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REAL ESTATE & MOUNTAIN LIFESTYLES | JUNE 2016

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BEYOND THE BEARAchieving a Tahoe mountain look and feel

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2 LAKE TAHOE HOME | JUNE 2016

8 SIERRA SPOTLIGHT A look inside plans for South Lake Tahoe’s Zalanta Resort at the Village

10 BRIGHT SPACES How you can bring more light into your Lake Tahoe mountain home

14 AN EASY TRANSITION Industry pro Pam Aaron explain why Tahoe Traditional is still a popular remodel option

20 GRATEFUL GARDEN Why using native vegetation is the way to go

22 FORE, SCORE Top Tahoe golf pros offer high-elevation tips

26 WINE & DINE Make sure you’ve got the right glassware for your summer party plans

WELCOME TO PARADISE

Welcome to the inaugural edition of Lake Tahoe Home, a monthly magazine produced by the same hard-working and dedicated crew that brings you the award-winning summer and winter editions of Tahoe Magazine every year.

At Lake Tahoe Home, our goal is to provide a product loaded with topical content and informative advertising on home improvement and décor ideas, new-age interior design trends, human interest features on industry professionals, and profiles on locally designed and renovated homes and businesses, along with fun content that focuses on cuisine, wine and the countless number of high-end recreation and unique mountain lifestyle opportunities that make the greater Tahoe-Truckee region a premier place to live, visit and play.

Whether you’re marveling at the awe-inspiring homes along the famed Lakeshore Drive in Incline Village, viewing our majestic lakefront properties from the South and West Shores of Lake Tahoe by boat, or spotting the bountiful cabins in Martis Camp or high up in Tahoe Donner from an airplane, one thing’s for sure — there’s no mistaking our little slice of paradise here in the Sierra Nevada.

I hope you learn a thing or two from this edition of Lake Tahoe Home about just why that is the case. And cheers to a wonderful summer season at Lake Tahoe and Truckee — let’s make it one to remember!

Kevin MacMillan is managing editor of Lake Tahoe Home, Tahoe Magazine and SierraSun.com. Have feedback or ideas about Lake Tahoe Home? Shoot him an email at [email protected], or hit him up on Twitter @Kevin1MacMillan.

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WELCOME

Managing Editor KEVIN S. MACMILLAN

Contributing Editor CAITLIN ROW

Design Team Manager AFTON POSPISILOVA

Art Direction & Design MALISA SAMSEL

Contributing Writers AMELIA RICHMOND KALEB M. ROEDEL

ADAM JENSEN MARGARET MORAN

Contributing Photographers JEN SCHMIDT

SCOTT THOMPSON NATHAN ENRIQUEZ

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• Near world-class golf and skiing

• 4 spectacular plans

• 2,870 to nearly 4,000 sq. ft.

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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE (CA)

641Number of single-family homes sold

$379,500Median sales price of single-family homes sold

90 Number of condo/townhome dwellings sold

$269,000 Median sales price of condo/townhome dwellings sold

SOURCE: SOUTH TAHOE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS MLS

EAST SHORE TAHOE (GLENBROOK TO STATELINE) (NV)

8 Number of single-family homes sold

$481,250 Median sales price of single-family homes sold

$4,220,400 Total sales volume of single-family homes sold

SOURCE: NORTHERN NEVADA REGIONAL MLS

8 Number of condo/townhouse units sold

$302,500 Median sales price of condo/townhouse units sold

$2,188,900 Total sales volume of condo/townhouse units sold

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130Number of single-family homes, condos and other listings sold

Median prices of single-family homes sold by market:

$622,000$679,000

$875,000

$1,882,500$550,000

$615,100

$535,875

SOURCE: TAHOE SIERRA BOARD OF REALTORS MLS

INCLINE VILLAGE/CRYSTAL BAY (NV)

12 Number of single-family homes sold

$1,030,500 Median sales price of single-family homes sold

$2,350,000 Highest-sold single-family home price

SOURCE: INCLINE VILLAGE BOARD OF REALTORS MLS

15 Number of condo/planned unit developments sold

$447,500 Median sales price of condo/PUDs sold

$2,700,000 Highest-sold condo/PUD price

$92,763,540 Total volume of sales of all dwellings in this region

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four main markets in April 2016

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SIERRA SPOTLIGHT

IF THE OLD REAL ESTATE

saw “location, location,

location” is true, South Lake

Tahoe’s Zalanta Resort at

the Village development will

fulfi ll all three caveats.

The whole-ownership luxury

condominium project on the

California side of the state line

broke ground in fall 2015 and

is set to provide a full slate of

amenities within short reach

of South Shore’s recreation

and entertainment offerings.

Zalanta’s location is less than

a quarter mile from Stateline’s

casinos, allows for a short walk

to Heavenly Village and the

Heavenly Gondola, and provides

quick access to nearby Lakeside

Beach. The property is designed to

appeal to outdoor enthusiasts who

want to be at the center of activity

at South Shore, and Zalanta’s

location is key to its identity.

