Rustic Renovation

Brock and Chase update a fourth-generation family cabin on Lake Charlotte, Minnesota. They give one room a bigger feel with new paint and a custom barnwood-framed window, and a breakfast nook adds a great space for family gatherings.

When a family's inherited 60-year-old lakeside cabin needs updating and more room for gatherings, brothers Chase and Brock Jurgensen blow out the back wall to take over the huge porch. Now bright with a cozy wraparound view of the lake, the rustic-modern interior features a breakfast bar and touches of branches, barnwood and cables, while outside is a new pergola and handmade barnwood table for fair weather meals.

Chase and Brock transform a lackluster 1990s-looking family cabin by giving it a beautiful open floor plan. The living room, dining area and kitchen come alive when the brothers add a large center island with handmade wood stools and ceiling beams designed to look like original timber framing.

Chase and Brock use salvaged items and reclaimed materials to create bright, fully functional guest quarters in the dark, unsafe storage space of an original World War II Quonset hut. The sleeping area features custom beds, and the kitchen is built out with handmade butcher block countertops.

Brock and Chase are giving a lake house much-needed updates, starting with getting rid of the rubber flooring, carpet and dated accordion door. Then, Brock creates one-of-a-kind barnwood wall art and sliding barnwood doors to give the bright modern home rustic charm.

Brock and Chase tackle a lake house and turn it into a midcentury modern oasis by giving the existing fireplace an easy-to-use gas insert and creating a custom entertainment center with a barnwood backdrop.

Brock and Chase gut a lakeside retro guesthouse and give it a floor-to-ceiling rustic overhaul. They replace laminate flooring with wood, make a custom live-edge kitchen island the centerpiece and add a hand-milled timber door frame to accent the main room .

Brock and Chase tackle an old river cabin and transform the living space with timber beams, wood floors and a custom entertainment center. Then, a wood slat wall defines the space and is accented by a custom black walnut kitchen island with hand wrought metal legs.

Chase and Brock transform a dark 1950s cabin to give a family the entertaining space they've always wanted. They remove paneling and knock down walls to create an open kitchen for the living area, dining room and lakefront patio. Then, they replace old carpet with new flooring that's perfect for going barefoot.

Chase and Brock transform an uninviting, rarely used porch into a warm and rustic family gathering space by adding reclaimed barnwood to the ceiling, rough-sawn hardwood flooring and a huge sliding door looking toward the lake.