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FOR A LAKESIDE compound perched in the northwest corner of Montana, Juan Montoya accepted that the interiors should acknowledge and reflect the vacation home’s imposing surroundings. Still, the New York designer resisted the rustic tropes of axe-hewn furnishings and antler chandeliers—taking cues from nature rather than mimicking it. He brought in wood furnishings but leaned toward more contemporary ones. His version of coziness comes from layering not animal pelts but subtler textures such as leather, wool, rattan, copper and glass. “I used durable materials and lots of cottons that can be cleaned and changed out easily,”…