Colorado Homes & Lifestyles

What Colorado Homes & Lifestyles does

Colorado Homes & Lifestyles (CH&L) is a privately held regional home-design magazine founded in 1979 and headquartered at 1780 S. Bellaire St., Denver, Colorado. Operating as the self-described "design authority" for the Colorado market, the title publishes a bi-monthly print magazine (approximately six issues per year) covering homes, interiors, mountain homes, art and design, landscaping and gardening, lifestyle, and local events, and distributes that content through its WordPress-based website (coloradohomesmag.com), an email "Insider Newsletter," and social channels including Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

The company's product surface is editorial and community-driven: a curated Digital Archive of past issues, an annual franchise of "Top Lists" (Top Architects & Designers, Top Builders, Top Kitchen & Interior Designers, Top Landscape Architects and Designers), an annual Home of the Year award, and a "Find a Pro" directory that connects readers with featured Colorado architects, interior designers, builders, and landscape designers. Media partnerships with the NKBA Rocky Mountain Chapter (Peak Awards), Denver Botanic Gardens, Home Builders Foundation, ASID Colorado, Cherry Creek Arts Festival, and Make-A-Wish Colorado reinforce CH&L's positioning as the editorial media partner for the state's design community; ownership affiliation is implied via a WiesnerMedia contact email, though not explicitly confirmed in the data.

The business model is dual-track: low-ARPU consumer subscription revenue from U.S. print/digital subscribers (1- to 5-year terms priced from $15.95 to $39) and B2B advertising revenue from home-design professionals, builders, and home-product brands seeking visibility among affluent Colorado homeowners. Editor in Chief Darla Worden leads editorial operations; no proprietary technology, AI/ML capability, app, or API surface is disclosed, and revenue figures are not publicly reported.

Name

Colorado Homes & Lifestyles

Legal name

Colorado Homes & Lifestyles

Website

https://coloradohomesmag.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Colorado Homes & Lifestyles is a privately held regional home-design magazine serving affluent Colorado homeowners and design professionals since 1979, monetized through print/digital subscriptions, B2B advertising, a Find a Pro directory, and annual curated Top Lists.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Design Magazine

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Home, Garden & DIY Magazines (MPAJAEAG)

Keywords

• Home design magazine
• Lifestyle publication
• Interior design coverage
• Regional home editorial
• Architecture and design media

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Magazine Subscriptions: Print and digital magazine subscriptions sold in 1-year (6 issues for $15.95), 2-year (12 issues for $25.95), 3-year (18 issues for $24.95), and 5-year (30 issues for $39) terms. Subscriptions limited to U.S. customers.
2. Advertising: The magazine generates revenue through advertising from home design professionals including interior designers, architects, builders, landscape designers, and home product brands featured in editorial content and the 'Find a Pro' directory.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Colorado Homes & Lifestyles is a regional home design and lifestyle magazine published six times per year in both print and digital formats, covering Colorado-specific residential architecture, interior design, mountain homes, landscaping, and lifestyle content. The publication also operates a digital archive of back issues, an Insider email newsletter, a Find a Pro directory of vetted local design professionals, and annual curated Top Lists recognizing top architects, builders, interior designers, and landscape designers in the state.

Product overview

Colorado Homes & Lifestyles is a regional home design publication offering a print and digital magazine (6 issues annually), a digital archive of past content, an email newsletter, and a professional directory service. The publication features editorial content on homes, interiors, mountain homes, art & design, landscaping & gardening, lifestyle, and events, along with annual curated lists of top Colorado design professionals including architects, builders, and landscape designers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Colorado Homes & Lifestyles Magazine A regional home design and lifestyle magazine published six times per year in print and digital formats, covering Colorado-specific residential architecture, interior design, mountain homes, landscaping, art, and lifestyle content for Colorado homeowners and design professionals.
• Digital Archive (Magazine Library) Online repository of past Colorado Homes & Lifestyles magazine issues and articles, providing subscribers and readers access to historical editorial content covering Colorado home design.
• Insider Newsletter Email newsletter delivering design tips, event updates, and editorial highlights from Colorado Homes & Lifestyles to subscribed readers.
• Find a Pro Directory Online directory connecting Colorado homeowners with local architects, builders, interior designers, landscape architects, and home design professionals who are featured or recognized by the magazine.
• CH&L Top Lists (Annual) Annual curated lists recognizing top Colorado architects, builders, kitchen and interior designers, and landscape architects and designers, compiled from industry recommendations and editorial curation.

