CHILL MEETS CHILE

WHEN A MINNESOTA NATIVE LIVING IN THE ANDES MISSES HOME AND FAMILY, SHE TRADES COLOR-CODED SKI RUNS FOR COLOR-COATED SERENITY ON A WISCONSIN LAKE.

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The pull of family is powerful, even from a continent away. A Minnesotan-turned-Chilean built a secluded vacation retreat in Luck, Wisconsin (about 70 miles northeast of the Twin Cities), so that she and her siblings can reunite and keep up a long tradition: For years, their parents had a cabin on the same property.

Lake house 2.0 echoes the homeowner's ski resort in Chile. The Nordic chalet style would fit any snowy slope like a glove (or a boot), while blocks of bold color-such as the resort's signature yellow-add a South American vibe to the calm decor. "I like pushing my clients to incorporate color into their homes, especially when it's a second home, which makes it easier to take the risk," says interior designer Gabriela LaBoy of O'Hara Interiors in Minneapolis and Austin, Texas. The result weds Scandi and the Andes.

CHALET CACHET