Aspen Leaf Interiors Continues Montage Makeover

In your first photograph, I love the red chair, carpet design and the blue dog on the wall. That is so me. Wow first-class designs all the way.

Slide 4. Red bar stools with leopard print fabric = heaven.

I love the Montage and Downtown, there's so much enthusiasm for the building and the people that live there love it and that's great but then I hope the people who step out on their balcony don't look at that shuttered Fitzgeralds all dark and what not and not cringe. I hope that something is done to that building in my lifetime lol. I'm happy for the residents at the Montage and one day I will soon be the proud owner of a unit there ;)

tacky, tacky, tacky...a good interior deisgner understands function and innovation, while the tile design work is admirable, the rest leaves me wanting more. Being able to purchase matchy furniture with cheap looking textiles does not a designer make. It's clear these two can shop, but I would hardly sing their praises as desing gurus...then again it is Reno, hardly known for it's high levels of taste and sophistication.

If you think that's tacky then your design experience obviously stops at Walmart. I love their work and I'm a NYC transplant. Go take some design classes Tasty

Hey let's all play nice :) design is a personal thing. Not all folks will like all designs. I have good taste, and I like the designs.

tasteandstyle, your blanket statement about Reno is pretty offensive. I am not sure what kind of homes you hang out in, but I have seen homes in Reno that make 'designer homes' in other cities look like amateur intern work. Do you even live in Reno?

The loft is my favorite. I live in SF, just started following this site recently because real estate is a bargain up there right now. I am familiar with good and bad design, I deal with it every day as a developer. I say this with all honesty, there are people in the bay area who wish they could execute modern urban design as well as the photos I see here.

I did not get the impression the author presented Aspen Design as design gurus, but that They constructed some cool looking spaces in a very unique project.

I think these are all incredible. Some aren't what I would choose exactly, but that's the whole point - these aren't models (except the loft) with unlimited budgets. These are client's homes - client's with specific tastes and aesthetics and budgets! I think each space is as unique and interesting as the clients themselves. I think their color palettes are gorgeous, the tile work amazing and the other art and decor (yes they can shop - that's part of the package!) is spot on. I think Aspen Leaf Interiors is incredibly talented and Reno - and The Montage - are lucky to have them!

These are spectacular. I want one! How much are the condos going for in the Montage?

While I generally like their work and applaud some of their color and furniture choices, I think most of the spaces appear to have been designed for a photo shoot and not for actual living. Everyone knows that space is at a premium in an urban condo. Where is the storage? So many of the pieces represent a missed opportunity in my mind. Not everything needs to appear light and open. There is beauty if functionality too.

Well of course these were staged for photographs, but Justin you have been in Scott and Vinnie's place right? Theirs is pictured above and it's VERY livable to me. Same with B's place (also pictured above). I highly doubt Betty would design her own space to not be livable and functional.

Yes, I have been in their place and it should be noted their unit actually has storage. The loft space, which I find visually appealing, has zero storage anywhere (e.g. night stands, coffee tables, end tables, dressers, etc.). Just a bit of constructive criticism. :-) Here's an example of a condo that is stylish and practical/livable: http://www.hgtv.com/urban-oasis/hgtv-urban-oasis-beautiful-room-pictures/pictures/index.html

Hmmm I will have to hit B up on that. My guess would be the owner didn't need/require any storage, perhaps because it's a second home, since a good designer always designs the space for the owner. I didn't even know one of the lofts had sold, much less was interior decorated. So that was the big shocker for me.

Everyone's a critic. Keep in mind, people with cash spending money are conservative and want things that are popular fashionable not cutting edge. I don't like the Rodrigue blue dog paintings but I really like what looks like Franz Szony's paintings. I'd also paint that loft ceiling. Bare naked cement ceiling is only cool if it doesn't look horrible and has plain consistency not little holes and irregular seams everywhere.

Thanks for the praises Mike! It certainly is a pleasure working in the Montage and my neighbors and clients are all so wonderful. So fun to customize each condo to suit our clients' different personalities, tastes, and lifestyles!