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Making the decision to buy a home is never easy; it’s hard to know what life will look like five or ten years down the line. But on the bright side, buying a home is exciting. The responsibility can be invigorating.

A large deck overlooking the home's lush lawn offers ample space to gather and entertain.

The spacious pergola offers plenty of seating for year-round al fresco dining. Mature oak, olive, and avocado trees dot the courtyard, making it all the more inviting—and shady.

Original patterned tile awaits in the primary bathroom, along with a sea-foam green tub.

Circa-period detailing can be found throughout the one-story residence, including wood-paneled walls, built-in shelving, and beamed ceilings.

You’d never tell you were in suburbia in this 1940s home, which unfolds around a lush courtyard.

Approximately 70% of each vertical end wall was dedicated to fenestration, with Mondrian-esque mullions staggered throughout. “Mullions are a fantastic way to play with shape, texture, and light,” says architect Todd Mather. “Even from my earliest conceptual sketches, I was drawing A-frames with window ‘grids.’”

“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.

The glazed gable walls allow sightlines from one end of the home to the other.

Interesting dormers and protrusions add volume and dimension to the non-dominant sides of the home. “Paying just as much attention to the two sides of the A-frame as to the end walls ensured that the home would be striking and attention-grabbing from all angles,” shares Mather.

The cozy guest bedroom receives ample light from the rear facade’s floor to ceiling glazing, along with the “eyeball” dormer to the north.