Category: Home Design

Tahoe Real Estate Earns National Recognition

| June 23, 2014 | 0 Comments

Written by Michael Kilburg   Say what you will about Michael Corleone’s faults, at least The Godfather gangster had good taste. Corleone chose Lake Tahoe’s iconic Fleur du Lac as one of the fictional crime family’s homes. Turns out, plenty of others would do the same. In January, the approximately 4,100 square foot second unit […]

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Trending: Barn Doors

| June 19, 2013 | 0 Comments

Barn doors slide into favor in new home construction Written by Kyle Magin TQ’s Home Awards panel noticed a trend that caught their eye when touring homes this year—sliding barn doors. From sleek, modern homes to those actually replete with reclaimed barnwood, the doors popped up again and again as we made our rounds. “New […]

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Playing with Fire

| July 1, 2011 | 1 Comment

There’s something about a fire that draws a crowd: An outdoor fire pit or fireplace provides warmth on brisk Tahoe summer nights and adds a focal point for al fresco gatherings. “We see an outdoor fire feature in almost every new home that gets constructed,” says Tom Just of Truckee’s Mountain Home Center. “People love the idea,” adds Tom Bork […]

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Center for Creative Energy

| May 6, 2011 | 0 Comments

“Martis Camp is a playground for design,” says interior designer Catherine Macfee, who owns Tahoe City’s Rubicon Collection. Indeed, accounting for the bulk of the regiona’s new constructin, the planned community, with its accomodating design requirements, is turning into a showcase for the area’s builders, designers and craftsmen to highlight the latest trends and most […]

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Architectural Showcase

| May 6, 2011 | 0 Comments

“All architecture is shelter, all great architecture is the design of a space that contains, cuddles, exalts or stimulates the persons in the space.” – Philip Johnson. Just as that influential American architect left his mark on how we live, work and play, so have the men and women designing homes in Martis Camp sought […]

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Bringing it in on Budget

| May 6, 2011 | 0 Comments

From do-it-yourself home improvement projects to fullon new construction, mounting costs can quickly spiral out of control to the frustration of those paying the bills. How to keep the bottom line from bottoming out? It’s all about having a quality design and using creative configurations of off-the-shelf materials, according to architect Joel Sherman of JLS […]

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Making Home a Place of Peace

| December 2, 2010 | 0 Comments

To find harmony at home, begin by imagining what inspires you. Close your eyes for a moment and visualize a place in your life that made you feel calm and at ease. Perhaps it was a grandparent’s inviting abode, or maybe a favorite spot in the outdoors. If you first make your place welcoming to […]

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