Renovating tired decor gives new life to Lake Mills home

LAKE MILLS

Rachel and Jeremy Rognes transformed a 37-year-old house with dated dcor into a modern lakefront residence with creative design choices and a lot of hard work.

The Lake Mills High School graduates bought the three-bedroom, three-bathroom home at24694 Lakeside Drive about five years ago.

Built on the shore of Rice Lake, ithad the combination of picturesque location and neighborhood feel they wanted for their family.

"We were both from a farm and we were looking to move and this was kind of that mix of town living, but yet we're not really in town," Rachel Rognes said. "We've got lots of neighbors."

They and their children, Brynn, 9, and Calvin, 6, enjoy kayaking and fishing on the lake.

Deer, turtles, squirrels and other animals frequent the backyard. Bald eagles are regular visitors to the lake.

"When we were younger, their age, all you heard about was eagles," Jeremy Rognes said, after the children spotted an eagle soaring over the lake. "They were an endangered species. You'd never see them. They've really come back."

Though the Rognes'loved the location, Jeremy and Rachel weren't so crazy about thehome's dated dcor.Anatural brick fireplace, overhanging cabinets boxing off the kitchen and dark-colored faux beams were among the home's older features.

A leaky skylight gave them the excuse to change all that.

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Renovating tired decor gives new life to Lake Mills home