Rebecca Gart

2 weeks ago | coloradohomesmag.com | Rebecca Gart

STAY“Cozy, clean, convenient,” says owner/operator Brooks Ferring when asked to describe his hotel, The Berkeley. But the property, a combination of a five-star hotel and an Airbnb, is actually much more than those three words. Centrally located in the historic Tennyson Street neighborhood in North Denver, the 17-room boutique hotel is a vacation-rental-style property, with contactless check-in and no front desk staff or restaurants (although Bakery Four is on the first floor).

Feb 5, 2025 | coloradoexpression.com | Rebecca Gart

Can tennis really add up to a decade to our life spans? Colorado experts weigh in When Lisa Winston stood up to give a toast at her 60th birthday dinner in Denver late last year, she tearfully thanked her tennis friends—and the sport itself—for saving her life. “I moved to Denver in my mid-50s and didn’t know one person,” she recalls. “I wasn’t in a good emotional space, and it was scary as hell.

Dec 6, 2024 | coloradohomesmag.com | Rebecca Gart

Eight local finds he's loving at the moment Designer and founder of his eponymous Boulder-based, luxury jewelry studio, shares his favorite things. 1. Furniture DesignerMy favorite midcentury designers are Poltrona Frau and Ligne Roset. Their work feels raw and pure in design—not “extra.” Both of their material choices are paramount and simple, with quality construction at the core. Studio Como, 2535 Walnut St., Denver. 2.

Oct 29, 2024 | coloradohomesmag.com | Rebecca Gart

A Santa Barbara couple updates a 1900s Wash Park home while preserving its historic charm When Matt Murphy, a vineyard owner in Santa Barbara County, decided to buy and remodel a second home in Denver, he and his wife, Cat, took the road less traveled: They chose quality over quantity. “They didn’t want to turn this into a project that maxed out their square footage,” explains architect Matt Lawton, of Sexton Lawton Architecture.

Oct 9, 2024 | coloradohomesmag.com | Rebecca Gart

The eggplant dish at the year-old Kumoya is one of the most inventive items I’ve ever tasted in Denver: Nasu Misoyaki ($18) is a thick, miso-marinated slice of eggplant that is broiled until creamy and topped with crunchy rice pearls. Hard to explain, but simply amazing.