Lake Time

Gabrielle Contelmo

Drive up to the front of this gorgeous lakeside cabin and imagine your future! Admire the weathered cedar shakes, that quintessential New England silver you’ve been dreaming about since your honeymoon on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee. Back then, lying on the cool, uneven planks of that private dock, you pointed out the thin streak of light that cut across the Milky Way. Now, with a stunning lakeside cabin of your own, your silent wish will finally come true.

They say forest-bathing is good for stress. Breathe in the fresh pine air, far from the miasma of oily exhaust and steaming refuse that blankets the city in the summer. With no Wi-Fi access or cell service to distract, you’ll reconnect with nature and each other. At first, you’ll both check your phones constantly. He might accuse you of sabotage when his stock market apps don’t load, but you’ll adapt. You’re on Lake Time now.

Inside the cabin, you’ll notice the chef’s kitchen, where you can cook an “exotic” curry to liven things up, though neither of you likes foreign food. Alternatively, enjoy one of the takeout options from the nearby town (Pizza Pit does deliver to this location), when neither of you is willing to make the effort.

The kitchen’s large picture windows overlook the dock with the double-decker viewing platform, where you can pretend to lounge in the sun, though you haven’t spent time alone together since before the kids, and your retinol facial crème must not be exposed to UV light.

The dock provides room for a small boat, which he will tinker with but never sail. While he works, you’ll sweat on the upper level beneath an umbrella and read a romance novel you picked up at the used bookstore in town. He doesn’t like you reading “smut,” but it’s as valid as any other literary work, you tell him. As you reread the dog-eared sex scenes for the fifth time, you wonder if anything better is out there for a woman of a certain age.

The living room is equally as stunning as the rest of the home. The eighty-five-inch flatscreen will remain, as will the deep leather couch, so comfortable for movie night Fridays. With the French doors thrown open to the evening, the crickets and peepers are loud enough to drown out your disagreement about what to watch, which takes so long you eventually give up, mosquito-bitten and wine-drunk.

All the furniture in the master bedroom conveys, including the king-sized bed, big enough for a pillow wall down the middle. Alternatively, the stylish pull-out couch in the den is queen-sized and comfortable enough to sleep on for weeks at a time, if necessary.

With two stunning bathrooms, there’s no need to share. The master bathroom includes a granite makeup counter. The spa-like shower is big enough for two, but even better for one. With luxurious double shower heads, you’ll almost convince yourself the tears are just overspray.

The second bathroom is quaint and cozy. The decorative shelf above the pedestal sink is the perfect place to store shaving equipment and the shower accommodates one comfortably, although the showerhead is a little on the low side for taller men. The rack next to the toilet stores plenty of reading material for when he needs some time to himself without company. If you’re allowed to read smut, he’s allowed to keep dirty magazines in the bathroom. It’s not like the kids will visit.

The toilet itself is standard.

This property has been owned by the same couple for five years, never rented. It is being sold as-is and buyers may notice a few small repairs that need to be done. The fist-sized hole in the foyer wall will be easily patched. One of the French doors in the living room needs a new panel of hurricane-rated glass that won’t shatter when slammed. The boat in the shed conveys but needs some TLC. The dents in the sidewall, about the size of the end of a baseball bat, do not appear to have affected the boat’s seaworthiness.

Make this beautiful lakeside cabin your home away from home and get to know each other again.

Motivated Seller.