Lake Le Homme Dieu, Alexandria, MN · An extensive restaurant renovation brings reclaimed materials, custom fabrication and lakeside hospitality together.
The project
Collected character. Carefully built.
Lure Lake Bar reimagines an existing restaurant and bar inside and out. Brick gives the interior an old-warehouse character, joined by rough-sawn board-and-batten, aged corrugated metal and repurposed barn beams. These materials bring depth and texture to rooms designed for gathering.
The custom concrete bar combines a poured-in-place top with steel and cut timbers. Above it, a fabricated steel liquor rack incorporates reclaimed Douglas fir beams. Polished concrete floors connect the spaces, while kitchen plumbing and electrical upgrades support the work behind the hospitality.
New siding, soffit, fascia and LED lighting complete the exterior improvements. From the circular dining booths to the lakeside patio, the finished spaces offer distinct places to meet, dine and stay a little longer.
Central bar beneath timber and steel roof detailsPaired circular booths set into the brick wallWarmly lit entry and exterior walkwayLong dining table beside the stone fireplaceLong run of bar stools beside the concrete counterLakeside patio tables beneath string lightsGuests seated in a circular timber boothRough-sawn timber and steel at the bar cornerConcrete bar with circular booths beyondWood shuffleboard table beside the windowsCovered entry with timber posts and stone basesCircular booths set against the brick wallDining room with exposed beams and window wallsWeathered wood and metal details at the barLayered timber corner joined with dark steelWood wall paneling and warm accent lightingGlowing industrial-style wall lightBlue banquette seating along the wood-paneled wallWood doors and trim beside the dining banquetteOpen doorway into the fireplace dining roomConcrete bar and hanging glasswareGuests dining beneath colorful artworkStone fireplace beneath exposed timber beamsRestaurant exterior and covered patioStone column bases frame the outdoor seatingHigh-top tables near the large glazed openingBar counter beneath exposed mechanical and timber detailsOpen dining room with pool tables beyondRound tables beneath the exposed roof structureHigh-top table against corrugated wall panelsShuffleboard playing surface and timber cabinetBar corner and exposed structure aboveTimber beams and pendant lights beneath the roofSteel connection joining the overhead timberworkThe bar viewed from the entry stepsMerchandise display built into the wood-paneled wallStone columns beside the interior walkwayBooth seating against brick and illuminated stepsCircular timber booth with warm wall lightingInterior walkway beside the bar and dining areaBlack-and-white view of the covered patioWide exterior view beneath a clouded skyFront elevation with a red-trimmed gableCovered entrance between timber and stone columnsDining tables looking across the central barHanging glassware over the bar equipmentGlass rack suspended beneath the timberworkExposed beams above a wood-lined interior passageStone divider and wood-paneled fireplace roomWeathered wood boards on the bar frontExposed roof framing and suspended lightsColorful Lure sign at the reception counterStone fireplace mantel and wall lightBottles displayed beneath the hanging glass rackMetal wash basin beside the outdoor seatingWarm windows along the exterior at duskPatio railing and landscape lighting after sunsetIlluminated restaurant opening toward the patioThe restaurant and lawn after darkGuests gathered inside a circular boothEvening sky above the restaurant entranceOutdoor tables in front of the illuminated restaurantDining room opening toward the patio at night
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