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Powder Room Bathroom

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When Bill Clinton chose a pricey post-presidency office in New York City, he was criticized, so he decided to find a less expensive one in Harlem, New York, and chose designer Sheila to decorate it. This is a tour of Sheila’s own classy apt. in Harlem. Above are the views from her windows. I got lost in Harlem once, and never knew it could be so fabulous.

In this quirky “Van Doe” wallpaper, a deer stands in as the subject of many famous paintings. Sheila used it to enliven the hallway.

Sheila’s entry was given a shot of intense tangerine paint. An orange Borne Settee is the focal point. 

Sheila chose Oval Room Blue to create a soft background for her collection of Swedish country furniture.

A closer look at the fireplace tile and mantle in the south end of the living room.

The original 1901 wainscot and cabinetry was left intact when Sheila found the apartment.

Peeking into the dining room. The 1901 glass fronted cabinets are original to the building.

In the moss green dining room, two antique demi-lune tables are pushed together to make a dining table. A Venetian glass chandelier hangs from the ceiling.

The Neoclassical bust was a flea market find.

Atop the mantel are découpage plates of faces from John Derian.

A collection of yellow and white plates from Hermès hangs above a faux marble painted cabinet.

Atop the 1960’s table stands a sculpture of the head of a diver from Hudson Supermarket in Hudson, N.Y.

Sheila would love to see less of the all-white kitchen decorated with stainless-steel appliances: “I understand that it can be beautiful, but why not take a few risks?” I concur.

Sheila had the walls of the guest room hand painted with quotes from her favorite books.

The damask-patterned walls in the bedroom were also hand-painted.

Family photos including Dolby, Sheila’s Jack Russell terrier and Red, Sheila’s quarter horse, decorate the walls.

Main bath in white, blue, & black.

The striking office that doubles as another guest room, with a bed in the corner. 

Toile in the powder room. 

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“It’s quite a revolution, dear Christian. Your dresses have such a new look!”

Designer of Dreams, May 2019, The British Museum, all photos taken by myself

Stepping into this highly anticipated exhibition of Christian Dior’s life and work, I am greeted by the Bar Suit. A straw hat, cream coloured tussore silk fitted jacket and black wool crêpe pleated skirt created a silhouette which would become a classic, ushering in what Carmel Snow described at the time as “a new look”. Dior’s New Look was revolutionary, and this wonderful exhibition showcased his ideas and personality in the most joyful way.

I visited the exhibition in May, so this is a bit of a late response! I knew of the fashion house but really did not know anything about its history or even much about its designs, and I have really enjoyed getting into fashion this year, so I decided to go along and have a little explore! The first room featured a large mock house front with interpretations of the famous Bar Suit by successive leaders of Dior. They soar above us in the windows of the house, beckoning us towards the fantasies within. Each room after that alternated between ethereal, sumptuous, brightly lit themes and darker spaces where the low lighting showed off the sparkling dresses perfectly.

Throughout the exhibition, much was made of Dior’s inspirations and influences as well as his life and work. He named perfumes and outfits after family, friends or landmarks in his life; for example, Maxim’s Ensemble was named after a Parisian café, which I think sounds very chic. I found it interesting that the names he chose would reflect the dominant silhouette.

“I think of my work as ephemeral architecture dedicated to the beauty of the female body” 1957

Dior referenced architecture, historical eras and art movements in his garments. One of the rooms was dedicated to designs which were influenced by 18th Century nobility, Versailles, and neo-classical façades, all of which would have been at home in any self-respecting decadent royal court. Toile du Jouy, made of extremely high-quality cotton printed with bucolic scenes or floral arrangements, was very popular with Marie Antoinette and the rest of the French elite. Apparently, it was also popular with Dior and it is actually being used again in A/W 2019-2020 collections, albeit with wild animals included in the usual pastoral scenes for a little modern update. I took a couple of pictures of this room as it was one of my favourites and I have inserted them below. Obviously not professional quality, but you get the gist. . .

This dress is from S/S 2005 and is made of silk with bright blue feathers to contrast with the patterns and shape inspired by 18th Century design. Whilst I was walking by, I overheard a woman exclaim “well who would wear it?!” The answer is absolutely me, whenever I had the chance.

The above powder blue collection reminded me of ceramics, wallpaper and decorative ceilings.

Fun fact: Dior’s premises in Paris used a shade of grey which had last been used on the Temple of Love at the Petit Trianon at Versailles.

After a day out to the palace gardens I moved into the next room, which was a complete contrast. Jet black walls allowed the designs in this room to shine, quite literally in some cases; the lighting was perfect, and whoever did it is a genius. Low lights focused on the exact areas of each outfit that needed highlighting, allowing jewellery to glint in the most specific way. It also created drama, with each piece seemingly coming to life to strike a pose in front of you. My favourite in this room was a brilliant crimson wool and silk suit, featuring a pleated cape and sharp-edged mask. The off-centre hidden fastenings in the jacket combined with the rectangular mask created a very modern and streamlined look.

“After women, flowers are the most divine of creations” 1954

At the end of this room, once you had torn yourself away from the melodrama, you would notice delicate pastel coloured vines and flowers gently making their way into the darkness. Follow these and you would find yourself in a fairyland inspired dreamworld, with garlands of leaves and long ropes vine snaking around the ceiling. These delicate flowers, leaves and vines were all made of paper, handcrafted and enough to completely cover the ceiling and hang down the walls. The theme here was the feeling you get when sitting on a riverbank under the overhanging boughs of trees. Everything was lit in pinks, greens, creams, inky blues and purples. The gowns in this room could have been worn by glamourous fairy queens with their flowing layers or exquisite, nature-inspired patterns. William Morris was evoked, as was pointillism and crochet. I really enjoyed this room and it had such a sublime atmosphere.

“N’oubliez pas la femme” – Never forget the woman, Marc Bohan 1963

My journey through the house of Dior now took me to a room dedicated to the other designers who have helmed Dior since Christian himself. Fashion photography and illustration featured in this space. I particularly enjoy fashion illustration, as it is so different to other forms of art; energy is conveyed while the wearer remains mysterious. It was delightful to see the work of all the past and present creative directors in one room, to be able to compare their individual styles whilst noticing how they retained Dior’s soul.  

Another dark, corridor-like room featured a cabinet of curiosities which was filled with accessories, posters, and miniature versions of his designs, all ordered by colour. My favourite was a dark navy dress made with velvet and tulle, with the navy velvet shaped like petals over the full open shape of the tulle.

An interesting diversion into behind the scenes territory gave us a room filled with pure white ‘templates’ of each design. The walls were covered in glass boxes with white, cotton or linen versions of every dress or outfit as a base, or test I suppose. It was very interesting to see the early stages of dresses before they have been finalised or had their magical particulars added.

“In the world today, haute couture is one of the last repositories of the marvellous” 1957

Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end, and my final stop brought me to the modern day. A large circular room took us into the stars with a space theme, perhaps reflecting the soaring heights to which Dior has reached, or the unknowns of the future. The ceiling had a spectacular ever-changing film of constellations, fine art, paintings and explosions of glitter. Orchestral music played between the pillars outlined with light while chandeliers sparkled overhead. A truly great theatrical spectacular which framed the contemporary pieces perfectly! Many of the designs on show here were worn in advertisements or by the great and good, and I could not help but feel slightly envious of those who had the chance to grace red carpets in such magnificent pieces of art.

Christian Dior was undoubtedly one of the best fashion designers of the past century. His timeless ideas, his New Look, his perfumes, his accessories, his beliefs all combined to create a fashion house devoted to the woman. Later adventures in menswear have also proven successful, and the creative directors have proven time and again that classics can be reinvented without losing soul.

I thoroughly enjoyed this exhibition and I really felt that it captured the essence of the house as well as giving us an insight into the creative process. Each dress different from the last but still subtly carrying the original, marvellous heart of Dior. He is certainly the designer of my dreams.

Emily Baker, 2020 

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Beautiful Homes of Instagram

  Happy new week, my friends! How wonderful it is to start this brand new week with you! May all of us have a Blessed and healthy week, filled with good vibes. Talking about good vibes, this “Beautiful Homes of Instagram” today is all about that! Agata, from @TassonInteriors, has a home that feels heavenly. Its neutral color palette combined with classic millwork exudes a timeless elegance that embraces you the moment you step inside.

Having Agata on the blog today is truly a great honor. She worked really hard on collecting all sources for this feature and even hired a photographer to share her home with you. Please make sure to follow her on Instagram and feel free to pin her beautiful home! This talented homeowner deserves all the love we can give!

Here, she tells us more about her current home (Note: I am reposting this today because I am taking a few days off with my family. 🙂 )

  “Hi! My name is Agata from @TassonInteriors.  I’m so excited and grateful to be featured by Luciane on Home Bunch!  I’ve found so much inspiration here and it feels surreal to be featured among so many talented designers and homeowners.  

I started my career as a criminal prosecutor ten years ago.  When our daughter was born I took a break from law to enjoy these precious young years with her. During that time my husband and I started our third home renovation. Earlier this year I started an Instagram account to share our renovation, and my love for design. With the encouragement of family and friends I am now in the process of pursuing my longstanding passion for interior design and decorating as a career.

Our current home is the one featured here in these photos. My husband and I purchased this home as a new builder grade home.  We love the neighbourhood because it has an abundance of parks, new schools, young families, and it’s close to many amenities. We didn’t upgrade anything through the builder choosing instead to put our own stamp on the house which included full kitchen and bathroom renovations (our master bathroom is currently under construction).  I wanted a light, bright, airy, warm, casual and liveable home. I’m really flattered to be able to share my home and work with you. I hope that you enjoy the tour! Thanks for stopping by!”

  Beautiful Homes of Instagram

Meet the homeowner: This is Agata, from @ATstylemyhome, in her beautiful kitchen! I am so thankful for all of the time she put into this feature!

Foyer

How inviting! Great design and beauty embraces you the moment you open the front door. Notice the classic wainscoting.

Rug – HomeSense (HomeGoods in USA) –  similar here & here (in Blue-grey).

Foyer Decor

This gorgeous arch window mirror is from Pier One.

Console Table – Wayfair – similar here & here.

Basket – Ikea – similar here.

Paint Color

Walls and wainscoting are painted in Simply White by Benjamin Moore.

Baseboard Style

Baseboards: Tudor-style 7 inch.

Light fixture – Wayfair.

Mirrored Doors

Mirrored Doors: I added these mirrored doors in our entrance hallway to make the space feel more open and airy. We love them so much that we also added them to our laundry closet. (source is Trim-lite)

Dining Room

I love having a separate dining room but we didn’t want anything too formal or fancy. We love to host family and friends, but our dining room isn’t just for special occasions. We eat dinner in our dining room every evening. It’s so important to me for our family to connect around the table at the end of the day.

Table – similar at RH, here, here & here.

Herringbone Flooring

These herringbone floors were a last minute decision which turned out to be our favourite feature of this room. We also added some millwork to give the white walls some interest.

Chandelier: Visual Comfort Co. hand -rubbed antique bras with clear glass.

Picture This!

Picture Frame Wainscoting: We added picture frame wainscoting to the dining room and the master bedroom. It gives both rooms a more elegant and custom feel.

Window Treatment

Drapes – custom made by family member (white linen fabric).

Chairs – Sears Canada (years ago) recently re-upholstered with Tonic Living fabric (Weston, Salt) painted by Paint it Like New – similar here.

Art Work – HomeSense similar available through McGee & Co.

Paint Color

Paint color is Simply White BM.

   Butler’s Pantry

A butler’s pantry is located between the dining room and kitchen.

The wide plank European white oak floors are by far my favourite feature of this house. They add so much character and warmth to our home. They also give it the light and airy feel that I was after.

Cabinetry

Glass doors give an airy feel to the butler’s pantry cabinetry.

Kitchen

This is our favourite space in our home.  I love the open floor plan kitchen and family room.  It’s where we spend most of our time preparing meals, playing, reading and enjoying our family time.   The back of our home is southwest facing so we enjoy a lot of natural light here. We eliminated the breakfast area and designed this custom kitchen opting for a large 9 x 4.5 foot island instead of a breakfast table.  I wanted the kitchen to feel modern and fresh yet timeless. The panelled fridge was a splurge but I absolutely love it.

Double Oven – Jenn Air

Fridge – Thermador

Cabinet Paint Color

Cabinet Colour – Simply White by Benjamin Moore.

Backsplash

For the backsplash I opted for a very classic white bevelled 3 x 6 subway tile.  I didn’t want anything too busy or trendy. I love how the backsplash compliments the quartz counters without competing with them.

Backsplash – 3×6 white beveled subway tile – similar here & here (crackled tile).

Pot Filler – Kohler Artifacts Wall Mount Pot Filler in Polished Nickel

Oil & Vinegar set – West Elm

Glass Cooktop – KitchenAid

Hood Fan – Falmec

Similar Cutting Boards: here.

Kitchen Roman Shades

The Roman shades are Hunter Douglas, Provenance Collection.

Appliance Pulls

The refrigerator appliance pulls are Jeffrey Alexander – Tiffany Collection.

Kitchen Sink & Hardware

Farmhouse Sink – Franke MHK720-35WH Manor House, White.

Cabinet Hardware: Knobs, Pulls & Dishwasher Pulls in Polished nickel.

Faucet

Faucet, soap dispenser & filtered water faucet – Waterstone in Polished Nickel

Metals

I like the fact that the mix of metal in this kitchen exists but it’s limited to two finishes; polished nickel and aged iron.

Hardwood Flooring

The wide plank European white oak floors are by far my favourite feature of this house. They add so much character and warmth to our home. They also give it the light and airy feel that I was after.

Flooring: 7.5 inch European white Oak made by Purparket unstained (sanded on site). Finished with a clear coat made by Loba – No stain used – similar here.

Countertop

Counters– Quartz by Quartex (colour Calacatta Vogue)

Vase on island – Pier1.

Woven Bowl on island – Ten Thousand Villages – Other Beautiful Natural Bowls: here, here, here, here & here.

Kitchen Lighting & Runner

Pendants – Visual Comfort Darlana Pendant –  small in Aged Iron.

Kitchen runner is vintage – good sources for vintage runner: here, here & here – similar here.

Dishwasher (panel ready) – Miele

Counterstools

I searched and searched for the perfect counter stools but ultimately I decided to stick with the ones that I already had.  Instead, with the help of Anne from Oakville Slipcovers I had slipcovers made from some beautiful striped fabric from Tonic Living.  I’m so happy with how they turned out!

Barstools – Homesense find years ago but I recently added these slipcovers Slipcover fabric is Tonic Living. Custom made by Anne at Oakville Slipcovers – similar here – (Select Fabric: Perennials® Performance Shirting Stripe – Pewter).

Kitchen Island Dimensions

Island Size – 4.5 feet by 9 feet

Family Room

I love the generous size of this room.  We opted for a sectional sofa to maximize seating.  We added a coffered ceiling to add some character and interest to this room, as well as to add some definition to the space. My husband built the shiplap wall above the fireplace.

Sectional

Sectional Couch – custom from Crate & Barrel in colour Pumice.

Rug – Wayfair – size 8×11

Pillows

This is a good way to place pillows on a sectional sofa.

Pillows: The striped one in the corner is from H&M home (similar here). The blue one in the corner is Ikea (similar here) and the striped one closest to the fireplace is the sameness one that is from Tonic Living (similar here).

The blue and white 25 inch pillows were also Pottery Barn and no longer available (similar here).

Decor

Mirror – Homesense.

Small Vases in built in: here.

Baskets in built-in – Indigo

Vase on Mantle – Structure – similar here.

Wall Paint Color

Family Room –  Classic Gray by Benjamin Moore.

We originally planned to hang the TV above the fireplace but we ended up mounting it on the adjacent wall so that the shiplap would remain the feature.

Millwork Paint Color

Trim, fireplace and built-ins are Benjamin Moore Simply White.

Branches – Pottery Barn

The large basket is from Pottery Barn.

Coffee Table

Coffee Table – here.

Living Room Roman Shades

Woven Roman Shades – Hunter Douglas, Provenance Collection, colour Trellis.

Powder Room

The powder room was originally located between the kitchen and the dining room.  We relocated the powder room into the sunken laundry room. The original powder room was transformed into a walk-in pantry across from the butler’s pantry.  I love that the powder room is now in a more discrete spot.

