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Interesting Lake Houses

05/16/2018 By Diane Henkler 40 Comments

I have a little something different to share with you today. It isn’t a DIY, but it is all about houses.

On Mother’s Day, the weather was so nice in South Carolina that Ed and I spent the day out on the lake. We took a picnic lunch out on the boat and just went cruising around the lake, slowing down to look at nature and a closer look at many waterfront houses that line the lake.  It is one of my favorite pastimes, not only to enjoy being outdoors on the lake, but to pick up some ideas and inspiration on what I can do to the exterior of my house.

I have always loved looking at houses since I was a little kid when my mom would gather the family for a ride in the family station wagon to go on as she used to call them “a dream drive”.  She did this when she needed ideas and sometimes just a reason to get out of the house. Most of these “dream drives” ended up at the local ice cream place which my siblings and I enjoyed even more.

A Few Unique Houses on the Lake

Lake Murray is a big lake, not as big as one of the Great Lakes, but a pretty big lake with about 600 miles of shoreline. The eastern part of the lake is very developed and the western sections, rural. It has been in existence since 1930.

I get to see a wide variety of houses. All are inspiring. Many of the houses around the lake are typical homes you would see in any suburban neighborhood.

I thought I would show you a few that really stand out to me – some are right near my house and others are at a distance. I give many of them names just for fun. I sometimes like to travel by car to see what the street side of the houses look like, too.  Not to be nosy, just to get color and style inspiration.  If you are a house lover, then I know you understand this. :-)

This house is out on the big part of the lake. I call it the “Lake Cuomo Villa”.

Since it looks like it would be on a postcard sent from a vacation taken in Italy…. 

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