Modern Lakehouse Kitchen: The Heart of Family Gatherings

Award-winning lake home with kitchen remodel; Oostburg, Wisconsin: This sprawling lake house belongs to two siblings who plan to use it as a year-round vacation home for their families. The owners loved the property, which sits right on Lake Michigan, but it needed updating and improving. The heart of this home is the kitchen and the central space for entertaining. Ideally, the brothers wanted a communal kitchen that was open to and accessible from the adjacent entertaining areas on the first floor.



Challenge: Even with a wall of windows and the lights on, the original kitchen was dark for most of the day. A large gap between the island and the back counter required extra movement within the “kitchen triangle.” Two horizontal windows were awkwardly placed between the counter and the cabinet, perhaps to provide more natural light when working at the counter or to see who was in the driveway.

Solution: Timber Innovations reorganized the layout, creating a more attractive and efficient work and informal dining space. The custom-made island built of bronze Hafele frame and Lumicor panels added visual impact and a work/casual dining space. 

Solution: To bring in more natural light, they opened the lakeside kitchen wall with an expansive Marvin Multi-slide entry, inviting the beauty and sounds of the lake into the house. This required adding a support beam above the installation to support the roof.

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