I was really inspired by Luciane’s first Beautiful Homes of Instagram Home Bunch feature @JSHomeDesign’s powder room.  That’s where I found this beautiful Crown wallpaper and this honed marble herringbone tile. I designed this custom mirrored vanity and paired it with a durable quartz counter.

Pocket Doors (powder room) Another way we added custom charm to our cookie cutter build was to add pocket doors. They are such great space savers. (Hardware is by Emtek) (pocket door is in the powder room, between master bedroom and master bathroom & 2 master bedroom walk-in closets)

Flooring: Honed Marble Herringbone Floor Tile (similar here)

Mirror – Homesense – similar here, here, here & here.

Wallpaper – Crown – Other beautiful wallpapers: here.

Faucet

Faucet – Perrin & Rowe.

Chandelier – Pottery Barn Kids.

  Home Office

Another favourite space is our home office.  This space is also our craft room, wrapping station and future homework station.  I love that my husband and I can use it at the same time. It’s a bright, airy and cheerful space that I look forward to spending time in.

Desk

Desk – Custom made using IKEA cabinets

Pendant – Serena & Lily Headlands Pendant.

Woven Roman Shade – Hunter Douglas, Provenance Collection, colour Trellis

Rug – Homesense – similar here & here.

Vase on top shelf: here.

Bookcase

Bookcase – CB2 Stairway White 96” wall mounted bookcase.

Paint Color

Benjamin Moore OC-23 Classic Gray

Similar Baskets: here.

Lamp – Ralph Lauren

Staircase

I love the simplicity of this staircase. Notice the square stair spindles and balusters with White Oak railings and threads. Paint color is Benjamin Moore Simply White.

Paint Color

Classic Gray OC-23 by Benjamin Moore.

Gallery Wall Black frames – Crate and Barrel

Pendant – Darlana Lantern in Medium

Guest Bedroom

I wanted something different for our guest room and I opted for this black poster bed which really makes a statement.

Canopy Bed – Joss and Main

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This room is still a work in progress. We are waiting for some drapery and one of the lamps (broke in transit from the US).  We also plan to add some millwork on the wall behind the bed.

Mirror – Homesense Canada – similar style: here & here.

Pillows

Striped Pillows HomeSense Canada – similar here.

Blush Fringe Pillow: Peri Home – discontinued – similar here .

Nightstand

Nightstands: Wayfair Grimaud 1 Drawer Nightstand. by Lark Manor – discontinued.

Lamps – Target Bubble Glass with Brass Detail Large.

Lamp Shade – Target Drum Linen Lamp Shade White Large.

Chunky Knit Throw & Rug

Chunky Knit Throw – Overstock.

Rug – Pottery Barn (8×10 in Ivory)

Artwork

Art – Homesense Canada

Paint Color

Wall Colour: White Dove by Benjamin Moore.

Daughter’s Bedroom

My daughter’s room was my favourite room to decorate. 

Chandelier – Aerin Renwick Crystal Sphere Pendant Light

Floral

I always dreamed of having a daughter so I was thrilled to decorate with soft pinks and florals.  

Mural

This mural by Anewal l was love at first sight and luckily my daughter loves it too.

Wallpaper Mural by Anewall, Jolie Mural – Other Beautiful Floral Wallpapers: here & here.

Nightstand – Wayfair – similar knob: here

Headboard – Homesense – similar here.

Books

Book Shelves – Ikea – similar here.

Banner – Genwoocraft

Drapery

Drapes – Q design Centre – Linen- Winter White

Paint Color

Benjamin Moore White Dove.

Bathroom

Bathroom Renovation: The only thing we really kept in here was the tub. We added a custom double vanity sink and custom mirror.  My favourite part of the bathroom is this gorgeous Serena and Lily wallpaper. The chandeliers over the sinks add some glam to this space!

Wallpaper – Serena & Lily Feather Wallpaper in Bone.

Chandeliers – Home Depot Tiffany Ellaisse 3 Light Chrome Crystal Chandelier.

Similar Knobs: here.

Countertop

Counter – Quartz K Stone

Faucets

Faucets – Kohler Devonshire Single Control Lavatory Faucet

Wainscoting Paint Color

Wainscoting is painted in Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace.

I used a classic marble hexagon mosaic tile paired with a 3×6 subway tile in the shower.

Floor tile – Home Depot 1 inch hexagon marble.

Shower Tile – 3×6 white subway tile.

Hooks – Anthropologie Glass Etoile Hooks.

Master Bedroom Doors

Double doors open to a gorgeously designed master bedroom.

    Drapery

Drapery – Q Design – velvet in colour Parchment – similar here.

Curtain Rod – Q Design – brass – similar here.

Rug – vintage one of a kind – similar here.

Master Bedroom

I wanted the master bedroom to be soothing and calming so I kept it all white.  Natural woods and whites are my favourite combination. This is a great space to retreat to after a long day.

Bench – Pottery Barn

Paint Color

We painted the millwork the same colour as the walls Benjamin Moore’s Simply White.

Pom Pom/Tassel Blanket – Berber Themes Moroccan Pom Pom Blanket Cotton – similar here & here.

Bed & Bedding

Bed – Elte (no longer available) – similar here, here & here (tall headboard).

Duvet Cover – West Elm (best bedding ever and I’ve bought this as a gift for so many of my loved ones)

Pillows – Homesense

Nightstands

Nightstands – Pottery Barn

Chandelier

Chandelier – Currey & Co 9891 Silver Leaf

Table Lamps

Lamps – Ralph Lauren from HomeSense.

Dresser

Dresser – Ikea Hemnes Dresser – similar here, here & here.

Knobs

Knobs – Richelieu Antique English Oval Cabinet Knob

Vase on Dresser – Structube

Similar Quatrefoil Mirror: here.

Hallway

All of the wainscoting and millwork is painted Benjamin Moore Simply White (same as the wall colour).

Laundry Room

Our laundry room was downsized to a laundry closet.   It’s small but it’s a functional and cute space.

Wallpaper

Wallpaper – Serena & Lily in Bone.

Doors

Mirrored doors add some extra charm to this space. I am loving this idea. This one deserves a pin! 🙂

Basement

We decided to keep our basement as a kid zone for the next few years.  You’ll find lots of toys down here.

Playhouse

This playhouse under the stairs is always a favourite for all visitors both big and small.  It comes fully equipped with a play kitchen and a reading nook. The dutch door is kid favourite too!

Ice Cream Decals: Urban Walls

Doormat: Homesense – similar here.

Sconce: Lowe’s.

Paint Color

Basement Paint Color: Benjamin Moore OC-23 Classic Gray.

Basement Flooring: Purparket Vinyl 9 inch floor Latitude High Performance Vinyl in colour Flint.

Basement Bathroom

This bathroom feels cheerful and it’s perfect for guests. The floating vanity is from Ikea.

Similar Floating Vanity: here.

Shower Tile

Shower Tile – 4 x16 white subway tile in brick pattern

Decals

For the basement bathroom I opted for some cute decals from Urban walls. Wall paint color is Benjamin Moore Swiss Coffee.

Decals – Urbanwalls.

Faucet – Delta Victoria Single Handle Faucet.

Mirror: Ikea – similar here.

Floor Tile: White Porcelain Mosaic Tile – matte white.

  Many thanks to Agata for sharing all of the details above. Make sure to follow @TassonInteriors on Instagram for more inspiration!

Gorgeous photography by Cameron St.

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Beautiful Homes of Instagram

  Happy new week, my friends! How wonderful it is to start this brand new week with you! May all of us have a Blessed and healthy week, filled with good vibes. Talking about good vibes, this “Beautiful Homes of Instagram” today is all about that! Agata, from @TassonInteriors, has a home that feels heavenly. Its neutral color palette combined with classic millwork exudes a timeless elegance that embraces you the moment you step inside.

Having Agata on the blog today is truly a great honor. She worked really hard on collecting all sources for this feature and even hired a photographer to share her home with you. Please make sure to follow her on Instagram and feel free to pin her beautiful home! This talented homeowner deserves all the love we can give!

Here, she tells us more about her current home (Note: I am reposting this today because I am taking a few days off with my family. 🙂 )

  “Hi! My name is Agata from @TassonInteriors.  I’m so excited and grateful to be featured by Luciane on Home Bunch!  I’ve found so much inspiration here and it feels surreal to be featured among so many talented designers and homeowners.  

I started my career as a criminal prosecutor ten years ago.  When our daughter was born I took a break from law to enjoy these precious young years with her. During that time my husband and I started our third home renovation. Earlier this year I started an Instagram account to share our renovation, and my love for design. With the encouragement of family and friends I am now in the process of pursuing my longstanding passion for interior design and decorating as a career.

Our current home is the one featured here in these photos. My husband and I purchased this home as a new builder grade home.  We love the neighbourhood because it has an abundance of parks, new schools, young families, and it’s close to many amenities. We didn’t upgrade anything through the builder choosing instead to put our own stamp on the house which included full kitchen and bathroom renovations (our master bathroom is currently under construction).  I wanted a light, bright, airy, warm, casual and liveable home. I’m really flattered to be able to share my home and work with you. I hope that you enjoy the tour! Thanks for stopping by!”

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Meet the homeowner: This is Agata, from @ATstylemyhome, in her beautiful kitchen! I am so thankful for all of the time she put into this feature!

Foyer

How inviting! Great design and beauty embraces you the moment you open the front door. Notice the classic wainscoting.

Rug – HomeSense (HomeGoods in USA) –  similar here & here (in Blue-grey).

Foyer Decor

This gorgeous arch window mirror is from Pier One.

Console Table – Wayfair – similar here & here.

Basket – Ikea – similar here.

Paint Color

Walls and wainscoting are painted in Simply White by Benjamin Moore.

Baseboard Style

Baseboards: Tudor-style 7 inch.

Light fixture – Wayfair.

Mirrored Doors

Mirrored Doors: I added these mirrored doors in our entrance hallway to make the space feel more open and airy. We love them so much that we also added them to our laundry closet. (source is Trim-lite)

Dining Room

I love having a separate dining room but we didn’t want anything too formal or fancy. We love to host family and friends, but our dining room isn’t just for special occasions. We eat dinner in our dining room every evening. It’s so important to me for our family to connect around the table at the end of the day.

Table – similar at RH, here, here & here.

Herringbone Flooring

These herringbone floors were a last minute decision which turned out to be our favourite feature of this room. We also added some millwork to give the white walls some interest.

Chandelier: Visual Comfort Co. hand -rubbed antique bras with clear glass.

Picture This!

Picture Frame Wainscoting: We added picture frame wainscoting to the dining room and the master bedroom. It gives both rooms a more elegant and custom feel.

Window Treatment

Drapes – custom made by family member (white linen fabric).

Chairs – Sears Canada (years ago) recently re-upholstered with Tonic Living fabric (Weston, Salt) painted by Paint it Like New – similar here.

Art Work – HomeSense similar available through McGee & Co.

Paint Color

Paint color is Simply White BM.

   Butler’s Pantry

A butler’s pantry is located between the dining room and kitchen.

The wide plank European white oak floors are by far my favourite feature of this house. They add so much character and warmth to our home. They also give it the light and airy feel that I was after.

Cabinetry

Glass doors give an airy feel to the butler’s pantry cabinetry.

Kitchen

This is our favourite space in our home.  I love the open floor plan kitchen and family room.  It’s where we spend most of our time preparing meals, playing, reading and enjoying our family time.   The back of our home is southwest facing so we enjoy a lot of natural light here. We eliminated the breakfast area and designed this custom kitchen opting for a large 9 x 4.5 foot island instead of a breakfast table.  I wanted the kitchen to feel modern and fresh yet timeless. The panelled fridge was a splurge but I absolutely love it.

Double Oven – Jenn Air

Fridge – Thermador

Cabinet Paint Color

Cabinet Colour – Simply White by Benjamin Moore.

Backsplash

For the backsplash I opted for a very classic white bevelled 3 x 6 subway tile.  I didn’t want anything too busy or trendy. I love how the backsplash compliments the quartz counters without competing with them.

Backsplash – 3×6 white beveled subway tile – similar here & here (crackled tile).

Pot Filler – Kohler Artifacts Wall Mount Pot Filler in Polished Nickel

Oil & Vinegar set – West Elm

Glass Cooktop – KitchenAid

Hood Fan – Falmec

Similar Cutting Boards: here.

Kitchen Roman Shades

The Roman shades are Hunter Douglas, Provenance Collection.

Appliance Pulls

The refrigerator appliance pulls are Jeffrey Alexander – Tiffany Collection.

Kitchen Sink & Hardware

Farmhouse Sink – Franke MHK720-35WH Manor House, White.

Cabinet Hardware: Knobs, Pulls & Dishwasher Pulls in Polished nickel.

Faucet

Faucet, soap dispenser & filtered water faucet – Waterstone in Polished Nickel

Metals

I like the fact that the mix of metal in this kitchen exists but it’s limited to two finishes; polished nickel and aged iron.

Hardwood Flooring

The wide plank European white oak floors are by far my favourite feature of this house. They add so much character and warmth to our home. They also give it the light and airy feel that I was after.

Flooring: 7.5 inch European white Oak made by Purparket unstained (sanded on site). Finished with a clear coat made by Loba – No stain used – similar here.

Countertop

Counters– Quartz by Quartex (colour Calacatta Vogue)

Vase on island – Pier1.

Woven Bowl on island – Ten Thousand Villages – Other Beautiful Natural Bowls: here, here, here, here & here.

Kitchen Lighting & Runner

Pendants – Visual Comfort Darlana Pendant –  small in Aged Iron.

Kitchen runner is vintage – good sources for vintage runner: here, here & here – similar here.

Dishwasher (panel ready) – Miele

Counterstools

I searched and searched for the perfect counter stools but ultimately I decided to stick with the ones that I already had.  Instead, with the help of Anne from Oakville Slipcovers I had slipcovers made from some beautiful striped fabric from Tonic Living.  I’m so happy with how they turned out!

Barstools – Homesense find years ago but I recently added these slipcovers Slipcover fabric is Tonic Living. Custom made by Anne at Oakville Slipcovers – similar here – (Select Fabric: Perennials® Performance Shirting Stripe – Pewter).

Kitchen Island Dimensions

Island Size – 4.5 feet by 9 feet

Family Room

I love the generous size of this room.  We opted for a sectional sofa to maximize seating.  We added a coffered ceiling to add some character and interest to this room, as well as to add some definition to the space. My husband built the shiplap wall above the fireplace.

Sectional

Sectional Couch – custom from Crate & Barrel in colour Pumice.

Rug – Wayfair – size 8×11

Pillows

This is a good way to place pillows on a sectional sofa.

Pillows: The striped one in the corner is from H&M home (similar here). The blue one in the corner is Ikea (similar here) and the striped one closest to the fireplace is the sameness one that is from Tonic Living (similar here).

The blue and white 25 inch pillows were also Pottery Barn and no longer available (similar here).

Decor

Mirror – Homesense.

Small Vases in built in: here.

Baskets in built-in – Indigo

Vase on Mantle – Structure – similar here.

Wall Paint Color

Family Room –  Classic Gray by Benjamin Moore.

We originally planned to hang the TV above the fireplace but we ended up mounting it on the adjacent wall so that the shiplap would remain the feature.

Millwork Paint Color

Trim, fireplace and built-ins are Benjamin Moore Simply White.

Branches – Pottery Barn

The large basket is from Pottery Barn.

Coffee Table

Coffee Table – here.

Living Room Roman Shades

Woven Roman Shades – Hunter Douglas, Provenance Collection, colour Trellis.

Powder Room

The powder room was originally located between the kitchen and the dining room.  We relocated the powder room into the sunken laundry room. The original powder room was transformed into a walk-in pantry across from the butler’s pantry.  I love that the powder room is now in a more discrete spot.

I was really inspired by Luciane’s first Beautiful Homes of Instagram Home Bunch feature @JSHomeDesign’s powder room.  That’s where I found this beautiful Crown wallpaper and this honed marble herringbone tile. I designed this custom mirrored vanity and paired it with a durable quartz counter.

Pocket Doors (powder room) Another way we added custom charm to our cookie cutter build was to add pocket doors. They are such great space savers. (Hardware is by Emtek) (pocket door is in the powder room, between master bedroom and master bathroom & 2 master bedroom walk-in closets)

Flooring: Honed Marble Herringbone Floor Tile (similar here)

Mirror – Homesense – similar here, here, here & here.

