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Ten
windows provide a spectacular view of Lac La Belle in the
family’s sun room. "The sun room was an old deck that
we enclosed in 1993 and converted into a four-season sun room
that looks out on Lac La Belle," explains homeowner and
project architect Kent Johnson. "When it’s really cold
we can close the doors to give it a great buffer to the
outside elements and the rest of the home." The chairs
are from Jamie Wilke Interiors; Linda Flynt was the interior
designer.
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A family cottage on Lac La Belle turned into a personal project for
architect Kent Johnson. Johnson and his wife, Heidi, took on the task
of converting a 1947 summer cabin into their year-round home. The
cottage was built by Heidi’s grandfather.
"This was a small, little itty bitty lake cottage," says
Kent Johnson, complete with indoor/outdoor green carpet, dark brown
paneling and avocado green countertops.
"We remodeled everything," says Johnson. "This house
was very dark and compartmentalized. We wanted to open it up to allow
us to have views of the lake and make the area feel larger."
A little shy of 3,000-square-feet now, the home comfortably
accommodates the family of four, along with its Great Dane, Tess.
Details were carefully thought out before the project began.
"Everything was added on to take advantage of all the seasons of
the year," explains Johnson. For instance, the vines on the west
wall help absorb spring’s northwest winds and the sun porch brings
in wonderful morning light.
The Johnsons spent four years remodeling their home; in 1998 the
project won a NARI award for entire house remodel.