“If Zalanta wasn’t exactly

where it is, it wouldn’t be

what it is,” said Mike Dunn,

Chase International’s sales and

listing agent for the property.

The 30-unit property includes

two-, three- and four-bedroom

fl oor plans ranging from 1,185

to 2,331 square feet. Units start

at $895,000 and go up to $2.125

million. Construction on the fi rst

phase is expected to be complete

in the fi rst quarter of 2017.

“This will be the best place

to stay in South Lake Tahoe,”

Dunn said.

S O U T H L A K E T A H O E

Luxury localeSouth Lake Tahoe’s Zalanta off ering high-end condominiums within steps of Heavenly and the state line

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• 1,185 to 1,731 square feet

• 10 units per fl oor

• Starting at $895,000

3-BEDROOM UNITS

• 3 fl oor plans

• 1,617 to 1,843 square feet

• 4 units per fl oor

• Starting at $1.35 million

4-BEDROOM UNITS

• 1 fl oor plan

• 2,331 square feet

• 1 unit per fl oor

• Starting at $1.95 million

Visit zalanta.com to view fl oor plans, request reservations and to learn much, much more.

Zalanta features a “mountain

modern” design that’s selective

in its use of wood elements,

and is very clean, open and

airy, Dunn said. The response

to the offering has “far

exceeded the expectations.”

“We are the fi rst whole-

ownership luxury development

in 30 years,” Dunn said.

Zalanta will allow prospective

second-home owners to forego

the hassles of second-home

ownership, like maintenance and

snow removal, and provide for

a truly carefree experience, said

Lew Feldman, who represents

Zalanta Resort LLC. The

development is also unique in that

so few new condominiums are

available in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

“If you want something other

than an interval-ownership

product and want

to be in the heart

of South Lake,

it can’t get any

better than this,”

Feldman said.

Being able

to park your

car and not

need it during

your stay, while

still having

access to a wide variety of

dining, entertainment and

recreation, is increasingly among

the demands of travel-savvy

visitors, said Carol Chaplin,

executive director of the Lake

Tahoe Visitors Authority. South

Shore largely delivers a mid-

market product, and Zalanta

will add to the high-end

options available, she added.

“It’s going to be gorgeous,”

Chaplin said. “It’s a different

product, it’s a completely

different product. It just

widens the range of potential

visitor we can appeal to.”

Reservations are currently

being accepted to purchase

units. A second phase including

60 additional units on the

lakeside of the fi rst phase of

development is planned and

is tentatively schedule to break

ground on May 1, 2017.

“The feedback is ‘fi nally,

Tahoe is doing this,’” Dunn

said.

TOP: Zalanta will off er a wide selection of amenities right outside of its front door at South Shore’s state line. ABOVE: A rendering shows how the inside of one of Zalanta’s suites may look.

THIS WILL BE THE BEST PLACE TO STAY IN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE.” — MIKE DUNN,CHASE INTERNATIONAL


INSIDE HOME

DESP I TE MY LOVE FOR bright, airy spaces, I

routinely fi nd myself

living in homes that

leave light to be desired. Moving

into my house on Tahoe City’s

West Shore, I found the living

room didn’t have a single wall

or ceiling light. The same was

true for the master bedroom,

where the room’s lone window

was conveniently blocked

by the two-car garage.

Still, the house has glorious

white walls - a luxury in Tahoe’s

rental market. Three doors

up the street, the walls of my

boyfriend’s last house were

1970s chic, clad in cheap, dark

pressboard paneling with wall-to-

wall asbestos fl ooring. The new

house is an undeniable upgrade.

Whether a result of tree shade

or dark “wood” paneling, many

Tahoe homes could use more

light. We consulted Lake Tahoe’s

top interior design and lighting

experts for advice on how to

brighten your house’s dark rooms.

Inspired By Rembrandt Before resolving to brighten

your room, fi rst ensure the

shadows aren’t actually an

asset to your desired look.

Nancy Jones of Jones Lighting

Design in Incline Village

recommends starting by looking

at the lighting (not light fi xtures)

BRIGHTEN UPSpruce your home up for the summer season by adding a little light to those dark rooms

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you like, and evaluating what it

is that has made it successful.

“Look at how your favorite

artist uses light to create the

balanced composition,” says

Jones. “Maybe you prefer

a dark room, but it’s just

not balanced correctly.”

“If you love artists like

Rembrandt, you might just

need to embrace the darkness

and go for the drama,” she

continues. “Paint your walls a

deep, rich color - and accent

or highlight the statement

piece or pieces of the room.”

Just Add Paint If, after some refl ecting,

you still fi nd you are

drawn to lighter spaces,

designers have a bevy of

tips to achieve the look.

Jones recommends

painting your walls, including

the dark wood beams and

ceilings, a light, refl ective

color, and choosing fabrics

and fi nishes that are similar

in tone or variations of the

same light color. Then

she suggests selecting

accents in vibrant colors.

