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It was the same challenge every summer. Dad would take the boat to “our spot”.. our favorite secluded beach on the sand dunes.

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12 Dri ̃wood˜ e timeless shades of weather-aged wood inspired this Lake Michigan home.

24 Modest by DesignA cottage on Little Traverse Lake is a lesson in how living large can happen with a little less.

34 A Long Lake ClassicReplacing a cottage that had been in the family since the 1930s took thoughtful design and careful craftsmanship.

44 Filling the Doc’s FootprintA beautiful new home on Bear Lake grows up where the old village doctor lived since the 1950s.

7 Editor’s Note Site Sensitive

9 Northern Style Summer’s Neutrals

56 Resources Find contact information for the

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work on. Just looking at the photos of lakeside terraces, screened in porches, and sunlight-filled rooms with watery views gives me a shot of vicarious summe that leaves me beaming. While I have written accolades over the years about the homes that appear in our June issue, I want to especially call out this year’s selection for their sensitivity to their sites. Without exception, each of the homeowners we worked with on this issue have told us that they carefully considered how to get the most form and function out of their homes with the least amount of space. The reasons are what you might assume. These homeowners don’t want to waste precious summer days keeping up a too large home any more than they want their homes to appear as ostentatious statements on the shoreline.

Each home in this issue represents a different aesthetic, but they are al pleasingly efficient designs executed with an eye to the local historic vernacular a set carefully in regard to natural vegetation and a low-profile view of them from th water. To that, I say, Thank you!

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Here’s to hoping you get as many ideas and as much enjoyment out of this issue as we did putting it together. And here is to a fabulous Northern Michigan summer wherever you are spending it!

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On a blue sky, blue water day near the end of last summer,

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much like a painting—William Merritt Chase’s 19th-century

seaside works that capture the sublime coastal light, perhaps.

Except of course, instead of starched period garb, these boys

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knew right away, this was where we wanted to summer,” the

homeowner says. When the opportunity arose, they bought a

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The family had many, many happy summers in that house. And then one day they noticed a for sale

sign on an older beach house down the road. It was their chance to live not just near the beach, but to

live on it. They purchased the property and made plans to take down the old home and rebuild.

When she first began picturing what their new summer home would look like, the homeowner says

she kept imagining driftwood—the soft silvery tones, the way it looks like it has been set on the beach

forever. She pored through home magazines looking for photos of homes with that feeling and even-

tually decided the old summer homes of Nantucket, with their historic architectural sensibilities and

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nearby West Grand Traverse Bay, where she recalls the heat of the sinking sun, Tobin added a deep,

covered wraparound porch. Clad in cedar shake, the home indeed evokes the feeling of a 19th-century

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Tobin is particularly pleased with another nostalgic touch—keeping the garage separate from the

house. “One of the best parts of arriving Up North is getting out of the car and smelling trees and

instantly hearing the water. Even in the winter you can get out at night and look up at the stars,” she

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It was the kind of creative, flawless collaboration that builds friend-

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Finished now, the home has become the family’s haven from a busy

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covered porch and take in the crescent sweep of the shoreline and where

it ends at Sleeping Bear and Pyramid Points. Straight ahead, North and

South Manitou islands float on the horizon. Freighters pass by. Deer

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The Siegels, who live most of the year in Ada, near Grand Rapids, purchased the wooded three-acre lot in 2000. Over the next seven years they trekked north whenever possible, sometimes camping on their property, while they decided what sort of home they should build. Back then the property was marked only by birch trees, a two-track that the couple believes was once a logging trail, and a clear, swift-flowin creek where watercress grows.

Scott, whose background is in industrial design (Jane teaches at Valparaiso University Law School), was particularly vested in the visioning. “Scott did a tremendous amount of work him-self … there was a lot of thought and love that went into this,” Jane says. The couple knew they wanted a low-maintenance, green-built home with a modest footprint—one that would be in scale with the older cottages that ring Little Traverse Lake.

Working with architect and friend Mike Corby of Grand Rapids, the couple finally broke ground in 2007 on the home that fuses a Michigan-cottage aesthetic with hints of an industrial vibe: think cedar shake siding, post-and-beam structure, and knotty-pine walls with a metal roof, some exposed duct work and a minimalist clean-lined hearth. With sprayed insulation foam in the walls and 8” SIPs (structurally

insulated panels) in the ceiling, Scott estimates that they save 35 percent on the cost of heating and cooling over what the cost would be if the cottage were conventional construction.

Thefour-bedroom, three-bathroom home sleeps 12 to 14, yet it measures just under 2,000 square feet. “We did make it small, but it lives large,” Jane says. The plan revolves around two separate structures joined by a dogtrot—the southern term for a breezeway. Thedogtrot connects the guest quarters with the rest of the home while creating an expansive feeling and framing the view of that birch-lined shore.

No-fuss, relaxed cottage décor was important to the couple. While they bought some new furniture, they also found “true cottage-like” treasures at flea markets and garage sales and installed practical amenities, such as a drain-board sink in their kitchen.

