You know the chocolate shop. The one with the oversized stuffed bear stationed outside like a Valentine’s-day sentry. Inside, the cases are packed with marshmallows in thick candy coats and giant peanut butter cups that put Halloween hauls to [...]

Interior decor trends have a way of taking inspiration from the runways… but with a year-long delay. Clothes test looks first (colors, proportions, textures, moods) without triggering the commitment-phobic among us. By the time those ideas reach living rooms, they’ve been edited, softened, and translated from fleeting trends into a more timeless version of home style. It’s easier to try something bold when it can be folded, returned, or exiled to the back of a drawer. Furniture and paint don’t get that kind of escape route.

December’s numbers answer two questions the market has been circling for two years: Who is still willing to transact and who has shut the front door (but left the window [...]

Fellow thrifty Denverites, we all know things don't cost what they used to: groceries, houses, even car maintenance. But there are a few things that haven't gone up a penny. In fact, they don't even cost a dime.

The dimming of The Mile High City’s festive lights and packing of the evergreen boughs signal the end of the winter holiday season. (But we all know the holiday cookies and mint mochas will grace your plate - and cup - for at least another month.)

When it comes to home, chimneys feel quintessential… a fixed part of home architecture that signals charm without explanation. But the earliest homes had no such crowning accouterment. Before the stack became a mainstay, fire lived at the center of the room while smoke drifted upward in search of an exit that rarely amounted to more than a hole in the roof. Warmth was uneven, and breathing was compromised. 

If you want to know where the Denver Metro Area real estate market is headed, don’t look at prices. Look at behavior. November’s data shows buyers slowing down, sellers conceding more, and a widening gap between how homes are listed and how they actually close. That shift, more than any rate headline, is what defines this December market and the new year to come.

Colorado’s holiday season has a habit of sneaking up in plain sight. One week the grocery store is still rearranging squash, and the next, you’re driving past a cul-de-sac where someone has committed to a lighting display that could power an entire mountain town. Invitations multiply. Events return from hibernation. Local shops try to outdo themselves with cheerful efficiency, which is honestly much appreciated.