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Denver Botanic GardenscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerColorado Homes & Lifestyles partners with Denver Botanic Gardens for garden-related content including coverage of Fall Plant & Bulb Sales, seasonal garden features, and content about the botanical gardens' landscapes and exhibits. The partnership provides gardening inspiration and educational content for readers.
• NKBA Rocky Mountain ChaptercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerColorado Homes & Lifestyles is the media partner for the NKBA Rocky Mountain Chapter's annual Peak Awards, recognizing excellence in kitchen and bath design. CH&L provides event photo recaps and coverage, with featured projects potentially winning CH&L's Most Dramatic Makeover recognition.
• Home Builders FoundationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Home Builders Foundation supporting individuals and families living with disabilities. Coverage of programs including the Inspiration House initiative and the annual St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway in Colorado Springs.
• Cherry Creek Arts FestivalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partnership covering the Cherry Creek Arts Festival, celebrating its 35th year. Coverage of one of the country's most renowned fine arts festivals held annually in Cherry Creek North.
• Make-A-Wish ColoradominorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent coverage partnership for Make-A-Wish Colorado's Whiskey, Wine & Wishes fundraising event. Coverage of life-changing wishes for Colorado children at the nonprofit's annual event.
• American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) - Colorado ChapterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCoverage of ASID Colorado Crystal Awards celebrating excellence in interior design, as well as participation in ASID Get Dirty events.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• House Beautiful: Long-established national home design magazine. Competes for the same advertisers (builders, designers, brands) and reader attention across the U.S., including Colorado households, at significantly larger scale.
• Architectural Digest: National flagship home design and architecture magazine. Operates in the same category and serves the same affluent homeowner audience, but at national scale; competes for both reader attention and premium design professional advertising budgets.
• Dwell: National modern architecture and design magazine with strong digital presence. Comparable in covering residential architecture and design for an engaged audience, but with a modern/minimalist slant and broader geographic reach.

Direct peers

• Luxe Interiors + Design: Regional luxury home design magazine published in multiple city editions (similar model of affluent, geographically focused home design coverage) with advertising from architects, builders, and designers. Closely comparable to CH&L in audience, content verticals, and revenue model.
• Mountain Living: Regional magazine covering luxury mountain home design across U.S. resort markets. Highly comparable content mix (mountain homes, interiors, design professionals) and similar affluent homeowner demographic, with overlap in Aspen/Vail/Breckenridge coverage.
• Milieu Magazine: Regional luxury interior design magazine published in multiple U.S. editions. Comparable in focusing on affluent residential interiors and selling advertising to interior designers and luxury home brands.

Regional players

• 5280 Magazine: Denver-based regional lifestyle magazine covering Colorado. While broader than home design, it competes for the same affluent Denver homeowner readership and advertising dollars, and shares the same regional subscription model.
• Aspen Sojourner: Regional magazine serving Aspen and the Roaring Fork Valley. Overlaps with CH&L's mountain home coverage in Aspen/Snowmass and shares the affluent Colorado homeowner demographic, though focused more on lifestyle than home design.
• Western Art & Architecture: Regional magazine covering Western U.S. architecture, design, and art. Comparable regional/niche print model with affluent homeowner audience and advertising from architects and designers.

Emerging players

• Houzz: Digital home design platform and marketplace connecting homeowners with design professionals. Competes directly with CH&L's Find a Pro directory and design professional advertising business at national scale, with measurable lead generation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CO_HomesMag
• Facebookfacebook.com/coloradohomesmag
• Pinterestpinterest.com/coloradohomesmag
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/colorado-homes-lifestyles

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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