A pair of homeowners take a modern floorplan and make it their own with custom touches and eye-catching art throughout.

A young family embraces lake life in Fullers Woods with family-friendly design and smart style.

A sweeping remodel by Dream House Dream Kitchens capitalizes on a prime lakeside lot to capture stunning water views of Lake Mendota.

Swapping one Maple Bluff abode for another was destiny fulfilled for a couple wanting water views.

A Lake Waubesa home offers serenity and gorgeous views to a busy couple looking for tranquility and modern conveniences.

By Shayna Mace | Photography by Shanna Wolf
Cathy Ostrom has seen properties all over the city as a realtor with First Weber, and has a discriminating eye. So she knew when a property went up for sale in the Middleton Beach neighborhood, she had to snap it up.

By Shayna Mace | Photography by Shanna Wolf
Keven Schmidt calls it the “million-dollar walk.” He and his wife Terri were taking a stroll along Lake Monona in the Frost Woods neighborhood and spotted an open house. Intrigued, they stopped in to take a peek at the 700-square-foot home built in 1949.

By Becky Peck | Photographed by Shanna Wolf
Looking out a window and not seeing water wouldn’t feel natural to Joe McCormick. The Madison-born real estate developer and builder has lived most of his life on or near Lake Mendota. And when he’s not home, you can often find McCormick and his fiancée, Jane Carroll, sailing during summers in Madison or Door County, and in the winter, the Caribbean.