Lake House Country Living

Because lake lots are expensive and small around this private lake, we wanted to make this heart of the home feel as big and open as possible. When designing an a fully open living space filled with the entry, kitchen, dining room, and family room, it is important to use clever ways of defining the spaces. The client has a large family and often has 8-12 family members at the house at a time. This meant we needed to have a lot of places for people to sit. One way we added extra seating is with a couple of ottomans. We made sure to make them tall enough where it was not a struggle getting up and down either. Photo by Kevin Twitty