A work of Art

Eric's aunt and uncle that live on the North Shore have been in the process of building a new house over the last several years. Most of the house has been built with their own hands. I think this house is a work or art and wanted to share it with others. Eric's Uncle Chuck has done most of the work on this house himself. He has milled and sanded every piece of wood in the home: floor, siding, ceiling and staircase. He has used wooden pegs (that he made) instead of nails. He has made his own stained glass windows, built his own fireplace and created a beautiful spiral staircase out of wood. There are several kinds of wood in the home, I don't even know what they all are. But it is beautiful and a work of art.



The 2nd floor view of the lake. The 2nd floor is a 2 bedroom loft. Here you can see how Chuck has made a walk way and window seats all along the side of the house.

 

Another view of the 2nd floor loft.



One of 14 stained glass windows Chuck made for the home.

The spiral staircase all made of wood and pegs...no nails or metal!



The free standing fire place



Wood paneling ready to be used.

 

Chuck has put a lot of design work into the floor with the different types of wood and how he has laid them out.




View of 1st floor and 2nd floor windows facing the lake

 

An old picture in the Summer of their lake front property.