Wallpaper – Crown – Other beautiful wallpapers: here.

Faucet

Faucet – Perrin & Rowe.

Chandelier – Pottery Barn Kids.

  Home Office

Another favourite space is our home office.  This space is also our craft room, wrapping station and future homework station.  I love that my husband and I can use it at the same time. It’s a bright, airy and cheerful space that I look forward to spending time in.

Desk

Desk – Custom made using IKEA cabinets

Pendant – Serena & Lily Headlands Pendant.

Woven Roman Shade – Hunter Douglas, Provenance Collection, colour Trellis

Rug – Homesense – similar here & here.

Vase on top shelf: here.

Bookcase

Bookcase – CB2 Stairway White 96” wall mounted bookcase.

Paint Color

Benjamin Moore OC-23 Classic Gray

Similar Baskets: here.

Lamp – Ralph Lauren

Staircase

I love the simplicity of this staircase. Notice the square stair spindles and balusters with White Oak railings and threads. Paint color is Benjamin Moore Simply White.

Paint Color

Classic Gray OC-23 by Benjamin Moore.

Gallery Wall Black frames – Crate and Barrel

Pendant – Darlana Lantern in Medium

Guest Bedroom

I wanted something different for our guest room and I opted for this black poster bed which really makes a statement.

Canopy Bed – Joss and Main

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This room is still a work in progress. We are waiting for some drapery and one of the lamps (broke in transit from the US).  We also plan to add some millwork on the wall behind the bed.

Mirror – Homesense Canada – similar style: here & here.

Pillows

Striped Pillows HomeSense Canada – similar here.

Blush Fringe Pillow: Peri Home – discontinued – similar here .

Nightstand

Nightstands: Wayfair Grimaud 1 Drawer Nightstand. by Lark Manor – discontinued.

Lamps – Target Bubble Glass with Brass Detail Large.

Lamp Shade – Target Drum Linen Lamp Shade White Large.

Chunky Knit Throw & Rug

Chunky Knit Throw – Overstock.

Rug – Pottery Barn (8×10 in Ivory)

Artwork

Art – Homesense Canada

Paint Color

Wall Colour: White Dove by Benjamin Moore.

Daughter’s Bedroom

My daughter’s room was my favourite room to decorate. 

Chandelier – Aerin Renwick Crystal Sphere Pendant Light

Floral

I always dreamed of having a daughter so I was thrilled to decorate with soft pinks and florals.  

Mural

This mural by Anewal l was love at first sight and luckily my daughter loves it too.

Wallpaper Mural by Anewall, Jolie Mural – Other Beautiful Floral Wallpapers: here & here.

Nightstand – Wayfair – similar knob: here

Headboard – Homesense – similar here.

Books

Book Shelves – Ikea – similar here.

Banner – Genwoocraft

Drapery

Drapes – Q design Centre – Linen- Winter White

Paint Color

Benjamin Moore White Dove.

Bathroom

Bathroom Renovation: The only thing we really kept in here was the tub. We added a custom double vanity sink and custom mirror.  My favourite part of the bathroom is this gorgeous Serena and Lily wallpaper. The chandeliers over the sinks add some glam to this space!

Wallpaper – Serena & Lily Feather Wallpaper in Bone.

Chandeliers – Home Depot Tiffany Ellaisse 3 Light Chrome Crystal Chandelier.

Similar Knobs: here.

Countertop

Counter – Quartz K Stone

Faucets

Faucets – Kohler Devonshire Single Control Lavatory Faucet

Wainscoting Paint Color

Wainscoting is painted in Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace.

I used a classic marble hexagon mosaic tile paired with a 3×6 subway tile in the shower.

Floor tile – Home Depot 1 inch hexagon marble.

Shower Tile – 3×6 white subway tile.

Hooks – Anthropologie Glass Etoile Hooks.

Master Bedroom Doors

Double doors open to a gorgeously designed master bedroom.

    Drapery

Drapery – Q Design – velvet in colour Parchment – similar here.

Curtain Rod – Q Design – brass – similar here.

Rug – vintage one of a kind – similar here.

Master Bedroom

I wanted the master bedroom to be soothing and calming so I kept it all white.  Natural woods and whites are my favourite combination. This is a great space to retreat to after a long day.

Bench – Pottery Barn

Paint Color

We painted the millwork the same colour as the walls Benjamin Moore’s Simply White.

Pom Pom/Tassel Blanket – Berber Themes Moroccan Pom Pom Blanket Cotton – similar here & here.

Bed & Bedding

Bed – Elte (no longer available) – similar here, here & here (tall headboard).

Duvet Cover – West Elm (best bedding ever and I’ve bought this as a gift for so many of my loved ones)

Pillows – Homesense

Nightstands

Nightstands – Pottery Barn

Chandelier

Chandelier – Currey & Co 9891 Silver Leaf

Table Lamps

Lamps – Ralph Lauren from HomeSense.

Dresser

Dresser – Ikea Hemnes Dresser – similar here, here & here.

Knobs

Knobs – Richelieu Antique English Oval Cabinet Knob

Vase on Dresser – Structube

Similar Quatrefoil Mirror: here.

Hallway

All of the wainscoting and millwork is painted Benjamin Moore Simply White (same as the wall colour).

Laundry Room

Our laundry room was downsized to a laundry closet.   It’s small but it’s a functional and cute space.

Wallpaper

Wallpaper – Serena & Lily in Bone.

Doors

Mirrored doors add some extra charm to this space. I am loving this idea. This one deserves a pin! 🙂

Basement

We decided to keep our basement as a kid zone for the next few years.  You’ll find lots of toys down here.

Playhouse

This playhouse under the stairs is always a favourite for all visitors both big and small.  It comes fully equipped with a play kitchen and a reading nook. The dutch door is kid favourite too!

Ice Cream Decals: Urban Walls

Doormat: Homesense – similar here.

Sconce: Lowe’s.

Paint Color

Basement Paint Color: Benjamin Moore OC-23 Classic Gray.

Basement Flooring: Purparket Vinyl 9 inch floor Latitude High Performance Vinyl in colour Flint.

Basement Bathroom

This bathroom feels cheerful and it’s perfect for guests. The floating vanity is from Ikea.

Similar Floating Vanity: here.

Shower Tile

Shower Tile – 4 x16 white subway tile in brick pattern

Decals

For the basement bathroom I opted for some cute decals from Urban walls. Wall paint color is Benjamin Moore Swiss Coffee.

Decals – Urbanwalls.

Faucet – Delta Victoria Single Handle Faucet.

Mirror: Ikea – similar here.

Floor Tile: White Porcelain Mosaic Tile – matte white.

  Many thanks to Agata for sharing all of the details above. Make sure to follow @TassonInteriors on Instagram for more inspiration!

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Duplex Style Inspiration (& How Each Side Will Be Different)

We showed you our beach house style inspiration while the pink house was barely starting to come back together. And now that the duplex is at that same stage, we wanted to share our “vision” for its design – from materials and color ideas to specific room functions or features we’re thinking about incorporating.

It’s never too early to start making the 10,000 decisions that a major house reno like this requires because your brain will practically start to smoke if you attempt to pick everything all at once. So from the moment we offered on the duplex, I’ve been keeping a huge Pinterest board to catalog all of the ideas that have popped up and grabbed me over the months.

John and I have been sifting through them all lately in an effort to pinpoint our favorite ideas (so we can avoid that last-minute brain-burn when it’s time to finalize colors, counters, tile, lights, rugs, and BASICALLY ALL THE THINGS). Is everything perfectly crystal clear now? Nope! But we’re feeling a whole lot more focused than we did when we started collecting ideas months ago. So we wanted to share what we’re loving most for the duplex’s primary inspiration.

The Overall Plan

Like the pink house, we want the general vibe of the duplex to be relaxed, uncomplicated, comfortable, and old-meets-new. We definitely want to resist the urge to overfill or overdecorate the house, since it’s meant to feel easy and light (and less stuff = fewer things for renters to damage). Plus, it’s an old home, and we LOVE keeping original details like doors, floors, and my beloved diamond grille windows. We even uncovered an old brick chimney that passes through both sides of the duplex that we will be exposing and using to create a little niche with shelves within each side’s master bedroom.

We also want it to feel beachy, fresh, and coastal. This house has fewer historic details inside that we can emphasize and use for interest. A lot was stripped out over years of being a rental (whereas the pink house sort of froze in time and has things like the curved wall, the back staircase, the stained glass windows, old trim, an antique milk-glass pendant, and the grand front railing). So we’re going to use that as an excuse to go “beachier” with the duplex than we did at the pink house. We’re definitely still going to use old doors and refinish the original floors, but we’re also planning to play a lot with relaxed colors (mint, pistachio, soft pink, blue-gray, aquamarine, etc) and pair them with crisp white and coastal warm wood tones. The photos below do a great job of capturing the overall vibe we’re hoping to create:

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

Since the duplex is two separate residences, it means we have double the rooms to plan – two living rooms, two kitchens, two dining areas, two laundry/mudrooms, and a whopping six bedrooms and six bathrooms (four full, two half). We’re not planning to decorate each side identically – more like cousins than twins – so picture both of the powder rooms on each side having the same type of tile, but maybe in a different colorway. I think it’ll fun to have two “alter-ego” houses with mirrored floor plans, yet different colors, materials, and decor.

As a refresher, below is an updated floor plan of what one side will look like (the other is the same, just mirrored). You can read more about our floor plan in this post. There’s a video tour in there too if that helps:

So that’s the overall plan, but let’s get a little more specific and show how that will come to life in specific areas around the duplex.

The Exterior

Since the home is in a historic district, the outside will generally look like a fixed-up version of the before: it will still have shutters, corbels, and – of course – no dormer on the roof (womp-womp). We’re keeping the siding color white, but replacing the rotting wood with more durable HardiePlank siding in their stock Arctic White color – but don’t worry that it’ll look too much like this before shot. We have a few ways we’re planning to amp things up and add a lot more curb appeal.

To inject more beachiness into the exterior, we’re going to add mint green shutters (operable ones that will look so great compared to the thin plastic ones above!) along with painting the two original front doors the same mint color. We think it’ll be such a charming and colorful addition to our street. There’s lots of blue – and now pink, thanks to us – but not much green at all. And since there is so much “shutter coverage” on the front of the house, it will still make the house feel very colorful overall (it won’t really read like a white house – more like a green one). We also like the idea of doing a soft pink porch ceiling to subtly reference our pink house – just one house away – since the pink house’s porch ceiling is a minty green-blue color (winking right back atcha, duplex!).

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

We actually started testing some mint paint colors this past weekend using some removable paint decals. We think we have a favorite, but we’re going to paint one of the doors first to make sure we like it before committing to putting it on all of the shutters.

The Transom Window

One exciting more recent development is that we decided to add an interior transom window above the opening between the kitchen and the main living area. We already had the opening framed wider, and Sean our contractor thinks he can easily rework the header to raise it and make room for the transom. People will see it from the second they step in the front door, and it’ll be another one of those cool “old details” that will add some original-feeling charm back to this house, since so much of that has been stripped out over the years.

We’ve had trouble finding images to represent what we’re thinking (I’m debating if we can do something with diamonds to tie into our diamond windows in the front and the old diamond door we tracked down for the mudroom). But these show you how much a nice high transom window can add to a doorway – especially one as wide as ours is going to be. Prediction: this addition will be one of our favorite things about the duplex when we’re done.

image sources: 1 / 2

The Kitchen

We’d love to do something with color in the kitchen, so our first option is to add it to the cabinets. Maybe one side gets soft blue fronts while the other goes mint? It will only have one window so we’ll still probably keep the majority of the room white so it feels bright, but the colorful cabinets will help it feel fun while the brick chimney we’ve exposed in one corner (like the one in the bottom right image) will add texture and history to the room.

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

We’re also trying to be realistic that buying two kitchens-worth of custom painted cabinets could get pricey, and DIYing it could be time intensive. So another option we’re floating around is injecting the color in the backsplash tile instead, then keeping the cabinets a stock white or wood color. Again, we could pick slightly different patterns or colors for each side so they each feel distinct.

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3 is ours! :)

The Stair Railing

Since we opened up the formerly closed in stairs on each side of the duplex, we now will have an exposed railing on each side.

While a wood newel post and railing are historic and pretty, we also don’t feel like every single detail needs to feel old. In fact, it might be cool to balance out the old touches in the home with some new additions that feel fresh and coastal – like a metal railing. We have the original wood railing at the pink house and LOVE it, so it feels like we have done that – and since we opened up the stairway wall at the duplex, there’s no original railing to save. So it inspires us to try something a little different…

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

We’re leaning towards that horizontal railing in the bottom left, but we haven’t priced anything out quite yet (and that could change our tune on metal entirely!). We know a local metal worker in Cape Charles (he forged a small support bracket for the stairs in the pink house) so it feels like something that’s worth exploring.

The Main Living Area

As you saw in the floor plan, the largest room downstairs (which looked like this when we bought it) will be home to both the living area and a dining space at the far end.

We like the idea of doing some sort of molding treatment on the walls (or ceiling!) just to keep the room from feeling too long and bare. Do we dare to finally jump on the shiplap bandwagon? Only time will tell. We especially love the beams in the picture on the left, and also like the vertical board and batten in the photo on the bottom right. These photos are all waaaaaaay too white when it comes to the furnishings (um, hello, that would never work in a rental) but the wall treatments all feel very beachy and, heck, it’d kinda be a nod to the beadboard that was there before!

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

The Powder Room

Since there’s just a downstairs powder room in each side of the duplex (along with an outdoor shower for getting the sand off – not to worry!), we think we can play a little bit more with some colorful wallpaper or some sort of wall treatment that makes that little nook of a bathroom under the stairs feel more like a lovely little hideaway. It’s going to be small, and will most likely have the same hardwood floors that run through the rest of the first floor (except for the mudroom, which will be tiled), so we can go a little nuts on the walls. Plus, we can also do some wall molding to save money on wallpaper and tie in whatever treatment we do in the adjacent living area.

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The Full Bathrooms

The upstairs bathrooms in this house aren’t huge, so we think we can do something fun with tile to make the most of the small spaces. We LOVE the idea of playing with shapes (subtle stripes or colorful zig-zags) by using the same tiles in two different colorways (or four or five!). Our tile budget is always tight, so it’ll be a challenge to see what we can find without ordering anything too fancy (or high maintenance – this tile needs to be super durable). But again, the fact that they’re small and won’t require much tile may allow us to splurge a bit.

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I realize that’s not every single space or idea (bedrooms! backyard! laundry!) but I figured this was enough to give you a sense of the overall vision for the duplex. One thing’s for sure… there will be beachy colors! And cool old pocket doors! And interior transoms! And original wood floors! And tiling projects that take us days and days to complete! Ha!

Psst- It’s really fun to look back on the style post we shared for the pink house and then compare how those mood boards looked to the final version of the house. So funny how many things stuck!

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Duplex Style Inspiration (& How Each Side Will Be Different)

We showed you our beach house style inspiration while the pink house was barely starting to come back together. And now that the duplex is at that same stage, we wanted to share our “vision” for its design – from materials and color ideas to specific room functions or features we’re thinking about incorporating.

It’s never too early to start making the 10,000 decisions that a major house reno like this requires because your brain will practically start to smoke if you attempt to pick everything all at once. So from the moment we offered on the duplex, I’ve been keeping a huge Pinterest board to catalog all of the ideas that have popped up and grabbed me over the months.

John and I have been sifting through them all lately in an effort to pinpoint our favorite ideas (so we can avoid that last-minute brain-burn when it’s time to finalize colors, counters, tile, lights, rugs, and BASICALLY ALL THE THINGS). Is everything perfectly crystal clear now? Nope! But we’re feeling a whole lot more focused than we did when we started collecting ideas months ago. So we wanted to share what we’re loving most for the duplex’s primary inspiration.

The Overall Plan

Like the pink house, we want the general vibe of the duplex to be relaxed, uncomplicated, comfortable, and old-meets-new. We definitely want to resist the urge to overfill or overdecorate the house, since it’s meant to feel easy and light (and less stuff = fewer things for renters to damage). Plus, it’s an old home, and we LOVE keeping original details like doors, floors, and my beloved diamond grille windows. We even uncovered an old brick chimney that passes through both sides of the duplex that we will be exposing and using to create a little niche with shelves within each side’s master bedroom.

