midwest - Kim Hoegger Home

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Family gatherings never looked so relaxing
as they do in this rebuilt Cape Cod-style lake home.
STORY BY ANDREA DARR
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Texas-based interior designer Kim Hoegger does a lot of work for clients with
second homes. When it was her turn to create a lake home for her large family,
she picked a six-bedroom split level in an older subdivision called Lake Acres near
Tan-Tar-A. She and husband Steve loved it immediately and thought a little elbow
grease would turn it into their dream vacation home. “We thought we’d put a
Band-Aid on it, paint it and enjoy it, but it had been vacant so long we had to
take it down to the basement because of mold issues,” Kim recalls.
So they raised the ceilings to 10 feet and pushed a section out toward the
dock; otherwise, all the rooms are in the same places. “It’s the same house but
new and bigger,” Kim adds.
L eft . . .The cupola gives off a lighthouse effect when viewed from
Bigger was necessary. The Hoeggers’ four children are young adults, ages
17-22, and Steve has eight siblings. The house, just under 6,000 square feet,
sleeps 21. That still wasn’t enough space to fit everyone, so they bought the
house next door, an old Sears kit house, to squeeze in an extra 14. The
Hoeggers, who have both worked in the hotel design/construction industry,
fittingly put numbers on each of the guest bedroom doors to help direct guests.
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the water in the evening. Underneath, the space doubles as a
car port for vehicles and covered patio space for watching
basketball games played on the driveway.
B o t h R ight. . . Car siding in the entry sets the tone of a Cape Cod-style
cottage. The panels are installed individually, so it’s a
labor-intensive process, but Kim says it’s well worth it.
“It’s all in the details. When you do something extra like that,
you make it special,” she comments.
A mix of white-painted and mocha-stained alder wood Dura Supreme cabinets contrast beautifully in the kitchen.
“I love the combo,” Kim notes. She really wanted Carrara marble countertops but ultimately went with white granite streaked
with gray veins. “Carrara isn’t practical for a lake application because it’s porous,” she explains. To accommodate feeding
anywhere from two to 40 people, the kitchen is well-outfitted with two farmhouse sinks, a six-burner GE Monogram range,
full-size freezer and fridge, ice maker and wine unit. The men have their own “grilling kitchen” down below.
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To p ri ght . . . Every lake home needs a place to hang towels and drop stuff off before it contaminates
the rest of the home. Eight cubbies hugging the perimeter wall help contain clutter,
while French limestone tile is a durable, low-maintenance flooring choice.
B el o w l ef t . . .This vintage cabinet shows Kim’s love for working well-worn items into her home.
The oars share another of Kim’s loves – color – and make sense considering the lake locale.
Belo w right.. . Both Steve and Kim own their own businesses, so even though they try to leave work behind, it sometimes trails them to the lake.
“At least if we have to work, we have this incredible 180-degree view,” Kim says of the perch in the couple’s bedroom
overlooking the dock. Kim selected the glass desk so they wouldn’t lose any of their view.
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The sunroom is Kim’s favorite place to get away when she needs a solitary
moment. The colors in the room capture the essence of the lake perfectly,
To balance the crazy and lazy weekends with up to 40 people, Kim
while the materials offer no fuss. Banana leaf chairs from Pier 1 Imports
designed the main house to feel open and airy, with lots of white and blue.
reflect a tropical theme, and deep, down-filled, custom-made couches
“I wanted to create a beautiful and elegant but low-maintenance home
call guests to take a nap. Kim points out that she used both a local source
and a custom one to complete the look. “It’s a good look but
not everything is expensive,” she says.
without a lot of clutter,” she says. “I have all kinds of stuff at home. I wanted
this to feel calm and relaxing.”
In her business, a retail shop in Dallas, Kim collects antiques and vintage
novelties. In her own homes, she uses them liberally for a relaxed, lived-in
look. Fishing buckets, life preservers and old banners from Missouri State
found at local shops decorate the rooms throughout. “It all feels authentic,
like it’s part of the environment,” she notes.
After touring several homes before buying this one, authenticity became
a selling point. “A lot of people are building city homes at the lake,” Kim says.
“I have a city house; I didn’t want anything like that. I wanted something
that feels different, like maybe we’re at Cape Cod.”
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