House Full of Memories

Labor of Love

LAKE CABIN TRANSFORMS INTO MODERN HOME BUILT FOR GENERATIONS

Story by CHARIS PATIRES | Photos by MEL BROOKS/BLUE BOAT ART

As a child, Tina Stotler remembers splashing around in the Lake and hauling rocks to the shoreline to build up the seawall of her parents Tina often uses her house as a model for buyers who can’t seem to find the perfect Lake house of their own. So often buyers are reluctant to purchase something cabin near the 3-mile marker. She spent summers doing what many families do at the Lake — being together and making memories.

As a Realtor for the past 15 years, Tina has been helping others find the perfect place where they can enjoy the Lake life, but when it came time for her to find a new home it took months of searching for her to realize it was already in the family… it just needed updating. that needs work but she encourages them to consider buying something that can be updated, remodeled and added onto. “With inventory so extremely low, there are not many options as there used to be while house hunting,” Tina said. “Although I’m not a licensed decorator, I have been involved in many new builds and major remodel jobs both personally and for clients.”

Tina is a Broker/ Managing Broker for Dielmann/Sotheby’s International Realty, Lake of the Ozarks office. In her free time she enjoys boating, golfing and spending time with family. The living room was part of the new construction. Tina added this large family room with fireplace, enlarged the kitchen to open it up and included 10-foot ceilings.

THE HISTORY

Tina’s parents started coming to the Lake in the mid-1950s as a vacation spot. When she was six years old, her parents, along with two other families bought three lots off of Ginger Road on Horseshoe Bend. Her dad built the cabin on the property in 1962. Her aunt and uncle built a home next door.

In 1980 the cabin burned down after it was struck by lightening, but was rebuilt. The 940 square foot, three bed, 1.5 bath home was a little bigger and nicer. When her aunt and uncle passed away, a cousin took over the cabin next door and has remodeled it to be their part-time Lake home. Another cousin lives two doors down in a house that has been in the family since the late 70s. The house in between was built by Tina with the help of family in 1986. She sold it in 1992 to a close family friend.

Tina would spend summers at the Lake but as she grew older would visit most weekends year-round before making it her permanent home in 2007. The home she always visited remained in the family.

After loosing her husband in the spring of 2016, Tina decided to purchase her parents Lake cabin from her brother and remodeled it, adding on in 2018 when it became her full-time residence. Even though it was a three bedroom, two bath home, she decided it was too small and wanted a garage.

“After spending six months trying to find another Lake home, I decided to stay where I was raised and do the addition/remodel/rebuild,” Tina said.

Having worked with Samual Hubbs with T2 Construction on a number of remodels in the past, she reached out to him again for this project to add on 1,400 square feet of house and a two-car garage.

“With all of the remodel and changes, I still feel like it is my family cabin at the Lake and feel my parents presence,” she said.

In the kitchen, Tina did not want upper cabinets so floating shelves were installed. An eightfoot island with custom concrete countertops has plenty of storage built-in. The long kitchen window above the bar was not original to the home but opens up the space to bring in a Lake view. A small office space takes advantage of an open area below the stairs. The stairway treads are built from reclaimed lumber, which was also used to build the long bar underneath the window in the kitchen.

The general contractor, Samual Hubbs built this dining room table as a gift for Tina. The metal legs came from a floating hotel that used to be on Lake of the Ozarks. On the wall behind the table is a framed poem Tina wrote for her parents 39th anniversary in the 80s about their Lake home. The poem talks about how family and friends pitched in to build the house and rebuilding after the fire. One part of the poem reads: “So once again we all pitched in to build another dream, Only this time faster and this time better ‘cause we’re a damn good team!”

Off of the foyer sits the master suite. Tina stained all of the shiplap throughout the house and did the decorating. A laundry room/ butlers pantry with a coffee station and mini refrigerator makes it easy for Tina to “live” upstairs.

The master bath has a large soaker tub with a Lake view, tile shower and double vanity. Tucked behind the wall of the bed is a large walk-in closet.

The original part of the house includes three guest bedrooms and two baths. This area was remodeled previously to include all new plumbing, electrical, HVAC, flooring and wood panel ceiling. There’s plenty of room for her adult children and grandchildren when they come visit.

All windows, doors, the deck, siding and the roof were replaced. The smart siding has a Diamond Coat Finish for low/no maintenance. A metal roof and newer composite deck materials makes the entire exterior of the home as maintenance free as possible and has a long life expectancy. Both the living room and dining room have sliding glass doors that lead out to a deck. The home is situated around the 3-mile marker, but sits back into the cove far enough to enjoy the dock on busy summer days. A new dock, retaining walls and landscaping were installed. Portions of the old seawall still exist.

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Tina Stotler

Real Estate Advisor

c. 573.480.7760 tina.stotler@sothebysrealty.com Tina’s Family Owned Home Since 1962

LIVE the Lake Lifestyle to its Fullest

Tina lives the lake lifestyle to the absolute fullest and her knowledge extends past selling lake properties. In 2018 she turned her family owned home from a 940 sq ft “Cabin” to a 2,400 sq ft “Lake Home”.

Tina isn’t the only one that understands the natural wonders The Lake of the Ozarks has to offer. Which is why in 2021 Dielmann Sotheby’s International Realty opened a lake office with Tina as the Managing Broker. Giving you the lake life experince and a luxury experience at any price point.

HOME RESOURCE LIST

General Contractor: Samuel Hubbs/

T2 Construction Excavating/Site Work:

Apperson Utilities Concrete: A&W Concrete Plumbing: Mid Missouri, and

Central Missouri Electric: Helton Electric Heating & Cooling: Murphy

Heating and Cooling Fireplace: Pick’s Gallery Furnishings: Slumberland Flooring: Dugan’s Paint &

Flooring Center Lighting: Various Suppliers Cabinets (kitchen and bath): DKB Painting: Tillman Painting Landscaping: Doctor’s Lawn &

Landscaping Dock: Atlas Docks Patio Furniture: Lake Patio and Spa Painters: Tillman Painting Pest Control: AB Pest Control