This two-suite house features a grand living room with antique lights, mantle, and hosts an exposed recycled timber-framed reading loft that overlooks the living space below. The charming and compact design includes a double-cantilevered upper floor due to land coverage limitations. The entire house is wrapped in recycled Utah barn wood sitting atop a stone wainscot.
The homeowner, a self-taught interior designer, has selected the interior materials, finishes and products that reflect her extensive yet refined collection of American antiques. TGMA carefully located the Master Bedroom balcony, kitchen and living room for views onto Lake Tahoe through an adjacent park.
The house entrance features Redwood cylinders to narrow steel and wood-clad boxed forms.The entrance is a landscape with beautiful flowers and stone stairs to the door.The living room features a fireplace that warms the place, and the antique furniture gives the house a classic and cozy feel.The reading loft with an exposed recycled timber frame overlooks the living space below.The kitchen features a kitchen island made of wood that blends with the stone flooring, giving the room a rustic feel.The wooden staircase leads to the reading loft, and the ceiling is designed with antique lamps.The master bedroom has exposed wooden beams and antique furniture made from wood, giving the room a cozy and rustic feel.The bedroom features antique collection of lamps and ceiling fan.The bathroom features a bathtub and vanity with a granite countertop. The fixtures have a classic design that compliments the theme of the house.The lounge features a sofa, a window seat, and antique artwork collected by the owner.The stone from the wood fireplace compliment the antique furniture giving the room a cozy and classic feel.The house is surrounded by trees native to the area, and timbers were used as fences.
