DESIGNERS SPRUCE UP THE GOVERNOR’S MANSION

More than 10,000 people are expected to visit.

The Boettcher Mansion is all dressed up in her holiday finery and ready to impress.

For the sixth year, Colorado designers with the American Society of Interior Designers took on the task of decorating rooms in “Colorado’s Home,” as the Governor’s Residence is known.

More than 10,000 people are expected to admire their handiwork over the holidays.

This year’s theme, “Decades of Design in Colorado,” was chosen to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Boettcher Mansion as well as the 10th anniversary of the Governor’s Residence Preservation Fund.

The room designs tell stories of various regions of the state as well as of the inhabitants of the Governor’s Residence.

Free tours are offered Dec. 6-9 and Dec. 13-16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and start at the Eighth Avenue main gate. All guests are admitted on a first-come, first-

served basis (which means no reservations will be taken).

Here are the designers and their assignments:

Drawing Room. 1910 Society Weddings and The Progressive Era. Designers: David Rote of Bassett Home Furnishings and Stacie Nowak of Closet Factory.

State Dining Room. 1920s New Years at the Broadmoor: Colorado Springs as a Resort. Designers: Pam Smith and Colleen Heldt. Governor’s Room/Bar. Theme: 1940s Apres Ski at Aspen’s J-Bar. Designers: Lynn Williamson and Eva Puterbaugh. Palm Room’s Main Area and Breakfast Area. Theme: 1950s and ’60s Palm Beach Tropical. Designer: Trish Bonney of TAB Interiors.

Well Room. Theme: 1970s Swimming in The Well Room: A True Story. Designer: Leslie Kazmierczak.

Stately Library. Theme: 1980s Western, Prairie, & Southwest: Style Rooted in Colorado. Designer: Cindy Johnson and Courtney Cunningham of Johnson David Interiors.

Grand Hall. Theme: Love, Peace and Hope. Designer: Cathrin Crampton of Mosaic Interiors.

Photos by Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post Xavier Bonney, left, gets help from his mother Trish as they decorate the Palm Room in the Governor’s Residence on Nov. 19.

A photo of Emily Griffith, Opportunity School founder, hangs on the tree in the Drawing Room.

The Governor’s Room/Bar.

Photos by Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post Jennifer Brzycki works on trimming the tree in the Drawing Room.

The Stately Library is decorated for the holidays.

Mark Heldt places lights on a large mirror in the State Dining room.