Treat your fl ooring in a

similar fashion. Consider

refi nishing or replacing dark

fl ooring - or, if this isn’t within

your budget or your lease

agreement, use a light-colored

area rug to brighten the space.

Marcio Decker, principal

designer and co-owner of

Aspen Leaf Interiors in

Truckee, recommends adding

refl ective surfaces to the space,

such as paint with high sheen,

mirrors and lighter ceilings, to

assist with “bouncing” light

around the room.

Color Me Happy Home improvement legend

Bob Vila has gone digital,

and his website BobVila.com

recommends limiting dark,

saturated colors to a single

wall, and painting the other

walls a light, bright color.

In an article titled “9

Color Mistakes Everyone

Makes,” the DIY TV icon’s

website cautions readers not

to get stuck thinking “white”

means a lack of color.

“Homeowners often pass

on white paint when they are

looking for color, thinking that

their choices will be limited

to pure white and creamy

ecru. But what we think of

as “white” today has grown

to include a broad range of

shades that incorporate hints

of lavender, green, blue,

and gray. If a pale hue is

intriguing, include this color

family in your search.”

The same article advises

homeowners to avoid matching

furnishings to a wall color.

Carla Aston, principal of

Designed with Carla Aston,

cautions, “Never paint your

walls fi rst and then try to

add furnishings and fabrics

that coordinate with that

color. You should always start

with the items that occupy a

room, like a rug or sofa, and

then choose a paint color

that works with them.”

I Love LampWhile wall paint may be

out of reach for those with

a lease, both renters and

homeowners can benefi t from

thoughtful, layered lighting

to brighten dark spaces.

Jones recommends balancing

soft, refl ected light that is

bouncing around the room

with brighter accent lights

to highlight the room’s art,

architecture and furniture.

“Refl ected light is normally

multidirectional and diffuse,

like the output from table

lamps with light colored

lamp shades,” says Jones. “It

fi lls in shadows and reduces

contrast - an important

component in making people

and rooms look good.”

To get refl ected light into

an evening space, Jones

suggests trying to get light to

bounce off the ceiling to softly

fi ll in the darker spaces and

add height to the ceiling.

While dispersed light is

a critical component in a

room, Jones adds that too

much diffused light can be

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INSIDE HOME

incredibly boring, like a hospital

waiting room. She also cautions

against glare, calling it “the

enemy of visual comfort.”

“Take a good look at what’s

comfortable light for you and

what’s creating discomfort,” says

Jones. “Glare isn’t comfortable

light. Edison-style light bulbs are

very popular at the moment and

can add visual excitement, but

seeing too many bare bulbs can

make for a disseminated scene.”

‘Drama And Fun’Decker advocates for layered

lighting. “Start with lights

that create mood and spaces

within the room, such as can

lighting, directional art lights,

task lights, pendants and

chandeliers. Then layer in

fl oor lamps and table lamps.”

The designers also suggest

rethinking the bulbs in

your existing fi xtures and

adding dimmers to enhance

the room’s lighting.

Swap light bulbs out for

higher lumens can be one easy

fi x to brighten a space. CFLs

and LEDs provide higher

light output for the amount

Whether you’re dealing with a unique hallway transition (top left), an animal-inspired lounge area (bottom left) or an open kitchen (right), it’s important to brighten things up a bit.

EVEN ONE BULB THAT HAS 16 MILLION COLOR OPTIONS CAN CREATE A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF DRAMA AND FUN.”— NANCY JONES, JONES LIGHTING DESIGN

TOP LEFT & RIGHT PHOTOS: CATHERINE MACFEE INTERIOR DESIGN // INSET: PHOTO: ASPEN LEAF INTERIORS


of energy they use, making

home both brighter and

more energy effi cient.

According to Jones,

lighting control is the

easiest way to make your

lighting more dynamic.

“Having a licensed

electrician add dimmers to all

lights, including table lamps,

will go a long way to setting

an evening mood. Even

inexpensive room controllers

are now available; Lutron sells

this great thing called a Pico for

$15-$25.”

Jones adds that color

changing LED lights can make

for an exciting environment.

She recommends the Philips

Hue products, which have

recently come down in price.

“Even one bulb that has

16 million color options can

create a ridiculous amount of

drama and fun,” she says.

Keep It Simple A minimalist approach to

furniture and accessories can

also help brighten a dark space.

The writers at BobVila.

com caution that big, heavy

furniture can overwhelm a

room and make it feel darker.

They suggest looking for

pieces with smooth, sleek

lines and light legs, and opting

for light, solid colors rather

than bold or dark prints.

Removing the clutter

in a room is another key

component of creating a

bright and elegant space. Too

much “stuff” crowds a room

and makes it feel darker.

Focus instead on limiting the

things in your room to bright

accessories with clean lines.

To The Window To maximize the natural

light in a dark room, designers

recommend avoiding curtains

and window treatments that

block the light - though

skipping shades or curtains

altogether is not the best

solution. Decker and Jones

both recommend sheer

curtains in light colors.

