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Rustic c. 1880–1940; modern 2000s–present

Mountain Modern & Rustic

From national-park lodges and Adirondack camps to today's Colorado homes: heavy timber, stone, warm oak and simple, durable built-ins.

Mountain style begins with the rustic lodges of the national parks and the Adirondack great camps: log and stone, heavy timber brackets, plank doors with iron hardware and big fireplaces. Today's mountain modern keeps that warmth but simplifies it, with white oak, clean timber framing and durable built-ins for gear.

For Colorado homes, the style is practical as well as beautiful: mudrooms and boot rooms, timber-clad beams and casings, and kitchens with statement hoods.

Log lobby structure with gnarled branching brackets and railings rising to the roof

How to recognize Mountain Modern & Rustic

  • Heavy timber posts, beams and brackets
  • Stone fireplaces with thick wood mantel shelves
  • Plank doors with strap hinges and iron detail
  • Board, log-profile or V-groove wall paneling
  • White oak, Douglas fir, knotty pine and reclaimed wood

In ColoradoGrand Lake Lodge and the lodges of Rocky Mountain National Park are local examples of the rustic tradition.

Mountain Modern & Rustic built-ins & bookcases

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Curved log-framed reception desk in the Old Faithful Inn lobby

Log-Framed Reception Desk, Old Faithful Inn

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Mountain Modern & Rustic wall paneling & wainscoting

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Rustic guest room with exposed log walls and ceiling, a wooden bed and a washbasin

Guest Room in the Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone

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Historic postcard of a rustic log-framed hotel dining room with set tables

Dining Room of the Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone (historic postcard)

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Period illustration of a log house living room with a log partition and fireplace nook

Stickley Log House Living Room (1909)

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Warm wooden lodge interior with heavy timber framing, large windows and rustic furniture

Interior of Timberline Lodge, Mount Hood, Oregon

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Dark log-and-timber dining hall with large windows overlooking a lake

Dining Hall at Great Camp Sagamore, Adirondacks

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Mountain Modern & Rustic fireplace mantels & surrounds

All fireplace mantels & surrounds
Period illustration of a mountain camp living room with a stone fireplace and board-lined walls

Stickley Mountain Camp Chimneypiece and Fireside Nook (1909)

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Mountain Modern & Rustic range hoods

All range hoods
Hotel lobby seen from above with a central fireplace and a large suspended metal hood

Suspended Fireplace Hood, Many Glacier Hotel Lobby, Glacier National Park

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Mountain Modern & Rustic interior doors

All interior doors
Wooden plank door with a small window and decorative iron strapwork at the base

Plank Door with Iron Strapwork, Timberline Lodge

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Mountain Modern & Rustic trim & moulding

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Doorway framed with thick timber posts and a heavy lintel leading to a stair

Heavy Timber Doorway, Timberline Lodge

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Log porch railing framing a view of a lake and mountains

Log Porch Railing at Grand Lake Lodge, Colorado

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Historic photograph of a hotel lobby with a coffered beamed ceiling and rustic furniture

Lobby of El Tovar Hotel, Grand Canyon (historic photograph)

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Mountain Modern & Rustic corbels, brackets & ornament

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Old Faithful Inn lobby with a huge stone chimney and tiers of log balconies

Lobby of the Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone (1904)

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Log lobby structure with gnarled branching brackets and railings rising to the roof

Branching Log Brackets in the Old Faithful Inn

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Tall hotel lobby framed by log columns with timber balconies on several levels

Lobby of Many Glacier Hotel, Glacier National Park

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Signature motifs

Log and timberBoard and battenLive edge

Typical woods and materials

White oakReclaimed timberKnotty pine

Have a Mountain Modern & Rustic detail made for your home

Choose any example above as a starting point. We adapt it to your measurements and make it on our CNC, with published price ranges for every element.

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