We also want it to feel beachy, fresh, and coastal. This house has fewer historic details inside that we can emphasize and use for interest. A lot was stripped out over years of being a rental (whereas the pink house sort of froze in time and has things like the curved wall, the back staircase, the stained glass windows, old trim, an antique milk-glass pendant, and the grand front railing). So we’re going to use that as an excuse to go “beachier” with the duplex than we did at the pink house. We’re definitely still going to use old doors and refinish the original floors, but we’re also planning to play a lot with relaxed colors (mint, pistachio, soft pink, blue-gray, aquamarine, etc) and pair them with crisp white and coastal warm wood tones. The photos below do a great job of capturing the overall vibe we’re hoping to create:

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

Since the duplex is two separate residences, it means we have double the rooms to plan – two living rooms, two kitchens, two dining areas, two laundry/mudrooms, and a whopping six bedrooms and six bathrooms (four full, two half). We’re not planning to decorate each side identically – more like cousins than twins – so picture both of the powder rooms on each side having the same type of tile, but maybe in a different colorway. I think it’ll fun to have two “alter-ego” houses with mirrored floor plans, yet different colors, materials, and decor.

As a refresher, below is an updated floor plan of what one side will look like (the other is the same, just mirrored). You can read more about our floor plan in this post. There’s a video tour in there too if that helps:

So that’s the overall plan, but let’s get a little more specific and show how that will come to life in specific areas around the duplex.

The Exterior

Since the home is in a historic district, the outside will generally look like a fixed-up version of the before: it will still have shutters, corbels, and – of course – no dormer on the roof (womp-womp). We’re keeping the siding color white, but replacing the rotting wood with more durable HardiePlank siding in their stock Arctic White color – but don’t worry that it’ll look too much like this before shot. We have a few ways we’re planning to amp things up and add a lot more curb appeal.

To inject more beachiness into the exterior, we’re going to add mint green shutters (operable ones that will look so great compared to the thin plastic ones above!) along with painting the two original front doors the same mint color. We think it’ll be such a charming and colorful addition to our street. There’s lots of blue – and now pink, thanks to us – but not much green at all. And since there is so much “shutter coverage” on the front of the house, it will still make the house feel very colorful overall (it won’t really read like a white house – more like a green one). We also like the idea of doing a soft pink porch ceiling to subtly reference our pink house – just one house away – since the pink house’s porch ceiling is a minty green-blue color (winking right back atcha, duplex!).

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

We actually started testing some mint paint colors this past weekend using some removable paint decals. We think we have a favorite, but we’re going to paint one of the doors first to make sure we like it before committing to putting it on all of the shutters.

The Transom Window

One exciting more recent development is that we decided to add an interior transom window above the opening between the kitchen and the main living area. We already had the opening framed wider, and Sean our contractor thinks he can easily rework the header to raise it and make room for the transom. People will see it from the second they step in the front door, and it’ll be another one of those cool “old details” that will add some original-feeling charm back to this house, since so much of that has been stripped out over the years.

We’ve had trouble finding images to represent what we’re thinking (I’m debating if we can do something with diamonds to tie into our diamond windows in the front and the old diamond door we tracked down for the mudroom). But these show you how much a nice high transom window can add to a doorway – especially one as wide as ours is going to be. Prediction: this addition will be one of our favorite things about the duplex when we’re done.

image sources: 1 / 2

The Kitchen

We’d love to do something with color in the kitchen, so our first option is to add it to the cabinets. Maybe one side gets soft blue fronts while the other goes mint? It will only have one window so we’ll still probably keep the majority of the room white so it feels bright, but the colorful cabinets will help it feel fun while the brick chimney we’ve exposed in one corner (like the one in the bottom right image) will add texture and history to the room.

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

We’re also trying to be realistic that buying two kitchens-worth of custom painted cabinets could get pricey, and DIYing it could be time intensive. So another option we’re floating around is injecting the color in the backsplash tile instead, then keeping the cabinets a stock white or wood color. Again, we could pick slightly different patterns or colors for each side so they each feel distinct.

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3 is ours! :)

The Stair Railing

Since we opened up the formerly closed in stairs on each side of the duplex, we now will have an exposed railing on each side.

While a wood newel post and railing are historic and pretty, we also don’t feel like every single detail needs to feel old. In fact, it might be cool to balance out the old touches in the home with some new additions that feel fresh and coastal – like a metal railing. We have the original wood railing at the pink house and LOVE it, so it feels like we have done that – and since we opened up the stairway wall at the duplex, there’s no original railing to save. So it inspires us to try something a little different…

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

We’re leaning towards that horizontal railing in the bottom left, but we haven’t priced anything out quite yet (and that could change our tune on metal entirely!). We know a local metal worker in Cape Charles (he forged a small support bracket for the stairs in the pink house) so it feels like something that’s worth exploring.

The Main Living Area

As you saw in the floor plan, the largest room downstairs (which looked like this when we bought it) will be home to both the living area and a dining space at the far end.

We like the idea of doing some sort of molding treatment on the walls (or ceiling!) just to keep the room from feeling too long and bare. Do we dare to finally jump on the shiplap bandwagon? Only time will tell. We especially love the beams in the picture on the left, and also like the vertical board and batten in the photo on the bottom right. These photos are all waaaaaaay too white when it comes to the furnishings (um, hello, that would never work in a rental) but the wall treatments all feel very beachy and, heck, it’d kinda be a nod to the beadboard that was there before!

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

The Powder Room

Since there’s just a downstairs powder room in each side of the duplex (along with an outdoor shower for getting the sand off – not to worry!), we think we can play a little bit more with some colorful wallpaper or some sort of wall treatment that makes that little nook of a bathroom under the stairs feel more like a lovely little hideaway. It’s going to be small, and will most likely have the same hardwood floors that run through the rest of the first floor (except for the mudroom, which will be tiled), so we can go a little nuts on the walls. Plus, we can also do some wall molding to save money on wallpaper and tie in whatever treatment we do in the adjacent living area.

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

The Full Bathrooms

The upstairs bathrooms in this house aren’t huge, so we think we can do something fun with tile to make the most of the small spaces. We LOVE the idea of playing with shapes (subtle stripes or colorful zig-zags) by using the same tiles in two different colorways (or four or five!). Our tile budget is always tight, so it’ll be a challenge to see what we can find without ordering anything too fancy (or high maintenance – this tile needs to be super durable). But again, the fact that they’re small and won’t require much tile may allow us to splurge a bit.

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

I realize that’s not every single space or idea (bedrooms! backyard! laundry!) but I figured this was enough to give you a sense of the overall vision for the duplex. One thing’s for sure… there will be beachy colors! And cool old pocket doors! And interior transoms! And original wood floors! And tiling projects that take us days and days to complete! Ha!

Psst- It’s really fun to look back on the style post we shared for the pink house and then compare how those mood boards looked to the final version of the house. So funny how many things stuck!

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We showed you our beach house style inspiration while the pink house was barely starting to come back together. And now that the duplex is at that same stage, we wanted to share our “vision” for its design – from materials and color ideas to specific room functions or features we’re thinking about incorporating.

It’s never too early to start making the 10,000 decisions that a major house reno like this requires because your brain will practically start to smoke if you attempt to pick everything all at once. So from the moment we offered on the duplex, I’ve been keeping a huge Pinterest board to catalog all of the ideas that have popped up and grabbed me over the months.

John and I have been sifting through them all lately in an effort to pinpoint our favorite ideas (so we can avoid that last-minute brain-burn when it’s time to finalize colors, counters, tile, lights, rugs, and BASICALLY ALL THE THINGS). Is everything perfectly crystal clear now? Nope! But we’re feeling a whole lot more focused than we did when we started collecting ideas months ago. So we wanted to share what we’re loving most for the duplex’s primary inspiration.

The Overall Plan

Like the pink house, we want the general vibe of the duplex to be relaxed, uncomplicated, comfortable, and old-meets-new. We definitely want to resist the urge to overfill or overdecorate the house, since it’s meant to feel easy and light (and less stuff = fewer things for renters to damage). Plus, it’s an old home, and we LOVE keeping original details like doors, floors, and my beloved diamond grille windows. We even uncovered an old brick chimney that passes through both sides of the duplex that we will be exposing and using to create a little niche with shelves within each side’s master bedroom.

We also want it to feel beachy, fresh, and coastal. This house has fewer historic details inside that we can emphasize and use for interest. A lot was stripped out over years of being a rental (whereas the pink house sort of froze in time and has things like the curved wall, the back staircase, the stained glass windows, old trim, an antique milk-glass pendant, and the grand front railing). So we’re going to use that as an excuse to go “beachier” with the duplex than we did at the pink house. We’re definitely still going to use old doors and refinish the original floors, but we’re also planning to play a lot with relaxed colors (mint, pistachio, soft pink, blue-gray, aquamarine, etc) and pair them with crisp white and coastal warm wood tones. The photos below do a great job of capturing the overall vibe we’re hoping to create:

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

Since the duplex is two separate residences, it means we have double the rooms to plan – two living rooms, two kitchens, two dining areas, two laundry/mudrooms, and a whopping six bedrooms and six bathrooms (four full, two half). We’re not planning to decorate each side identically – more like cousins than twins – so picture both of the powder rooms on each side having the same type of tile, but maybe in a different colorway. I think it’ll fun to have two “alter-ego” houses with mirrored floor plans, yet different colors, materials, and decor.

As a refresher, below is an updated floor plan of what one side will look like (the other is the same, just mirrored). You can read more about our floor plan in this post. There’s a video tour in there too if that helps:

So that’s the overall plan, but let’s get a little more specific and show how that will come to life in specific areas around the duplex.

The Exterior

Since the home is in a historic district, the outside will generally look like a fixed-up version of the before: it will still have shutters, corbels, and – of course – no dormer on the roof (womp-womp). We’re keeping the siding color white, but replacing the rotting wood with more durable HardiePlank siding in their stock Arctic White color – but don’t worry that it’ll look too much like this before shot. We have a few ways we’re planning to amp things up and add a lot more curb appeal.

To inject more beachiness into the exterior, we’re going to add mint green shutters (operable ones that will look so great compared to the thin plastic ones above!) along with painting the two original front doors the same mint color. We think it’ll be such a charming and colorful addition to our street. There’s lots of blue – and now pink, thanks to us – but not much green at all. And since there is so much “shutter coverage” on the front of the house, it will still make the house feel very colorful overall (it won’t really read like a white house – more like a green one). We also like the idea of doing a soft pink porch ceiling to subtly reference our pink house – just one house away – since the pink house’s porch ceiling is a minty green-blue color (winking right back atcha, duplex!).

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

We actually started testing some mint paint colors this past weekend using some removable paint decals. We think we have a favorite, but we’re going to paint one of the doors first to make sure we like it before committing to putting it on all of the shutters.

The Transom Window

One exciting more recent development is that we decided to add an interior transom window above the opening between the kitchen and the main living area. We already had the opening framed wider, and Sean our contractor thinks he can easily rework the header to raise it and make room for the transom. People will see it from the second they step in the front door, and it’ll be another one of those cool “old details” that will add some original-feeling charm back to this house, since so much of that has been stripped out over the years.

We’ve had trouble finding images to represent what we’re thinking (I’m debating if we can do something with diamonds to tie into our diamond windows in the front and the old diamond door we tracked down for the mudroom). But these show you how much a nice high transom window can add to a doorway – especially one as wide as ours is going to be. Prediction: this addition will be one of our favorite things about the duplex when we’re done.

image sources: 1 / 2

The Kitchen

We’d love to do something with color in the kitchen, so our first option is to add it to the cabinets. Maybe one side gets soft blue fronts while the other goes mint? It will only have one window so we’ll still probably keep the majority of the room white so it feels bright, but the colorful cabinets will help it feel fun while the brick chimney we’ve exposed in one corner (like the one in the bottom right image) will add texture and history to the room.

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

We’re also trying to be realistic that buying two kitchens-worth of custom painted cabinets could get pricey, and DIYing it could be time intensive. So another option we’re floating around is injecting the color in the backsplash tile instead, then keeping the cabinets a stock white or wood color. Again, we could pick slightly different patterns or colors for each side so they each feel distinct.

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3 is ours! :)

The Stair Railing

Since we opened up the formerly closed in stairs on each side of the duplex, we now will have an exposed railing on each side.

While a wood newel post and railing are historic and pretty, we also don’t feel like every single detail needs to feel old. In fact, it might be cool to balance out the old touches in the home with some new additions that feel fresh and coastal – like a metal railing. We have the original wood railing at the pink house and LOVE it, so it feels like we have done that – and since we opened up the stairway wall at the duplex, there’s no original railing to save. So it inspires us to try something a little different…

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

We’re leaning towards that horizontal railing in the bottom left, but we haven’t priced anything out quite yet (and that could change our tune on metal entirely!). We know a local metal worker in Cape Charles (he forged a small support bracket for the stairs in the pink house) so it feels like something that’s worth exploring.

The Main Living Area

As you saw in the floor plan, the largest room downstairs (which looked like this when we bought it) will be home to both the living area and a dining space at the far end.

We like the idea of doing some sort of molding treatment on the walls (or ceiling!) just to keep the room from feeling too long and bare. Do we dare to finally jump on the shiplap bandwagon? Only time will tell. We especially love the beams in the picture on the left, and also like the vertical board and batten in the photo on the bottom right. These photos are all waaaaaaay too white when it comes to the furnishings (um, hello, that would never work in a rental) but the wall treatments all feel very beachy and, heck, it’d kinda be a nod to the beadboard that was there before!

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

The Powder Room

Since there’s just a downstairs powder room in each side of the duplex (along with an outdoor shower for getting the sand off – not to worry!), we think we can play a little bit more with some colorful wallpaper or some sort of wall treatment that makes that little nook of a bathroom under the stairs feel more like a lovely little hideaway. It’s going to be small, and will most likely have the same hardwood floors that run through the rest of the first floor (except for the mudroom, which will be tiled), so we can go a little nuts on the walls. Plus, we can also do some wall molding to save money on wallpaper and tie in whatever treatment we do in the adjacent living area.

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

The Full Bathrooms

The upstairs bathrooms in this house aren’t huge, so we think we can do something fun with tile to make the most of the small spaces. We LOVE the idea of playing with shapes (subtle stripes or colorful zig-zags) by using the same tiles in two different colorways (or four or five!). Our tile budget is always tight, so it’ll be a challenge to see what we can find without ordering anything too fancy (or high maintenance – this tile needs to be super durable). But again, the fact that they’re small and won’t require much tile may allow us to splurge a bit.

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

I realize that’s not every single space or idea (bedrooms! backyard! laundry!) but I figured this was enough to give you a sense of the overall vision for the duplex. One thing’s for sure… there will be beachy colors! And cool old pocket doors! And interior transoms! And original wood floors! And tiling projects that take us days and days to complete! Ha!

Psst- It’s really fun to look back on the style post we shared for the pink house and then compare how those mood boards looked to the final version of the house. So funny how many things stuck!

Also, are you on our free email list? We send out quick & fun weekly emails full of bonus details, design tips, random style thoughts, and other house-related musings. Click here to join the fun. And thanks to everyone who has jumped on board – we love putting these together for ya!

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Duplex Style Inspiration (& How Each Side Will Be Different)

We showed you our beach house style inspiration while the pink house was barely starting to come back together. And now that the duplex is at that same stage, we wanted to share our “vision” for its design – from materials and color ideas to specific room functions or features we’re thinking about incorporating.

It’s never too early to start making the 10,000 decisions that a major house reno like this requires because your brain will practically start to smoke if you attempt to pick everything all at once. So from the moment we offered on the duplex, I’ve been keeping a huge Pinterest board to catalog all of the ideas that have popped up and grabbed me over the months.

John and I have been sifting through them all lately in an effort to pinpoint our favorite ideas (so we can avoid that last-minute brain-burn when it’s time to finalize colors, counters, tile, lights, rugs, and BASICALLY ALL THE THINGS). Is everything perfectly crystal clear now? Nope! But we’re feeling a whole lot more focused than we did when we started collecting ideas months ago. So we wanted to share what we’re loving most for the duplex’s primary inspiration.

The Overall Plan

Like the pink house, we want the general vibe of the duplex to be relaxed, uncomplicated, comfortable, and old-meets-new. We definitely want to resist the urge to overfill or overdecorate the house, since it’s meant to feel easy and light (and less stuff = fewer things for renters to damage). Plus, it’s an old home, and we LOVE keeping original details like doors, floors, and my beloved diamond grille windows. We even uncovered an old brick chimney that passes through both sides of the duplex that we will be exposing and using to create a little niche with shelves within each side’s master bedroom.

