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This inviting South Carolina lake house overlooking Lake Keowee is a dream

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Timber beams, walls of glass, and a terrace level made for guests on Lake Keowee.

Front of a dark gray lake house at dusk with gabled roofs, stone accents, lit windows, a curved driveway, and a flagstone path across the lawn

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MHK Architecture has designed this stunning modern lake house overlooking Lake Keowee in South Carolina. Built by the Stillwater Group, the 4,835-square-foot home is located on a wooded, sloping lot in the Peninsula Ridge section of The Reserve. It has five bedrooms and five bathrooms on two levels.

The house looks like a single level from the driveway, with a terrace level below that opens to a stone patio on the lake side. Inside, walls of glass face the emerald green water, with timber beams, stone, and wide plank wood floors in the main living spaces. Continue below to see the rest of this incredible home tour…

Dark Siding and Stone on the Exterior

Front of the lake house in daylight with dark gray siding, a metal roof over the glass entry, a paver motor court, and tall trees behind

The exterior is clad in dark gray siding with bands of stacked stone, under a charcoal roof. A curved driveway leads down to a paver motor court at the front door.

Lake house at dusk seen from a mulched hillside with shrubs, showing the glass entry, a gabled window bay, and a paver driveway

Above: At dusk, the lit windows show how much glass is on the front of the house.

Covered front entry with stone columns, timber brackets, a wood ceiling, glass double doors with side panels, and a paver motor court

The covered entry has stone columns and timber brackets. Double glass doors let you see through the house to the trees on the other side.

Great Room with Timber Beams and a Stone Fireplace

Great room with stained timber beams on a white shiplap ceiling, a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace with a TV, two abstract paintings, striped armchairs, and neutral sofas

The front doors open to the great room, where stained timber beams cross a white shiplap ceiling. A stone fireplace runs from floor to ceiling, with a wood mantel under the TV.

Great room with a stone fireplace, timber beams, reclaimed wood consoles, a blue rug, and black-framed windows facing the motor court

Above: Consoles made from reclaimed wood flank the fireplace, with an abstract painting above each one.

Great room wall of black-framed windows looking through green trees to the lake, with a gray sofa, blue pillows, and a fiddle leaf fig

On the opposite side of the room, a wall of black-framed windows faces Lake Keowee through the trees.

Timber beams and a white shiplap ceiling above a gray chaise sofa, with tall black-framed windows and a blue abstract painting

Wide view of the great room with timber beams, an arched mirror above a wood console, striped armchairs, and a wall of windows facing the lake

Above: The furniture is neutral, with pillows and a rug in the same blues as the paintings.

Kitchen and Dining Area Open to the Porch

Open kitchen and dining area with a white waterfall island, blue velvet stools, a white range hood, a long dining table, and folding doors open to a porch with a stone fireplace

A wide opening connects the great room to the kitchen and dining area. The island has a quartzite waterfall top and four blue velvet stools.

Kitchen and dining area with white cone pendants, a gray dome pendant over the dining table, and the porch open on the right

Above: A gray dome pendant hangs over the dining table.

Dining table and kitchen island with a wall of dark cabinets, a paneled refrigerator, and double wall ovens, with the great room beyond

On the back wall, dark-stained cabinets hide the Sub-Zero refrigerator, next to double wall ovens.

Kitchen with dark-stained cabinets, a white waterfall island with four blue stools, a stainless range with red knobs, a white hood, and glossy white tile

The Wolf range has a white custom hood above it, with open oak shelves on each side. Behind the kitchen is a scullery with a coffee bar, plus a second dishwasher and refrigerator.

Kitchen island with a white waterfall top and a brass faucet, white cone pendants, dark cabinets with wall ovens, and the great room fireplace in the distance

Kitchen island with oak drawers and brass pulls, a folding pass-through window, and folding glass doors open to the porch with trees beyond

Folding glass doors open the dining area to the porch. On the left, a folding window opens the dark stone counter to the grill outside.

Design Tip

If you cook outside often, plan a pass-through window between the kitchen and the grill. It saves trips back and forth with platters, and the counter can be used as a serving bar.

Screened Porch with an Outdoor Kitchen

Covered porch with a wood ceiling and deck, a stone fireplace with a TV, an outdoor sofa, a teak dining table, a grill area, and cable railing

The screened porch has a wood ceiling, a stone fireplace with gas logs, and automatic screens that drop down when the bugs come out.

Porch with a slatted wood screen, a bistro table with two stools, a stone fireplace, teak chairs, and trees and the lake beyond the railing

A slatted wood screen gives the porch some privacy from the house next door. We love how much natural light it still brings into the covered space.

Outdoor kitchen on the porch with a stainless hood, a black kamado smoker, a beer tap, stone-faced cabinets, and a slatted wood screen

Above: The outdoor kitchen includes a grill, a smoker, and a kegerator.

Deck with woven lounge chairs and cable railing overlooking the green lake and a covered dock through the trees

At the far end of the deck, two lounge chairs have a view through the trees to the dock.

What We Love About This Home

This modern lake house in South Carolina has windows facing the water in most of its rooms. We love the mix of timber beams, stone, and dark-stained cabinets against the white walls. We would spend most of our time on the screened porch with a fire going. Downstairs, the bunk room and the lake room are ready for a full house of guests.

Tell Us: What details in this lake house do you find most inspiring? Let us know in the Comments below!

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Owner’s Bedroom with a Private Balcony

Primary bedroom with a vaulted ceiling, a white shiplap wall, an oak canopy bed, a brass chandelier, and sliding glass doors to a balcony over the lake

The owner’s bedroom is on the main level. It has a vaulted ceiling, a shiplap wall behind the canopy bed, and sliding glass doors that open to a private balcony facing the lake.

