Before And After // Tahoe Guest Bathroom

This was an exciting project me. Not only did I love the house, its lakefront Tahoe setting and architecture, but I also happened to be a huge fan of the client. She is the founder of Ommmhome, a home and office organizing service in the San Francisco’s East Bay Area, which I highly recommend. Personally, I’m still benefiting from working with Ommmhome in my own work space.

In renovating this bathroom, I needed to update its functionality while stylistically blending it with the rest of the already beautifully appointed house. It being a guest bath, my client and I decide to go a bid bold. We chose a repetitive black and white patterned tile, fashion forward faucets and lighting, sleek cabinetry and chic leather pulls which were designed by me and hand crafted from genuine Cass Clutch napa leather.

The overall effect is of a note worthy room that my client loves and one that her guest will not only enjoy but remember.

Contractor: North Tahoe Builders. Architect/Renderings: Shilpa Thomas. Cabinet Builder: Ken Goodman. Interior Design: Cocoon Home. Photos: Debra Cass Szidon.

Room elevations and renderings show different iterations of the vanity design, tile placement and mirror shape and style.

I Heart Lake Tahoe

This time last year we brought our children to Lake Tahoe for the first time and they loved everything about it.  We ventured there again this past weekend, and apparently, their feelings hadn't changed one bit.  I've come to realize that I'm a mountain lover and so are our kids.  Oceanside, as awesome as it can be, is not where we as a family, dream to spend our leisure time by.  ONE day [hopefully soon] we'll own a chic A-frame cabin with a retro wood burning stove, lots of sheep skin rugs thrown about and plenty of space for visiting guests. Until then, take a look at a few of my favorite images from this weekend (one of them of my new favorite store).

Many thanks to HK and KK for giving us the opportunity to share the beauty of Lake Tahoe with our children one more time.  The only thing that would have made this week-end sweeter was to have them enjoying it with us!   XO

Moving Mode: Exploring Lake Tahoe

 Last weekend we took the kids to Lake Tahoe.  Having enjoyed its snow-covered landscape years ago, experiencing it in the Fall was a real treat.  The lake glistened in the autumn sun and the trees glowed in the glorious mountain air.   Take a look at some of the images we captured during our visit:

Many thanks to KK and HK for giving Alex and me the opportunity to share one of our favorite California spots with our children.  The whole family loves Lake Tahoe now!