We also want it to feel beachy, fresh, and coastal. This house has fewer historic details inside that we can emphasize and use for interest. A lot was stripped out over years of being a rental (whereas the pink house sort of froze in time and has things like the curved wall, the back staircase, the stained glass windows, old trim, an antique milk-glass pendant, and the grand front railing). So we’re going to use that as an excuse to go “beachier” with the duplex than we did at the pink house. We’re definitely still going to use old doors and refinish the original floors, but we’re also planning to play a lot with relaxed colors (mint, pistachio, soft pink, blue-gray, aquamarine, etc) and pair them with crisp white and coastal warm wood tones. The photos below do a great job of capturing the overall vibe we’re hoping to create:

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

Since the duplex is two separate residences, it means we have double the rooms to plan – two living rooms, two kitchens, two dining areas, two laundry/mudrooms, and a whopping six bedrooms and six bathrooms (four full, two half). We’re not planning to decorate each side identically – more like cousins than twins – so picture both of the powder rooms on each side having the same type of tile, but maybe in a different colorway. I think it’ll fun to have two “alter-ego” houses with mirrored floor plans, yet different colors, materials, and decor.

As a refresher, below is an updated floor plan of what one side will look like (the other is the same, just mirrored). You can read more about our floor plan in this post. There’s a video tour in there too if that helps:

So that’s the overall plan, but let’s get a little more specific and show how that will come to life in specific areas around the duplex.

The Exterior

Since the home is in a historic district, the outside will generally look like a fixed-up version of the before: it will still have shutters, corbels, and – of course – no dormer on the roof (womp-womp). We’re keeping the siding color white, but replacing the rotting wood with more durable HardiePlank siding in their stock Arctic White color – but don’t worry that it’ll look too much like this before shot. We have a few ways we’re planning to amp things up and add a lot more curb appeal.

To inject more beachiness into the exterior, we’re going to add mint green shutters (operable ones that will look so great compared to the thin plastic ones above!) along with painting the two original front doors the same mint color. We think it’ll be such a charming and colorful addition to our street. There’s lots of blue – and now pink, thanks to us – but not much green at all. And since there is so much “shutter coverage” on the front of the house, it will still make the house feel very colorful overall (it won’t really read like a white house – more like a green one). We also like the idea of doing a soft pink porch ceiling to subtly reference our pink house – just one house away – since the pink house’s porch ceiling is a minty green-blue color (winking right back atcha, duplex!).

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

We actually started testing some mint paint colors this past weekend using some removable paint decals. We think we have a favorite, but we’re going to paint one of the doors first to make sure we like it before committing to putting it on all of the shutters.

The Transom Window

One exciting more recent development is that we decided to add an interior transom window above the opening between the kitchen and the main living area. We already had the opening framed wider, and Sean our contractor thinks he can easily rework the header to raise it and make room for the transom. People will see it from the second they step in the front door, and it’ll be another one of those cool “old details” that will add some original-feeling charm back to this house, since so much of that has been stripped out over the years.

We’ve had trouble finding images to represent what we’re thinking (I’m debating if we can do something with diamonds to tie into our diamond windows in the front and the old diamond door we tracked down for the mudroom). But these show you how much a nice high transom window can add to a doorway – especially one as wide as ours is going to be. Prediction: this addition will be one of our favorite things about the duplex when we’re done.

image sources: 1 / 2

The Kitchen

We’d love to do something with color in the kitchen, so our first option is to add it to the cabinets. Maybe one side gets soft blue fronts while the other goes mint? It will only have one window so we’ll still probably keep the majority of the room white so it feels bright, but the colorful cabinets will help it feel fun while the brick chimney we’ve exposed in one corner (like the one in the bottom right image) will add texture and history to the room.

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

We’re also trying to be realistic that buying two kitchens-worth of custom painted cabinets could get pricey, and DIYing it could be time intensive. So another option we’re floating around is injecting the color in the backsplash tile instead, then keeping the cabinets a stock white or wood color. Again, we could pick slightly different patterns or colors for each side so they each feel distinct.

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3 is ours! :)

The Stair Railing

Since we opened up the formerly closed in stairs on each side of the duplex, we now will have an exposed railing on each side.

While a wood newel post and railing are historic and pretty, we also don’t feel like every single detail needs to feel old. In fact, it might be cool to balance out the old touches in the home with some new additions that feel fresh and coastal – like a metal railing. We have the original wood railing at the pink house and LOVE it, so it feels like we have done that – and since we opened up the stairway wall at the duplex, there’s no original railing to save. So it inspires us to try something a little different…

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

We’re leaning towards that horizontal railing in the bottom left, but we haven’t priced anything out quite yet (and that could change our tune on metal entirely!). We know a local metal worker in Cape Charles (he forged a small support bracket for the stairs in the pink house) so it feels like something that’s worth exploring.

The Main Living Area

As you saw in the floor plan, the largest room downstairs (which looked like this when we bought it) will be home to both the living area and a dining space at the far end.

We like the idea of doing some sort of molding treatment on the walls (or ceiling!) just to keep the room from feeling too long and bare. Do we dare to finally jump on the shiplap bandwagon? Only time will tell. We especially love the beams in the picture on the left, and also like the vertical board and batten in the photo on the bottom right. These photos are all waaaaaaay too white when it comes to the furnishings (um, hello, that would never work in a rental) but the wall treatments all feel very beachy and, heck, it’d kinda be a nod to the beadboard that was there before!

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

The Powder Room

Since there’s just a downstairs powder room in each side of the duplex (along with an outdoor shower for getting the sand off – not to worry!), we think we can play a little bit more with some colorful wallpaper or some sort of wall treatment that makes that little nook of a bathroom under the stairs feel more like a lovely little hideaway. It’s going to be small, and will most likely have the same hardwood floors that run through the rest of the first floor (except for the mudroom, which will be tiled), so we can go a little nuts on the walls. Plus, we can also do some wall molding to save money on wallpaper and tie in whatever treatment we do in the adjacent living area.

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

The Full Bathrooms

The upstairs bathrooms in this house aren’t huge, so we think we can do something fun with tile to make the most of the small spaces. We LOVE the idea of playing with shapes (subtle stripes or colorful zig-zags) by using the same tiles in two different colorways (or four or five!). Our tile budget is always tight, so it’ll be a challenge to see what we can find without ordering anything too fancy (or high maintenance – this tile needs to be super durable). But again, the fact that they’re small and won’t require much tile may allow us to splurge a bit.

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

I realize that’s not every single space or idea (bedrooms! backyard! laundry!) but I figured this was enough to give you a sense of the overall vision for the duplex. One thing’s for sure… there will be beachy colors! And cool old pocket doors! And interior transoms! And original wood floors! And tiling projects that take us days and days to complete! Ha!

Psst- It’s really fun to look back on the style post we shared for the pink house and then compare how those mood boards looked to the final version of the house. So funny how many things stuck!

Also, are you on our free email list? We send out quick & fun weekly emails full of bonus details, design tips, random style thoughts, and other house-related musings. Click here to join the fun. And thanks to everyone who has jumped on board – we love putting these together for ya!

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Duplex Style Inspiration (& How Each Side Will Be Different)

We showed you our beach house style inspiration while the pink house was barely starting to come back together. And now that the duplex is at that same stage, we wanted to share our “vision” for its design – from materials and color ideas to specific room functions or features we’re thinking about incorporating.

It’s never too early to start making the 10,000 decisions that a major house reno like this requires because your brain will practically start to smoke if you attempt to pick everything all at once. So from the moment we offered on the duplex, I’ve been keeping a huge Pinterest board to catalog all of the ideas that have popped up and grabbed me over the months.

John and I have been sifting through them all lately in an effort to pinpoint our favorite ideas (so we can avoid that last-minute brain-burn when it’s time to finalize colors, counters, tile, lights, rugs, and BASICALLY ALL THE THINGS). Is everything perfectly crystal clear now? Nope! But we’re feeling a whole lot more focused than we did when we started collecting ideas months ago. So we wanted to share what we’re loving most for the duplex’s primary inspiration.

The Overall Plan

Like the pink house, we want the general vibe of the duplex to be relaxed, uncomplicated, comfortable, and old-meets-new. We definitely want to resist the urge to overfill or overdecorate the house, since it’s meant to feel easy and light (and less stuff = fewer things for renters to damage). Plus, it’s an old home, and we LOVE keeping original details like doors, floors, and my beloved diamond grille windows. We even uncovered an old brick chimney that passes through both sides of the duplex that we will be exposing and using to create a little niche with shelves within each side’s master bedroom.

We also want it to feel beachy, fresh, and coastal. This house has fewer historic details inside that we can emphasize and use for interest. A lot was stripped out over years of being a rental (whereas the pink house sort of froze in time and has things like the curved wall, the back staircase, the stained glass windows, old trim, an antique milk-glass pendant, and the grand front railing). So we’re going to use that as an excuse to go “beachier” with the duplex than we did at the pink house. We’re definitely still going to use old doors and refinish the original floors, but we’re also planning to play a lot with relaxed colors (mint, pistachio, soft pink, blue-gray, aquamarine, etc) and pair them with crisp white and coastal warm wood tones. The photos below do a great job of capturing the overall vibe we’re hoping to create:

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

Since the duplex is two separate residences, it means we have double the rooms to plan – two living rooms, two kitchens, two dining areas, two laundry/mudrooms, and a whopping six bedrooms and six bathrooms (four full, two half). We’re not planning to decorate each side identically – more like cousins than twins – so picture both of the powder rooms on each side having the same type of tile, but maybe in a different colorway. I think it’ll fun to have two “alter-ego” houses with mirrored floor plans, yet different colors, materials, and decor.

As a refresher, below is an updated floor plan of what one side will look like (the other is the same, just mirrored). You can read more about our floor plan in this post. There’s a video tour in there too if that helps:

So that’s the overall plan, but let’s get a little more specific and show how that will come to life in specific areas around the duplex.

The Exterior

Since the home is in a historic district, the outside will generally look like a fixed-up version of the before: it will still have shutters, corbels, and – of course – no dormer on the roof (womp-womp). We’re keeping the siding color white, but replacing the rotting wood with more durable HardiePlank siding in their stock Arctic White color – but don’t worry that it’ll look too much like this before shot. We have a few ways we’re planning to amp things up and add a lot more curb appeal.

To inject more beachiness into the exterior, we’re going to add mint green shutters (operable ones that will look so great compared to the thin plastic ones above!) along with painting the two original front doors the same mint color. We think it’ll be such a charming and colorful addition to our street. There’s lots of blue – and now pink, thanks to us – but not much green at all. And since there is so much “shutter coverage” on the front of the house, it will still make the house feel very colorful overall (it won’t really read like a white house – more like a green one). We also like the idea of doing a soft pink porch ceiling to subtly reference our pink house – just one house away – since the pink house’s porch ceiling is a minty green-blue color (winking right back atcha, duplex!).

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

We actually started testing some mint paint colors this past weekend using some removable paint decals. We think we have a favorite, but we’re going to paint one of the doors first to make sure we like it before committing to putting it on all of the shutters.

The Transom Window

One exciting more recent development is that we decided to add an interior transom window above the opening between the kitchen and the main living area. We already had the opening framed wider, and Sean our contractor thinks he can easily rework the header to raise it and make room for the transom. People will see it from the second they step in the front door, and it’ll be another one of those cool “old details” that will add some original-feeling charm back to this house, since so much of that has been stripped out over the years.

We’ve had trouble finding images to represent what we’re thinking (I’m debating if we can do something with diamonds to tie into our diamond windows in the front and the old diamond door we tracked down for the mudroom). But these show you how much a nice high transom window can add to a doorway – especially one as wide as ours is going to be. Prediction: this addition will be one of our favorite things about the duplex when we’re done.

image sources: 1 / 2

The Kitchen

We’d love to do something with color in the kitchen, so our first option is to add it to the cabinets. Maybe one side gets soft blue fronts while the other goes mint? It will only have one window so we’ll still probably keep the majority of the room white so it feels bright, but the colorful cabinets will help it feel fun while the brick chimney we’ve exposed in one corner (like the one in the bottom right image) will add texture and history to the room.

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

We’re also trying to be realistic that buying two kitchens-worth of custom painted cabinets could get pricey, and DIYing it could be time intensive. So another option we’re floating around is injecting the color in the backsplash tile instead, then keeping the cabinets a stock white or wood color. Again, we could pick slightly different patterns or colors for each side so they each feel distinct.

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3 is ours! :)

The Stair Railing

Since we opened up the formerly closed in stairs on each side of the duplex, we now will have an exposed railing on each side.

While a wood newel post and railing are historic and pretty, we also don’t feel like every single detail needs to feel old. In fact, it might be cool to balance out the old touches in the home with some new additions that feel fresh and coastal – like a metal railing. We have the original wood railing at the pink house and LOVE it, so it feels like we have done that – and since we opened up the stairway wall at the duplex, there’s no original railing to save. So it inspires us to try something a little different…

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

We’re leaning towards that horizontal railing in the bottom left, but we haven’t priced anything out quite yet (and that could change our tune on metal entirely!). We know a local metal worker in Cape Charles (he forged a small support bracket for the stairs in the pink house) so it feels like something that’s worth exploring.

The Main Living Area

As you saw in the floor plan, the largest room downstairs (which looked like this when we bought it) will be home to both the living area and a dining space at the far end.

We like the idea of doing some sort of molding treatment on the walls (or ceiling!) just to keep the room from feeling too long and bare. Do we dare to finally jump on the shiplap bandwagon? Only time will tell. We especially love the beams in the picture on the left, and also like the vertical board and batten in the photo on the bottom right. These photos are all waaaaaaay too white when it comes to the furnishings (um, hello, that would never work in a rental) but the wall treatments all feel very beachy and, heck, it’d kinda be a nod to the beadboard that was there before!

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

The Powder Room

Since there’s just a downstairs powder room in each side of the duplex (along with an outdoor shower for getting the sand off – not to worry!), we think we can play a little bit more with some colorful wallpaper or some sort of wall treatment that makes that little nook of a bathroom under the stairs feel more like a lovely little hideaway. It’s going to be small, and will most likely have the same hardwood floors that run through the rest of the first floor (except for the mudroom, which will be tiled), so we can go a little nuts on the walls. Plus, we can also do some wall molding to save money on wallpaper and tie in whatever treatment we do in the adjacent living area.

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

The Full Bathrooms

The upstairs bathrooms in this house aren’t huge, so we think we can do something fun with tile to make the most of the small spaces. We LOVE the idea of playing with shapes (subtle stripes or colorful zig-zags) by using the same tiles in two different colorways (or four or five!). Our tile budget is always tight, so it’ll be a challenge to see what we can find without ordering anything too fancy (or high maintenance – this tile needs to be super durable). But again, the fact that they’re small and won’t require much tile may allow us to splurge a bit.

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

I realize that’s not every single space or idea (bedrooms! backyard! laundry!) but I figured this was enough to give you a sense of the overall vision for the duplex. One thing’s for sure… there will be beachy colors! And cool old pocket doors! And interior transoms! And original wood floors! And tiling projects that take us days and days to complete! Ha!

Psst- It’s really fun to look back on the style post we shared for the pink house and then compare how those mood boards looked to the final version of the house. So funny how many things stuck!

Also, are you on our free email list? We send out quick & fun weekly emails full of bonus details, design tips, random style thoughts, and other house-related musings. Click here to join the fun. And thanks to everyone who has jumped on board – we love putting these together for ya!

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Duplex Style Inspiration (& How Each Side Will Be Different)

We showed you our beach house style inspiration while the pink house was barely starting to come back together. And now that the duplex is at that same stage, we wanted to share our “vision” for its design – from materials and color ideas to specific room functions or features we’re thinking about incorporating.

It’s never too early to start making the 10,000 decisions that a major house reno like this requires because your brain will practically start to smoke if you attempt to pick everything all at once. So from the moment we offered on the duplex, I’ve been keeping a huge Pinterest board to catalog all of the ideas that have popped up and grabbed me over the months.

