Harmony between the natural and man-made worlds was a guiding principle of the late-19th-century Arts and Crafts movement, a tradition carried forward into the Country Living 2009 House of the Year. 
Thanks to a generous use of stone, red cedar, and exterior colors inspired by mountain skies and meadows, the home adapts with brawny simplicity to its surroundings in the West Virginia mountains. Even the shape of the home owes something to the immediate environment. Presented with a narrow, steeply sloped parcel, designer-builder Tom Tretheway broke from tradition and built upward rather than horizontally. "I wanted to mimic the red spruce, which grows tall and linear," he says. The result is a 3,022-square-foot home that appears three stories high at street level but four stories at the back. "The bedrooms aren't huge because I wanted to push people to the extremities of the house, to live upstairs with the doors wide open, or out back on the patio or the lawn," says Tom Tretheway. With this project, Country Living opened a few doors of its own. Joining editors Robin Long Mayer and Rebecca Thienes to decorate the house was Carol Rublein — winner of the magazine's first guest decorator contest — who designed the home's master bedroom. 
In the great room, outdoors meets indoors. A mix of eclectic furnishings and vibrant sky- and meadow-inspired colors bring the airy room into comfortable scale. Rustic fabrics dress down formal wing back chairs and the camel back sofa. "You wouldn't think of mixing tree-trunk end tables with a modern steel chair, but it creates visual tension to make the room more interesting," says Decorating Director Robin Long Mayer.
Integrated Elements
The single enclosed upper cabinet in the kitchen was hung to hide the ventilation fan. Finished in Timeworn Brown, it complements the room's Southern pine plank paneling.
Kitchen Decor
In the kitchen, Building Editor Rebecca Thienes boldly mixed a variety of finishes to achieve the look of a room furnished over the years. Custom cabinets by David T. Smith, distressed for a patina of age, are topped with counters made of cherry and quartz Caesar Stone. Hardware pulls in a blackened finish mingle with brushed bronze Kohler faucets, copper pots, and a stainless steel range.
Thanks to a generous use of stone, red cedar, and exterior colors inspired by mountain skies and meadows, the home adapts with brawny simplicity to its surroundings in the West Virginia mountains. Even the shape of the home owes something to the immediate environment. Presented with a narrow, steeply sloped parcel, designer-builder Tom Tretheway broke from tradition and built upward rather than horizontally. "I wanted to mimic the red spruce, which grows tall and linear," he says. The result is a 3,022-square-foot home that appears three stories high at street level but four stories at the back. "The bedrooms aren't huge because I wanted to push people to the extremities of the house, to live upstairs with the doors wide open, or out back on the patio or the lawn," says Tom Tretheway. With this project, Country Living opened a few doors of its own. Joining editors Robin Long Mayer and Rebecca Thienes to decorate the house was Carol Rublein — winner of the magazine's first guest decorator contest — who designed the home's master bedroom. Here are the photos for you all to enjoy – and dream!
Energy Efficient
Sawmill Village, where the house is located at Snowshoe Mountain, is committed to building 100 percent of its homes within Energy Star guidelines. Super insulated panels on the roof, weather sealing at every joint and seam, and an on-demand hot-water heater stand at the core of the resource-saving measures designed into this home.
The Great Room
In the great room, outdoors meets indoors. A mix of eclectic furnishings and vibrant sky- and meadow-inspired colors bring the airy room into comfortable scale. Rustic fabrics dress down formal wing back chairs and the camel back sofa. "You wouldn't think of mixing tree-trunk end tables with a modern steel chair, but it creates visual tension to make the room more interesting," says Decorating Director Robin Long Mayer.Integrated Elements
The single enclosed upper cabinet in the kitchen was hung to hide the ventilation fan. Finished in Timeworn Brown, it complements the room's Southern pine plank paneling.Kitchen Decor
In the kitchen, Building Editor Rebecca Thienes boldly mixed a variety of finishes to achieve the look of a room furnished over the years. Custom cabinets by David T. Smith, distressed for a patina of age, are topped with counters made of cherry and quartz Caesar Stone. Hardware pulls in a blackened finish mingle with brushed bronze Kohler faucets, copper pots, and a stainless steel range. DIY Bedroom 
The red stencil above the fireplace was the brainchild of Carol Rublein, a Country Living reader from Bozeman, Mont., whose YouTube video was selected as the winning entry in the magazine's 2009 Country Living House of the Year contest. Her prize: a trip to New York City to meet with the editors and work up a plan for the master bedroom. Rublein's flair for do-it-yourself decorating is displayed throughout the suite, including the ottoman, which she built from basic materials.
Sanctuary
The sitting area within the master bedroom offers a quiet retreat anchored by a collection of art pottery planters displayed in the cubbies of a step-back hutch. Reader-decorator Carol Rublein pulled the outdoors in with a bent-willow end table next to the leather wing chair. The twig chandelier in wrought iron enhances the room's rustic elegance.
Walk-in Shower
The walk-in shower is tiled entirely in tumbled limestone, and fitted with a low-flow shower head and wall-mounted water jets.
Blackboard Wall
Chalkboard paint converts an entry wall into a handy log of a family's comings and goings.
The red stencil above the fireplace was the brainchild of Carol Rublein, a Country Living reader from Bozeman, Mont., whose YouTube video was selected as the winning entry in the magazine's 2009 Country Living House of the Year contest. Her prize: a trip to New York City to meet with the editors and work up a plan for the master bedroom. Rublein's flair for do-it-yourself decorating is displayed throughout the suite, including the ottoman, which she built from basic materials.Sanctuary
The sitting area within the master bedroom offers a quiet retreat anchored by a collection of art pottery planters displayed in the cubbies of a step-back hutch. Reader-decorator Carol Rublein pulled the outdoors in with a bent-willow end table next to the leather wing chair. The twig chandelier in wrought iron enhances the room's rustic elegance.Walk-in Shower
The walk-in shower is tiled entirely in tumbled limestone, and fitted with a low-flow shower head and wall-mounted water jets.Blackboard Wall
Chalkboard paint converts an entry wall into a handy log of a family's comings and goings. 
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