Salvaged Materials and Creative Concealing Restore Character to 18th Century House

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This formerly dilapidated boathouse on Lake Hopatcong in New Jersey had everything going for it and everything against it.

The contemporary styling of this flat-roofed, split-level house built in the 1950s attracted the new owners from the start. Largely unchanged, the house cried for an updating that would retain its architectural flavor.

This remodel started with a common cry: a 9-year-old house with second owners and the need for a larger, more spacious kitchen.