John and I have been sifting through them all lately in an effort to pinpoint our favorite ideas (so we can avoid that last-minute brain-burn when it’s time to finalize colors, counters, tile, lights, rugs, and BASICALLY ALL THE THINGS). Is everything perfectly crystal clear now? Nope! But we’re feeling a whole lot more focused than we did when we started collecting ideas months ago. So we wanted to share what we’re loving most for the duplex’s primary inspiration.

The Overall Plan

Like the pink house, we want the general vibe of the duplex to be relaxed, uncomplicated, comfortable, and old-meets-new. We definitely want to resist the urge to overfill or overdecorate the house, since it’s meant to feel easy and light (and less stuff = fewer things for renters to damage). Plus, it’s an old home, and we LOVE keeping original details like doors, floors, and my beloved diamond grille windows. We even uncovered an old brick chimney that passes through both sides of the duplex that we will be exposing and using to create a little niche with shelves within each side’s master bedroom.

We also want it to feel beachy, fresh, and coastal. This house has fewer historic details inside that we can emphasize and use for interest. A lot was stripped out over years of being a rental (whereas the pink house sort of froze in time and has things like the curved wall, the back staircase, the stained glass windows, old trim, an antique milk-glass pendant, and the grand front railing). So we’re going to use that as an excuse to go “beachier” with the duplex than we did at the pink house. We’re definitely still going to use old doors and refinish the original floors, but we’re also planning to play a lot with relaxed colors (mint, pistachio, soft pink, blue-gray, aquamarine, etc) and pair them with crisp white and coastal warm wood tones. The photos below do a great job of capturing the overall vibe we’re hoping to create:

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

Since the duplex is two separate residences, it means we have double the rooms to plan – two living rooms, two kitchens, two dining areas, two laundry/mudrooms, and a whopping six bedrooms and six bathrooms (four full, two half). We’re not planning to decorate each side identically – more like cousins than twins – so picture both of the powder rooms on each side having the same type of tile, but maybe in a different colorway. I think it’ll fun to have two “alter-ego” houses with mirrored floor plans, yet different colors, materials, and decor.

As a refresher, below is an updated floor plan of what one side will look like (the other is the same, just mirrored). You can read more about our floor plan in this post. There’s a video tour in there too if that helps:

So that’s the overall plan, but let’s get a little more specific and show how that will come to life in specific areas around the duplex.

The Exterior

Since the home is in a historic district, the outside will generally look like a fixed-up version of the before: it will still have shutters, corbels, and – of course – no dormer on the roof (womp-womp). We’re keeping the siding color white, but replacing the rotting wood with more durable HardiePlank siding in their stock Arctic White color – but don’t worry that it’ll look too much like this before shot. We have a few ways we’re planning to amp things up and add a lot more curb appeal.

To inject more beachiness into the exterior, we’re going to add mint green shutters (operable ones that will look so great compared to the thin plastic ones above!) along with painting the two original front doors the same mint color. We think it’ll be such a charming and colorful addition to our street. There’s lots of blue – and now pink, thanks to us – but not much green at all. And since there is so much “shutter coverage” on the front of the house, it will still make the house feel very colorful overall (it won’t really read like a white house – more like a green one). We also like the idea of doing a soft pink porch ceiling to subtly reference our pink house – just one house away – since the pink house’s porch ceiling is a minty green-blue color (winking right back atcha, duplex!).

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

We actually started testing some mint paint colors this past weekend using some removable paint decals. We think we have a favorite, but we’re going to paint one of the doors first to make sure we like it before committing to putting it on all of the shutters.

The Transom Window

One exciting more recent development is that we decided to add an interior transom window above the opening between the kitchen and the main living area. We already had the opening framed wider, and Sean our contractor thinks he can easily rework the header to raise it and make room for the transom. People will see it from the second they step in the front door, and it’ll be another one of those cool “old details” that will add some original-feeling charm back to this house, since so much of that has been stripped out over the years.

We’ve had trouble finding images to represent what we’re thinking (I’m debating if we can do something with diamonds to tie into our diamond windows in the front and the old diamond door we tracked down for the mudroom). But these show you how much a nice high transom window can add to a doorway – especially one as wide as ours is going to be. Prediction: this addition will be one of our favorite things about the duplex when we’re done.

image sources: 1 / 2

The Kitchen

We’d love to do something with color in the kitchen, so our first option is to add it to the cabinets. Maybe one side gets soft blue fronts while the other goes mint? It will only have one window so we’ll still probably keep the majority of the room white so it feels bright, but the colorful cabinets will help it feel fun while the brick chimney we’ve exposed in one corner (like the one in the bottom right image) will add texture and history to the room.

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

We’re also trying to be realistic that buying two kitchens-worth of custom painted cabinets could get pricey, and DIYing it could be time intensive. So another option we’re floating around is injecting the color in the backsplash tile instead, then keeping the cabinets a stock white or wood color. Again, we could pick slightly different patterns or colors for each side so they each feel distinct.

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3 is ours! :)

The Stair Railing

Since we opened up the formerly closed in stairs on each side of the duplex, we now will have an exposed railing on each side.

While a wood newel post and railing are historic and pretty, we also don’t feel like every single detail needs to feel old. In fact, it might be cool to balance out the old touches in the home with some new additions that feel fresh and coastal – like a metal railing. We have the original wood railing at the pink house and LOVE it, so it feels like we have done that – and since we opened up the stairway wall at the duplex, there’s no original railing to save. So it inspires us to try something a little different…

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

We’re leaning towards that horizontal railing in the bottom left, but we haven’t priced anything out quite yet (and that could change our tune on metal entirely!). We know a local metal worker in Cape Charles (he forged a small support bracket for the stairs in the pink house) so it feels like something that’s worth exploring.

The Main Living Area

As you saw in the floor plan, the largest room downstairs (which looked like this when we bought it) will be home to both the living area and a dining space at the far end.

We like the idea of doing some sort of molding treatment on the walls (or ceiling!) just to keep the room from feeling too long and bare. Do we dare to finally jump on the shiplap bandwagon? Only time will tell. We especially love the beams in the picture on the left, and also like the vertical board and batten in the photo on the bottom right. These photos are all waaaaaaay too white when it comes to the furnishings (um, hello, that would never work in a rental) but the wall treatments all feel very beachy and, heck, it’d kinda be a nod to the beadboard that was there before!

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

The Powder Room

Since there’s just a downstairs powder room in each side of the duplex (along with an outdoor shower for getting the sand off – not to worry!), we think we can play a little bit more with some colorful wallpaper or some sort of wall treatment that makes that little nook of a bathroom under the stairs feel more like a lovely little hideaway. It’s going to be small, and will most likely have the same hardwood floors that run through the rest of the first floor (except for the mudroom, which will be tiled), so we can go a little nuts on the walls. Plus, we can also do some wall molding to save money on wallpaper and tie in whatever treatment we do in the adjacent living area.

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

The Full Bathrooms

The upstairs bathrooms in this house aren’t huge, so we think we can do something fun with tile to make the most of the small spaces. We LOVE the idea of playing with shapes (subtle stripes or colorful zig-zags) by using the same tiles in two different colorways (or four or five!). Our tile budget is always tight, so it’ll be a challenge to see what we can find without ordering anything too fancy (or high maintenance – this tile needs to be super durable). But again, the fact that they’re small and won’t require much tile may allow us to splurge a bit.

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

I realize that’s not every single space or idea (bedrooms! backyard! laundry!) but I figured this was enough to give you a sense of the overall vision for the duplex. One thing’s for sure… there will be beachy colors! And cool old pocket doors! And interior transoms! And original wood floors! And tiling projects that take us days and days to complete! Ha!

Psst- It’s really fun to look back on the style post we shared for the pink house and then compare how those mood boards looked to the final version of the house. So funny how many things stuck!

Also, are you on our free email list? We send out quick & fun weekly emails full of bonus details, design tips, random style thoughts, and other house-related musings. Click here to join the fun. And thanks to everyone who has jumped on board – we love putting these together for ya!

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Duplex Style Inspiration (& How Each Side Will Be Different)

We showed you our beach house style inspiration while the pink house was barely starting to come back together. And now that the duplex is at that same stage, we wanted to share our “vision” for its design – from materials and color ideas to specific room functions or features we’re thinking about incorporating.

It’s never too early to start making the 10,000 decisions that a major house reno like this requires because your brain will practically start to smoke if you attempt to pick everything all at once. So from the moment we offered on the duplex, I’ve been keeping a huge Pinterest board to catalog all of the ideas that have popped up and grabbed me over the months.

John and I have been sifting through them all lately in an effort to pinpoint our favorite ideas (so we can avoid that last-minute brain-burn when it’s time to finalize colors, counters, tile, lights, rugs, and BASICALLY ALL THE THINGS). Is everything perfectly crystal clear now? Nope! But we’re feeling a whole lot more focused than we did when we started collecting ideas months ago. So we wanted to share what we’re loving most for the duplex’s primary inspiration.

The Overall Plan

Like the pink house, we want the general vibe of the duplex to be relaxed, uncomplicated, comfortable, and old-meets-new. We definitely want to resist the urge to overfill or overdecorate the house, since it’s meant to feel easy and light (and less stuff = fewer things for renters to damage). Plus, it’s an old home, and we LOVE keeping original details like doors, floors, and my beloved diamond grille windows. We even uncovered an old brick chimney that passes through both sides of the duplex that we will be exposing and using to create a little niche with shelves within each side’s master bedroom.

We also want it to feel beachy, fresh, and coastal. This house has fewer historic details inside that we can emphasize and use for interest. A lot was stripped out over years of being a rental (whereas the pink house sort of froze in time and has things like the curved wall, the back staircase, the stained glass windows, old trim, an antique milk-glass pendant, and the grand front railing). So we’re going to use that as an excuse to go “beachier” with the duplex than we did at the pink house. We’re definitely still going to use old doors and refinish the original floors, but we’re also planning to play a lot with relaxed colors (mint, pistachio, soft pink, blue-gray, aquamarine, etc) and pair them with crisp white and coastal warm wood tones. The photos below do a great job of capturing the overall vibe we’re hoping to create:

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

Since the duplex is two separate residences, it means we have double the rooms to plan – two living rooms, two kitchens, two dining areas, two laundry/mudrooms, and a whopping six bedrooms and six bathrooms (four full, two half). We’re not planning to decorate each side identically – more like cousins than twins – so picture both of the powder rooms on each side having the same type of tile, but maybe in a different colorway. I think it’ll fun to have two “alter-ego” houses with mirrored floor plans, yet different colors, materials, and decor.

As a refresher, below is an updated floor plan of what one side will look like (the other is the same, just mirrored). You can read more about our floor plan in this post. There’s a video tour in there too if that helps:

So that’s the overall plan, but let’s get a little more specific and show how that will come to life in specific areas around the duplex.

The Exterior

Since the home is in a historic district, the outside will generally look like a fixed-up version of the before: it will still have shutters, corbels, and – of course – no dormer on the roof (womp-womp). We’re keeping the siding color white, but replacing the rotting wood with more durable HardiePlank siding in their stock Arctic White color – but don’t worry that it’ll look too much like this before shot. We have a few ways we’re planning to amp things up and add a lot more curb appeal.

To inject more beachiness into the exterior, we’re going to add mint green shutters (operable ones that will look so great compared to the thin plastic ones above!) along with painting the two original front doors the same mint color. We think it’ll be such a charming and colorful addition to our street. There’s lots of blue – and now pink, thanks to us – but not much green at all. And since there is so much “shutter coverage” on the front of the house, it will still make the house feel very colorful overall (it won’t really read like a white house – more like a green one). We also like the idea of doing a soft pink porch ceiling to subtly reference our pink house – just one house away – since the pink house’s porch ceiling is a minty green-blue color (winking right back atcha, duplex!).

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

We actually started testing some mint paint colors this past weekend using some removable paint decals. We think we have a favorite, but we’re going to paint one of the doors first to make sure we like it before committing to putting it on all of the shutters.

The Transom Window

One exciting more recent development is that we decided to add an interior transom window above the opening between the kitchen and the main living area. We already had the opening framed wider, and Sean our contractor thinks he can easily rework the header to raise it and make room for the transom. People will see it from the second they step in the front door, and it’ll be another one of those cool “old details” that will add some original-feeling charm back to this house, since so much of that has been stripped out over the years.

We’ve had trouble finding images to represent what we’re thinking (I’m debating if we can do something with diamonds to tie into our diamond windows in the front and the old diamond door we tracked down for the mudroom). But these show you how much a nice high transom window can add to a doorway – especially one as wide as ours is going to be. Prediction: this addition will be one of our favorite things about the duplex when we’re done.

image sources: 1 / 2

The Kitchen

We’d love to do something with color in the kitchen, so our first option is to add it to the cabinets. Maybe one side gets soft blue fronts while the other goes mint? It will only have one window so we’ll still probably keep the majority of the room white so it feels bright, but the colorful cabinets will help it feel fun while the brick chimney we’ve exposed in one corner (like the one in the bottom right image) will add texture and history to the room.

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

We’re also trying to be realistic that buying two kitchens-worth of custom painted cabinets could get pricey, and DIYing it could be time intensive. So another option we’re floating around is injecting the color in the backsplash tile instead, then keeping the cabinets a stock white or wood color. Again, we could pick slightly different patterns or colors for each side so they each feel distinct.

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3 is ours! :)

The Stair Railing

Since we opened up the formerly closed in stairs on each side of the duplex, we now will have an exposed railing on each side.

While a wood newel post and railing are historic and pretty, we also don’t feel like every single detail needs to feel old. In fact, it might be cool to balance out the old touches in the home with some new additions that feel fresh and coastal – like a metal railing. We have the original wood railing at the pink house and LOVE it, so it feels like we have done that – and since we opened up the stairway wall at the duplex, there’s no original railing to save. So it inspires us to try something a little different…

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

We’re leaning towards that horizontal railing in the bottom left, but we haven’t priced anything out quite yet (and that could change our tune on metal entirely!). We know a local metal worker in Cape Charles (he forged a small support bracket for the stairs in the pink house) so it feels like something that’s worth exploring.

The Main Living Area

As you saw in the floor plan, the largest room downstairs (which looked like this when we bought it) will be home to both the living area and a dining space at the far end.

We like the idea of doing some sort of molding treatment on the walls (or ceiling!) just to keep the room from feeling too long and bare. Do we dare to finally jump on the shiplap bandwagon? Only time will tell. We especially love the beams in the picture on the left, and also like the vertical board and batten in the photo on the bottom right. These photos are all waaaaaaay too white when it comes to the furnishings (um, hello, that would never work in a rental) but the wall treatments all feel very beachy and, heck, it’d kinda be a nod to the beadboard that was there before!

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

The Powder Room

Since there’s just a downstairs powder room in each side of the duplex (along with an outdoor shower for getting the sand off – not to worry!), we think we can play a little bit more with some colorful wallpaper or some sort of wall treatment that makes that little nook of a bathroom under the stairs feel more like a lovely little hideaway. It’s going to be small, and will most likely have the same hardwood floors that run through the rest of the first floor (except for the mudroom, which will be tiled), so we can go a little nuts on the walls. Plus, we can also do some wall molding to save money on wallpaper and tie in whatever treatment we do in the adjacent living area.

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

The Full Bathrooms

The upstairs bathrooms in this house aren’t huge, so we think we can do something fun with tile to make the most of the small spaces. We LOVE the idea of playing with shapes (subtle stripes or colorful zig-zags) by using the same tiles in two different colorways (or four or five!). Our tile budget is always tight, so it’ll be a challenge to see what we can find without ordering anything too fancy (or high maintenance – this tile needs to be super durable). But again, the fact that they’re small and won’t require much tile may allow us to splurge a bit.

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

I realize that’s not every single space or idea (bedrooms! backyard! laundry!) but I figured this was enough to give you a sense of the overall vision for the duplex. One thing’s for sure… there will be beachy colors! And cool old pocket doors! And interior transoms! And original wood floors! And tiling projects that take us days and days to complete! Ha!

Psst- It’s really fun to look back on the style post we shared for the pink house and then compare how those mood boards looked to the final version of the house. So funny how many things stuck!

Also, are you on our free email list? We send out quick & fun weekly emails full of bonus details, design tips, random style thoughts, and other house-related musings. Click here to join the fun. And thanks to everyone who has jumped on board – we love putting these together for ya!

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Duplex Style Inspiration (& How Each Side Will Be Different)

We showed you our beach house style inspiration while the pink house was barely starting to come back together. And now that the duplex is at that same stage, we wanted to share our “vision” for its design – from materials and color ideas to specific room functions or features we’re thinking about incorporating.

