Beautifully Designed Cabin Perched Over Private Lake - Nordlys Longhouse Full Tour!

Life in houses in harmony with nature
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We are back in Frederick, Wisconsin today. My allergies at the end of August, which is when
I'm filming this, is the absolute worst for me. So I'm sorry if I sound really nasally. It is
really congested up here, and I wore a hat to distract my puffy eye look. Anyway, we're going
to be going, taking a tour of this long house. This is a 1200 square foot, two-bedroom, two-bath,
beautiful cabin. And we are back at Nordloos, which is a 140 acre property featuring meadows,
trails, and a huge pond that is basically a lake. It is so large to me. And this is all of yours to
explore. If you remember last year's video at the Meadowlark Tower, this place is truly, truly
incredible, and I voted it, and I think I voted it my number one stay of last year. So this is an
incredible spot. Check out that video whenever you're done with watching this one. Anyway,
pull up on the property, drive down the expansive driveway past all of the wildlife,
and you'll look for your signs, the long house. You'll pull up, and this is your Airbnb. Plenty
of parking. We're perched up on the ridge, and we can overlook the pond from this property,
which is really cool. The Douglas fir and the oxidized metal all on the side makes this place
look incredible and really, really unique. This place is also solar-powered. You can see the solar
panels over here in the field whenever it can be with the sun, and I love that aspect as well. But
the first thing you walk into is the walkway that leads to the front door. Beautiful decked-out
walkway. It looks incredible. It kind of feels like you're walking over a riverbed or something
with all the rocks underneath it, and then your front door. You can take a sharp left, though,
and the walkway continues along the entire side and onto this other building, and this is your
outdoor patio space. This space is some of the guests' favorite spots, I've heard, because of
how comfy it is in here with all of these chairs, how big it is, and you're just surrounded by the
really quiet and peaceful nature. Now, if you're not a fan of bugs or things like that, you can
lower all of the screens on these openings. The door has one, and these two huge openings also
have one. By a press of a button, they'll automatically come down, and you are totally
secure in here from any bugs. And the overall design of this patio pairs well with the longhouse.
So, let's walk back into the front door and check out the interior space of this Airbnb. Whenever
you first walk in, this is your foyer space. There are floor-to-ceiling windows right off the bat in
here, and if we take a quick look in the living room and kitchen area, the floor-to-ceiling windows
take up this entire wall for expansive views of the pond and the wilderness. One guest saw that
there is a deer sleeping literally right in front of the window right here, so who knows what you
might see whenever you come and stay here. But this foyer area, you can either take a left and walk
all the way down this hallway, or go down to the living room space, which we will take a left and
check out this portion first. You walk down the hallway, this is wide enough for a wheelchair,
which is nice. And then, there's closet space with a washer and dryer here, and then back here is
your king-size bedroom with your bathroom that pairs with it. The bedroom has a king-size bed
right here in the middle, beautiful douglas fir cladding right behind it, and the windows in this
corner are incredible. They let in a great natural light, and the views you can have
from sleeping in here is awesome. Then, you have the fireplace right here in front of you for those
cozy, cold nights with your tv. If you want to watch some movie in bed with the fireplace,
it'd be really cool. And there's a small desk right next to that, which is handy to have. And if we
walk out of that, the bathroom was right before this, and this is a huge bathroom space. This
bathroom is ADA compliant, which is nice, so a wheelchair can get in here and use it as well.
The double bathroom vanity on this side is really beautiful. The tiled flooring and the tiled
shower, which is right behind all of this, is beautiful. There's no lip between the floor and
the shower, and the shower space is huge. There's jets everywhere, there is a waterfall showerhead
above you, and there's also handrails in here, along with around the toilet. And the toilet is
right here on the right side. So, this is your first bathroom space, and we can exit out of that
and actually go all the way back around to the main living space. You walk down these two steps.
