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“We wanted to brighten up this house, so we did white as the base color,” Joel says. “We have some accent walls. We wanted to keep it as fresh and light and clean as you think a lake house should be.” The home maximizes available space with pocket doors, from the in-law suite on the main floor to a pocket dog gate between the dining room and mudroom. Upstairs are four bedrooms for the children. Each pair of bedrooms features a Jack-and-Jill bathroom, with two separate vani ties and a shared shower and toilet area. The main suite includes a full bathroom, as well as a small balcony with seating overlooking the lake. And there’s a large playroom, with toys from a kitchen playset to a video game system to accommo date each child — not an easy task with their ages ranging from high schooler to toddler. “My favorite part is the trampoline,” says Sofia. But the play area is a work in progress, Joel says. The plan is to cre ate a playscape that looks like its own town. It’s an ambitious project, but Joel is more than up to the task. “My brain’s going a mil lion miles an hour,” he says. “I always need the next challenge.” Spoken like a superhero.

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