LoHi residents Liza Kampstra and Craig Evans are the winners of a $10,000 grand prize for TLC's
Four Houses competition.
The contest pitted four Colorado homeowners against each other in a battle of unique decor and personal style. Contestants judged their competitors' homes and awarded points based on originality, style and livability.
"I'm going to put (the money) in my son's college fund, but we will throw a little party," Kampstra said.
Kampstra calls her 7,000-square-foot ultra modern home an "urban retreat" and says the skyline is her art.
"It’s like something Trump would have," said Gary, one of Kampstra's competitors who owns a 35-acre ranch in Sedalia decorated with animals he killed and mounted himself. "It's totally opposite of my deal, but I'm liking what I'm seeing. I can adapt to almost anything."
Not so for contestant Karla, who described her six-bedroom, nine-bath home in Parker as an "arts-and-crafts" style home. She seemed to find fault with nearly every aspect of Kampstra's home, with the exception of the deck featuring an outdoor fireplace, flat-screen TV and massive cooking area.
“You'd be sitting on her couch and the most exciting thing you’d see is a car crash,” she said. “The house has an amazing view, but most of it is the highway.”
Judi, the fourth contestant whose Boulder home is as funky as a consignment store, loved everything about Kampstra's home.
“I could move in here right now and stay for a week,” she said.
Contact Confluence Denver Development News Editor Margaret Jackson with tips and leads for future stories at margaret@confluence-denver.com.
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