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Lake Haus great room after renovation

Lake Haus · Carnelian Bay, Lake Tahoe

Carnelian Woods

Completed

A Carnelian Woods condo that had been frozen in time: peach laminate counters, wall-to-wall carpet, oak wainscot, a brass-framed shower.

The bones were good. A double-height great room, an open loft, a slider onto the pines. But none of the finishes let the light or the volume do any work, so we kept the plan and rebuilt every surface.

Luxury vinyl plank flooring runs through the whole unit now: the look and feel of white oak, but water and scratch resistant enough for skis and snow. The fireplace is wrapped in blackened steel with an oak mantel. The kitchen is walnut and white behind a hex-tile backsplash, and the loft is a real second bedroom under beams stained dark. Then it was furnished and staged for guests, end to end.

Room by room

Lake Haus: the great room after Lake Haus: the great room beforeBefore

The great room

Carpet & oak wainscot to wood-look LVP & walnut
Lake Haus: the hearth after Lake Haus: the hearth beforeBefore

The hearth

Oak mantel & carpet to blackened steel & wood-look LVP
Lake Haus: the kitchen after Lake Haus: the kitchen beforeBefore

The kitchen

Peach laminate to walnut, white & hex porcelain tile
Lake Haus: the bedroom after Lake Haus: the bedroom beforeBefore

The bedroom

Pink quilt & mirrored closet to fluted walnut & linen
Lake Haus: the loft after Lake Haus: the loft beforeBefore

The loft

Empty carpet & pine to walnut, black beams & a real bed
Lake Haus: the bathroom after Lake Haus: the bathroom beforeBefore

The bathroom

Pink laminate & brass to walnut & black

Details

Lake Haus: second bedroom with floating walnut desk
Lake Haus: walk-in shower detail, walnut slat wall and slate
Lake Haus: leather headboard and preserved moss wall art
Lake Haus: blackened steel fireplace detail

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