home’s three guestrooms, multiple bathrooms, and large gathering areas provide plenty of room for. For Paul, Beth says a favorite feature is their newly-completed, 2,100-square-foot shop, located adjacent to the house. They built it to hold all of Paul’s “big boy toys,” she says, explaining that her husband races cars as a hobby. They also wanted a place to store their boats and other watercraft over the winter. The shop has a car bay, woodworking area and loft, as well as one full bathroom, and one half. In the future, the Priddays plan to remodel the downstairs level of the home to include a larger wet bar and entertainment area. They also want to expand the lakeside patio to add an outdoor kitchen. It was their wish for more shop and entertaining space that led to their move two years ago. They were living in a home on Big Detroit Lake before, and their plans to expand there were thwarted by a small lot size and stringent lakeside restrictions. When they started shopping for a new place, they knew they wanted to stay close to town, Beth says, and they knew they wanted to stay on a lake. “We love everything about lake life,” she says. “We love boating, we love to swim... so when we left Big Detroit, it was really important for us to stay on a lake.” The Priddays have lived in TOP | Beth says the large “cook’s kitchen” is one of her favorite features of the home, with its sizable center island and ample counter and cabinet space. The countertops are made of quartz, and the cabinets are knotty alder. CENTER | The main floor of the Pridday home is elevated, so the “downstairs” is actually at ground level, and has a walk-out sliding door to a back patio and the lake. A large, comfy couch, big-screen TV, and music center make this a fun place to hang out. BOTTOM | Beth Pridday has fostered and adopted basset hounds for years. This painting was a birthday gift from a friend who knows how much Pridday loves the breed.
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