A vacation home you visit two weeks a year is a financial choice — a house that feels like vacation every weekend is something else entirely. The Crestmoor is built around that second idea, with a rustic modern exterior that signals the shift the moment you pull in Friday evening, an open living area where the lake view is the whole point, and a future recreation room that grows into whatever two people decide they need next.
Specifications
- Sq. Ft.: 1,037
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 2
Floor Plan – Main Floor
The main floor holds a bedroom, a full bath, a utility room, and an open kitchen-dining-living zone anchored by a fireplace, with covered porches running front and back and stairs leading up to a loft or upper level.
Floor Plan – Second Floor
Upstairs, a 15×13 master bedroom opens through French doors to a private deck, with the ensuite tucked in behind and attic storage filling both flanks.
Floor Plan – Basement
The basement level is where the plan shows its long game: a future rec room with an optional wood stove, a roughed-in bath, mechanical room, general storage, and a future bedroom in the corner, all sitting beneath a covered patio that spans the full front width.
Now let’s look at how the Crestmoor presents itself from the outside before you ever step through the door.
Board-and-Batten Exterior That Earns Its Rustic Modern Label
Gray board-and-batten siding keeps the exterior from tipping too precious, while warm cedar-toned wood trim does the heavy lifting on personality. The covered front porch has enough room for a couple of rockers and not much else, which is honestly the right amount. Up near the gable peak, a small Juliet-style balcony gives the loft bedroom a genuine outdoor connection rather than just a view through glass.
Vaulted Cedar Ceiling and a Wall of Glass That Pull the Outside In
Tongue-and-groove cedar runs the full pitch of the vaulted ceiling, and it earns every inch of attention it gets. Bamboo floors, a stone fireplace column, and black place settings keep the open-plan dining and living zone from floating off into resort-brochure territory.
Quick Fix: Swap the horizontal blinds on those floor-to-ceiling windows for woven wood shades. They filter light without competing with the natural wood tones already carrying the room, and they stack cleanly enough at the top that you barely notice them when they’re open. Roman shades are a reasonable second choice if you want a crisper fold.
Marble Island, Oak Cabinets, and a View That Does All the Work
Stainless appliances keep the kitchen feeling current against warm oak cabinetry, and the marble waterfall island pulls double duty as a prep surface and casual breakfast bar. The patterned blue-and-white tile backsplash has enough personality to register without turning into the loudest thing in the room — which is a harder balance to pull off than it looks.
Designer’s Secret: Induction cooktops built flush into an island like this one don’t require an overhead range hood, which keeps sightlines open in a vaulted space. If ventilation still matters to you, a low-profile downdraft unit retracts when it’s not in use. In an open-plan kitchen, uncluttered sightlines make a bigger difference than most people realize until they’ve lived without them.
Warm Neutrals and Dark Wood Make This Bedroom Feel Like a Resort Retreat
Carpet keeps things quiet underfoot, which pairs well with the muted palette of greige walls and silver-toned bedding. The dark walnut dresser and nightstands anchor the room without overwhelming it. Three botanical prints hung close together above the headboard do the work of a single large piece of art — same visual weight, a fraction of the commitment.
Worth Knowing: Platform beds sit low enough that they can make a bedroom feel taller than it actually is. If ceiling height is modest, skipping the traditional box spring and frame shifts the room’s proportions without touching a single wall.
Neo-Angle Shower and a Brass Pendant That Punch Above This Bathroom’s Size
Frosted glass on the neo-angle shower keeps the corner functional without feeling boxed in, and the vessel sink sits square on a dark countertop above warm oak cabinetry — familiar materials handled in a way that feels intentional rather than default.
Common Mistake: Upgrading to frosted sliding doors on a neo-angle unit like this one tends to backfire. Frameless clear glass makes a small bathroom read as larger because your eye travels past the enclosure rather than stopping at it. Unless privacy is genuinely a concern, clear glass is almost always the stronger choice.
Wood-Burning Stove and Afternoon Sun Turn This Living Room Into the Real Amenity
Hardwood floors catch raking afternoon light, and a freestanding wood stove anchors the room beside a stacked-stone chimney column. Simple. It works.
Why a Freestanding Stove Outperforms a Built-In Fireplace in a Room Like This
A freestanding wood stove radiates heat in all directions rather than projecting it straight outward the way a traditional firebox does, and in an open living room that matters — you want warmth reaching the seating on both sides, not just what’s directly in front. The exposed flue pipe adds something else too: a vertical industrial element that plays against the warm wood tones without requiring anything extra to fill the corner. A chase-hidden chimney can’t do that.
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The rendering shows a timber frame A-frame exterior with floor-to-ceiling glass and a wraparound deck set against a wooded backdrop. The floor plan below it lays out two bedrooms, an open living and dining area, a utility room with stacked washer/dryer, and covered porches on both ends.
The Psychology Behind This: Vacation homes that can function as primary residences tend to hold their value better than pure getaway properties, because the layout has to work year-round rather than just on long weekends. This plan earns that flexibility with a utility room, pantry, and two full porches that go well beyond retreat basics. The staircase to the future rec room signals that the house can grow with you without requiring a full renovation to get there.
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