Ben and Cristi Dozier like to say that they didn’t didn’t discover Pagosa Springs; instead, the mountain town found them. The natives of Austin, Texas, and founders of Root Design Co. moved to Pagosa Springs in 2015 to help a friend finish remodeling their cabin, thinking it would be temporary. But the slow pace and charm of a small town inspired them to make the move permanent in 2017. “That one year, we rented a little, old Victorian home right in downtown and then we later ended up purchasing that.