Topnotch Resort Opens New Restaurant and Lobby

This is opening weekend for many of the new spaces at Topnotch Resort and Spa. TruexCullins has been working with the Stowe resort as they undertook a multimillion dollar renovation to transform many of the key places within the property.

A new exterior porte-cochere improves the arrival experience and now leads guests into the main lobby overlooking Mt Mansfield. The new lobby features a communal living room, café, and bar, and is home to The Roost, a refined but playful restaurant and lounge. In the center of the space sits a 16-foot custom designed shuffleboard table. A large banquet room provides additional seating.

 

 

TruexCullins Interiors also spearheaded a design overhaul on the Topnotch guestrooms. Renovations include a coordinating color palette with new furnishings and finishes.

We are excited for all the changes and hope to see many people enjoying the new Topnotch Resort on this opening weekend!

Restaurant Week Part 5: Norma’s

If you’ve been following us this week you know that we’re on a restaurant kick, with a new culinary design project posted each day. With summer right around the corner, we can’t think of a better way to enjoy a meal than sitting poolside with the Vermont mountain landscape opening around you. So today we are closing out our own Restaurant Week by coming back to Vermont and the Topnotch Resort in Stowe.

Norma’s is the signature restaurant of this four-diamond resort near the top of the Mountain Road. Opening in 2006, the restaurant serves up casual alfresco dining at breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The restaurant pavilion maintains a low profile, with a sweeping roofline and radial plan that allows for maximum views. TruexCullins collaborated with Belle Maison Interiors on this project, which has a contemporary interior and natural earth tones. An open kitchen opens onto the dining room.

The entire west wall of the restaurant is lined with a broad bank of mahogany-framed sliding glass doors that open onto a pair of sparkling pools. Outdoor tables provide more seating on the stone-paved terrace. And on a warm summer evening, the firepit on the patio becomes the source for a refined roast-your-own S’mores experience sure to please the whole family.

To view the menu and make a reservation, visit Norma’s Restaurant online at topnotchresort.com/dining-normas.php.

A Vermont Home

One of our latest residential projects has just been completed in Stowe, VT. 

Designed by Lee Grutchfield, this home is sited in a picturesque wooded landscape.  It has an open plan with exposed wood timbers and a double-sided indoor/outdoor fireplace.  The adjacent garage is clad with reclaimed barn board siding.

A special thanks goes to the entire project team, including Grist Mill Builders, Artisan Engineering, Thomas Engineering, and interior designer Jessica Carbone.  Photos below are by Steve Bronstein.

Stowe Home Tour 2011

We are happy to be a sponsor again this year of the Stowe Home Tour, a great event that occurs each fall, scheduled to coincide with the peak of the foliage season in Vermont.

This year, the tour features 4 homes, including the 2011 HGTV Dream Home. The other homes on the tour include an Adirondack-style Great Camp, an historic 1840s Farm House, and a Ski Getaway.

The event is Saturday, October 1st, 2011, from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm and is a fundraiser for the Helen Day Art Center, a community arts and education non-profit organization in Stowe, VT.

For more info and to purchase tickets for the home tour, visit www.helenday.com/hometour2011

Helen Day Arts Center Stowe Home Tour

posted by Susan Weeks, LEED AP

If you're looking for something fun to do in Vermont on Columbus Day Weekend, check out the Stowe Home Tour, "Home is where the art is," a Celebration of Art, Craft & Architecture.  TruexCullins is a proud sponsor of this event, which benefits the Helen Day Art Center.  The event is Saturday October 10th from 10:30am-3:30pm and features four homes, one of which is a TruexCullins Interiors Studio project, "Custom Trapp Villa #4", at Trapp Family Lodge, a collaboration with the Burley Partnership.  For more information visit www.helenday.com.  Another great way to support art, architecture and interior design!