North Harbor Modern Lake House

North Harbor Modern Lake House

So as you know, we had been looking at cabin real estate lately, and we decided to go to this open house that peaked our attention as many home improvements were needed. We started with a main floor that had a very chunky layout.  It felt like a maze walking through dark, narrow hallways, and both of the indoor and outdoor kitchen consisted of one small wall of cabinetry and an island.

Storage was lacking and the view of the lake outside of the bay window was being completely ignored.  Cheap and economical storage solutions are needed by businesses nowadays. For customers looking for self storage options, many storage companies have a wide range of storage packages with a range of prices ready for them.

Moving the sink to the bay window turned the house’s focus to the lake outside at the same time we also added awnings with the help from outdoor awnings Melbourne, to protect the window frames from the rain especially because a window replacement was done . I enlarged & shifted the opening to center on the living room to make the house feel more open and to allow more light in.  By doing a wall repositioning to the left of the sink forward some I was able to create a dedicated dining space attached to the living room. We added some great custom made window treatments to finish the look.

It took some convincing on my behalf to get my client to agree to the black on black island and he loved it.  It grounds the kitchen and I love the grain of the oak peaking through the paint, while we also keep everything free of mold using a Mold Remediation Matawan service that are professionals at this. 

I chose to close off the closet pantry and make it an outdoor storage closet for all of my client’s sporting equipment. The door you see to the far right in the photo above was moved down some to create a new opening from the garage to the new mudroom where we added some industrial shelving for extra storage. We also fixed the garage door, which was not closing, thanks to the help of the best garage door repair services company.

The living room kept mostly the same layout, but we modernized the stairs, moved the front door to the center of the house and created a small entryway. I kept the stone fireplace as-is except for removing the mantle and the crown molding, but I do plan on contacting a masonry contractor in the future to get the fireplace looking brand new. We splurged for a central air conditioning installation as the house did not have a central air system. 


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