COOL SUMMER BIG SUR PENINSULA WINE COUNTRY LAKE TAHOE. San Francisco Cottages and Gardens COTTAGESGARDENS.COM JUNE/JULY 2015

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1 san francisco cottages & gardens june/july 2015 cottagesgardens.com San Francisco Cottages and Gardens COTTAGESGARDENS.COM JUNE/JULY 2015 BIG SUR WINE COUNTRY PENINSULA LAKE TAHOE COOL SUMMER

2 TAHOE RISING Interior designer Jay Jeffers elevates mountain style BY MINDY PANTIEL PHOTOGRAPHS BY MATTHEW MILLMAN Tall Order In the soaring living room, a pair of tufted Lawson-Fenning sofas are covered in a Christopher Hyland wool herringbone fabric. Nike Schröder s work titled Lighthouse in rayon thread dominates the dining room. Sliding doors are by Weiland. See Resources.

3 Hearth Of The Home Joe Reihsen s Dear Genious Bar Boy, a work in acrylic on birch panel, provides stark pops against the custom blackened-steel fireplace surround through Striker Forge. Vintage leather chair is through Cavalier Goods. See Resources. Upstairs Downstairs (opposite page) The master bedroom is carved into the hill below the main living space. The white oak bed is custom by Nicole Hollis. Bng space. The white oak bed is custom by Nicole Hollis. Bng space. The white oak bed is custom by Nicole Hollis. Bng space. The white oak bed is custom by Nicole Hollis. Bng space. The white oak bed is custom by Nicole Hollis. Bed linens are through RH; throw is from Jessie Black. En Plein Air (top) Peak Details (this image and left) Three Jamie Young cowhide ottomans with white leather whipstitching are through Cavalier Goods. Architectural geometric statements are echoed in a golden objet d art. Counter Culture (below) At the kitchen island made of quartzite through Pietra Fina, Lee Industries benches through HD Buttercup are upholstered in an Osborne & Little striped wool fabric. Hammerton light fixture is through Sarah Jones Design. Faucet is Brizo. See Resources. N EXT GENERATION TAHOE has set up camp and younger, fresher design is following in its wake. With the influx of technologically- and entrepreneurially-minded homeowners, demand has grown for residences that reflect more modern sensibilities, transforming the lake into a destination for contemporary architecture and interior design. Rather than abandoning Tahoe tradition altogether, however, young residents are championing warm modernism: a little coziness and comfort to go along with those glass walls and streamlined surfaces. This look is what drew a young Bay Area couple with three small children to Martis Camp, a nine-year-old luxury development that has helped define the new Tahoe with its range of architectural styles. The couple hired architect Brendan Riley of Ryan Group Architects, who had previously worked with Martis Camp to help establish its design guidelines. Notes Riley, the current generation of homeowners isn t a nostalgic lot. Rather than Grandma s dark cabin, they want to explore a new style of architecture that not only reaches out to the sun, it makes a connection with the distant mountains, he says. He designed a 5,000-square-foot residence that pairs vernacular materials like stone and cedar with modern architectural details like expansive picture windows that frame stunning vistas. The entire floor plan is organized around the view that goes over the fairway and out toward Anderson Peak, he says. Tahoe s new residents increasingly turn to Bay Area designers to craft their urban-inspired interiors. This family commissioned Jay Jeffers, who wasn t surprised by their contemporary leanings. Thanks to travel and the web, a lot of younger people are exposed to modern design and know it doesn t necessarily equal stark or minimal, he says. They re attracted to warm modernism. june/july 2015 cottagesgardens.com sfc&g 71

4 Treetop Lounge Comfort comes first in the watch tower family room. Vintage leather chair and ottoman from Deja Vu Decor; Timothy Oulton sectional from HD Buttercup. Fireplace surround is through Striker Forge. See Resources.

5 Nature s Materials (this page and opposite page, top left) Jeffers puts a modern twist on vernacular textures and colors in a guest bedroom, where Miriam Böhm s Unit II takes pride of place. Duvet and window treatment of Pindler & Pindler linen are through Leong Interiors. See Resources. Jeffers selected pieces to establish harmony between old and new. In the living room, a pair of vintage leather armchairs from his San Francisco boutique, Cavalier, does just that. They aren t quintessential Tahoe, he notes, but they definitely have an earthy feel to them. To further marry modern and rustic, the designer chose side-by-side coffee tables for the living room that are fashioned from raw wood but cut at hard angles for an edgier look. The dining room is anchored by a table crafted of heavily distressed, blackened oak, but its bold lines give it a modern, monolithic feel. And in the top floor media room, a cowhide ottoman is paired with contemporary, channeled gray sofas. His clients also requested that the artwork, which they selected with consultant Jody Knowlton, take center stage. From the Nike Schröder work in rayon thread that dominates the dining room to the inkjet print by Mark Klett and Byron Wolfe that commands the hallway, contemporary pieces creates wow moments throughout the home. They wanted the art to be the star, so I knew the furnishings needed to be fairly neutral with no big patterns or bold colors, says Jeffers. To create a stylish canvas in the main living space, he selected textural pieces in a cool palette: a pair of tuxedo sofas in dove gray, a trio of charcoal hide ottomans with white leather whipstitching, and kitchen benches in a striped wool with contrasting welt. The home s warm, contemporary statement exemplifies new Tahoe style. It embraces clean lines and simple, comfortable furnishings with a well-edited mix of accessories and art, says Jeffers. It s what warm modernism is all about. Inspiration Point (top right) Nature becomes muse at the watch tower desk under Robert Abbey pendants from the Lighting Showroom. Bathing Beauty (right) Walker Zanger limestone is used for the bathroom vanity top. Steve Fitch s Motel signs, Highway 80, Cheyenne, WY, is through Artsource Consulting. See Resources.

6 Embracing The Outdoors A natural teak outdoor sofa from RH sports cushions in a Sunbrella twill fabric. Chris Sicat s Stump, graphite on redwood, re-creates nature in the living room. Sarah Jones Design custom streel strap orb pendants are through Candella Lighting. See Resources.