This Lake Minnetonka Lot Only Comes Along Once | Home Tour

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Most lakefront lots give you one view. This one gives you Lake Minnetonka in nearly every direction, and the homeowners built to take advantage of every degree of it. We walk the entire home, from the wall to wall glass that runs from the kitchen to the primary suite, to the 16 foot wide, eight foot tall patio door with a 7.5 foot clear opening that blurs the line between interior and exterior square footage. Inside, the feature wall is built around Pella picture units and a sealed combustion wood burning fireplace with real natural cut stone, a limestone raised hearth with wood storage below, and a mantel the client crafted himself from wood reclaimed on the property. Overhead are the hand hewn mortise and tenon timber trusses that are signature to every Golden Eagle Log and Timber Home, spaced three to a room so the tongue and groove and the hand hewn ridge beam stay in view. We break down the kitchen in detail: a ten by four island with a waterfall side panel, a pull out cutting board with the waste basket adjacent, a remote Wi-Fi disposal switch, an enameled cast iron apron sink with a two thirds divide, a Kohler faucet and reverse osmosis, a warming drawer, a beverage center placed out of the work zone, and three layers of lighting from toe kick to above cabinet accent. From there we cover the dog friendly mudroom with a split barn door and a floating vanity, a garage with 12 foot walls and precast hollow core panels that let them build a second garage underneath, the timber staircase with two story stairwell windows, a Victorian cistern powder room that pays homage to the homeowner's English roots, and a primary suite and bath with a curbless shower, rustic alder vanities, hand carved stone vessel sinks, and a laundry room that connects straight through to the closet. Outside, we look at the covered porch, two story natural stone piers, worn edge railing, maintenance free decking, and the approach side with natural cut stone wainscoting, ten inch hand hewn siding, and hand hewn cedar shakes in the gables. If you are planning a lake home, this one is a case study in designing to a difficult site. Strict shoreline setbacks, an existing home on the property, and no practical road access meant materials came in by barge straight to the shoreline.

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Lake Minnetonka Custom Home Floor Plan Details
Lake Minnetonka Custom Home 3D Virtual Tour