS Outreach, and its story starts with Denver kids. In 1993, the organization took 15 of them to Vail Mountain to learn to snowboard. Today it serves more than 3,000 kids and teens a year, with the mountains as the classroom. Participants start with five days on snow, then move into a five-year mentorship program that pairs progress on the slopes, from bunny hill to black diamond, with community service and life skills. Older participants go on to mentor younger ones, and teens 15 and up can land paid summer apprenticeships with partners like Vail Resorts. Programs are free or low-cost, so money never decides who gets on the mountain.

See It for Yourself

The showhouse opens to the public Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 7–8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is a $40 donation per person ($15 for children under 10), and every dollar goes to SOS Outreach. Get tickets.

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