screen porch

Outfitted with Woolrich linens and pillows designed by Jim’s wife, Beth Wheeler, the bed is wall-mounted with a hinge from McMaster Carr, so it can be folded up when not in use.

Lane also designed a detached screen porch for the property. Its orientation captures the view of a small mountain across the lake. “A New Hampshire lake house always has a screened porch,” he says. “This one allows for a separate experience that connects you to nature.”

The concrete wall behind the porch provides a backdrop for the wood stove and privacy from the road.

“Friends can use the screened porch for the day, like a cabana,” the wife says. The couple are also planning for teachers from High Meadow Farm to hold practices here. “People will be able to use the porch and have access to the lake while our family is also using the house,” the husband adds.

The ethos behind Rööm stems from Timon’s three years of solo backpacking through Europe and Asia: “I’d always like to make a little sanctuary space where I could recharge. But you can’t be acquiring a bunch of things. When it was time to go… I could take it apart and then pack it together and drop it into the next place,” Timon elaborates. “I like things that can come apart and be put together again, but in a fun way, right?”

The Skelder globe light is by Lars Englund for Källemo; the Fox chair by Viggo Boesen and the Monet chair are from Sika Design.

In the kitchen, Superfront and IKEA cabinets are combined with a concrete counter.