It’s never too early to start making the 10,000 decisions that a major house reno like this requires because your brain will practically start to smoke if you attempt to pick everything all at once. So from the moment we offered on the duplex, I’ve been keeping a huge Pinterest board to catalog all of the ideas that have popped up and grabbed me over the months.

John and I have been sifting through them all lately in an effort to pinpoint our favorite ideas (so we can avoid that last-minute brain-burn when it’s time to finalize colors, counters, tile, lights, rugs, and BASICALLY ALL THE THINGS). Is everything perfectly crystal clear now? Nope! But we’re feeling a whole lot more focused than we did when we started collecting ideas months ago. So we wanted to share what we’re loving most for the duplex’s primary inspiration.

The Overall Plan

Like the pink house, we want the general vibe of the duplex to be relaxed, uncomplicated, comfortable, and old-meets-new. We definitely want to resist the urge to overfill or overdecorate the house, since it’s meant to feel easy and light (and less stuff = fewer things for renters to damage). Plus, it’s an old home, and we LOVE keeping original details like doors, floors, and my beloved diamond grille windows. We even uncovered an old brick chimney that passes through both sides of the duplex that we will be exposing and using to create a little niche with shelves within each side’s master bedroom.

We also want it to feel beachy, fresh, and coastal. This house has fewer historic details inside that we can emphasize and use for interest. A lot was stripped out over years of being a rental (whereas the pink house sort of froze in time and has things like the curved wall, the back staircase, the stained glass windows, old trim, an antique milk-glass pendant, and the grand front railing). So we’re going to use that as an excuse to go “beachier” with the duplex than we did at the pink house. We’re definitely still going to use old doors and refinish the original floors, but we’re also planning to play a lot with relaxed colors (mint, pistachio, soft pink, blue-gray, aquamarine, etc) and pair them with crisp white and coastal warm wood tones. The photos below do a great job of capturing the overall vibe we’re hoping to create:

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

Since the duplex is two separate residences, it means we have double the rooms to plan – two living rooms, two kitchens, two dining areas, two laundry/mudrooms, and a whopping six bedrooms and six bathrooms (four full, two half). We’re not planning to decorate each side identically – more like cousins than twins – so picture both of the powder rooms on each side having the same type of tile, but maybe in a different colorway. I think it’ll fun to have two “alter-ego” houses with mirrored floor plans, yet different colors, materials, and decor.

As a refresher, below is an updated floor plan of what one side will look like (the other is the same, just mirrored). You can read more about our floor plan in this post. There’s a video tour in there too if that helps:

So that’s the overall plan, but let’s get a little more specific and show how that will come to life in specific areas around the duplex.

The Exterior

Since the home is in a historic district, the outside will generally look like a fixed-up version of the before: it will still have shutters, corbels, and – of course – no dormer on the roof (womp-womp). We’re keeping the siding color white, but replacing the rotting wood with more durable HardiePlank siding in their stock Arctic White color – but don’t worry that it’ll look too much like this before shot. We have a few ways we’re planning to amp things up and add a lot more curb appeal.

To inject more beachiness into the exterior, we’re going to add mint green shutters (operable ones that will look so great compared to the thin plastic ones above!) along with painting the two original front doors the same mint color. We think it’ll be such a charming and colorful addition to our street. There’s lots of blue – and now pink, thanks to us – but not much green at all. And since there is so much “shutter coverage” on the front of the house, it will still make the house feel very colorful overall (it won’t really read like a white house – more like a green one). We also like the idea of doing a soft pink porch ceiling to subtly reference our pink house – just one house away – since the pink house’s porch ceiling is a minty green-blue color (winking right back atcha, duplex!).

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

We actually started testing some mint paint colors this past weekend using some removable paint decals. We think we have a favorite, but we’re going to paint one of the doors first to make sure we like it before committing to putting it on all of the shutters.

The Transom Window

One exciting more recent development is that we decided to add an interior transom window above the opening between the kitchen and the main living area. We already had the opening framed wider, and Sean our contractor thinks he can easily rework the header to raise it and make room for the transom. People will see it from the second they step in the front door, and it’ll be another one of those cool “old details” that will add some original-feeling charm back to this house, since so much of that has been stripped out over the years.

We’ve had trouble finding images to represent what we’re thinking (I’m debating if we can do something with diamonds to tie into our diamond windows in the front and the old diamond door we tracked down for the mudroom). But these show you how much a nice high transom window can add to a doorway – especially one as wide as ours is going to be. Prediction: this addition will be one of our favorite things about the duplex when we’re done.

image sources: 1 / 2

The Kitchen

We’d love to do something with color in the kitchen, so our first option is to add it to the cabinets. Maybe one side gets soft blue fronts while the other goes mint? It will only have one window so we’ll still probably keep the majority of the room white so it feels bright, but the colorful cabinets will help it feel fun while the brick chimney we’ve exposed in one corner (like the one in the bottom right image) will add texture and history to the room.

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

We’re also trying to be realistic that buying two kitchens-worth of custom painted cabinets could get pricey, and DIYing it could be time intensive. So another option we’re floating around is injecting the color in the backsplash tile instead, then keeping the cabinets a stock white or wood color. Again, we could pick slightly different patterns or colors for each side so they each feel distinct.

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3 is ours! :)

The Stair Railing

Since we opened up the formerly closed in stairs on each side of the duplex, we now will have an exposed railing on each side.

While a wood newel post and railing are historic and pretty, we also don’t feel like every single detail needs to feel old. In fact, it might be cool to balance out the old touches in the home with some new additions that feel fresh and coastal – like a metal railing. We have the original wood railing at the pink house and LOVE it, so it feels like we have done that – and since we opened up the stairway wall at the duplex, there’s no original railing to save. So it inspires us to try something a little different…

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

We’re leaning towards that horizontal railing in the bottom left, but we haven’t priced anything out quite yet (and that could change our tune on metal entirely!). We know a local metal worker in Cape Charles (he forged a small support bracket for the stairs in the pink house) so it feels like something that’s worth exploring.

The Main Living Area

As you saw in the floor plan, the largest room downstairs (which looked like this when we bought it) will be home to both the living area and a dining space at the far end.

We like the idea of doing some sort of molding treatment on the walls (or ceiling!) just to keep the room from feeling too long and bare. Do we dare to finally jump on the shiplap bandwagon? Only time will tell. We especially love the beams in the picture on the left, and also like the vertical board and batten in the photo on the bottom right. These photos are all waaaaaaay too white when it comes to the furnishings (um, hello, that would never work in a rental) but the wall treatments all feel very beachy and, heck, it’d kinda be a nod to the beadboard that was there before!

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

The Powder Room

Since there’s just a downstairs powder room in each side of the duplex (along with an outdoor shower for getting the sand off – not to worry!), we think we can play a little bit more with some colorful wallpaper or some sort of wall treatment that makes that little nook of a bathroom under the stairs feel more like a lovely little hideaway. It’s going to be small, and will most likely have the same hardwood floors that run through the rest of the first floor (except for the mudroom, which will be tiled), so we can go a little nuts on the walls. Plus, we can also do some wall molding to save money on wallpaper and tie in whatever treatment we do in the adjacent living area.

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

The Full Bathrooms

The upstairs bathrooms in this house aren’t huge, so we think we can do something fun with tile to make the most of the small spaces. We LOVE the idea of playing with shapes (subtle stripes or colorful zig-zags) by using the same tiles in two different colorways (or four or five!). Our tile budget is always tight, so it’ll be a challenge to see what we can find without ordering anything too fancy (or high maintenance – this tile needs to be super durable). But again, the fact that they’re small and won’t require much tile may allow us to splurge a bit.

image sources: 1 / 2 / 3

I realize that’s not every single space or idea (bedrooms! backyard! laundry!) but I figured this was enough to give you a sense of the overall vision for the duplex. One thing’s for sure… there will be beachy colors! And cool old pocket doors! And interior transoms! And original wood floors! And tiling projects that take us days and days to complete! Ha!

Psst- It’s really fun to look back on the style post we shared for the pink house and then compare how those mood boards looked to the final version of the house. So funny how many things stuck!

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30 Buoyant Blue Bedrooms That Add Tranquility and Calm to Your Sleeping Space

Signifying security and calm, blue is everyone’s favourite colour. Unconfrontational and ever so mellow, it reminds of the gently rolling sea, beach holidays and the stillness of the world’s most beautiful lakes. These 30 bedrooms use blue to create spaces that infuse tranquillity and calm into your downtime. Whether you’re colouring in bright turquoise, royal or pastel baby blues; colouring your whole bedroom blue or simply painting a lintel; you’ll notice the feeling of calmness the hue brings to an interior. Take a gander through our collection of beautiful blue bedrooms, to see how pieces in this cooler shade could work in your next sleeping space.

Source: Ikea   Many blues combine to make this bedroom come together. Fronted by a greyscale oil abstract, mid-blue walls combine with a turquoise floor and teal cushions for deep sea exploration. Pops of white, grey and purple show themselves in desks, bedding and a rug, giving the room’s intense colours room to breathe.

Designer: Vera Tarlovskaya Interiors   Feel like a princess, in a blue and green bedroom. A chiffon canopy overlays this French-headboarded bed, while a strip of frog green stripes over the top. Simple white bedroom tables and a lightly-embroidered bedspread add to the feeling of serenity. A tropical pillow atop brings it all together.

Source: Ikea   Build a blue and yellow bedroom that’s devilishly serene. The light teals of this boudoir cover walls, door frames and corridors, while light wooden flooring reminds of a beach house. White and a potted plant provide light, as a desk chair acts as an eye-catching feature.

Visualizer: Andrew Rudoi   Only have a small room? Use white, LEDs and lighter blues to create space. A sky-hued wall heads up white shelves and a striped wardrobe, while a turquoise duvet intersperses more white. A deep blue curtain frames the space.

Visualizer: Koj Design   Ditch sea blues for more regal colouring. The powder blue wall in this modern couple’s space works well with an almost-charcoal duvet and multi-tone spiral print. Patterns in the dressing chair and rug add points of interest, whilst large swathes of white ensure blue doesn’t dominate.

Source: Columbini Casa   Love blue in its many shades? Think about smarter colour combinations. This bedroom paints a ceiling ledge and one wall turquoise, using baby blue in stripes beside beige blocks. A denim blue circular rug, striped pillows and darker books create an eclectic space.

Source: Columbini Casa   Make a splash with neon blue. White and light wood complement this modern bedroom perfectly, as bright blue covers a wall, book shelves and a bed. Wide windows, concrete floors and lots of space construct a room that’s cool, not cluttered.

Source: Columbini Casa   Blue rooms aren’t just for adults. This quirky kids’ bedroom uses turquoise to back bookshelves, a cabinet and bedside table, while white and beige fill in the rest. An adventurous model airplane and corrugated metal feature make this a room to remember.

Visualizer: Eke Interiors    Deck out your kids’ sleeping space in full-on blue. This room keeps its walls and windows light, highlighting a single bed, pull-out mattress and bookcase in turquoise blue. A circular mat and picture frames tie the hue further in. An orange seat and lamp offer complementary colouring.

Designer: Onion   Why not create a kids’ haven? Turquoise marks the spot in this two-level sleeping space, which leans ladders to the upper bed, a coloured panel around the lower. Double mattresses and a large cloud decal make this much more interesting than your standard bunk.

Visualizer: SumoD   A blue and purple bedroom creates an entirely different mood. With Marilyn on the feature wall and orchids on the floor, this gorgeous girl’s room makes blue pretty as lilac, white and yellow join the party. Nifty shelves and drawers beneath offer secret storage.

Visualizer: Mimar Interiors    Minimalist is the word for this blue and grey bedroom. A typographic feature wall heads the space, with an enclave lined in blue. Grey wooden floors, light chiffon curtaining and low furniture show elegance. A blue ottoman and mat tie it all in.

Take it to the next level with LED lighting. Featuring lighting panels in the ceiling, under-bed skirting and around the desk, this white room with blue lightbulbs takes you to New York at night. White floor tiling keeps it looking sleek.

Visualizer: Saimir Brahao    Go for casual cool in darker blue shades. Set on a concrete floor, an almost-black wall and dark denim mingle with simple wood and white furnishings. Two colourful bulbs and pop art prints complete the look.

Many shades of blue contribute to this bedroom’s zen. A dark blue wall heads the bed, a striped rug the floor and an almost-grey throw the covers, while a filigree lamp glows through the darkness. Two swing arm wall lamps illuminate a place for sleeping.

Designer: Flat Design   Want to travel the world? Make a blue feature wall your inspiration. This blue and grey bedroom maps out the globe, using a bed-come-couch and velvet ottoman as colour coders.

Source: Ikea   Transition your teenager into a more grown-up room. This fleur-de-lis wallpaper, baby blue duvet and dramatic drapery provide childlike comforts, whilst white furnishings and two wicker bedroom chairs look to the future.

Visualizer: Gaurav   This contemporary room for two shows a blue bedroom set is sometimes all you need. Set upon a concrete accent wall, teardrop wall icons, woollen rug spheres and a quilted bed frame keep it cosy. A wooden floor brings warmth, a private deck the summer view.

Visualizer: Int2 Architecture   Design your blue bedroom Scandinavian-style. Complete with a circular hanging mirror, orange grasshopper lamp, open wardrobe and fox print, its half-blue wall reminds of the sea’s rolling tide.

Designer: HAO Design   Prefer pastels? Make like this bedroom, and design a line of oscillating panels. A bright blue duvet and single pendant match the theme perfectly.

Visualizer: Zrobym   It’s hard to find a bedroom that both partners like, but this blue gem could fit the bill. Kept light and airy by a beige and white futon, its corrugated iron creates a not-too-girly feature. A matching chair, ottoman and simple swing lamp create a place for reading, whilst extra books lurk inside the headboard.

Visualizer: Int2 Architecture   Have a small space to work with? Frame your bed in wood, painting a side wall blue. This compact bedroom shows how it’s done, as throw cushions, a simple painting and crouching bedside lamp add flair.

Designer: Metaforma   Love thin wooden panels? This bedroom stretches them over a wall and side ledge, as blue takes centre stage. White surrounding walls, a landscape canvas and potted white peonies bring a sense of grace.

Designer: Division1   Japanese design enthusiasts can’t go past this zen bedroom in blue. A black futon bed, pillow and high-shine wooden flooring meet their match in turquoise bedding, an ottoman and glass-covered prints. LED lighting and white keep the look minimalist.

Source: 55kvadrat   This blue bedroom could have you dreaming of Scandinavia. A gorgeous shade of teal covers all four walls in this Nordic style, which uses white to frame all the spaces inbetween. Unusual fixtures in the fluffy chandelier, monochrome prints and idle suitcases make this a beautiful example for Scandinavian bedrooms.

Designer: Karen B Wolf   After a light blue bedroom instead? This quirky little number places mirrors on its bedside table, quilting on its headboard and a textured print beside it. Touches of soft grey and white enhance its pale, fresh hue.

Source: Echelon Custom Homes   Use blue to create striking colour combinations. The dramatic striped rug of this boudoir pairs with a red duvet,patterned cushions and a turquoise headboard, infusing a Mediterranean feel. A baby blue border around the walls’ uppers softens the contrast.

Visualizer: ArchiCGI   Create difference with tiny pops of colour. The blues in this bedroom’s prints and cushions set its white walls and wooden floors apart from the neighbours’. A string of fairy lights gives the room a festive feel.

Source: World Market   Rather be at the beach? This rustic bedroom sits you right beside the sea. Light wooden ceilings provide room to breathe, above a deep blue panel. A patterned blue duvet and raft of competing cushions add character, while three metallic wall sconces above head a space for reading.

Visualizer: Donara Dolgopolskaya   Make a splash in blue and yellow. This bedroom borders on the artistic, with a painterly rug, textured graphic wall and gothic fireplace for company. Yellow heads up two geometric feature chairs and a vase-shaped bedroom table. Metallic bedroom pendant lights polish off the look opposite a golden wall sconce.

If blue is you color of choice, don’t forget to check out: 30 Blue Living Rooms To Relax The Mind, Body And Soul

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Modern Farmhouse Tour

  Black and white Modern Farmhouses are more popular than you can imagine and I am really excited to be sharing yet another gorgeous house tour by M House Development on Home Bunch today.

