Design

Putting Down Roots

June 7, 2018

A family of six finds bucolic bliss in a historic Clarksburg home. By Catherine Warmerdam Photograph by Create + Gather Russell and Lacy Berry always assumed they’d...

The Kitchen We’re Crushing on Right Now – Spring 2018

June 5, 2018

When it came time to remodel the kitchen of her 1926 bungalow in midtown Sacramento, Dale Blunden decided to embrace, not erase, the home’s...

Bathing Beauties

May 7, 2018

Three designers share their tricks for transforming the most private space in the house. by marybeth bizjak | photography by kat alves INTO THE WOODS For a...

Full Circle

May 4, 2018

A country girl returns to her hometown, family in tow, to embrace rural life. By Marybeth Bizjak Photography by Nicole Dianne Interior design: Whitney Fecteau, Design Shop...

Hang It Up

May 2, 2018

YOU’VE HEARD THAT necessity is the mother of invention. Exhibit A: John Pemberton. A few years ago, he was living in San Francisco in...

Aimee Griffin, Sacramento Interior Designer

Art For Your Walls

April 9, 2018

When she decorated her living room, Sacramento interior designer Aimee Griffin opted for a luxe touch, covering one wall in hand-painted chinoiserie wallpaper from...

Big in Japan

April 6, 2018

BROWSE THE AISLES OF DAISO, the popular Japanese discount store, and you’re bound to discover a useful kitchen gadget you didn’t know you needed...

IT WAS ONLY NATURAL that Erik Christoffersen would build a thoroughly modern vacation home in Martis Camp, the private luxury development outside of Truckee. The five-bedroom, 5,923-square-foot home is laid out “like an accordion in terms of how it functions,” explains Christoffersen.

By Catherine Warmerdam Photography by Martis Camp Realty Architect: Blaze Makoid Architecture Interior Designer: John Giacomazzi Contractor: Heslin Construction IT WAS ONLY NATURAL that Erik Christoffersen would build a...

Whitewashed pine paneling and white painted beams give this Lake Tahoe condo a clean, modern look. ‘The homeowners have great taste and a fantastic eye for design,’ says architect Dustin Littrell.

Winter White

February 16, 2018

Once dark and gloomy, a Tahoe lakefront condo lightens up. By Marybeth Bizjak Photography by Kat Alves Architecture and design: Popp Littrell Architecture + Interiors Most people hear...

Sarah Coleman and Akim Aginsky left the bustling Bay Area and moved to Nevada City, they agreed they’d give it a year. They bought an A-frame cabin on 10 acres, complete with a large, fenced-in garden, a separate workshop for Aginsky and a studio for Coleman.

Goodbye, City Life

February 13, 2018

In Nevada City, an artistic couple embraces the solitude and beauty at the end of a gravel road. By Marybeth Bizjak Photography by Kat Alves When Sarah Coleman and Akim...