Step inside this shingle-style home in Edina with fresh East Coast charm

White shingle-style home with a cedar shake roof, a center gable over a columned front porch, stone piers and a white picket fence

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This classic shingle-style residence was designed by Swan Architecture and built by Great Neighborhood Homes in Edina, Minnesota, just southwest of Minneapolis. Known as Skyline House, the home features fresh East Coast traditional detailing throughout, with interiors by Martha O’Hara Interiors.

The floor plan is designed for main-floor living, with the owner’s suite on the main level and the kids’ bedrooms on the level below. Perched atop a hill like a treehouse, the main level is filled with natural daylight. It all leads out to an outdoor hearth room with motorized screens, a wood-burning stone fireplace and vaulted ceilings.

The heart of the home, as usual, is the kitchen. Here, a large square island is the spot for gathering, food prep and entertaining. Continue below to see the rest of this fabulous home tour…

DESIGN DETAILS

ARCHITECT Swan Architecture
BUILDER Great Neighborhood Homes
INTERIOR DESIGN Martha O’Hara Interiors
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Keenan & Sveiven
PHOTOGRAPHER Landmark Photography / Troy Thies Photography

Concrete driveway leading to a white shingle-style home with a cedar shake roof and a garage wing with carriage-style doors

Interesting Fact: This home was featured on the Artisan Home Tour by Parade of Homes, a ticketed tour of high-end new homes across the Twin Cities. Swan Architecture had two homes on that year’s tour. The other, a shingle-style cottage built by Wooddale Builders, sat just down the road near Edina Country Club. Great Neighborhood Homes is a boutique builder run by Scott and Margaret Busyn, who focus on building new homes in Edina’s established neighborhoods.

A Classic Shingle-Style Exterior

White picket fence and a stone pier in front of the shingle-style home, with black gooseneck barn lights on the garage

Above: Black gooseneck barn lights line the garage wing, and a white picket fence frames the front garden beds.

A Welcoming Front Porch

Covered front porch with paired square columns, a black front door, a copper lantern and two wicker chairs with striped cushions

Above: Paired square columns frame the front porch, where two wicker chairs sit beside a black plank front door.

Front gable with white shingle siding, decorative trim and a louvered vent above the columned porch

Covered porch with a bluestone floor, a hanging copper lantern, wicker chairs and a black front door

A Shiplap Entry with an Open Staircase

Foyer with shiplap walls, a white beaded chandelier, a blue vintage rug, a spindle-back bench and an abstract painting

Above: A white beaded chandelier hangs in the shiplap foyer, above a spindle-back bench and a blue vintage-style rug.

Foyer at dusk with a crystal chandelier, a square column, an open staircase with a wood handrail and shiplap walls

Above: An open staircase with a wood handrail leads down to the lower level, where the kids’ bedrooms are.

A Living Room with a Coffered Ceiling

View between two square columns into a living room with a coffered ceiling, a glass globe pendant and spool chairs

Living room with a coffered ceiling, a wall of windows, a navy sofa with green pillows, spool chairs and a white fireplace

Living room with a coffered ceiling, a white fireplace below a cloudscape painting and a TV set into the built-in cabinetry

Above: A cloudscape painting hangs above the white fireplace, between floor-to-ceiling built-ins. Navy and green pillows and a pair of blue spool chairs add color.

Living room built-in with the TV panel swung out at an angle beside the fireplace

Above: The TV sits on a panel that swings out, so it can be angled toward the seating.

Living room with the TV hidden behind cabinet doors, so matching built-ins flank the fireplace

Above: When the TV isn’t in use, cabinet doors close over it, and the wall reads as matching built-ins on both sides of the fireplace.

Living room with blue spool chairs, a white coffee table and built-in cabinetry around the fireplace

A Kitchen Built Around a Square Island

White kitchen with a coffered ceiling, a blue-gray island with plaid upholstered stools and a geometric glass lantern pendant

Above: A blue-gray island with a white veined countertop sits under a geometric glass lantern. See more of our most popular kitchens.

Kitchen with white shaker cabinets, a farmhouse sink under a wall of windows and wide-plank wood floors

Range wall with a white beadboard hood and glossy white subway tile, beside a blue-gray island with a built-in oven

Above: A beadboard range hood and a glossy subway tile backsplash give the range wall a cottage feel.

Kitchen with a blue-gray island, white cabinets with nickel pulls and a wall of windows above the farmhouse sink

White farmhouse sink with a chrome faucet below double-hung windows and transoms looking out to the trees

Above: The windows over the sink look straight out into the treetops, true to the architects’ treehouse vision.

What We Love About This Home

We love how this shingle-style home brings a little bit of the East Coast to the Midwest. The swing-out TV in the living room is such a smart idea, and the green dining chairs and buffalo check laundry floor add a playful touch. Our favorite spot is the outdoor hearth room. It’s easy to picture a crisp Minnesota fall evening out there by the fire!

Tell Us: What details in this home do you find most appealing? Let us know in the Comments below; we love reading your feedback!

Note: Be sure to check out a couple of other inspiring home tours by Swan Architecture that we have showcased here on One Kindesign: Dream House Tour: Mediterranean inspired home with stylish details in the Midwest and Spectacular shingle style beach house overlooking Lake Minnetonka.

Dining Room and Butler’s Pantry

Dining room with gray floral wallpaper, green spindle-back chairs, a wood trestle table and two white cone pendants

Above: In the dining room, green spindle-back chairs surround a wood trestle table under two white cone pendants. Gray floral wallpaper covers the walls.

