Vail Valley Home Magazine
Before & After

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Vail Valley Home, August 2026 · Written by Kimberly Nicoletti · After photos by Ric Stovall Photography

Vail Valley Home’s Before & After feature follows the Sipes Architects renovation of Kinderhouse, a Northwoods condo in Vail that one family has owned since the mid-1970s. Working with Winslow House Interiors, Sipes Architects reconfigured the entire floorplan into a mountain-contemporary, multigenerational retreat: the living room moved beneath the vaulted ceiling, the kitchen nearly doubled in size, a steep spiral stair was replaced with a code-compliant white oak staircase, and about 440 square feet of unused attic space became new living area. The condo grew from four bedrooms to six bedrooms and five bathrooms, plus a TV room and flex space, with seven new skylights. The work was completed in four off-season phases over two years to meet HOA requirements.

“The new living room placement in the unit created a more open, airy feel because it is placed below the vaulted ceilings rather than the low mezzanine floor.”
— Brian Sipes

Published in Vail Valley Home. Related project: Kinderhouse. The full article appears below.