Before & After: An Architect Peps Up Her Midcentury Chalet in the Catskills

Azin Valy of I-Beam Design turns a 1965 fixer-upper in White Lake, New York, into a rural retreat for her and her husband.

White Lake, New York, has long been a summertime destination in the Catskills. The late 1800s saw resort hotels built on the shores of the lakeside hamlet, with summer camps, cottages, and motels popping up throughout the next century. 

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Melissa Dalton
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Melissa Dalton is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon, who has been writing for Dwell since 2017. Read more of her work about design and architecture at melissadalton.net.

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