Ranch House Makeover in Denver

The future meets the best of the past.   What do you call a midcentury remodel that transformed a 1954 bungalow into a three-level 5,100-square-foot modern home? If you’re Sunset magazine, you call it the 2015 Idea House.   “When we chose a 1950s ranch house in Denver to remodel for our 2015 Idea House, the response was passionate and mixed,” says Sunset home editor Joanna Linberg. “Some people said we should leave a good thing alone. Others pointed out that the house, which wasn’t exactly iconic, could use an update. We understand both perspectives.”   The Sunset team tapped Jonas DiCaprio of Design Platform to devise a remodel that “left... More