“It could be that too much

daylight is being pushed

through windows into one

area making the adjacent areas

appear darker,” notes Jones.

“Sheer window treatments will

soften and diffuse the light,

reducing the high contrast

that can create stress.”

Minimalist options like

blinds and roman shades also

work well in dark spaces.

Finally, for those with

the ability, Jones suggests

adding new windows and

skylights, or changing the

front door to frosted or

textural glass as effective

ways to bring light and

comfort into your home.

BOB VILA’S 10 CLASSIC WAYS TO BRIGHTEN A DARK ROOM

1. Paint the Ceiling White

2. Limit Dark Colors to Accents

3. Lighten Your Window Treatments

4. Minimize Furniture

5. Lighten Dark Floors

6. Diff use Lighting

7. Use Brighter Lightbulbs

8. Add a Mirror

9. Lighten Up on Accessories and Art

10. Swap in a Glass Door

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F I V E Q U E S T I O N S W I T H

Sierra Verde Home Design Center’s Pam Aaron

Q&A

SI ERRA VERDE HOME

Design Center and its

sister company, Sierra

Land Investment,

provide interior design, new

construction and remodeling

services in Incline Village, North

Lake Tahoe and South Reno.

In addition to furniture,

fl ooring, lighting and accessories,

the Sierra Verde showroom

has a full gallery of Hunter

Douglas window coverings,

including customer favorites

like Duette Honeycomb Shades,

Silhouette Window Shadings,

Luminette Privacy Sheers,

and vignette Roman Shades.

Pam Aaron, Owner and

Designer of the Incline Village-

based company, started the

business in 2002 from her home.

She expanded to the current

location within the Village Center

at the corner of Southwood and

Mays boulevards in 2008.

Pam says she knew she

needed to expand the business

to a storefront in order to “give

our clients the best value.”

“By being a local gallery, we

can offer our clients the best

options so they don’t have to go

to Reno. There’s a great place to

shop right here,” she said. “We are

a certifi ed Hunter Douglas dealer

with our own installer on staff.

We also own our own delivery

truck, so as soon as the products

come in, we get them delivered

right way. It’s an easy transition.”

Pam has been in the business

of interior design for over 30

years, and has experience in

the Pheonix and Scottsdale,

Arizona, markets, as well as the

Reno area. She has been living in

North Lake Tahoe since 2002.

Pam and Rebecca Cary,

Designer and Showroom Manager

for Sierra Verde Home Design

Center, as well as the company’s

staff are dedicated to coordinating

your home design projects from

start to fi nish.

Below is more information

about the company and its

mountain home decorating, by

way of a Q-and-A with Lake

Tahoe Home:

LAKE TAHOE HOME: What is the most important advice you would give someone thinking of remodeling their Tahoe home this summer?SIERRA VERDE: Hire a professional.

We can help you make great

selections, give you the end result

that you are dreaming about and

keep the project on budget and on

time. We get a lot of do-it-yourself

folks who try to transform their

home on their own and don’t like

the results. They come to us for

help. They have a general idea of

what they want their home to look

like, but they need help getting

every detail just right. We know

the local resources better than any

homeowner would, and we have

time-tested subcontractors that

we trust to implement our ideas.

LTH: What are a few of the newest trends in 2016 in Interior Design that homeowners should consider when eyeing an upgrade?SV: We are big fans of timeless

design rather than trends for the

moment. When you invest in a

remodel or new furnishings, you

want the look to last. Functional

beauty and livable, family

friendly spaces never go out of

style. When you are looking at

investing tens of thousands of

dollars, you want it to be your

dream home realized, not just

beauty for a moment. We have a

lot of people who come to us and

say, ‘This is going to be our fi nal

home. This is our forever home.’

You want a design that lasts you

the rest of your life.

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LTH: What do you like about home decor and interior design when it comes to mountain homes, versus those in lower-elevation areas?SV: We get to mix it up! We

use clients’ collectibles and

personal memorabilia to

incorporate their personal style

with the elements found in

nature. We often use natural

elements like wood, metal

and stone to bring the outside

in. There are defi nitely three

distinctive design styles

common at the Lake. You

have your Traditional Tahoe

home, the Mountain Modern

home, and then the very

Contemporary home. Mountain

Modern is very popular

right now, and Mountain

Traditional will always be

here because everyone wants

their Tahoe home - it’s what

a lot of people ask for.

LTH: On your website, one of your fresh ideas for 2016 is to infuse the color chocolate into a home. What makes the color chocolate such a bold choice?SV: It is a rich color and not

one that most people gravitate

toward. Part of what we do is

get homeowners out of their

comfort zone. Our clients see

how adding even just one

accent wall in a deeper color

can impact the overall feel in a

room. They are always thankful

for the extra encouragement

when they see the end result.

That’s the reason people hire

Designers, because they want

honest feedback, and they

appreciate the collaborative

process. A lot of times, clients

will come in with very general

ideas of what they want their

home to feel like, and we get

to put the pieces together.

