You can’t talk about the house on Thunder Lake without talking about Dennis Olsen. For Olsen, who grew up in a low-income family and at one time lived in a $7-a-month apartment, the house was a dream.

The family room is also vaulted to reveal the loft space above―yet another way of providing extra ... A console table and lamps behind the sofa help to separate the space. Even a rustic wood cabin can ...