Little House on the Lake
When Sheri and Gerry Weber went in search of a place to put their boats, the two already owned an 1835 Cape-style house in the New Hampshire community of Elkins. The only problem? Their lake getaway sat a full quarter mile from Pleasant Lake. The Webers—including daughters Lucie, Janie, Ali, Jennifer, and Michelle—had to haul their kayaks and canoes every time they decided to go out on the water.
The family had no intention of buying another house until they lucked into a deal too good to pass up: a 500-square-foot cabin right on the water—one of a group of 1920s vacation rentals being sold off.
In this photo: Sheri furnishes the cabin's living room with outdoor finds that can handle wet swimsuits: a wicker sectional sofa from Restoration Hardware and a weather-resistant rug by Dash & Albert. Built-in cubbies store beach blankets and fishing gear, and the ladder leads to a sleeping loft. The walls are painted Strong White by Farrow & Ball.
Before: Living Area
Convenient though the location was, the home did have its drawbacks. Dark, dated paneling. Low ceilings. Teeny-tiny rooms. And virtually no view of the lake. To open the house up, the Webers' architect Jeremy Bonin removed the interior walls to create one large living area (seen on previous slide). Down came the wood paneling and dropped ceiling, bringing to light the framework's studs, as well as cathedral-style roof beams.
A Perch for Beds
"Without the ceiling, it was like, 'Wow!'?" explains Sheri. "We capitalized on all that extra height by putting in a sleeping loft." The futons up there wear vintage plaid wool throw pillows, plus orange-striped alpaca by D. Bryant Archie. The blue-striped coverlets are from Coyuchi, the chevron runner by Madeline Weinrib.
Bright idea: Declare your pride of place by turning state maps into artwork.
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