LTH: What’s your favorite area or section of a home to work on when it comes to renovating?SV: We do it all and we love it

all, but updating a kitchen or

bathroom makes the biggest

impact on a home’s resale

value. The master suite

and the kitchen are the two

biggest areas that buyers look

at when fi rst shopping for a

home because that is where

they will spend the majority

of their time. We can help

you decided what changes to

make to turn an ordinary space

into an extraordinary one!

To learn more about Sierra Verde Home Design Center, visit www.sierraverdegroup.com or call the store at 775-831-2204.

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WE LOVE OUR Tahoe homes nestled among alpine peaks,

forests and waters, and we want our house to reflect the region’s natural beauty. To be a timeless place that inspires us to adventure and welcomes us back to the hearth. In short, to feel “mountain-y.”

But how do we capture the mountain aesthetic in our homes? The easiest answer has long been to “put a bear on it.”

Look around cabins at Tahoe-Truckee, and you will find bears for every job. Bears welcome guests at the front door, hold coats in the entryway and store wine bottles in the kitchen. They adorn pillows, rugs, bedspreads, blankets and mantles.

There is nothing wrong with bear figurines and pine cone finials, but for those seeking a more modern design, is it possible to leave the bears outside and still feel at home in the mountains?

We asked interior design experts for tips on how to achieve a mountain look and feel without the cute kitsch.

Bring Nature In “The first step is to

understand the environment surrounding the house,” advises Justine Macfee, creative director at Catherine Macfee Interior Design in Truckee. “By bringing in elements that reflect the home’s natural surroundings, such as stonework, great wood textures or fun branches, you can create an instant feeling of being in the mountains.”

Marcio Decker, principal designer and co-owner of Aspen Leaf Interiors in Truckee, also advises bringing natural elements into the environment if you want to feel like you’re in a mountain home.

“I like to bring in stumps and tables with a live edge, as well use metals like steel, copper and rust, rustic materials that have a rugged look to them,” Decker offers.

Elisa DiNallo, principal at DiNallo Designs in Truckee, says, “Rustic can be perceived in a lot of different ways. It doesn’t have to be bears and canoes.”

She advises homeowners to bring the outdoors in by using organic, natural elements key to achieving a mountain feel.

Focusing on specific design elements to reflect the mountain aesthetic, DiNallo points to metal, lots of wood, exposed beams, natural stone, earth tones, abstract designs and white walls with contrasting beams. And she is quick to clarify that earth tones can encompass a broad range of colors.

“Earth tones aren’t just beige. You can have earthy oranges, rusts and reds, blues and greens. Use colors to bring the outdoors in.”

BEYOND THE

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Choose Texture Macfee advises taking

existing architecture into

account before deciding what

design elements to adopt.

“If there is already a lot of

wood, bring in cooler hues.

If not, work on bringing

in warmth through wood

pieces, pattern and texture.”

Decker emphasizes

the role of textiles in

a mountain home.

“Textiles are very

important, they can also tell

a story,” he says. “Choose

textiles with a high pile

that resemble fur and are

comfortable. Same thing

with rugs, you want to bring

some elements with the

rug that invoke nature in

color, texture, pattern.”

To create texture, DiNallo

loves using wool and natural

fi bers in mountain homes.

“Natural fi bers already

have a more textured

look and feel, you don’t

have to do much. “

Play At Whimsy Asked what she sees

working well in mountain

homes, Macfee points to

eclectic textures and tribal

patterns, such as those

found in Native American

and Morrocan cultures, as

well as an overall sense of

playfulness and whimsy.

She looks for accessories

with a sense of space, such

as cool bookends, neat

rocks or crystals that can be brought inside and used in fun ways.

Rather than bears, Macfee likes to use vintage skis, antlers and beautiful mounts, snowshoes, sleds or old farm tools. But don’t reach for the cabin catalogue just yet.

“You have to find the real thing. Look for the vintage, salvaged, or found items with a patina of age, these things are not necessarily expensive items. Check out eBay, Craigslist, Chairish or Etsy. The key is to know what you are looking for.”

Macfee also recommends establishing a collection of things, advising clients to think in terms of collections rather than themes.

DiNallo has a passion for incorporating found objects in the homes she designs.

“I like throwing a little vintage in, even in more modern designs. It brings the room down to earth - grounds it.”

DiNallo combs through antique stores, salvage yards and import shops to find unique objects for homes.

When it comes to art, DiNallo gravitates toward abstract art reminiscent of the mountains or trees, rather than more literal representations - an approach that can be applied to the bear concept at large.

Still Want A Bear?If you still want a bear, take DiNallo’s advice and look for ones that aren’t

typical, adding she once found a large, handsome leather bear that she loved. Macfee similarly recommends looking for unique versions of

bears, if you want to go down that road - such as a European version of a bear carved from wood from Germany’s Black Forest.

