A Chicago homeowner builds her ideal, laid-back getaway on Geneva Lake’s south shore after a long renovation project, making it the ultimate relaxation destination.
When the Fidelers embarked on building their home on Geneva Lake, they knew it needed to be welcoming and comfortable plus it had to function in ways that are unique to their family.
By Anne Morrissy | Photography By Shanna Wolf and Holly Leitner
Thousands of people walk the north shore of Geneva Lake between Williams Bay and Lake Geneva every summer. this stretch of the lake — historically known as “millionaire’s row” for its many opulent homes — contains one particularly well-preserved Italianate gem known as Alta Vista.
By Barb Howell | Photography by Shanna Wolf
Successful entrepreneurs and business owners, Thomas and Kathy George have many things in common: creativity, ingenuity, a solid design sense and five thriving retail operations in Lake Geneva and Highland Park, Illinois, among them E. Street Denim, Bloomingbyrds and Brick & Mortar Home & Outdoor.
By Barb Howell | Photography by Shanna Wolf
When Don and Lori Lyon started thinking about building a home on their family’s property on Green Lake, one of the lakes in the Lauderdale chain, their first concern was how to respect the past. Since the early 1950s Don’s grandparents and then parents lived on this slice of land, and to build a more functional, new home would require Don and Lori to tear down the place where the family had gathered for years — and in essence — erase a half century of memories.
By Barb Howell | Photography by Shanna Wolf
On the north shore of Geneva Lake stands a shinglestyle home that is so strikingly blue that on a sunsplashed day, with the lake’s water shimmering before it, one has the feeling that these blissful surroundings just might be heaven.
By Anne Morrissy | Exterior Photography by Clint Farlinger, Interior Photography by Shanna Wolf
In 2000, when Linda and Kurt Stier bought the lakefront property on Geneva Lake where their home now stands, they knew they would face some challenges in building their dream home. First, there was the question of the house that already stood on the property, which was ultimately burned down to make way for their Italianate villa.
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