When interior designer Carrie Lucke and her husband, Dave, moved into this 1950s Cape Cod-style home in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, they already knew its history. Dave’s parents had owned the home for two decades, and when it returned to the market years later, the couple jumped at the chance to bring it into the modern era. “It had never been meaningfully updated,” the designer says.
Working with a remodeling team, the couple — who live with their two daughters and two dogs — stripped the first floor to the studs. By relocating the laundry room upstairs, they freed up space to create a breezier floor plan with improved connection to a family room. Custom greige cabinetry, a furniture-style island and a showstopping black French range, all anchored by elegant Danby marble countertops and a tactile V-groove paneled ceiling, give the updated space the “homey cottage” feel the couple were looking for. A walk-in pantry and mudroom, both in an equally quaint and charming style, further improve function.
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