Though if you really love cute kitsch and bear accessories, she says to have at it. “At the end of the day, surround yourself with things you love.”

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5Design Tips F O R T H E M O D E R N M O U N TA I N H O M E :

1. Bring the outdoors in using wood, natural stone, earth tones and rustic-looking metals.

2. Create texture by choosing fabrics with natural fibers and high pile.

3. Create a sense of playfulness and whimsy by choosing bold, abstract patterns rather than literal interpretations.

4. Decorate with vintage items by looking for old and unique items, rather than reproduced accessories.

5. Surround yourself with things you love.


TAHOE TRENDS

A GARDEN CAN NOT

only boost curb

appeal to a mountain

home, but if native

vegetation is incorporated, it

can be an asset to the local

environment and wildlife.

Native plants are those that

occur naturally in a particular

region or habitat without any

human intervention. As a

result, they have co-evolved

with animals, fungi and

bacteria to form a complex

network of relationships.

“Many native insect species

cannot transfer to nonnative

plants; they have to have the

native plants,” said Ellen Zagory,

director of horticulture for UC

Davis Arboretum. “The more we

put in nonnative (vegetation) in

our yards instead of natives ... you

are actually shrinking habitat.”

The loss of these plants, which

provide nectar, pollen and seeds

that serve as food for native

animals, can have ramifi cations

to an ecological system.

“As you remove (natural)

landscapes, habitat disappears,

and loss of habitat can result

in extinction,” Zagory said.

“Sometimes certain insects will

only go to certain plants, then, if

there’s a shift in the environment

that’s dramatic, the loss of that

one species can cause a cascade

basically of extinction.”

For instance, the loss of that

plant impacts the livelihood of

the insect that dependents on

it, which in turn impacts other

animals that depend on the insect

as a food source and/or their

environmental contributions

such as pollination services.

All About AdaptationWith the human population

continuing to grow and spread out,

and in turn shrinking and altering

natural landscapes, wildlife is

becoming increasingly dependent

on conservation areas and urban

and suburban gardens, Zagory said.

“Even in a place like this,

surrounded by forests, I realized

that after being here a number

of times, there’s a lot of houses

up in those forests, with yards

that have been landscaped,” she

said. “Taking out the natural

vegetation and putting in different

vegetation, it does have an affect.”

To help offset this impact,

Zagory suggests incorporating

native vegetation - everything

from trees, perennials and

shrubs - in one’s landscape.

In addition, since they are

native to the area, once they are

GARDENS GIVE BACKWhen it comes to gardening around your mountain home, experts advise using native vegetation

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established, they are lower

maintenance, requiring less

water and little to no fertilizer

and pesticides, according to the

California Native Plant Society.

“They will survive up here

because they are already

adaptable to the area; it’s all

about adaptation,” said Dan

Yori, owner of High Sierra

Gardens in Incline Village, a

North Lake Tahoe nursery that

specializes in many species of

plants and fl owers. “ ... They

are easily adaptable to our

climate because they’re high-

altitude plant material.”

The Decorative ElementHowever, both Yori and

Zagory are not adverse to

adding nonnative plants into

landscapes. In fact, they are in

favor of the practice, as it can add

diversity and visual interest.

“The landscapes in the areas

around our homes, we treat

them like the external version of

interior decorating, except it’s our

external decorating,” Zagory said.

As for what nonnative plants

to select, Yori said: “It’s all

about texture and taste and

design of what people want.”

However, Zagory recommends

making native plants the fi rst

choice when trying to add

artistic touches and color

to an arrangement.

“When we put plants

in the ground and

design landscapes,

putting in rocks

and streams and

beautiful things, it’s

the plants that are really

connecting that landscape

to all of the wildlife in the

world around us,” she said. “It

creates links with insects, birds,

mammals, fungi and bacteria.”

For those who are new to

the area or gardening, Yori

recommends visiting a local

nursery before planting.

“There’s a lot of different things

that you need to incorporate

into your (design) plan,” he

said. “You’re not just going to

come here and grab something

because it looks pretty; you got

to know where to put it, how

to put it. There’s sun location,

there’s snow loads you got to

take into consideration.”

Zagory added: “It’s the right

thing to do, to do a good job.

Then everybody else goes, ‘Oh,

I’m going to do that, too,’ and

that’s how change happens.”

EIGHT TAHOE NATIVES:

White fi r (tree)

Ponderosa pine (tree)

Mt. alder (shrub)

Scouler’s willow (shrub)

Columbine (perennials)

Bleeding heart (perennials)

Phlox (ground cover)

Manzanita (ground cover)

Note: This is only a brief list of Tahoe native vegetation, courtesy of High Sierra Gardens. To learn more about landscaping at Lake Tahoe, and what kinds of vegetation make sense, check out the University of Nevada, Reno Cooperative Extension’s “Home Landscaping Guide” here: bit.ly/1SO235d

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So, you’re a golfer looking to really embrace the mountain lifestyle ... here are some words of wisdom from some of Tahoe’s best courses and prosby KALEB M. ROEDEL

RARIFIED AIR

THE 10 PERCENT RULE. For

some golfers, this rule is

wired into their psyche as

they line up their shots

- off the tee, from the fairway, or

in the bunker - on high-altitude

courses. Courses like the rolling

green links tucked into the

Sierra Nevada mountain ranges

encompassing Lake Tahoe.

