Category: Home & Garden
Playing with Fire
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 […]
The Birds and the Bees (and the Butterflies Too)
For most of us, gardens are for aesthetic pleasure. Active wildlife in the garden adds interest (though not all animals are beneficial). As we plant and retool our gardens for greater conservation and utility, here are some ways to keep in mind our beautiful and helpful wild neighbors. Birds Birds, almost universally, add beauty and fun. Their songs and habits […]
Center for Creative Energy
“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 […]
Architectural Showcase
“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 […]
Bringing it in on Budget
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 […]
Making Home a Place of Peace
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 […]
