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Above: The couple opened up their once-narrow galley
kitchen because “we knew we would want to spend a
lot of time in there,” Amy Purdy says. Reclaimed-wood
planks provide a rustic counterpoint to the kitchen
island’s sleek, waterfall-edge Cambria countertop.Top right: “Our French doors let the outside in,” Purdy
says. Flanking the entrance doors with boxwood
ball topiaries in planters creates an elegant—and
symmetrical—first impression.Far right: “We wanted to keep it as light and bright as
possible in here,” Purdy says of the house. A photo she
took on an African nature preserve pops against the
sitting area’s white wall.Right: A marble sink and cedar-paneled wall make the
powder room a showpiece.5280 Home: Your house is beautiful.
What’s the backstory?
Amy Purdy: We moved to Colorado [after
living in Tahoe and Idaho], so I could pre-
pare for the 2014 Paralympic games.
After I did Dancing with the Stars, we really
wanted to have roots somewhere. We were
so tired of renting places and moving a
bunch. We kept our eyes open, thinking,
“OK, maybe we’ll buy a condo.” But then
this house popped up, and I ended up
buying it before I even came to check it
out, just based on looking at it online.That’s a bold move.
I know. [The house] spoke to us because
it’s in the mountains. It’s in Silverthorne,
and what’s so beautiful about this area
is that we’re close to everything. We are
a mile away from the freeway, yet you
don’t hear it; you don’t see it. We’re far
enough in the mountains that we’ve seen
moose in the yard, and bear and fox.
It really feels like we’re just tucked in
the aspen trees.AA
76 | 5280 HOME | AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2019
Above: The couple opened up their once-narrow galley
kitchen because “we knew we would want to spend a
lot of time in there,” Amy Purdy says. Reclaimed-wood
planks provide a rustic counterpoint to the kitchen
island’s sleek, waterfall-edge Cambria countertop.Top right: “Our French doors let the outside in,” Purdy
says. Flanking the entrance doors with boxwood
ball topiaries in planters creates an elegant—and
symmetrical—first impression.Far right: “We wanted to keep it as light and bright as
possible in here,” Purdy says of the house. A photo she
took on an African nature preserve pops against the
sitting area’s white wall.Right: A marble sink and cedar-paneled wall make the
powder room a showpiece.5280 Home: Your house is beautiful.
What’s the backstory?
Amy Purdy: We moved to Colorado [after
living in Tahoe and Idaho], so I could pre-
pare for the 2014 Paralympic games.
After I did Dancing with the Stars, we really
wanted to have roots somewhere. We were
so tired of renting places and moving a
bunch. We kept our eyes open, thinking,
“OK, maybe we’ll buy a condo.” But then
this house popped up, and I ended up
buying it before I even came to check it
out, just based on looking at it online.That’s a bold move.
I know. [The house] spoke to us because
it’s in the mountains. It’s in Silverthorne,
and what’s so beautiful about this area
is that we’re close to everything. We are
a mile away from the freeway, yet you
don’t hear it; you don’t see it. We’re far
enough in the mountains that we’ve seen
moose in the yard, and bear and fox.
It really feels like we’re just tucked in
the aspen trees.AA