A beautiful shingle style house on the shores of Vermont’s Lake Champlain

Shingle style lake house with a slate roof, covered porches, and stone terraces at golden hour

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This beautiful shingle style house was designed by Ramsay Gourd Architects together with Red House Building, located on the shores of Lake Champlain in Shelburne, Vermont. The home sits on a site the family has owned for several generations, and it was eight years in design.

The goal was to create a distinctive family home that would serve the current and future generations. The end result is a classic shingle style home with flared shingle walls, natural stone columns, a slate roof with massive eaves and gracious porches. Inside, there are four bedrooms plus a first-floor guest suite, coffered ceilings and a mahogany-clad living room. There is even an outdoor shower for after a day on the lake.

Shingle Style Exterior with a Slate Roof

Front of a shingle style house at dusk with two gables, a slate roof, and wood garage doors

Above: Two steep gables face the gravel drive, with a peek of the lake on the left.

Gray shingle garage wing with a dormer, slate roof, and two wood garage doors beside a gravel driveway

Above: The garage has wood doors and a dormer window above. We love how the shingles flare out at the bottom of the walls!

Bluestone walkway past a glass door and wood garage doors under a wood soffit with recessed lights

Above: A bluestone walkway leads to the side entry. The wood soffits and copper gutters really pop against the gray shingles.

Mudroom with a Herringbone Brick Floor

Mudroom with a herringbone brick floor, beadboard walls, and a built-in bench with cubbies

Above: Herringbone brick flooring and beadboard walls give the mudroom a charming cottage feel, while a bench and open cubbies keep coats and boots organized. For more ideas, see our mudroom ideas with storage solutions.

Entry and White Kitchen with a Fireplace

Entry with a wood front door and white staircase beside a kitchen island with leather stools

Above: The front door opens to the entry, with the staircase on one side and the kitchen on the other.

White kitchen with dark countertops, a large island with leather stools, and dark metal pendant lights

Above: The kitchen features white cabinetry, dark countertops and wide-plank wood floors, with industrial-style pendants over the island. Check out more of our kitchen island ideas.

Kitchen sink under windows with schoolhouse sconces and a doorway to a wood-paneled dining area

Above: Schoolhouse-style sconces light the sink wall. Through the doorway is the dining table in the living room.

Kitchen island with a dark countertop and a fireplace set into white paneled walls

Above: How cozy is this fireplace in the kitchen?

Family Room with a Stone Fireplace

Family room with a stone fireplace, plaid armchairs, a leather sofa, and dark wood beams

Above: In the family room, plaid armchairs and a leather sofa gather around the stone fireplace, with dark wood beams overhead.

What We Love About This Home

This shingle style house on Lake Champlain was designed with future generations in mind, and you can see it in the quality of the details, from the slate roof to the copper gutters. We especially love the herringbone brick floor in the mudroom and the fireplace in the kitchen. Our favorite space is the mahogany-clad living room, with its walls of French doors opening to idyllic lake views… we can only imagine watching the sunset from here!

Tell Us: What do you think of the design of this shingle style house? Let us know in the Comments below, we love reading your feedback!

Note: Be sure to check out a couple of other amazing lake house tours that we have featured here on One Kindesign in the state of Vermont: Dream House Tour: A beautiful modern farmhouse on Lake Champlain and This Vermont lake house gives empty nesters idyllic views of the Adirondacks.

Mahogany-Clad Living Room with Lake Views

Mahogany-clad living room with walls of French doors, a coffered wood ceiling, and lake views

Above: French doors wrap around the living room, opening to the porch and lake views. The mahogany paneling and coffered beadboard ceiling make this space feel so warm and inviting.

Gray sofa with patterned pillows beneath wood-framed windows in a mahogany-paneled living room

Above: A comfy gray sofa sits beneath a row of windows looking out into the pines.

Living room seating area and long wood dining table under a vaulted beadboard ceiling

Above: The ceiling is vaulted over the dining area, where a long wood table sits beneath a linear chandelier.

Dining table with wood chairs under a coffered beadboard ceiling and a linear chandelier

Above: Wood dining chairs with leaf-print cushions surround the table, with plenty of seats for family gatherings at the lake.

Bathroom with a Black Vanity and Patterned Tile

Bathroom with a glossy black vanity, polished nickel sconces, and a blue patterned tile floor

Above: We love the glossy black vanity with crystal knobs and the blue and white patterned floor tile in this bathroom!

Lakeside Deck and Covered Porch

Wood deck with cushioned lounge chairs, a built-in bench, shingled posts, and a grill

Above: The deck has a built-in bench, a lounge area and a grill, perfect for summer entertaining.

Covered porch with copper gutters, shingled posts, and white Adirondack chairs on the lawn

Above: The late afternoon sun catches the copper gutters and downspouts, with hydrangeas blooming along the edge of the porch.

Back of a shingle style house with a covered porch, copper gutters, and stone terraces above a green lawn

Above: Adirondack chairs line the covered porch. Stone steps lead down through the terraces, designed by Knauf Landscape Architecture, to the lawn.