Once a ski school and TV set, this home in southern Vermont, built in the 2010s, has entered its next life. Thanks to designer Jeremiah Brent, it’s now one family’s ultimate alpine retreat. While the house boasts stellar views of nearby slopes, its interiors were stuck in the past. The dated features—knotty pine wood, orange tones, and commercial details like exit signs, fire alarms, and plaid-covered foam panels duct-taped to the wall— all had to go. So Brent and his team reimagined the place to satisfy the family’s sophisticated taste.
To turn the structure into a timeless winter vacation home with four bedrooms and a bunk room, Brent first honed in on the architectural elements. All of the beams and millwork were restrained in a matte charcoal color—a moody contrast to all of the soft white walls, which were covered in decorative plaster. Every fireplace surround got an upgrade. In the living room, one hearth features a large, raw stone sourced from a quarry in Hudson, New York, that required a multiple people and a crane to install.
The Formal Living Room, Living Room, and Breakfast Nook
Extensive millwork additions level up the home’s function, including a full mudroom for ski gear (no winter home is complete without one). For hosting, Brent fashioned a dedicated room with custom bunks and scalloped ladders. “The clients really wanted to have a space where friends and family could feel at home, so we created a loft for the children that would feel cozy for two or ten,” Brent says.
In an effort to make the mountain escape feel like it could be anywhere in the world, Brent took a less-is-more approach to the decor. Texture makes all the difference. In a quiet color palette, pieces made of sherpa wool, vintage leather, linen, aged verdigris, and raw stone create a worldly and welcoming feel…the property now fulfills the family’s request for a rustic yet refined getaway.
“Encompassed by soft light and views of the ski slopes”
“One of my favorite moments is where the monastic entryway meets the layered kitchen,” Brent says. “The original floors really inspired the way we approached the rest of the finishings—from the plaster and stone to the wood stains and accessories.”
Bunks and ladders are custom by Jeremiah Brent Design.
