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Diamond in the Rough A FUNCTIONAL, COMFORTABLE AND RELAXED LAKE HOME TRANSFORMATION Story by CHARIS PATIRES | Photography by MEL BROOKS/BLUE BOAT ART
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hen Jeff and Amanda DeWit walk into a home renovation project they don’t see problems, they see solutions. Their vision is what has caught the eye of many homeowners who need a complete overhaul, especially in a real estate market where second homeowners find themselves buying “project homes.” That was the case for Chesterfield resident Sharon Schloss. For years Sharon would visit Lake of the Ozarks frequently with her family and dreamed of owning her own place. During COVID she began looking around and found a property off of Horseshoe Bend but it needed work. Luck would have it that her realtor knew just the right people and Sharon reached out to Jeff and Amanda DeWit at 11 North Custom Services. “Everything needed to be ripped out and changed,” Sharon said. “Jeff came in and he had all of these ideas." 82 lakenewsonline.com
Trust was a big factor in hiring the right company for the job, Sharon said. Working as a CPA at a firm in Clayton, Sharon had to trust whoever she hired to keep the project moving forward without much supervision. “I never in my wildest imagination thought that they could take what it was before and make it so beautiful and comfortable,” she said. “I expected it to be nice but they made it happen. They were easy to work with.” Jeff met with Sharon to establish the scope of the project. The house was in rough shape and needed a complete overhaul. From there, Amanda and Sharon met to establish the look. “We kept in mind how she would be using the home and her hopes for it once completed,” Amanda said. “It really was a diamond in the rough. With careful planning and lots of work, Sharon's Lake retreat turned into a truly special place.”
