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Nestled in Big Sky, Montana-a luxury place with breathtaking views of the area rugged mountains-Jennifer and Alec Litowitz were on the lookout for the perfect plot for their winter getaway. This couple discovered a vista, almost surreal, atop Andesite Ridge in the exclusive Yellowstone Club, but with the downside of already having an almost-completed 10,000-square-foot limestone house on it. Pretty much unfazed, the Litowitzes bought the property to make it their own.

“With a view like that, we knew we had to make it work,” Jennifer recalls. The plunge had been taken, and with the Litowitz family-a four-boy skiing co-op-ready to go about making this new house into their dream ski chalet.

Lighting can create the ultimate magic in home decor. The right lighting can uplift a room from dull to beautiful. Heading into 2025, more trends are emerging, from dramatic sculptural fixtures to soft ambient touches. Whether you’re gutting the house or just giving one room a touch-up, the lighting trends mentioned here will be shining brightly for the next 12 months.

Bill Blass. No introductions are necessary for such a person. The name refers to an architect of great-classic American fashion; his sophistication, wit, and strange ability to distill pure, elegant forms into effortless simplicity mark his legacy. Beyond the catwalks and boardrooms, however, Blass has bestowed upon himself his most pure form of artistry-with not the cut of a suit but with the restoration and refinement of his Connecticut country house-the house has a story as storied as his.