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Just Add Water
The recipe for a perfect season: Dive in!
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Total
Transformation
Major renovation takes
Ludington-area vacation
home to new heights
By Jeanine Matlow
Photography by Bill Lindhout
For the home’s redesign,
architect Ben Franceschi was
able to apply solid design
principles to the original
footprint. Located on serene
Hamlin Lake near Ludington,
it’s a lovely retreat.
I
t seems the stars were aligned just about imagining a new home, but
for a remote location near Lud- transforming the existing one,” he says.
ington to accommodate a so- In the process, his client got a more
phisticated structure that reach- adaptable floor plan. “He wanted the
es out to the environment in all flexibility to maximize this 1,200-square-
directions. That’s where architect Ben foot space so that it would work when he
Franceschi, with Mathison|Mathison Ar- (goes to the cabin) alone and (when) the
chitects in Grand Rapids, turned a modest whole family comes.”
cabin on Hamlin Lake into a modern cot- An expansive lot serves as a sce-
tage retreat. nic backdrop for the smaller footprint.
With any architectural design, Fran- “Based on the size and the rugged ter-
ceschi says the connection to the outdoors ritory, the challenge was how to reuse
gets expanded even more fully when it’s what we had and take this self-built
located on a waterfront site. For this reno- hunting cabin that kind of looks at the
vation, he says he values the fact that his lake and completely transform it without
team was able to apply solid design prin- changing the form or the environment,”
ciples to the original footprint. “It wasn’t Franceschi says. “It was a lot of fun to
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The family room and kitchen
feature clean, simple lines
and furnishings. A white-
washed pine ceiling lightens
the spacious living area.
keep the foundation and demolish the Inside, a whitewashed pine ceiling searching for a lakefront property with a dryer, and adding refrigerator drawers to The couple often hosts family and ing on a lake is important, but they also
house, and to make it whatever we wanted lightens the spacious living area, which spot for a dock on the west side of the state. the kitchen island, where an attached din- friends, including their three grown chil- want to have land,” Greg says. “The fact
it to be.” leads to an open loft. “It was really impor- He came upon a cabin for sale on Hamlin ing table stretches the existing footprint dren, at the remodeled cottage. Furniture that the two exist on this piece of property
Keeping the bones of the house led to tant to pull the light from the lake all the Lake that was perfectly suited for the previ- — as does a new location for the fireplace. from the likes of Herman Miller and De- means we were able to make it something
creative solutions. “It’s definitely modern way up there,” he says. “The master bed- ous owner. After initially buying the home Adding an expansive deck with an outdoor sign Within Reach give the interiors an special, and so rare. We got the best lake-
and playful, with some windows in areas room on the main level has windows that and just half the land, he and Carlin even- fireplace also extends the living area. urban edge. “We can sleep eight people,” front, property, and modern design. It’s an
that are unexpected. It breaks down your look out in all directions, and a glass door tually purchased the entire 25 acres. When “When you’re on the lake, you can Greg says. “I didn’t expect the ideas we unexpected treasure popping out of no-
definition of what you think it will be,” to the outdoor shower makes the house he later began contemplating renovations look up to the cottage that once had two had to have as much impact as they did, where.”
Franceschi adds. Practical considerations feel bigger and gives it more depth.” and his plans to expand didn’t pan out, the sliders and no other windows. Just add- like opening up the loft so you can look
include rot-resistant materials on the exte- Homeowners Greg and Carlin Bylsma question became how to make the house ing windows and the deck makes it look out the windows to the lake. The space
rior, like the concrete panels, fiber cement love the getaway. Greg fondly recalls spend- live larger on its current foundation. bigger. Now it looks just as good from the we created was way more than we would
chimney, and asphalt shingle roof. The ing time at his grandparents’ cottage Up Maximizing the living areas and achiev- lake, too,” says Bylsma, who enjoys boat- have anticipated.”
new deck combines a tropical hardwood North, and he couldn’t be happier with his ing minimal wasted space meant finding ing and fishing in the summer and hunt- As he explains, they got the total pack-
floor with a corrugated steel canopy. new habitat. About 10 years ago, he began sensible solutions like a stackable washer/ ing in the fall. age. “When people want a cottage, be-
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BUYER’S Chair, Yellow – Herman Miller, Grand Rapids
Flooring – Masland, Beaucoup Black Ice,
Ottoman, Herman Miller, Grand Rapids
Door, Sliding – Pinnacle, Windsor Windows &
Table, Wire Frame – Nelson Table, Herman
Miller
Countertops – Absolute Black Granite, Top
of the World Granite, Walker
Refrigerator – SubZero, 30-inch Drawer
Shelves, Floating – Custom, Designcraft,
Doors – Pinnacle, Windsor Windows &
Doors; Inspired Home Builders, Hart
GUIDE Standale Home Studio, Grand Rapids
Table, Bedside – Herman Miller, Grand Rapids
Wall Paint – Sherwin-Williams, Agreeable Gray
Doors
Flooring – Teka Hardwood, Studio Collection,
Sawn White Oak and Almond Stain
Wall Paint – Benjamin Moore, Super White
Wall Treatment, Wood Stove – Custom
Blacked Stainless Steel, Great Lakes
Dishwasher – Fisher & Paykel, 24-inch
Single DishDrawer
Flooring – Teka Hardwood, Studio
Grand Rapids
Stove – Wolf, 36-inch Transitional Induction
Range, Stainless Steel
Fireplace, Outdoor – Isokern Magnun
Fireplace, Positive Chimney & Fireplace,
Cadillac
ARCHITECT Handrail – Feeney Cable Rail, Conceal Series Stainless, Traverse City Collection, Sawn White Oak and Almond Wall Paint – Benjamin Moore, Super White Siding – Cement Panels, Cembrit Patina
Mathison|Mathison Architects, Grand Rapids, FAMILY ROOM Sofa – Tuck Sofa, DWR Stain Windows – Pinnacle, Windsor Windows &
mathisonarchitects.com Chair, Blue – Herman Miller, Grand Rapids Stool, Walnut – Eames, Herman Miller, Grand KITCHEN Freezer – SubZero, 30-inch Drawer EXTERIOR Doors; Inspired Home Builders, Hart
Chair, Cow – Eames Plywood Chairs, Herman Rapids Cabinetry – Custom, Designcraft, Grand Hood – Wolf, 36-inch Wall Mount Chimney Awning – Custom, Inspired Home Builders,
BEDROOM Miller, Grand Rapids Stove, Wood-Burning – Morso Wood Stove, Rapids Wood, Stainless Steel Hart ADDITIONAL PROJECT
Bedframe – Nelson Bed, Herman Miller, Chair, Leather – Herman Miller, Grand Rapids Model 6140 Chairs, Dining – Nerd Chair Dining Chairs, Microwave – Wolf, 24-inch Transitional Chairs, Adirondack – Deck Loll, DWR CONTRIBUTOR
Grand Rapids Chair, with Ottoman – Eames Lounge Chair & Table, Coffee – Eames, Herman Miller DWR by Muuto Microwave Drawer, Stainless Steel Deck – Kayu Decking, Red Balau Builder – Inspired Home Builders, LLC, Hart
This page: An aerial
view provides a unique
perspective. The deck
offers fantastic views of
Mother Nature’s splendor.
Opposite page: Herman Miller
furnishings in this bedroom
echo the home’s contemporary
design. Agreeable Gray
wall paint complements the
outdoor scenery.
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