Green spindle-back chairs at a wood dining table, with glass-front built-ins and an abstract painting on a beadboard wall

Above: Glass-front built-ins with brass hardware line one wall, beside an abstract painting in greens and blues.

Butler's pantry with blue painted cabinets, a white subway tile backsplash, a bar sink and a beverage fridge, leading to an office

Above: The butler’s pantry is done in soft blue cabinetry, with a bar sink and an under-counter beverage fridge. It leads straight into a small office.

A Home Office

Built-in white desk under two windows with navy buffalo check Roman shades and a green lattice-print chair

Above: A built-in home office desk sits beneath two windows dressed in navy buffalo check Roman shades. A green lattice-print chair pulls up to the desk.

Home office with a built-in desk, a blue barn painting, a glass globe pendant and a door open to the deck

Above: A glass door opens from the office right out to the deck.

An Outdoor Hearth Room

Outdoor hearth room with a stone fireplace, a TV above a reclaimed wood mantel, a vaulted wood ceiling and wicker seating

Above: The stone fireplace rises to the vaulted wood ceiling, with a TV above a reclaimed wood mantel. See more outdoor fireplace ideas.

Outdoor hearth room with navy-cushioned wicker sofas, a teak coffee table and open sides overlooking the treetops

Above: With the motorized screens rolled up, the hearth room opens to the deck and the woods beyond.

A Bright Laundry Room

Galley laundry room with white cabinets, a front-load washer and dryer, gray floral wallpaper and a buffalo check floor

Above: The laundry room floor is laid in a gray and white buffalo check pattern, and bold floral wallpaper wraps the walls.

Front-load washer and dryer beside a folding counter with two rolling canvas laundry carts underneath

Above: Two rolling canvas carts tuck under the folding counter. They’re the Dandux Elevated Basket Truck in the color Canvas.

Wallpapered drop zone with white cabinets and a round wood mirror, opening to the laundry room

Above: Just outside the laundry room, a counter with cabinets below and a round wood mirror makes a handy drop zone.

Hallway with shiplap walls, square columns, glass globe pendants and wide-plank wood floors

Powder room with a console sink on chrome legs, white subway tile, globe sconces and a patterned cement tile floor

Above: The powder room has a console sink on chrome legs, white subway tile and a patterned cement tile floor. Glass globe sconces flank the mirror. See more popular bathroom ideas.

A Main-Level Owner’s Suite

Owner's bedroom with a tray ceiling lined in planks, an iron candle chandelier, a tufted headboard and a plaid bench

Above: The owner’s bedroom has a planked tray ceiling and a two-tier iron candle chandelier. See more of our most popular bedroom ideas.

Owner's bathroom with a freestanding tub under a crystal chandelier, flanked by two vanities with round mirrors

Above: In the owner’s bathroom, a freestanding tub sits beneath a crystal chandelier, framed by blue patterned drapes. Matching vanities face each other on either side.

Bathroom vanity with a round black mirror and sconces beside a white subway tile shower with a wood stool

Above: A glass-enclosed shower lined in glossy white subway tile sits between the vanities, with a wood stool for towels.

Undermount sink with a polished nickel faucet on a white vanity countertop below a round mirror

Walk-in closet with light wood-grain shelving, hanging rods, a dresser with a mirror and transom windows

Above: The walk-in closet has light wood-grain built-ins, a dresser with a lit mirror and transom windows for natural light.

A Guest Bedroom and a Lower-Level Bar

Bedroom with a brown upholstered headboard, white campaign nightstands, a rustic wood bench and a cobalt blue rug

Above: White campaign nightstands with brass corners flank a tall brown headboard. A rustic wood bench and a cobalt blue rug sit at the foot of the bed.

Bathroom with shiplap walls, a white vanity with black pulls, a glass shower and black and white patterned floor tile

Above: This bathroom has black and white patterned floor tile and shiplap walls.

Lower-level family room with a gray sofa, a leather chair and a wood bar under a reclaimed wood ceiling

Wet bar with gray cabinets, floating oak shelves, black swing-arm sconces and plaid upholstered bar stools

Above: Black swing-arm sconces light floating oak shelves over a white subway tile backsplash. Plaid upholstered stools pull up to the bar.

Media room with a TV on a reclaimed wood wall, a projector and a wood bar facing a wall of windows to the deck

Above: The media area has a TV on a reclaimed wood wall and windows looking out to the lower deck.

Mudroom with white lockers and hooks, tall cabinets, built-in benches with plaid cushions and a herringbone tile floor

Above: White lockers and built-in benches line the mudroom, above a gray herringbone tile floor. See more mudroom ideas.

Exterior Views of This Shingle-Style Home

Wood deck wrapping the outdoor hearth room, with a stone chimney, white railings and a lower deck below at sunset

Above: Out back, the house steps down the hillside. A wood deck wraps the hearth room, and stairs lead down to a second deck off the lower level.

Front porch at dusk with glowing windows, a copper lantern and two wicker chairs

Lit front porch at dusk seen past a stone pier and white picket fence

Shingle-style home at dusk with glowing windows, barn lights on the garage and a white picket fence

Front of the shingle-style home under a pink sunset sky, with a cedar shake roof and a lit front porch

Front gable with white shingles and a decorative quatrefoil detail above the columned porch at dusk

Shingle-style home at sunset framed by stone piers, a white picket fence and a wide concrete motor court

Curving driveway leading to the shingle-style home at night, with glowing windows and lit stone piers