West Shore Cottage at Tahoe Pines, CA by Todd Gordon Mather Architect

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West Shore Cottage at Tahoe Pines, CA by Todd Gordon Mather Architect.

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By: Todd Gordon Mather Architect
Builder: Rickenbach Development and Construction
Structural Engineer: Linchpin Structural Engineering
Photographer: Vance Fox Photography

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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
The house is surrounded by trees native to the area, and timbers were used as fences.

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Jon Dykstra
Jon Dykstra

Jon practiced law before launching his online publishing career, bringing analytical rigor to everything he builds. Home Stratosphere combines that precision with a lifelong obsession with residential design — architecture, interiors, landscape, and furniture.

His current focus is AI-driven design analysis, using artificial intelligence to study patterns in color, layout, and material choice across thousands of homes. His Personality Type Home Design Guide applies personality frameworks to interior aesthetics, helping readers design spaces that reflect how they actually think and live.

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