Secrets of a Trusted Interior Designer

Collaboration is key when it comes to updating time-worn mountain homes. In the Vail Valley's highly competitive home remodeling market, Emily Kearl of M.E. Design Studio has found success as an interior designer with common sense who sources from local vendors and—most importantly—is a good listener. “I’m a big believer in individuality,” says Kearl. “If you’re going to be successful in this business you have to listen to people and understand how they live.”

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M.E. TIME

How M.E. Design Studio took a dated West Vail ski chalet and redesigned and redecorated it to celebrate a family's generational love of winter.

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Best Room in the House

Local designers share their favorite rooms from past projects.

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Private Sanctuary

Did you know that, according to multiple research sources, the average time we spend in our bathrooms every day is only about 30 minutes? And, to the surprise of some, this time applies to both men and women.

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Remodeled Transformation on Berry Creek

The remodeled home on Berry Creek Road is open and airy with a bright, inviting floorplan and unique design features.

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A simple repair becomes a lifestyle remodel

The result of all that hard work is quite stunning indeed. A shiplap wall behind the backlit mirrors and hard white counters happily marries hard and soft, resulting in an effect that is quite pleasing to the senses. This, I think, truly feels like a spa at home.

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Before & After

Some home renovations look and feel revolutionary in the world of home design. This project —completed last winter by Emily Kearl, owner and designer at M.E. Design Studio, and Paul Stage of Carpentry Inc. — is one for the books.

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Transformation on Berry Creek Road

Wing and Maureen Mayer greet me at the door to their newly renovated duplex on Berry Creek Road. Overlooking the Son- nenalp’s 9th hole with a stunning view of Arrowhead, the home has been redone with an impeccable level of detailing by Emily Kearl of M.E. Design Studio and contractor Paul Stege of Sundial Construction.

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