by Alicita Rodriguez
Green with Envy
Interior designer Katie Geresy let location steer this kitchen’s aesthetic. “This house is nestled into the great basin of Lake Tahoe in the high Sierras,” she notes. Additionally, the homeowners, a young couple with three small children, are an active family who enjoy outdoor activities, so Geresy drew inspiration from the landscape. “The home has a lot of windows and big glass doors; we wanted to provide contrast by creating a moody kitchen,” she says.
She started the design by choosing Studio Green paint by Farrow & Ball, which pays homage to the surrounding pine trees. Then she fell in love with a charcoal marble for the countertops. “There are so many unique characteristics to natural stone,” she says. “Each slab essentially tells a different story.”
She layered in more natural elements to connect the interior with the landscape, including a hemlock ceiling, plaster-finished vent hood and unlacquered brass fixtures that will patina with age. “The design correlates nicely with the surrounding vegetation,” she says.
INTERIOR DESIGN: Katie Geresy at KTG Design
ARCHITECTURE: Marsden Architects
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Mark Tanner Construction
CABINETRY: Hess Woodworking Inc.
COUNTERTOPS: DaVinci Marble
APPLIANCES: Sub-Zero/Wolf
SINK: Shaws
FAUCET: Brizo
LIGHTING: Visual Comfort and Hudson Valley Lighting
HARDWARE: Baldwin Hardware
BAR STOOLS: RH