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At Home on Lake Madison
BY MARY MICHAELS | PHOTOS BY JULIE PRAIRIE PHOTOGRAPHY
When it comes to summer in South Dakota, one of the most common answers you hear to the question, “What are you doing this weekend?” is “Going to the lake.”
Fortunately for Brian Kringen, being at the lake is just part of everyday life. After a year-long remodeling project, he moved into his year-round home at Lake Madison in 2018.
Originally built in the late 1970s, the cabin had good structure, and it had been updated here and there over the years. Kringen bought the place from a friend, and from the first time he saw it, he had a vision of what he wanted it to become. Since there was no rush to move in, he took his time working with Thunder Creek Custom Homes and had a hand in picking all of the colors and finishes for his remodeling project, which included a 36’x26’ addition toward the lake.
The exterior says “Welcome!” with its stacked stone columns on the porch and charming gables covered in rich merlotcolored shakes.
When you hear “lake cabin,” you might picture something on the rustic side, perhaps even a place where you are “roughing it” a little. Perhaps that was how this place used to be, but Kringen’s updates brought in all the comforts – and design elements – of a contemporary home. The décor balances indoors and
outdoors, light and dark, rustic and contemporary.
Numerous windows on all sides of the cabin bring in the sunshine, along with views of surrounding trees, and of course, the sparkling lake. The home has a warm, earthy feel with its light
colored walls and floors complemented by dark brown woodwork.
Most of the time, outdoors is the place to be here at the lake – boating, fishing or just lounging on the deck. But, when the weather isn’t ideal outside, the main space is perfectly designed
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for relaxing inside.
You can sink into one of the leather chairs or the sofa to watch a movie on the flat screen TV, set back into a cutout in the wall and flanked on either side by gorgeous sculptures. The gold globe
light hanging from the tray ceiling throws a pattered glow across the room.
Next to the picture window facing the lake is a bold, colorful print of Medicine Crow – one of many pieces of artwork in the
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home created by Kringen’s twin brother Brad. This piece was a collaboration between his brother and artist Jane Lauren, but many of Brad’s individual abstracts hang throughout the house.
A spacious entertaining area is part kitchen and part bar, with parallel islands.
On the kitchen side, the brown, swirled granite island has stools that slide underneath and red pendant lights hanging from the ceiling. The “bar island” has recessed lighting and a glassware rack
built into the wood box that complements the wood of the island. A set of tall, white leather chairs provides a spot for guests to sit and chat – perhaps marveling at the stunning blue artwork on the wall or enjoying the flames of the inset gas fireplace below it.
Kringen maximized space in the kitchen with flat-front, nohardware cabinets, a double oven built into the wall and a cooktop set into the long counter. The design is a brilliant mixture of textures from the marbling in the island to the dark wood grain of
the cabinets and the varied patterns of the backsplash tiles. While some expressed concern about whether he had too much going on with the variety of materials, Kringen said he just looked for colors and materials he liked, and he knew it would work out.
The bar area is more traditional with solid, dark cabinetry and
another flat screen TV with glass-front cabinets for glassware and two small beverage refrigerators below.
The space Kringen added on provided a spectacular master suite. The master bedroom décor is contemporary, yet outdoorsy with animal-skin rugs and the enviable view of the lake, with sliding doors that open to a deck. In the center of the room is a low-profile platform bed, a sculpture in one corner that matches the pair in the living room, a small white birch tree in the other
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corner and an oversized colorful canvas on the wall by Kringen’s brother. Another of Brad’s abstracts hangs near the door to the deck, with a pair of matching prints hanging in the master bath.
Like many other homeowners, Kringen has had to deal with the effects of excess water, which means another remodeling effort is underway in the lower level. But overall, he couldn’t be happier with the transformation of lake cabin to a three-bedroom, three bath home that he can enjoy throughout all of South Dakota’s seasons.
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