This charming stone cottage was designed by Murphy & Co Design, remotely set on a discreet spoke of Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota. The owner’s had a wish for a gardener’s cottage with plenty of charm and warmth. This idyllic escape offers 1,545 square feet of living space, nestled on a site neighboring the main residence. It was designed to mirror the fine architectural details found in that structure.
As such, the project team incorporated stone, plaster, and raw timbers into the bold and rustic architectural forms, utilizing a staggered slate roof to allow the cozy, cottage-like residence to feel perfectly at home overlooking the lake beyond.
Project Team: Architect: Murphy & Co Design | Contractor: Thomas Bren Homes | Interior Design: Willis Watts (Atlanta, GA) | Landscape Architect: Brian Butterfield
Above: View of the keeper’s workshop wrapped in stone and waney wood. Hand-cut stone corbels envelope the main floor corner window, while graceful stone brackets flank the entry.
Above: Historical iron clavos, stone finials, tudor-arched timber lintels, and gas-flamed lanterns complete the keeper’s workshop.
What We Love: This charming stone cottage offers a tranquil place to host overnight guests for some rest and relaxation. We are loving the architectural beauty of exterior facade, from the stonework to the corbels and even the gas lanterns. We can just imagine how beautiful this home would be in the evening time! The main bedroom with its private balcony provides sweeping views over the lake, the perfect spot to enjoy sunrises and sunsets over the water.
Tell Us: Would this be your idea of the ultimate waterfront retreat for relaxation and reflection? Let us know in the Comments!
Note: Have a look at a couple of other wonderful home tours that we have featured here on One Kindesign from the portfolio of the architects: Tour this absolutely stunning French provincial home in South Dakota and Shingle style lake house offers a peaceful respite in Northern Minnesota.
Above: Leaded glass servers and rough-hewn chamfered timbers provide a balanced mix of formality and ease for diners.
Above: French doors open to the Lake Minnetonka shore just 40 feet beyond the kitchen.
Above: Custom fabricated iron island and hand-painted artisan wall tile by Adex.
Above: Suspended iron and glass shelves and windowed walls invites the outdoors, inside.
Above: Hand-troweled plaster tudor arch.
Above: Living room with timber rafters looking toward the curving stair hall beyond.
Above: Entry stair hall with curving plaster ceiling and walls with deep recessed leaded windows.
Above: Upper hallway opened with natural light and dormers.
Above: An arched timber ceiling calls focus to the Juliet balcony beyond.
Above: A sweeping, staggered-slate roof folds in to the waney edged wood siding.
Above: A Juliet balcony off the master suite features a screen porch built of arched stone. The triple-stack diamond chimney includes a base which houses wood storage for the nearby porch fireplace.
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