AD Visits Cher’s Adobe Retreat in Aspen
© Condé Nast1/6Ron Wilson, who completed the interiors in six weeks, used raw silk on the upholstery and kilim fragments on the pillows in the living room combined with antique accessories.
2/6Designed by local architect David Finholm, the house is "not chic," Cher says, "it's surrounded by cattle ranches."
© Condé Nast3/6Ron Wilson is still catching his breath from the speed with which he completed the design and furnishing of the house, down to the pasta in the kitchen. "I thought it was impossible," he says. "But Cher is a very in-charge woman."
© Condé Nast4/6"I know I'm a frustrated architect and designer," says Cher. "I push Ron because I don't know what's wrong to do." Gravel wallcovering w as used in the stairway and continued into the master suite. Hanging at right is an antique embroidered textile from India. An antique French birdcage rests close to the fireplace.
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© Condé Nast5/6"When Cher first saw the house, she went through every room screaming," says Wilson. "She said, 'Every time I look at the house I want to scream.' She meant she liked it." Wilson designed the iron bed, draped it with gauze and covered it with lace. Shutters made of cedar saplings help control the light.
© Condé Nast6/6Some of the most spectacular views of the mountains around Aspen are from the master bath. Wilson, who says that Cher loves texture, antiqued the walls, surrounded the tub with marble and placed an iron table between two club chairs.
