Renovation

Check out the before and the after in these renovated cabins, cottages and lakehomes.

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This remodeled Puget Sound “Pearl” has Olympic-size views and built-in options for enjoying the outdoors
By Fran Sigurdsson
Published: January 20, 2012
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Browse web-exclusive images of this well-sited fixer-upper that became a beloved retreat one project at a time

Published: December 16, 2011
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With some TLC, and a couple of strategic additions, a well-sited fixer-upper becomes a beloved retreat one project at a time.
By Lucie B. Amundsen
Published: December 16, 2011
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A maverick redo reveals endless vistas

Story by Fran Sigurdsson
Photos by Heidi A. Long

Published: October 7, 2011
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A family renovates their Door County cabin from the foundation up

By Christy Heitger-Ewing
Published: August 1, 2011
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A Michigan couple renovates a 1935 fisherman’s cabin

By Christy Heitger-Ewing
Published: April 28, 2011
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A renovation so complete, you wouldn't recognize the original lakehome.


By Lucie B. Amundsen
Published: March 24, 2011
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... and brings more cabin life to everyday living

By Lucie B. Amundsen
Published: February 17, 2011
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From bland to beautiful!
By Fran Sigurdsson
Published: November 8, 2010
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A new deck & sunroom are the heart of this family’s retreat
By Christy Heitger-Ewing
Published: June 18, 2010
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By Lucie B. Amundsen
Published: May 14, 2010
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Phantom Lake Ranch cabin

A family restores an 1874 cabin to its original glory

By Christy Heitger-Ewing
Published: March 1, 2010
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The cabin before renovation

Saved from the wrecking ball

By Lucie B. Amundsen
Published: September 1, 2009
800 square foot cottage

A couple strives for a smaller footprint

By Lucie B. Amundsen
Published: July 1, 2009
Cabin before

Sometimes it takes a community — of friends

By Lucie B. Amundsen
Published: June 1, 2009
This bed was made from an actual boat

This family's retreat doubles as a classic wooden boat museum

By Lucie B. Amundsen
Published: May 1, 2009
Cottage after

A loving restoration

By Steve Johnson
Published: July 1, 2008
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4 BIG IDEAS!
install new flooring • add a room • redo the kitchen • build a deck
By Lucie B. Amundsen
Published: March 1, 2008
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One Reverend’s CONVERSION Story

By Lucie and Jason Amundsen
Published: November 1, 2007
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By Christy Heitger-Ewing
Published: July 1, 2007
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It all starts with a dream
By Gloria Gale
Published: April 1, 2007
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The kitchen before
By Mark R. Johnson
Published: March 1, 2007
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One couple’s pursuit of more BTUs – and greater peace of mind
By Mark R. Johnson
Published: December 1, 2006
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Preserving the beauty of yesteryear in a historic Oregon summer home

By Jana Voelke Studelska
Published: June 1, 2006
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