Scott and Jane come north as often as they can, and when possible, their two grown sons join them from their respective homes in Chicago and Portland, Oregon. Even when friends join them, the cottage never feels crowded. And given the structure’s minimal interference with its wooded setting, the site is peaceful and relaxing. “Unfortunately people think you need to build big to accommodate your family,” Jane says. “But to build a summer place that fits the bill but is not huge … it feels good."

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Her decision proved a fabulous investment in family life. Every summer since, the property has drawn family members to the classic good life Up North: days spent boating, waterskiing, swimming and hiking capped o ̃ by cocktails and campÿ res on the shore. By the 1950s, members of the woman’s extended family had purchased an adjacent property to create a small family compound.

Eventually, the original cottage, quaint and memory-ÿ lled as it was, fell short on capacity for the growing family and guests. ˛ e place had become the single gathering point for family now scattered across the country, and as such, clearly needed an expansion and update—or, as it turned out, a fresh start from an architect with respect for the rich traditions of the property.

The family discovered architect Robert Ben Begley after spotting one of his recent projects while cruising Long Lake. ˛ e new home stood out to them for its strong historic lines that blended well with the lake’s older architecture. ˛ ey contacted Begley,

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Begley made the most of the pie-shaped lot by positioning the house and detached garage in such a way that all rooms except one bathroom have a lake view. A window-lined kitchen and a three-season porch on the lakeside ̃ank the main ̃oor living area, with

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To pull o ̨ the old-fashioned design, general contractor Mike Ferraro and his crew at Ferraro Builders built and ÿ nished the cottage with care, down to the last detail. “I made sure that all sub-contractors understood and embraced the historical accuracy and timeless-ness of this project,” says Ferraro. “˝ at communication was very important to turning the design into reality.”

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As it was in the old cottage, outdoor living is a natural extension of the new home with its extensive ipe decking and outdoor shower. ̃ e original bathhouse has been spruced up, too, with a viewing deck—the perfect perch for the family to gather for their cherished tradition of evening cocktails.

Today’s family matriarch, a niece of the original owner, spends all summer on Long Lake in her own little wing o° the main- ̨oor living space. Her mem-ories of 12-hour hikes circumnavigating Long Lake’s shore and lively family din-ners crammed into a tiny kitchen are as alive as the scenarios happening today with her grandchildren. When the cottage eventually hosts a ÿ fth gen-eration, the family will always have their place to gather, to tell the stories and sense the spirit of their great-great-great aunt who was wise enough to buy a tiny cottage on Long Lake in 1937.

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E nter Jeff Visser of J. Visser Designs—a boutique

design firm that specializes in the very careful planning of water-

front homes. Designers at J. Visser begin the planning process by

asking questions as grand as, “How will the new structure interplay

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T he basic floor plan

revolves around a great room and kitchen

set between the master bedroom wing and

a wing that houses three modest but ample

bedrooms, as well as a cozy den that is just

big enough for a game table and television.

In an understated but insightful move, Jeff

designed in a pocket door on the bedroom

hallway—ensuring quiet for early-to-bed or

late-to-rise sleepers.

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room (always one of the most important

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über-efficien room opens out to the yard

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fully finished basement where outdoor toys

and furniture are stored.

This precisely designed living space is

enclosed in a lovely, gracefully detailed

shingle-style exterior. It’s the kind of time-

less cottage style that could have been built

yesterday—or a hundred years ago. The

home will age well. The doctor would be

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bath. The master bedroom door opens on to a

private part of the room—a signature of Jeff Visser’

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CARPENTRY, CUSTOM CABINETRY & MASONRYFerraro Builders, Traverse City, 231.933.6089, ferrarobuilders.com

PLUMBING & MECHANICALPrecision Plumbing & Heating, Traverse City, 231.947.0100, precisionphstraversecity.com

WINDOWS & DOORSOld Mission Windows, Traverse City, 231.947.2120, oldmissionwindows.com

SIDING & ROOFINGEikenhout, Traverse City, 231.947.1550, eikenhout.com

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DESIGNERJ. Visser, Grand Rapids, 616.954.2509, jvisser.com

BUILDER AND CABINETRYDaeco Builders Inc., Ada, 616.682.2422, daecobuilders.com

INTERIOR DESIGNBeth McKee Designs, Grand Rapids, 616.485.9955

FURNISHINGSBetsy Bay Furniture, Frankfort, 231.352.4202, bestiebayfurniture.com

TILETileworks, Grand Rapids, 616.292.5807.

GRANITEGreat Lakes Granite Works, Comstock Park, 616.785.3088, greatlakesgranite.com

CORIANCounter Point, Greenville, 616.754.1180

LUMBERBear Lake Ace Hardware and Supply, Bear Lake, 231.864.3036

WINDOWSPella Windows & Doors, pella.com

MAHOGANY DOORSR & J Raven Corporation, Grand Rapids, 616.245.5684, rjraven.com

HICKORY FLOORINGLaunstein Flooring, Mason, 888.339.4639, launtsein.com

APPLIANCESMax’s Service Inc., Traverse City, 231.947.6830, maxsservice.com

PAINTINGDistinct Finish LLC, Hudsonville, 616.292.7309


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