For others, especially those

who’ve honed their skills at

sea level and are taking their

fi rst swings at Tahoe, this rule

may be a foreign concept.

But once that small white sphere

coming off the end of your club

cuts through the crisp mountain air

farther than anticipated - perhaps

plunging into a water hazard

- you’ll know all too well the

meaning of the 10 percent rule.

Simply put, “On average, most

players realize about a 10 percent

gain in yardage up here because

of the thin air,” said Tony Nadeau,

PGA professional at Martis Camp,

an award-winning Tom Fazio

golf course nestled between

Truckee and Lake Tahoe.

This bump in yardage is due

to the dimples of a golf ball

having little moisture to catch

and react to in high altitudes.

Meaning, “a golf ball doesn’t

spin as much in mountain air,” said

Travis Alley, director of golf at Old

Greenwood and The Golf Club at

Gray’s Crossing in Truckee. “What

we always tell a golfer coming

from sea level to the mountains

to play is, ‘10 percent difference

is a really good starting point.’”

Keyword: starting point.

After all, the gain a golfer sees

in his or her yardage, Nadeau

said, also depends on a player’s

“ball fl ight” - in other words,

whether they’re prone to hit the

ball at a low or high trajectory.

“Guys who hit it really high

might get 12 to 15 percent (gain),”

said Nadeau, offering examples.

“With a sand wedge, you might

go from your average of 100 yards

to 110-115. Driver, you could go

from 250 yards to 275 or even 300.

TIPS FOR TAHOE GOLF

A high ball fl ight in thin air makes controlling your distances diffi cult. In order to control your trajectory, keep these elements in mind with each shot.

Ball position: The wedges and short irons should be played with a ball position in the center portion of your stance. The mid-irons should be played with the ball slightly forward of center (about 1-2 ball widths). Long irons and fairway woods should be played with the ball about 2-3 ball widths forward of center.

Attack angle: The club must return to the ball with a descending strike, creating minimal spin and penetrating fl ight.

Centerness of contact: Finding the center of the club each times will create consistency.

Arm speed: From the top of the swing, the arms needs to be in rhythm with the rotation of the golf swing to the fi nish. The player who can control the fl ight of each shot has the same arm speed with a wedge and a driver

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Through public tours, charitable

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Thunderbird Lake Tahoe

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As a result, they will soon

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“That makes a big difference

as they play these mountain

golf courses that also have

changes in elevation in them.”

Indeed, the mountainous golf

courses at Tahoe-Truckee not

only treat golfers to crisp thin

air, but also myriad challenging

uphill and downhill shots.

This factor makes club

selection all the more important,

said Jarrett Bower, PGA

professional at Coyote Moon

Golf Course in Truckee.

“Most people are familiar

with playing down in fl atlands,”

Bower said. “Playing our courses,

there are a lot of elevated

tees and elevated greens.

“It all ties into club selection.

If people are standing on our

signature Par-3 hole (No. 13),

it’s downhill and drops off about

100 feet. They’re having to

factor in what the drop-in is and

what club they should use with

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The Right FitSpeaking of clubs, if you don’t

want your handicap to elevate

while playing on Tahoe terrain,

you should get fi tted for clubs,

according to PGA pros at Tahoe.

With the use of launch

monitors, such as Trackman or

FlightScope, golfers can measure

their ball launch, ball fl ight and

club delivery in great detail,

tailoring the club to their needs.

“It fi ts people into the

proper shaft and the proper

head,” said Chris Holmes,

PGA professional at Edgewood

Tahoe Golf Course in Stateline.

“It’s what most people should

be doing instead of buying

something off the rack.”

For Brian Eilders - who does

fi ttings for Titleist and is a PGA

professional at Old Brockway

Golf Course in Kings Beach

- playing with unfi tted clubs

hinders a golfer from swinging

his or her club with solace.

“It’d be like being in a car

and not being able to adjust the

car seat - that car’s going to be

a pain to drive,” Eilders said.

“There’s so many things that go

into having the club—the right

length, the right weight, the

right loft ... having the club fi t

to you is very important.”

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IF YOU’RE PLANNING A party

this summer at Lake Tahoe,

the way you approach various

things like decorations,

appetizers and party favors will

differ if you’re thinking of an

indoor get-together versus one

outside your mountain home.

However, there’s at least

one thing you’ll want to plan

on providing your guests that,

if done the right way, won’t

matter either way: wine.

These days, with Sonoma

and Napa only a few hours

away, the vino variations found

throughout the Lake Tahoe

Basin are truly endless. And

whether you’re a fan of red or

white, it’s important to know the

best way to serve your guests

all the wonderful variations.

