A complete remodel transforms a plain-Jane ranch home into a cozy beach cottage with rustic-modern vibes. It’s also the fifth stop on our 2023 Northern Home & Cottage virtual home tour, which features video tours of seven incredible homes. Take a sneak peek inside, then get your event ticket.
Photo by Erin Atwood
Designer: BAC Design Group
Contractor: Bay Area Contracting
Location: Interlochen
Question: How do you take a homely ranch and make it into a quintessential Up North cottage? Answer? Ask BAC Design Group’s Marty Rhein and Bay Area Contracting’s Dean Adams.
The pair began by raising the ceiling in the great room to create a cathedral height and letting in light through a bank of clerestory windows. A pair of dormers set on both sides of the new roofline flood the rest of the home in light.
The interior seamlessly blends rustic and modern sensibilities including contrasting crisp white built-ins and planked ceiling with saw-cut, hand-scraped wooden ceiling beams, white oak floors and a glacier stone fireplace. A stunning chandelier in the great room pulls the look together.
The rustic-modern theme continues in the kitchen with its high-end appliances, farmhouse sink and earthy Quartzite island (outfitted with a pop-up range vent) that contains unexpected teal accents. The powder room with its petrified stone sink atop an Asian burl commode is a one-of-a-kind design statement.
The cottage feel is accentuated on the exterior with its vinyl “cedar” shake, fresh white trim and front door embossed with a branch motif. Off the main kitchen, a state-of-the-art pergola system with retractable screens houses an outdoor kitchen that leads to a bluestone patio complete with a fire pit. And after coming back from a day on the water, there’s an outdoor lanai with a shower to rinse all the sand and sunscreen away.
Home #4: Modern Lodge-Style Home on Mullett Lake in Northern Michigan
Photo by Erin Atwood
2023 Northern Home & Cottage Virtual Home Tour
Whether you’re looking for design inspo, home improvement ideas or getting ready to build your own dream house in Northern Michigan, there’s nothing more delicious than a behind-the-scenes look into some of our region’s most beautiful homes.
And we’ve got seven beauties to share with you on our 2023 Northern Home & Cottage Virtual Home Tour. Mark Oct. 27 on your calendar, and block off time to relax and enjoy video tours of these incredible houses.
