Early last Monday afternoon, I drove past a sign reading “Welcome to Banff, Alberta.”
Over the next three months, I’ll be working on an amazing, extremely customized home that backs onto Banff’s beautiful Bow River.
Along with everything else that blows me away about this house is the fact that I think it has the most stunning millwork I’ve ever encountered anywhere. Entering this amazing home felt like I’d just walked into some mind-blowing 5-star hotel in, well… Banff.
To add to the dramatic millwork and scenic setting, I’ll be using rich, deep earth-tone colours that complement the amazing nature all around us here in these legendary mountains. The plaster will be a 4-coat slightly-pitted Intonachino lime plaster finish.
The Canadian Rockies, where Banff is found, is known for its stone, exposed rockface, forests, and generally rugged terrain. I think this Italian lime plaster will really rock the Rockies, and it’ll be a commanding, dramatic feature in this impressive home as it stretches throughout the place, on all three levels.
I know this mountain town will be an amazing and inspiring place to work during the winter months. Come spring, if the owner converts the place into a “mountain stronghold,” it’ll be a beautiful place to hole up and easily forget about the rest of the world.
Banff is the highest town in Canada, sitting at an elevation of more than 4,500 feet (about 1,380 metres), nestled in the heart of the Canadian Rockies. It was declared Canada’s first national park in 1885, and today is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with a protected area of more than 7,700 square miles.
The Bow River, which this home backs onto, originates from the Bow Glacier and Bow Lake. It flows for 587 kilometres, joins with the Oldman River to become the larger South Saskatchewan River, and eventually spills into Canada’s famous Hudson’s Bay, halfway across the country.
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Wow, Darrell! You have your hands full. Looks like you landed a really great project, one that will get you a lot of notice. That kind of project can really be good for the company and business. I’ll be looking forward to updates and photos of the project as it progresses.
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I agree this project is a game changer for my career. its one crazy custom house and I cant wait to get started on monday. You have some great things coming your way soon to I hear please share whats going with you down south.
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Darrell
Nice dude. Place looks amazing. Stay warm!
Will do, temp drops to -17 in 4 days I am ready.
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Jerry As always so lkinoog forward to seeing everyone! This should be the best yet with such upfront notice. I hope everyone really gets the word out and fill this puppy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Best Always, Neil Haeger BFL 2008
This home, millwork and Banff is just stunning. I cannot wait to see the transformation once you have added your artistry to the home. It truly will be incredible. I am so looking forward to following along with you on this journey over the next couple of month’s. It will be awesome to watch 🙂
Ill be sharing the progress every friday so be sure to check back
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Darrell
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I live on Vancouver Island and was thinking of comnig over for your workshop on the Sunday at the Yoga Conference. I am a new teacher and have just started to teach Chair Yoga at BLYS yoga studio here in Parksville. I was wondering if I would be comnig home with any written material? Or should I be prepared to take notes? Both? Thanks so much Annette Namaste Abi with love