The floors are a handmade ceramic tile and the vanity is covered in micro-cement, with a stone vessel basin.
The built-in bench, also covered in micro-cement, has storage inside.
The great room is enlivened by the couple's books and ephemera, as well as an orange Mohm fireplace suspended from the ceiling.
“We looked to balance interconnection and independence in the design and developed an architectural strategy that allowed both autonomy and togetherness,” explains Johnson of the approach to multigenerational living.
The vaulted ceiling adds an expansive airy feel that the original home lacked. Now, the wall of windows perfectly frames the gorgeous overlook.
The team expanded the kitchen and gave it a modern look that now features stunning walnut cabinets, gray Caesarstone counters, and a beautiful teal backsplash with tile from the Ann Sacks Modern Line.
The powder room received a simple, yet stunning transformation with white paint, modern sconces from Cedar & Moss, and the addition of graphic black and white cement tile from Ann Sacks that wraps the wall.
A wall of breeze block open to the elements and sun from a skylight create a sort of outdoor shower inside the bathroom off the main bedroom.
The central building, housing the dining room and kitchen on the ground floor and an office and library above, is lit for the evening.
When Casa Nube was under construction, Tom worried that it would be difficult to get used to the scale of the house, especially the 14' ceilings, after living in Brooklyn.
The dining table was custom built from walnut by furniture maker John Lightfoot Greiner.
“The overarching goal was that it feel effortless,” laughs Louis, “but it turns out that’s a lot of work.”
“There’s something about it that feels very contextual to where it is—on a little teeny hill, looking out over the Dry Creek Valley, and there’s nothing else artful around,” says Louis.
Like the entry bridge (below), the deck is surrounded by welded-wire fencing made by West Macon Welding.
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A slatted stairway cuts through the home, up and out to the rear terrace, where an inviting aqua pool awaits.
“When choosing fenestration products for projects in Tahoe, we’re all looking for two key capabilities: energy efficiency and durability,” shares Mather. For the Lake Tahoe A-frame, Andersen E-Series and 100 Series windows were utilized.
A perfect cube cantilevered three feet off the ground, the “eyeball” dormer punctures the guest bedroom.
An en suite bathroom with large square tiles from Artedomus, a Caroma sink and faucet, and under-counter storage from AJ Cabinet.
The space fits a washing machine (out of view) to double as a laundry room, but instead of a dryer, Chris and Miranda rely on sunshine and the home’s fresh air circulation to line-dry their clothes, saving on energy costs.
The couple added a coat of black paint and cedar siding to give the home a cleaner, more modern look. "The house already had wide and low eaves, providing protection from the sun, and we added new spray-foam insulation, so the black exterior actually does not pose too much of an issue with the desert heat," she says. A new Cor-Ten steel fence blocks the view of the neighbor's roof, but doesn't interfere with the landscape.
Husband-and-wife team Elaine and Stanley Yang of real estate and development firm Mini Inno discovered this 2,000-square-foot ranch home, and set about transforming it into an idyllic weekend retreat. Built in 1966, the home sits on 3.6 acres and, while the bones were good, it was a bit outdated in terms of style. The revitalized, Moroccan-inspired retreat is a sanctuary worthy of its soothing surroundings.
The palette and furnishings are inspired by nature and the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi. "We wanted people to feel relaxed right when they walked in, so we kept the interiors noble and focused on texture and subtleties in design," says Elaine. The living room features the Neva sofa by Sixpenny, a 19th-century Naga coffee table from India, and leather side chair from Restoration Hardware.