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Life on the Lake
BY MARY MICHAELS | PHOTOS BY JULIE PRAIRIE PHOTOGRAPHY
There’s an old song from the 1960s called “Just One Look,” and part of the lyric says, “Just one look. That’s all it took.”
That very well may be the theme song for what happened when homeowner Angela saw a piece of property on the bluffs of Lake Vermillion just west of Sioux Falls.
“I had seen there was property for sale in a development going up near the lake,” says Angela. “I saw the view and exhaled. I knew it could be a special place.”
She’s been out there for about a year now.
“The calm and beautiful landscape helped to inspire me!”
Angela had a couple of key components in mind at the start of the building process. She knew she wanted an open floor plan, but she also wanted big windows for natural light and calming colors to reflect the peace of the lake behind her.
The location for her new home was certainly a “win,” but perhaps equally as important was the design journey she embarked on with Denise Cotter and Michelle Marino, owners of Houndstooth House in Sioux Falls.
“Denise and Michelle were in on the project from the very beginning,” Angela says. “They embraced my excitement and allowed me to work alongside them wonderfully.”
Angela adds that striking the right chord with your contractor and a designer is critical to building a house.
“I appreciated how they listened to me and the vision I had, but also that they were honest about what they felt would work best for the house.”
There is no doubt that building a house can be stressful with the sheer number of choices that need to be made, but Angela says she always felt reinvigorated after a meeting with Denise and Michelle.
“If you walk into a store looking for furniture or tiles or doorknobs, there are so many choices that it’s overwhelming,” she explains. “But with Denise and Michelle, they used their experience to help narrow those choices down for me. When I told
them I appreciated blue tones, they would bring in samples of blue tiles, blue fabrics and other things they thought would work in the space.
“I absolutely loved casting a vision with them.”
Because of the home’s location, Angela knew she wanted the entire space to be filled with light and reflect what was outside – the water, the land, and the sunsets. Using earth tones for the basic design foundation allowed the team to bring in color through furniture and accessories.
Walking through the front door, you have a complete view of the main living space, which includes a dining area, kitchen, living room and an office area for Angela, who works from home. The tall, pitched ceilings add volume to the space, and windows in all
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A ten-foot window in the living room and six-foot window over the kitchen sink provide a breathtaking view of the backyard, which just happens to be the lake and, beyond that, the state park area. A telescope sits in the corner of the living room so her children can watch for wildlife and eagles coming by.
At night, she relaxes in the living room to enjoy the sunset or to watch the flames dance in the floor-to-ceiling brick fireplace. Although she is looking forward to spring when she can head out the French doors to the deck to begin landscaping projects, Angela says that winter is her favorite time out there because of the quiet landscape and stillness of the frozen lake.
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“It’s extremely peaceful and healing out here.”
The kitchen was the most fun part of the design process, according to Angela, because it provided an opportunity for her, Denise, and Michelle to play around with pops of color.
“I told them I wanted all white cupboards for the kitchen,” Angela explains, “but they really encouraged me to do the white for the upper cabinets, then keep the lower cabinets a dark stained wood. They were right, and I love it.”
The backsplash is also unique with large square tiles in varying patterns. It was the blue shades in the tiles that Angela says helped to decide the color scheme for everything else in the house, like the tall blue benches that sit at the kitchen island and the wood-topped buffet in the dining area.
“Denise and Michelle did a wonderful job of pulling colors from unique places, like the tiles and fabrics inside the home.”
A tall pantry cupboard stands around the corner from the kitchen as you enter the combination mudroom and laundry room, which provides lockers for coats and shoes, as well as additional storage. The tile flooring carries from the mudroom into the adjacent half bath.
“It seems silly to choose the brightest, whitest tile for the dirtiest area,” Angela laughs, “but this white hexagon tile is my favorite in the home and is the first to greet us.”
The master bedroom is on the opposite end of the house and, like the living room, also has a grand view of the lake through its large window. The bright floral rug and floral throw pillows on the bed bring in the nature element that Angela loves.
Closets are located just outside the door
that opens to the luxurious master bath with its white marble tile floor, which continues from floor to ceiling in the shower, along with a free standing, oval bathtub. She chose a collection of plants as her pop of color in the bathroom.
“My mother showed me how to appreciate the tranquility of a master bath,” Angela says. “With the mix of plants amid a white backdrop and yummy smelling lotions and oils, it’s truly a romantic, peaceful, quiet space.”
In the basement are three more bedrooms, including a cozy guest room and private guest bath for friends and family who come to enjoy the lake.
“I am so happy that Denise and Michelle worked with me in a very intentional way to source locally throughout the house, whether
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Now that she has been in the house for over a year, Angela looks back on the building process with great appreciation.
“I am incredibly grateful for Michelle and Denise in helping me bring this vision to life,” she says. “They were always able to see things I couldn’t! They are two beautiful women who have an infectious energy and were able to keep me excited about every decision we were making together. I am so proud of the work they continue to do for our community.”
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