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BY DESIGN
was rotated and moved closer to the
driveway, allowing it to be used as a
one-car garage during the winter. " We
didn't want to lose the intimacy with (the
cottage's) proximity to the lake by making
the home too much higher, " says Andy.
" There was a good amount of grading
work to be done for landscaping purposes,
both on the lake side and driveway
side of our home. "
" The original living room and new den
give us two different spaces to hang out
in, both for just Gale and me, and when
we have family and friends here, " he says.
" The additional storage space and new
insulation also were keys to being able to
live here full time. "
To ensure the project met environmental
standards, the camp's septic system,
which ran underneath the cottage with
a leaching field near the lakeside, was
moved. Now, the system features a pump
that sends waste under the driveway and
across Mountain Ivy Lane and uphill to
land the couple owns.
The key for the full renovation, says
Misiaszek and the homeowners, was to
upgrade the property without losing its
special sense of nostalgia, even if the
camp didn't represent any specific architectural
style. Great care was taken to use
materials that mirrored and celebrated
the camp's cherished history, maintaining
" the lower ceilings and exposed framing,
Sonya Misiaszek, AIA, of Misiaszek Turpin Architects
original wood floors and cozy character of
the cottage, " says Misiaszek. She credited
Gale's " impeccable taste " in making those
material selections, which also included
rustic barn board paneling, painted wood
cabinets, tile floors with inlaid detailed
tile to look like a rug in the center of the
tile floor, and existing wide pine flooring.
" The muntin pattern in the windows
Adjacent to the airy, white kitchen, a pretty hallway has a view out to the driveway side of the home.
also picks up on history with the heavily
gridded windows in some areas mixed
with windows that have the 2-over-2 window
patterns, " says Misiaszek. " The exterior
included existing cedar shingles and
horizontal clapboard that was matched at
the new addition. Architectural asphalt
roof shingles were also used. "
The homeowners also praised the work
of landscaper Don Brandin, who Gale
says was " a wonderful design partner. He
and his crew worked an amazing transformation
of previously barren ground. "
The completed project, says Andy, confirms
the potential that he and his wife
first envisioned for the camp.
" We love our home, " says Andy. " We
think it maintains the charm and history
of the original camp and its intimacy with
the lake while simultaneously melding
the new construction of the addition into
a more functional and comfortable home
that allows for year-round living. " NHH
RESOURCES
Misiaszek Turpin * (603) 527-1617
misiaszekturpin.com
Peeking from the dining room into the kitchen and the hallway beyond.
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Sharpe Construction * (603) 375-4110
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