The formal dining room in the Bernick home on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, in the Park Point neighborhood of Duluth. They designed their green marble dining room floor to match the green on their wedding china. While they love the Northland, the Bernicks are retired and looking to live in warmer climes. That’s why they’re selling their Park Point home for $2.5 million. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
DULUTH — DeBora and Charles Bernick didn’t have curtains in mind when they designed their home in Duluth’s Park Point neighborhood. Standing in their dining room on Minnesota Avenue, it’s easy to see why.
On a July afternoon, Lake Superior waves rumbled in front of their floor-length windows. “This is like artwork every morning,” DeBora said.
“It’s a million dollar view,” Charles added.
In June, the Bernicks listed their four-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom mansion for $2.5 million. Charles Bernick III (from left), Charles II (Chas) Bernick and DeBora Bernick stand in the great room of their home on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, in the Park Point neighborhood of Duluth. The Bernicks designed and built their dream home in 1995. It’s been a lifelong home for their son, Chaz, who was born when they were finishing construction. The Bernicks listed their home for $2.5 million. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
The home touts five levels with marble floors in the dining room, granite countertops in the kitchen, steel stairs, a security system, a panic room, a wine cellar and heated floors throughout.
The first floor is an open-concept kitchen, an entertainment area, a TV room and a dining room. To protect the floor-length windows, there are roll-down shutters outside the home.
Upstairs, there’s a large walk-in closet in the main bedroom suite, along with matching beachwood nightstands, a headboard, bathroom cabinets and wet bar. Tucked around the corner in the suite’s bathroom is a toilet — and a urinal.
“This was one of our only fights. He never puts the toilet seat down, so he put a urinal in,” DeBora said.
Climb the stairs to the top-floor tower that has a 360-degree view and an angled couch with a small bookshelf. It used to be a little getaway space for the Bernicks, but most recently, it acts as a reading nook.
Most of the furniture and artwork was specially made for their home: the living room rugs and iridescent wall hangings above the fireplace. They designed their green marble dining room floor to match the green on their wedding china.
Asked if these specially made pieces are staying with the house, Deb said, “They could.”
Standing inside their lower-level wine cellar, you’ll hear a low buzz. The space stays at 64 degrees — perfect wine temperature.Bottles with foil caps in red, silver, burgundy and gold jut out from their compartments along the walls. Tiny name plates identify what is what. In the center of the room is a glass-plated table, revealing hundreds of wine corks.Charles holds a wine bottle that’s as long as his torso.As with the rest of their home, DeBora dreamed this up, and he […]
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