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t’s our weekday house and our weekend house rolled into one!” says Lisa Carey of the Lake Forest home she shares with husband Matt Ewend and kids Nash Carey-Ewend, 21, Kelly Carey-Ewend, 19, and Abby Carey-Ewend, 18. “The light is incredible. In the morning, we get pink sunrises and the willow shines. At sunset, the light on the other side of the lake makes the trees glow. At night, the house lights make perfect reflections in the lake.” When Lisa and Matt purchased the 1960s cottage in 2007, it was the property and lake that sold them. Since then, they have remodeled the home – with the help of architect Sophie Piesse, contractor Jay Hughes and designer Sandra Elliott – to be modern and open. And, as far as landscaping work goes, “We just leveraged Mother Nature,” says Lisa. The end result is peaceful and also lightand life-filled. To take in the spectacular view, Matt and Lisa have a lakefront patio with a fire pit that is often enjoyed on chilly evenings snuggled in the extra fleeces the family keeps on hand. The back patio, too, is a space of comfort, as the family can be found eating out there as often as possible by candlelight. “[The lake is] our party space, front porch and calm source,” Lisa says.
ABOVE Family friend Kelly Allen. RIGHT Daughter Abby Carey-Ewend.
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chapelhillmagazine.com May/June 2017