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Knowing the house and property was not the only leg-up this team had. “We had an advantage with the outdoors. We were able to save most of the trees and original footprint,” Wunderlich says. “The house looks like it’s always been there. It has a sense of permanency.” Wunderlich looked for every opportunity he could find to integrate the indoors and outdoors, and the four seasons room may be the best example. “When the pocket doors are open, you don’t have any walls,” he says. “It is totally open air.” Another set of doors allows the Fronks to close off the room from the kitchen. Patios are found at every turn and level, each capitalizing on the views and spaces of the house. The interior space throughout the home is arranged to play up the indoor-outdoor design. The open, spacious arrangement of the furnishings also lends itself to being opened up to the outdoor spaces. Materials such as carrera marble, stained glass, exquisite woodwork, interesting light fixtures and barrel vault ceilings are hallmarks of the house. “I call the hall light fixtures ‘house jewelry’,” Fronk says. When it came to making a home for her jewelry and accessories, she polled her friends and asked them what one thing they would want in a fantasy closet. One friend suggested a three-way mirror with wing panels that fold in. Another came up with a scarf island with shallow drawers such as what you might find in an exclusive boutique. “Now, whenever I am in my closet, I remember who gave me which idea for features in my closet,” she adds. Fronk claims a lifelong love of design, but little formal training. She recruited her childhood friend, Nancy Holliday of NPH Design in Denver, to help her. “I personally designed about 80 percent of the house, and picked every quarter inch of trim myself,” Fronk says. That attention to detail and the emphasis on function is evident in the architectural design as well as the interiors. The new home makes a bold, creative statement, yet retains the feel of the first home. Today, Fronk is just as much at home as she was when her father planted Ponderosa pines out of a coffee can.
classic contemporary The black and white marble backsplash was designed for the Fronk kitchen, while stained glass over the cabinetry offers a modern vibe. fine Dining The barrel vault ceiling recurs throughout the house. Here, the chandelier and dining room table visually transect the vertical vault.
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