AFTER: THE NEW FRONT FACADE
This recent project illustrates a remarkable transformation that occurred when my clients decided to upgrade their recently purchased lakefront home overlooking Lake Wisconsin near Lodi. Previous owners of the home clearly had some interesting ideas about how to make it unique, but when my clients purchased the home in 2019, it was woefully in need of an update.
The home consisted of a small cabin with a full basement and a later addition which stepped up the hill and had no basement below it. The family room and main level bedroom had windows overlooking the lake, while the kitchen and dining area were in the newer part of the home, facing the street. This project involved a total gut job on the inside, and the entire front part of the house ended up being replaced when it was discovered to be sagging.
The new design flips the kitchen and downstairs bedroom so that the kitchen and family room flow together as one space, with two large patio doors onto the enlarged lakeside deck. The stair to the basement was relocated so that a laundry room and powder room could take its place at the front of the house, making more efficient use of the space.
On the second floor, part of an upstairs balcony overlooking the lake was enclosed to create more interior space for the bathroom and three bedrooms, two of which have doors onto the balcony.
The exterior of the home was dramatically changed when the street-facing balcony was replaced with a steeper roof and the T-11 siding was replaced with engineered siding. The second story low-slope roof was also replaced with a steeper roof. The front facade was given taller windows, a more attractive entry door and larger entry roof. From the outside, the original home is barely recognizable due to the altered rooflines, windows and deck.
The home consisted of a small cabin with a full basement and a later addition which stepped up the hill and had no basement below it. The family room and main level bedroom had windows overlooking the lake, while the kitchen and dining area were in the newer part of the home, facing the street. This project involved a total gut job on the inside, and the entire front part of the house ended up being replaced when it was discovered to be sagging.
The new design flips the kitchen and downstairs bedroom so that the kitchen and family room flow together as one space, with two large patio doors onto the enlarged lakeside deck. The stair to the basement was relocated so that a laundry room and powder room could take its place at the front of the house, making more efficient use of the space.
On the second floor, part of an upstairs balcony overlooking the lake was enclosed to create more interior space for the bathroom and three bedrooms, two of which have doors onto the balcony.
The exterior of the home was dramatically changed when the street-facing balcony was replaced with a steeper roof and the T-11 siding was replaced with engineered siding. The second story low-slope roof was also replaced with a steeper roof. The front facade was given taller windows, a more attractive entry door and larger entry roof. From the outside, the original home is barely recognizable due to the altered rooflines, windows and deck.
BEFORE: THE ORIGINAL FRONT FACADE WITH LOW-PITCHED ROOFS, HIGH WINDOWS AND A NONDESCRIPT ENTRY DOOR
BEFORE: ORIGINAL VIEW FROM THE FAMILY ROOM TO THE ENTRY DOOR. THE DOWNSTAIRS BEDROOM IS BEHIND THE BEARING WALL ON THE LEFT. THE CEDAR SHAKES AND SIDING WERE BEGGING TO BE REMOVED.
AFTER: THE NEW DESIGN FLIPS THE KITCHEN AND BEDROOM AND REPLACES THE CENTRAL BEARING WALL WITH A BEAM AND COLUMN. THE PREVIOUSLY UNDERUTILIZED DINING AREA ON THE RIGHT OF THE PICTURE HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A LAUNDRY ROOM AND 1/2 BATH. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN MADE LIGHT AND AIRY WITH NEW FINISHES.
BEFORE: THE OLD KITCHEN FACED THE STREET AND WAS CUT OFF FROM THE FAMILY ROOM.
AFTER: THE NEW KITCHEN OVERLOOKS THE LAKE AND IS OPEN TO THE FAMILY ROOM ON THE LEFT.
BEFORE: THE ORIGINAL HOME HAD A SECOND FLOOR BALCONY ACROSS THE ENTIRE BACK OF THE HOUSE.
AFTER: PART OF THE UPSTAIRS BALCONY WAS CONVERTED TO INTERIOR SPACE. THE MAIN LEVEL DECK WAS MADE LARGER AND GIVEN A BETTER CONNECTION TO THE KITCHEN AND FAMILY ROOM WITH TWO LARGE SLIDING DOORS.
THE TWO SLIDING GLASS DOORS, VIEWED FROM THE FAMILY ROOM
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