Designing a space goes far beyond choosing paint swatches or tossing pillows with flair. It’s about shaping how we experience a room — how light falls through a window, how textures play off each other, how the story of a home comes to life visually. In South Lake Tahoe, where the landscape competes with the interior for your attention, talented interior design firms bring balance, beauty and functionality indoors. The Best of Tahoe recognizes local experts who don’t just decorate — they curate, reimagine and elevate home and business environments with creativity and care.
With a career spanning more than four decades, Barbara Page Interiors has built a reputation as one of Tahoe’s most established names in design. Barbara approaches every project with a careful ear — listening first, then guiding clients toward aesthetic and practical solutions that reflect their lives and values. The firm blends classic design principles with a comfortable, regional sensibility. Whether she’s designing a full home or a single room, Barbara emphasizes cohesive flow, layering color and texture in ways that feel both timeless and personal. Her portfolio spans everything from rustic mountain retreats to contemporary remodels, each one grounded in livability.
Ephemera Design Studio brings a distinct artistic lens to interior design, bridging visual storytelling with spatial planning. Founded by Jill Evanko, the studio focuses on conceptual interiors, often drawing inspiration from nature, nostalgia and fine art. Jill’s background in creative direction and design education informs a process that feels as collaborative as it is intuitive. Ephemera’s work includes residential and boutique commercial spaces, often featuring unexpected color palettes, layered materials and hand-selected vintage elements. The result is design with soul — interiors that feel assembled rather than manufactured, and lived-in rather than staged.
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