A labor of love: How a Lake Geneva area barn became a luxurious home
STEPHANIE JONES
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The home includes concrete siding, which is extremely durable. On the front is manufactured stone that was left over from a condo construction project on Wells Street in Lake Geneva.
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The fully restored farm house at N1870 Clover Road used to be a working dairy farm. The home sits on three acres of land, surrounded by farm fields and amazing views in all directions, with sunrises to the east and sunsets to the west.
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The living room gives the home a cozy feeling, even inside what is a very large house.
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While the building itself is around 100 years old, the couple added all modern appliances throughout the home, including the large kitchen.
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The home includes two cupolas at the top of the house, giving it two third-story rooms with amazing view of the area that could be used as extra bedrooms, a studio or anything.
Bloomfield barn converted into mansion on the market for $1.39 million
Welcome to N1870 Clover Road
The fully restored farm house at N1870 Clover Road used to be a working dairy farm. The home sits on three acres of land, surrounded by farm fields and amazing views in all directions, with sunrises to the east and sunsets to the west.
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Come on in!
The home includes concrete siding, which is extremely durable. On the front is manufactured stone that was left over from a condo construction project on Wells Street in Lake Geneva.
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Here's the foyer
As part of the barn renovation, the barn trusses were all hand steamed multiple times, to clean and preserve the wood. The stairs going up to the second floor included original wood from the barn that was cut out when new windows were installed.
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The luxurious living room
The living room gives the home a cozy feeling, even inside what is a very large house.
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The kitchen
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Wine and dine
Norman and Diane Erdman, who spent ten years restoring the Bloomfield barn, met at a small bar/restaurant in Spring Grove, Illinois called the Town Pump. The lights over their dinning room table were salvaged from the restaurant.
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A second dining area
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The office/den
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Come up stairs!
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The master bedroom
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The master bath
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First bedroom
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Second bedroom
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Third bedroom
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Fourth bedroom
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The cupola
The home includes two cupolas at the top of the house, giving it two third-story rooms with amazing view of the area that could be used as extra bedrooms, a studio or anything.
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Here's the lower level
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Lower level living room
The Erdmans finished the basement before moving on to the upper levels and they lived there for about five years while the finished the rest of the house. The basement includes a fireplace that used original wood from the barn and the closet doors are also made from original barn wood.
The home includes concrete siding, which is extremely durable. On the front is manufactured stone that was left over from a condo construction project on Wells Street in Lake Geneva.
The fully restored farm house at N1870 Clover Road used to be a working dairy farm. The home sits on three acres of land, surrounded by farm fields and amazing views in all directions, with sunrises to the east and sunsets to the west.
As part of the barn renovation, the barn trusses were all hand steamed multiple times, to clean and preserve the wood. The stairs going up to the second floor included original wood from the barn that was cut out when new windows were installed.
Norman and Diane Erdman, who spent ten years restoring the Bloomfield barn, met at a small bar/restaurant in Spring Grove, Illinois called the Town Pump. The lights over their dinning room table were salvaged from the restaurant.
The home includes two cupolas at the top of the house, giving it two third-story rooms with amazing view of the area that could be used as extra bedrooms, a studio or anything.
The Erdmans finished the basement before moving on to the upper levels and they lived there for about five years while the finished the rest of the house. The basement includes a fireplace that used original wood from the barn and the closet doors are also made from original barn wood.
When Norman and Diane Erdman first toured the barn on Clover Road it needed to be either torn down or completely renovated. But they decided to save it.
The Erdmans preserved some of the original barn windows and now use them as decorative transom above the door leading from the main living room to the side office area.
