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Clockwise from above
A 19th-century dining room table and an antique wood stove
give the home its signature Great Camp feel. The living room's
low ceiling, coupled with carefree decor, makes it one of
the coziest spots in the house. The guest bedroom boasts plenty
of bunks for fun-filled summer visits.
Home Details
Square Footage: 6,300
General Contractor: B&D Builders
Timber Producer: North Woods Joinery
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the house is kept toasty by
a radiant-heat system under the floor planks, which were resurrected
from old barn wood. Pictures in a magazine inspired the open
staircase crafted from Spanish cedar, and Lorraine came up with
the tongue-and-groove design for her kitchen cabinets on her
own. Made from birch wood, they were given a distressed look
by repeatedly thrashing them with a sock filled with nuts and
bolts. Unorthodox, but it worked beautifully.
“The house really has all the bells and whistles,”
says Dan, “Lorraine didn’t skimp on anything.”
He’s especially proud of the home’s entryway. “When
you walk in, you can see the lake, the large masonry fireplace
and the gorgeous kitchen,” Dan says.
Lorraine scouted local antique dealers for
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much of the furniture in the house. Two prized finds include
a 19th-century dining room table that seats 22 as well as
an antique wood stove that graces the kitchen. Aside from
the occasional Longaberger basket party, entertaining has
been restricted to her own brood, big enough to keep the double
ovens going full steam during holidays. “I love to cook,”
says Lorraine. Her other form of relaxation is mowing the
lawn of her camp---all 12 acres of it---every week. “I
really enjoy doing that,” she says, “It’s my
quiet time.”
Lorraine still doesn’t take vacations, but during the
summer she lives at her Memphremagog retreat, only a 10-minute
commute to her office in Derby, Vermont. “Even though
I work, I feel like I’m on vacation,” she says.
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