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Planning a Luxury Lake Cabin: What Homeowners Should Know Before They Build

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Planning a Luxury Lake Cabin: What Homeowners Should Know Before They Build

There’s a moment that happens to almost every future lake cabin owner. You’re standing on a shoreline somewhere in northern Minnesota, watching the sun break across still water, and you think: I want to build something here. That feeling is powerful—and it’s also the beginning of one of the most rewarding and complex projects a […]
May 26, 2026
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How Lot Selection and Home Orientation Shape a Luxury Lakefront Home

Dotty Brothers Blog Selection and Home Orientation Shape a Luxury Lakefront Home

How Lot Selection and Home Orientation Shape a Luxury Lakefront Home

Designing a luxury lakefront home in Minnesota is much more than choosing an elegant floor plan or premium finishes. It begins with the land itself—how your home sits on the lot, the direction it faces, and how it embraces the surrounding water, sun, and landscape. Whether you’re planning your dream retreat in the Brainerd Lakes […]
March 25, 2026
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What do I need to think about when selecting a property?

What do I need to think about when selecting a property?

When it comes to building your dream home, one of the most important decisions you'll make is selecting the lot. It's not just about finding a piece of land that looks nice — it's about envisioning how your home will function, feel, and fit into the landscape. Check out this video with John Dotty as […]
August 13, 2025
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How to Design the Perfect Floor Plan for Your Dream Home

How to Design the Perfect Floor Plan for Your Dream Home

Building your dream home on a lake in Minnesota is about more than just stunning views—it's about crafting a space that enhances your lifestyle while embracing the natural beauty of the surroundings. In this article, we’ll explore six lakefront floor plan considerations in greater detail. Designing for Your Lakefront Lifestyle Your dream lake home should […]
April 3, 2025
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Finding the Right Place for your Dream Home

Finding the Right Place for your Dream Home

It’s the most common phrase in real estate: “Location, location, location.” It makes sense, because location is a major factor in the value of most homes. So choosing a great location for your home is critical. Most of the custom dream homes we build in the Brainerd Lakes Area take advantage of one of the […]
July 11, 2024
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Things to Think About Before You Build

Things to Think About Before You Build

Custom dream houses don’t just pop up overnight. Or overweek or overmonth. If they do, they’re not custom and they’re probably not anybody’s idea of a dream. Custom houses take time. They take time to design, time to build, time to craft. You can’t build a dream home without making time for dreaming: imagining what […]
November 20, 2023
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Should You Rebuild or Remodel Your Home?

Should You Rebuild or Remodel Your Home?

This can be an easy question, or a very hard one. Hate your dated bathroom? Remodel! The foundation is buckling, the roof bowing, and the plumbing and electrical are constant problems? Probably time to rebuild. But there are plenty of situations that are not nearly as simple to resolve. If you’re struggling to decide on […]
September 28, 2023
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Top 5 Fishing Lakes Around Brainerd, MN

Top 5 Fishing Lakes Around Brainerd, MN

It’s right there in the name: Brainerd Lakes Area. The primary appeal of the area is its wonderful lakes. They are central to the area’s culture and a recreational marvel. Swimming, boating, fishing, waterskiing, paddle sports—anything you can do on a lake, you can do here, and everyone does. The people who live here year-round, […]
June 14, 2023
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Planning for Accessibility

Planning for Accessibility

When we design and build custom homes for our clients, we very deliberately take the long view. We want to build generational homes that serve our clients’ families for decades. Because of that, one of the things we often try to account for, that people often overlook, is long-term accessibility. People who have mobility challenges […]
July 22, 2022
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On Careful Design

On Careful Design

People have a hard time believing us when we tell them Design is the hard part. We get it: seeing people hauling drywall or large sheathing looks exhausting. The tat-tat-tat-tat of the heavy coil roofing nailer sounds like a lot of work. And it definitely is! The difference is that those tasks are being performed […]
June 4, 2020
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