West Shore Cottage

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.