Primary bedroom seen from the bed with linen drapes, glass doors to a balcony, a gray chaise, and an abstract painting above a console

Above: A chaise by the sliding glass doors is the perfect spot to read.

Owner’s Bathroom

Primary bathroom with a long dark wood double vanity, a white stone top, two rounded mirrors, black sconces, veined tile floors, and a black-framed window

In the owner’s bathroom, a dark-stained vanity has two sinks and a white stone top.

Glass walk-in shower with white veined tile walls, a bench, and a small black-framed window, beside an oak door

Above: The walk-in shower has white veined tile, a bench, and a window.

Home Office and Guest Bath

Home office with a vaulted ceiling, tan textured walls above white paneling, dark shelving, a wood desk, and a window with a bench

The office looks out to the front of the house, with dark shelving along one wall.

Bathroom with a floating dark vanity, a white counter, a round black mirror, and blue and white patterned tile around the tub

Above: A guest bathroom with a round mirror and blue and white patterned tile around the tub.

Stair landing with a black metal railing, a woven pendant light, three black-framed windows, and light oak floors

A staircase with a black metal railing leads down to the terrace level.

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Terrace Level Rec Room, Wet Bar, and Wine Cellar

Rec room with a large blue sectional, a round wood coffee table, timber beams, a wet bar, and glass doors to a wine cellar

Downstairs, the rec room is furnished with a big blue sectional and a round wood coffee table. The framed artwork shows the palmetto tree and crescent from the South Carolina flag.

Rec room with a TV on a blue and gray landscape mural wall, a blue sectional, and a high-top wood table with four stools

Above: A blue and gray landscape mural covers the TV wall, and a high-top table behind the sofa adds seating.

Wet bar with dark cabinets, star-patterned tile, two oak shelves, an apron sink, and a beverage cooler, beside glass wine cellar doors

The wet bar has star-patterned tile, oak shelves, and a beverage cooler.

Wine cellar with black metal racks holding bottles on oak-paneled walls and a gray tile floor

Next to the bar, glass doors open to a temperature-controlled wine cellar, where metal racks are mounted on oak-paneled walls.

Guest Bedrooms and a Bunk Room

Guest bedroom with a gray upholstered bed, striped bedding, light wood nightstands, and a black-framed window and glass door facing the lake

The main level has one guest bedroom, and three more are on the terrace level, each with its own bathroom. This one has a glass door to the outside.

Guest bedroom with coral bedding, cream linen drapes, a black-framed window facing the lake, and a leather sling chair

Above: Coral bedding and a leather sling chair add color to another guest room.

Bathroom with an oak vanity, a dark stone counter, two sconces beside the mirror, and deep blue tile around the tub

Above: Deep blue tile lines the tub in one of the guest bathrooms.

Guest bedroom with a woven rope bed, blue striped bedding, cream drapes, and a black-framed window facing bare trees

A woven rope bed and blue striped bedding give this bedroom a coastal look.

Bathroom with an oak double vanity, a dark stone counter, two mirrors, and a walk-in shower with white tile

Above: Another guest bathroom has an oak double vanity and a walk-in shower.

Bunk room with white bunks, oak rails, a ladder with shelves, two lower beds, and a navy pendant light

The bunk room has two beds below and bunks above. Shelves beside the ladder give the kids a place for a book or a phone.

Lake Room and Lower Patio

Lake room with white shiplap walls and ceiling, a ping pong table, a wood storage cubby, a speckled floor, and black-framed glass doors

The lake room stores floats and water toys, and has room for a ping pong table. Shiplap walls and a speckled floor can handle wet feet.

Covered flagstone patio with stone walls, a wood ceiling, rocking chairs, and an outdoor shower with star-patterned tile behind a wood screen

Glass doors lead to a flagstone patio under the porch. Behind a wood screen is an outdoor shower with the same star tile as the wet bar.

Covered flagstone patio with wood posts and rocking chairs looking through bare trees to the green lake

Above: Rocking chairs on the patio face the lake.

Back Yard, Fire Pit, and Dock

Back of the house with a stone chimney, a balcony, a tall window gable, stacked porches, a small lawn, and a curved paver path

From the back, you can see both levels of the house. The owner’s balcony is on the left, and the screened porch is on the right.

Back of the lake house at sunset with dark siding above stone walls, tall windows, boulder retaining walls, and stone steps

Above: Boulder walls and stone steps terrace the slope below the house.

Tall gable with a wall of black-framed windows above a stone lower level, seen from below a boulder wall

Back of the house in early spring with stone on the lower level, dark siding above, boulder walls, and a curved paver path

Above: A paver path curves from the patio through the yard.

Green lawn edged with mulch beds and tall trees, with a fire pit patio, a covered dock, and the lake below

There is a small lawn below the house, with the fire pit and the dock further down the hill.

Round stone fire pit with gray Adirondack chairs on a paver patio overlooking the covered dock and the lake

Adirondack chairs circle a stone fire pit with a view of the cove. This is the spot for s’mores after a day on the boat!

Stone steps leading down a wooded slope to a covered dock on the green lake under a blue sky

Above: Stone steps continue down to the water.

Covered dock with a shingled roof, a boat on a lift, and jet skis, with the house on the wooded hill above

The covered dock has a boat lift and room for jet skis.

Aerial view of the lake house among the trees with a covered dock on the green water and neighboring homes on each side

Above: An aerial view shows the house in the trees, with its dock on the cove below.

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