There are ramps if you need them to get down these couple steps for the wheelchair, and then
they're your living room space. Open floor, beautiful wood flooring, and the huge windows
all the way around this are just incredible. The furniture design in here is also top-notch. You
got a black leather couch right here with a black leather chair to pair with it, a couple other
chairs up against these windows, the coffee table in the middle. You even have a fireplace up against
this window, and a TV, and a piano that they include. I've never been to an Airbnb where they
include a piano for you to play, which is really nice. So, piano players, this place is for you.
I cannot play, sadly, but anyway, beautiful living room. I love it a lot. Behind all of this is your
kitchen space. This is a great kitchen to cook some meals at, and what do you need to cook meals?
Well, you need a really high quality knife set, which thanks to today's sponsor for this video,
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down in the description, and back to the tour. There's a huge island right here in the middle
with these wooden bar seats that line it. Even a lower area over here for a dining space,
which is incredible to be able to sit here right next to these windows overlooking the pond.
I know I'm going to mention that a lot in this video because I loved it. Anyway, the rest of
the kitchen is up on this back wall with your refrigerator, and then the rest of your countertop
with your sink and your coffee maker over here. There's cabinets up above that hold a lot of your
dishes, and then there's even cabinets below with a dishwasher and just everything you need here.
The Douglas Fir cabinets look incredible over here, and then there's even some on this side
underneath the island. So this is a full spec'd out kitchen, and even on top of the island they
leave a lot of goodies here for you. Marshmallows, oat cereal, pancake mix, pancake syrup, coffee,
nor loose coffee specific, and some honey and tea. And I used most of it, actually, because it all
tastes so good. So anyway, this is the kitchen and living room space. Really open. The wood Douglas Fir
cladding on this back wall also looks really well. So we'll walk back through the rest of the space.
Through this back door is your other bedroom. There is a closet right here with some games and such,
and then you walk into your private bedroom space. There is a closet right when you walk in, and then
the bedroom. There is a queen bed in here, very similar layout to the last bedroom with the
Douglas Fir cladding behind it, and then all of the windows in here that let you look out onto the
pond. Floor-to-ceiling windows, there's a fireplace in this corner, and then the bathroom is actually
tied onto the bedroom in here. You can walk through this door. If you notice that the ceilings are
really tall, that the top portion is glass, which looks really cool, and even in the bathroom it is
the same way. And there is a button that you can open up the glass doors up above the shower head
if you're taking a shower in here, which is really handy. And then the bathroom itself,
the vanity over here on the left, and then your toilet behind it, and then walk-in tiled shower
with the jets and the same waterfall shower head. This is just a luxurious bathroom. Now we'll
explore the rest of the property. The host took me in his Land Rover and took me a little tour around
all the trails, which was really fun. Really cool Land Rover. Trails everywhere, there's bridges on
the property, and meadows, and rocks everywhere. He drove me around the pond, which you walk all
the way down to the pond dock. There's kayaks here you can use, or a paddle boat, which is really
awesome. If you remember last year, Samantha and I got on this paddle boat and explored the entire
pond. There's lily pads everywhere, swans live here, I see them all the time. And this is just
the perfect spot for a getaway, or just a couple's getaway, or something like that. Very, very
romantic. Also, there's the Sunset Prairie Trail, where you're looking over this beautiful meadow of
flowers, and this is where the sun sets. Very beautiful. Right next to that is the Snow Tubing
Hill. For whenever it snows here, there is a specific tubing hill that you have right here.
Very cool. This place has it all. The property, there's so much here I could mention, but you'll
just have to come here and check it out all yourselves. This place is really cool, so if you
like this, the link is down in the description to book this place. The dates go by so quick. I think
the next available dates are March or February or something. So, if you want to come here,
definitely check out the dates for next summer, which is a great time to be here, because they'll
definitely go quick. So, thank you for the hosts for having me, they're very kind. And thank you
guys for watching these videos. If it weren't for you guys, these videos would not be able to happen,
so I truly, truly thank you. Anyway, I'll see you guys next week in another Airbnb tour.