While it’s true any wine glass

will allow you to enjoy the drink

regardless of its shape, the right

glass will bring out the best

aromas, fl avors and textures.

All wine glasses are built

with the specifi c goal of

allowing the wine drinker to

enjoy the special properties

of a particular type of wine.

Today, almost all wine glasses

have a stem of some length

separating the base from the

bowl. Stemless wineglasses are

more of a modern aesthetic

than a functional design.

The stem allows you to

hold your wine glass without

warming the wine with the

heat of your hand and without

creating smudges on the bowl

that will distract from the visual

brilliance and look of the wine.

With this in mind, Lake

Tahoe Home magazine did

a little digging in our Tahoe

Magazine archives, along with

information from the folks at

basic-wine-knowledge.com, to

provide the following helpful

guide to make sure you have the

right tools for the right drink.

Wine Glass Shapes and SizesAll good wine glasses will

direct the wine to the part of your

mouth where its fl avor will be

most enjoyed. The glasses’ shapes

helps capture and distribute

wine’s aroma toward your mouth

and nose.

In all types of wine glasses, the

bowl must allow you to swirl the

wine, aerating it so the aroma can

be released. Swirling your wine

is not just to show off, it really

serves an important purpose.

Looking to throw a party at your mountain home this summer? Make sure you have the right tools for the right drink

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DIVINE WINE

If you’re hosting a summer party at Lake Tahoe, make sure your wine savvy is up to snuff .


Wine glass designs vary in size, precise shape, length and volume, but in general, these are the rules that decide their design.

Red WineA red wine glass bowl will

be fuller and rounder with a larger opening to allow you to dip your nose into the glass and sniff the wine.

The complex aromas and flavors of red wine demand a glass with a larger area for the wine to contact more air. Red wines will usually grow smoother as they aerate, this is why a decanter is often used for red wines.

Several hours of decanting or an open bottle can soften a red wine for those who do not like the harsh spices and tannins but it can also ruin a red wine for those who like them fresh.

For red wine, you may want both a Bordeaux and a Burgundy glass. A Bordeaux glass is taller but the bowl is not as large. It is designed for full bodied, heavier red wines such as Cabernets and Merlots.

The tallness of the glass allows the wine to proceed directly to the back of the mouth to maximize its flavor. A Burgundy glass is for lighter, full bodied wines such as Pinot Noir.

It is not as tall, but the bowl is larger than the Bordeaux glass, directing the wine to the tip of the tongue to taste its more delicate flavors.

White WineA white wine glass bowl will

be more U-shaped, allowing the aromas to be released while also maintaining a cooler temperature.

For white wine, you may also want two types of wine glasses, one for younger, crisp whites and one for more mature, fuller whites. A fruity white wine glass is for younger whites and has a slightly larger opening directing the wine to the tip and sides of the tongue to taste its sweetness.

The regular white wine glass for more mature whites will be straighter and taller to throw the wine to the back and sides of the tongue to taste its bolder, often more tart flavors.

Rose or blush wines often come in various types of glasses depending on the method used to create it. Rose wine is usually a lightly crushed red grape such as Zinfandel or can also be a mixture of red and white, though this is highly frowned upon in the industry.

Another method of extracting the “pink” from a red wine is

used to create a blush while intensifying the original red wine.

A sparkling wine glass (or flute) will be upright and more narrow to retain the carbonation and capture the flavor in the beverage. Sparkling wine, or champagne, glasses are also used specifically to show off bubbles.

Dessert WineA dessert wine glass should

be smaller to direct the wine to the back of the mouth so the sweetness doesn’t overwhelm.

Dessert wines generally have a higher alcohol content, making the small glass perfect for a smaller serving. The shape will often vary for ports, sherries and the larger sauternes glasses.

All-PurposeAn all-purpose glass is a cross

between a white wine glass and bordeaux glass, but will tend to be larger. This is the best option for someone who just wants one set of glasses for reds, whites and roses.

Glass ChoiceThe best and most practical

wine glass will be made with crystal or thin glass. As mentioned, designs vary so pick what suits your fancy and what you think you’ll actually use. And don’t forget those great wine charms for your next get-together.

A white wine glass bowl is more U-shaped.

Using the right glass for the right wine will bring out the best aromas, flavors and textures.

WINE AND TAHOE GO HAND IN HAND

Looking for a fun wine-inspired adventure this month? Check out the annual Tahoe City Wine Walk, scheduled from noon to 4 p.m. June 18, rain or shine, in downtown Tahoe City.

Sip, shop and explore Tahoe City along its scenic, lakeside sidewalks while tasting wines and sampling delicious morsels from acclaimed Lake Tahoe restaurants and caterers.

Tickets for adult sippers are $40 before the event, or $50 day of. And what’s more, $20 tickets are available for designated drivers who want to experience the walk and shop portion of this popular North Lake Tahoe tradition.

Visit tahoecitywinewalk.com to learn all the details and to buy your tickets today!

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