Above the sink, the round, milky glass pendant from West Elm gives a nod to the classic feel, but still feels a bit mid century modern. In fact, I kind of have my heart set on them for my own home if the budget fairy ever lays a giant cash egg on my doorstep (do fairies lay eggs?) The countertops have the look of a Carrera marble, but are super family and budget friendly. I die for these Cambria Torquay countertops. Keeping the same layout, I would add a white farmhouse sink, a small Wolf gas range, and new fridge. I finished off the cabinets with stunning modern gold drawer pulls. I am an absolute sucker for an all white kitchen, but the pop of blue makes the kitchen feel alive. I fell in love with the aptly named Bosporus blue from the West Elm paint collection for Sherwin Williams. The bottom cabinets would be painted a rich, but lively blue. I would replace the upper cabinets with white upper cabinets on one side and open shelving on the other. While it would be amazing to open up the space to the living areas, I decided to simply update the space I had. When I saw the kitchen in Laura’s imaginary cabin, my brain exploded with ideas and I enthusiastically jumped in with both feet. I remember that lake house with the retroactive amnesia-induced fondness of many childhood memories: Making homemade peach ice cream with my Mom (conveniently forgetting the million hours it took to hand crank), baking in the sun with my cousins out of on the dock (what sunburns?), being super cool in front of my older brother’s friends (what? I was cool…in my mind.) Driving those 45 minutes to the lake house each weekend was always filled with such anticipation and childlike excitement (and, occasional motion-induced nausea.) It gave me flashbacks to my childhood and spending time at my grandparents’ shore side lake house on Smith Mountain Lake back in Virginia. When Laura sent the link to the lakeside cabin, I was instantly drawn to the kitchen. well, it might not have happened in real life, but at least we got to muse. i was saying to kyla and grace that we needed to go in on a cabin together and overhaul it as a creative retreat. I had to laugh when i looked back on this post and saw the comments from a few months ago. Grrrr! this was one of the most fun, and frustrating, weeks i've had in blog-world- frustrating of course because i can't move in right now! (if you missed it, start here on the porch, then come on in to the family & dining rooms, have a bite in the kitchen, and peek into the cutest little water closet you ever did see.) Thanks for letting me be a part of it, Laura! I love the introduction of the natural rope texture and the pop of gold and green.įor me, that is what this lake house would be all about: Collected adventures, stories to tell, laughter, family, and friendships. I decided to mix it up and replace the pull with these rope pulls from Furbish Studios. Next to my whitewashed yet pillow poppin’ bed, I have two of these Penelope nightstands from West Elm. I may be a little loco, but I think it is over the top in a fun, unexpected way. If you’ve haven’t checked out Furbish Studio’s Instagram feed and you want to get pattern mixing delusions of grandeur like me, I suggest you hop on over and get schooled in the art of crazy pattern combos. I could have stuck with the all white theme and kept the room super white, but I just couldn’t help myself from layering on two gold, ochre pillows and a fun blue and white patterned pillow with ochre tassels. It is a cinch to clean and makes a room remix easy peasy. You can’t go wrong with white bedding in any space. Any more would feel like Holy Wallpaper, Batman! and that would be no bueno.Ĭontinuing the white theme, I selected a simple Pintuck duvet from West Elm. One accent wall keeps the space nice and light, but also cheerful and fresh. The rest of the room would be painted out in a white to balance the space and also to keep the wallpaper from become an overwhelming statement. Because in my alternate reality, this lake house would be a place I would visit, but not live in, I felt like taking a few risks. This Garden paper from Hygge & West seemed to fit the bill. I decided to start with a bold, graphic wallpaper to ground the wall behind the bed. My first response was, uh, just do all of that… But, since Laura wanted me to flex a little of my own design muscle, I thought I should snag my favorite elements and give them a new spin. Seriously? This bedroom is perfection! I love the bold graphic wallpaper, the light and bright feel and those little bunk beds are to.
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