BILLINGS, Mont., June 19, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A house
perched at the top of Heart Mountain in Cody, Wyoming, won the heart of Western Art
& Architecture, earning a cover story in the magazine's new
June/July 2019 issue. The expansive
timber and stone home rests on 2,700 acres of natural beauty
abundant with inspiring views and roaming wildlife. For the
homeowners, the dream was sparked in 1980 with an impulsive
roadside stop by the landmark mountain and a wish to live
"somewhere like that." Decades later, after years spent amassing a
notable Western art collection, the land became available and the
couple's dream started to become reality. After getting the home's
exterior and "bones" intact, the homeowners recruited design
principal Jeremiah Young and senior
designer Rosina Kastelitz of the
Billings, Montana, design firm
Kibler & Kirch to help execute the interiors.
"This was a project akin to a grand old early American home that
plays to the whim and the passions and enthusiasm of the
homeowners," reflects Young.
Young is no stranger to working with fine art. Aside from
running Kibler & Kirch, he also founded the popular
Stapleton Gallery in downtown
Billings, featuring the work of
regional artists in a variety of creative exhibits.
Young describes his team's collaborative efforts with the
homeowners, who took over as lead designers partway through the
process, as almost like a design-build project, working in unison
each step of the way. He noted that the couple's vision for the
home included impactful influences that ranged from a wine grotto
to a Japanese Spa to a Victorian-themed theater room.
"There are times when a designer's role is simply to facilitate
and let the homeowners' strong concepts take shape," Young says.
"That was the case with this client who made the building and
design of this special home a full-time job."
One of those strong concepts was for the creation of the
authentic Western saloon that occupies the ground floor of the
home, anchored by a late-19th-century 24-foot-long mahogany bar.
The Kibler & Kirch team designed the space around this
treasured antique, equipping the room with a curtained stage,
antique casino games, a billiards table and impressive wildlife
mounts that pay homage to the West as it once was while honoring
the homeowners' dreams in the heart of Wyoming.
About Jeremiah Young's Kibler
& Kirch:
Annually recognized on Mountain Living magazine's Top Mountain
Designers list, Kibler & Kirch resonates with a distinctive –
and distinctly Western – style through the various branches of the
business. Its Billings showroom
represents more than 100 companies – a carefully curated collection
of furnishings and décor ranging from rustic to refined. And the
talented design staff brings those resources – and deep connections
with regional artists and artisans – to bear on crafting interiors
for clients who range from young professionals and just-marrieds to
second-home owners creating luxurious turn-key Rocky Mountain dream
home projects. Always, Young and his Kibler & Kirch team create
comfortably tasteful living where the spirit of the West meets
modern treasures that are built to last. For more information,
visit http://www.kiblerandkirch.com.
SOURCE Kibler & Kirch Interior Design