One of the things I love about this home is the black and white kitchen with brass accents. I think you will love it and if you’re looking for some extra interior design ideas, make sure to take notes on the inspiring Coffee Bar. Why go to the trouble of getting out of the house and paying $5.00 for a cup of coffee at Starbucks? Just get a nice espresso machine, watch a few hundreds videos of how to make the perfect espresso on youtube (been there, done that!) and enjoy your daily cup of coffee by the window… social distancing never looked better!

Have a great time, my friends and I truly hope you enjoy seeing this beautiful Modern Farmhouse tour. Feel free to pin your favorite photos!

  I strongly recommend you to see these other popular house tours built by M House Development:

– Modern Farmhouse Home Design.

– New-construction Modern Farmhouse.

– New-construction Farmhouse-style Home.

– Modern Farmhouse House Tour.

– Modern Farmhouse with Wrap-around Porch.

– Beautiful Homes of Instagram: New Modern Farmhouse.

– Black and White Modern Farmhouse Exterior.

– Dark Siding Farmhouse.

– Interior Design Ideas: Small Lot Modern Farmhouse.

Modern Farmhouse Tour

This Black and White Modern Farmhouse features a wrap-around front porch. Siding is a combination of tumbled painted white brick, board & batten and cement siding.

Siding: James Hardie Arctic White.

Porch Railing: Custom, Horizontal Metal railing with powder coating and wood railing on top.

Roof: GAF Timberline Shingle Roof Pewter Gray.

Black Exterior Accents

Front Door & Black Accents Paint Color: Sherwin Williams Iron Ore.

Porch Lighting: Rejuvenation – similar here.

Beautiful Doormats: here, here, here & here.

Planters: here, here & here.

Foyer

The new homeowners will have plenty of natural light and space in their newly-built home. The front door and sidelights are painted in Sherwin Williams Iron Ore.

Chandelier: Corrigan Studio.

Study

A black sliding door with glass conceals a large Study/Den. The formal Dining Room/flex space is located just across from the Study.

Door

Custom Sliding Door Paint Color: Sherwin Williams Iron Ore.

Accent Wall

The accent wall is painted in Sherwin Williams Iron Ore. Remaining walls are in Sherwin Williams Site White SW 7070.

Shelves: CB2.

Interior Paint Color

Walls: Sherwin Williams Site White SW 7070.

Trim, Base & Casing Paint Color: Extra White SW 7006 by Sherwin Williams.

Kitchen

Featuring a Black and White color scheme, this Kitchen feels elegant and timeless without being too predictable. Hutch cabinets with black trim and glass doors flank a stunning black hood with brass accents.

Dining Room Chandelier: Discontinued – Other Linear Chandeliers: here, here, here & here.

Countertop

Kitchen Countertop: Calacatta Vincenza (minus Walnut Butcher Block on island.

Layout

The kitchen island sides feature a custom design on both ends. The perimeter cabinets are lined on a u-shaped kitchen along with a walk-in Pantry.

Kitchen Island Paint Color

Kitchen Island Paint Color: Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black.

Lighting & Counterstools

Kitchen Lighting: Hinkley Lighting, Medium – Others: here, here, here, here, here & here.

Counterstools: West Elm.

Windows

All windows on the 1st floor are in Sherwin Williams Iron Ore.

Beautiful Kitchen & Dining Decor:

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Hardware

Kitchen Cabinet Hardware: Pulls & Knobs.

Refrigerator: Sub-Zero Side-by-Side Refrigerator.

Microwave: Sharp Microwave Drawer.

Black & White

The custom kitchen hood is in Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black and it features Brass straps.

Pot Filler: Delta.

Paint Color

Perimeter White Cabinet Paint Color: Sherwin Williams SW 7006 Extra White.

Range: Wolf with Black Knobs – Others: here & here.

Faucet: Delta Trinsic.

Sink: Kohler.

Island Hardware: here 8″.

Sconce over Sink: Barn Light Cherokee Uplight Gooseneck Light – Others: here, here & here.

Backsplash

Kitchen Backsplash: Bedrosians Provincetown 2.5×9 Chevron Tile – similar here – Others: here, here, here, here & here.

Coffee Bar

Isn’t this Coffee Bar just dreamy? This is a great place to quiet down the mind while sipping a cup of coffee. The barn door on the right leads into a breezeway. On the left, you will find a Sunroom with Cedar beadboard ceiling.

Sunroom Sliding Door: Sherwin Williams Iron Ore.

Lighting: West Elm 18″ Pendant.

Counterstools

Shelf: Custom, Walnut.

Counterstools: West Elm.

Runner: here – Other Affordable Runners: here, here, here & here.

Great Room

Fireplace Mantle: Reclaimed Wood Beam.

Dimensions: 72″ x 72″ x 72″ – Window-seat Height: 20″.

Fireplace Tile: Hex Tile.

Hearth: Carrara Marble Slab Hearth.

Cozy Living Room Decor:

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Paint Color

Wall paint color is Sherwin Williams Site White SW 7070 and the window-seat cabinets flanking fireplace are in SW Extra White.

Sconces: Rejuvenation.

Hardware: Etsy.

Powder Room

In this Powder Room, a custom Maple vanity is accentuated by a Marble countertop that beautifully complements the neutral accent wall tile. Walls are in Sherwin Williams Silverpointe SW 7653.

Vanity: 36″ Custom, Maple Vanity – Other Beautiful Options: here, here, here & here.

Lighting: Etsy – Other Pendants: here, here, here & here.

Mirror: here – Other Best Seller Mirrors: here, here, here, here, here & here.

Towel Ring: Anthropologie.

Hardware: Rejuvenation.

Countertop

Powder Room Countertop: Carrara Grigio Marble with 4” backsplash.

Faucet: Brizo – similar here.

Sink: Kohler.

Wall Tile

Wall Tile: Bedrosians Cloe Tile, Grey.

Staircase

Staircase treads are stained to match floors 50% Country White 50% Classic Gray by Minxwax.

Hardwood Flooring: White Oak stained with 50% Country White 50% Classic Gray by Minxwax – similar here – Others: here & here.

Riser

Stair risers are in Sherwin Williams Extra White. Walls are Sherwin Williams Site White.

Stair Newels & Balusters

Stair newels are also stained to match floors 50% Country White 50% Classic Gray by Minxwax.

Balusters: Horizontal Metal Balusters, Custom.

Lighting

The staircase features a black shiplap accent wall and large black windows.

Staircase Lighting: Hudson Valley.

Black Shilplap

Black Shiplap Paint Color & Windows: Sherwin Williams Iron Ore.

Laundry Room

Laundry cabinets are in Sherwin Williams SW 9136 Lullaby. The second floor features white windows in Sherwin Williams Extra White. Walls are Coventry Gray BM HC-169 @ 50%.

Countertop: MSI Snow White Quartz with 4” backsplash.

Washer & Dryer: Electrolux.

Hardware: Cylindrical Knob.

Bar Faucet: Delta.

Sink: Elkay.

Tile: MSI – Other Patterned Tiles: here, here, here, here, here, here & here.

Guest Bathroom

Cabinet Paint Color: Sherwin Williams Gibraltar.

Wall Paint Color: Sherwin Williams Site White SW 7070.

Countertop: MSI Snow White with 4” backsplash.

Faucet: Kohler.

Sink: Kohler.

Mirror: here.

Shower Tile

Shower Tile: Accent Tile: Daltile Revalia Gray 6″ x 6″ Kaleidoscope Mosaic Tile & Side Walls Tile.

Floor Tile: Marazzi Alterations 12×24 Cotton – similar: here & here.

Shower Faucet: Delta Trinsic.

Shower Pan: Kohler.

Jack & Jill Bathroom

What an adorable bathroom! You can’t help but fall in love with the wallpaper and this gorgeous tile!

2nd Floor Doors: Sherwin Williams Extra White SW 7006.

Floor Tile: Bedrosians.

Wallpaper

Wallpaper: Hugs & Kisses wallpaper.

Countertop: MSI Snow White Quartz with 4” backsplash.

Lighting: Mitzi – also available here.

Mirrors: Pottery Barn Teen – similar here.

Vanities

Vanities are custom in Sherwin Williams Extra White SW 7006 – Other Great Bathroom Vanities: here, here, here, here & here.

Hardware: Anthropologie.

Faucets: Delta.

Sinks: Kohler.

Master Bathroom

A curbless and glass-less shower makes this Master Bathroom feel extra open and spacious, not to mention, easier to clean! Wall paint color is Sherwin Williams Silverpointe SW 7653.

Vanity: Custom 101″ Vanity in Walnut with clear coat stain.

Countertop: Carrara Marble with 4” backsplash.

Sconces: here – similar.

Faucets: Moen.

Sink: Kohler.

Floor Tile: Construct Polar Night 12″ x 12″ Mosaic Tile – similar here, here & here.

Hardware: Pulls & Knobs.

Shower & Bath

Wall & Ceiling Shower Tile: Anatiolia Form Ivory Tile – similar here (best seller!).

Tub: Mirabelle – similar here – Others: here, here & here.

Tub Filler: Delta.

Shower Faucet: Moen.

Hand Shower: here.

Basement Bar

The basement features a fun bar with navy blue cabinets and low-maintenance Luxury Vinyl Plank flooring.

Countertop: Marble Countertop, Honed.

Wall Paint Color: Sherwin Williams Site White SW 7070.

Bar Faucet: Delta.

Sink: Elkay.

Cabinet Paint Color

Navy Blue Paint Color: Sherwin Williams SW 2062 Gentleman’s Gray. The sides of the cabinets and island feature Lattice applied trim.

Counterstools: West Elm.

Basement Flooring: Essence Planks Toulon Oak Luxury Vinyl Planks – similar here & here – Others: here & here.

Pendants: here – Other Globe Pendants: here, here & here.

Hardware: Pulls & Knobs.

Basement Bathroom

Cabinet Paint Color: Sherwin Williams Shade Grown.

Countertop: Matte Black Granite with 4” backsplash.

Sink: Kohler.

Faucet: Kohler.

Tile: Medina Tile – similar here.

Mirror: CB2.

Hardware: Atlas Homewares 5″.

Hallway

A long breezeway connects the home to a three-car garage with a bonus room. Doors and windows is in Sherwin Williams Iron Ore.

Floor Tile: Gotham Tile 12×24 Nero – similar here – Other Great Tiles: here, here & here.

Lighting: Sabino Pendant Light.

Barn Door

Chevron Barn Door Paint Color: Sherwin Williams Iron Ore.

Barn Door: Custom – similar here.

Mudroom

Featuring a grey color scheme, this Mudroom feels calming and practical for the entire family.

Floor Tile: Gotham Tile – similar here.

Wooden Crates: Target.

Baskets: Target.

Cubbies

The custom Mudroom cubbies feature Board and Batten back and custom bench in the same material/color.

Mudroom Hooks: Discontinued – similar here – Others: here, here, here & here.

Beautiful Totes: here, here, here & here.

Pet Shower

Shower Tile: 3×6 Subway Tile.

Shower Pan: Kohler.

Valve: Delta.

Hand-shower: Delta.

Mudroom Paint Color

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New-Construction Farmhouse with Front Porch

  Located in Western Springs, Illinois, and recently completed by Timber Trails Development Company, this new-construction farmhouse has a white exterior, black front door and an inviting front porch. Timber Trails Western Springs is well-known for creating a new subdivision with new-construction homes that are far from being cookie cutter.

With the help of interior designer Julie Howard, these homes, which includes the farmhouse I am sharing with you today, feature a lot of custom details, from custom cabinetry to high ceilings and plenty of shiplap.

This home also features a large mudroom, a large open kitchen and inspiring home decor. I hope this inspires you.

  New-construction Farmhouse with Front Porch

Modern Farmhouse Board and Batten, Siding and Trim: Hardie Arctic White.

Black Windows: Andersen.

Black Door

Black Door Paint Color: Benjamin Moore Black.

House also features black metal roof and half round gutters.

Planters: Tall: Here & Here. Short: Here & Here.

Door Hardware: Here, Here, Here & Here.

Lighting: Capital Lighting.

Foyer

The black front door opens to a beautiful foyer!

Lighting: Visual Comfort.

Grey Rug

I love the symmetry of this foyer.

The rug is from Walter E Smithe and is actually the same as the living room rug. Inspiring Rugs: Here, Here, Here, Here, Here, Here & Here.

Console Tables

Console Tables: Target. Similar (Different Sizes): Here, Here, Here, Here & Here.

Wallpaper

Wallpaper is Thibaut Summer House in Pearl. In person, the wallpaper looks like a water color mural – it’s really beautiful!

Grey Stools

Grey Mongolian Lamb Stool: West Elm.

Mirrors

The mirrors are from 610 Home (local store). Beautiful Mirror: Here, Here, Here, Here & Here.

Sconces

Sconces: Visual Comfort.

The mirrors are from 610 Home.

 Home Office Lighting

Lighting: Visual Comfort Markos Pendant.

Sconces: Visual Comfort.

Vase and Tray: Target.

Chairs: HomeGoods – similar: Here, Here & Here.

Rug: HomeGoods – similar: Here.

Paint Color

Black Wainscoting Paint Color: Iron Mountain by Benjamin Moore 2134-30.

Desks in Both Offices – were made by Cabinet Maker @PalosFineCarpentry and topped with Caesarstone. Desk is stained Benjamin Moore Classic Grey.

Art: Chimes Metal Wall Sculpture.

Hall

A chic hall with wainscotting leads to the main rooms of the house.

Similar Runner: Here

Console Table

This ebony console table brings personality and some contrast against the white paneling.

Console Table: 610 home -Similar Console Table: Here & Here.

Similar Mirror: Here, Here, Here & Here.

Candle Sconce

Sconces: 610 home– Beautiful Candle Sconces: Here, Here, Here, Here, Here & Here.

Hall Lighting

Hall Lanterns: Visual Comfort.

Dining Room

The formal dining room is currently being used as a home office. Notice the beautiful wallpaper and coffered ceiling.

Wallpaper is Thibaut Greenwood “Marantha Arrowroot in Black”.

Chandelier

Chandelier: Visual Comfort & Co.

Desk is painted Benjamin Moore Black.

Artwork is from 610 Home – similar here, here & here.

Plants are from Walter E Smithe – similar planters: here & here.

Chairs: Here.

Similar Grey Rug: Pottery Barn.

Trim Paint Color

Trim Paint Color (Throughout the House): Benjamin Moore Simply White.

Window-seat

Pillows are custom-made. Similar Greek-key Pillows: Here, Here & Here. Similar Diamond Pillow: Here & Here.

Connection

This custom buffet serves as a “butler’s pantry” between the kitchen and the formal dining room. A slightly similar buffet can be found here.

Buffet

Buffet paint color is Benjamin Moore Iron Mountain – The Grey Buffet actually is the same color as the Kitchen island. The kitchen pictures do a better job of actually showing the true color – it shows how lighting can change the color of something in a photo.

The mirror is from Pottery Barn.

Runner

The rug is an antique found on Etsy – Similar Rug: Here, Here, Here & Here.

Hardwood flooring is set in a herringbone pattern.

Wall Paint Color

Benjamin Moore Classic Grey.

Sconces

Wall Sconces: Visual Comfort & Co. Suzanne Kasler Alice.

Round Vase: 610 Home.

Kitchen

This open kitchen feels spacious and bright.

Counterstools: Target

Charcoal & White

Kitchen features white perimeter cabinets and a charcoal island.

 Countertop

Countertop is white quartz by Caesarstone.

Island Paint Color

Benjamin Moore Iron Mountain.

Island Dimensions

Kitchen Island Dimensions: 8’x4′

Kitchen Lighting

Kitchen Lighting: Visual Comfort.

 Wall Color

Kitchen wall paint color is Benjamin Moore Classic Gray OC 23.

Window

I love the contrast of white kitchen with black windows. It looks even better with matte black hardware and rubbed oil bronze lighting.

Hardware

Cabinet Hardware: Top Knobs – Cabinet Pulls, Appliance Pulls & Knobs.

Kitchen Faucet

Kitchen Faucet: Kohler Parq in Polished Nickel ( on sale – only 8 left).

Cabinet Paint Color

Simply White by Benjamin Moore.

Cabinet

Cabinets are Aristokraft.

Similar Marble Tray: Here, Here, Here & Here.

Marble Mortar: Here & Here.

Kitchen Runner

Kitchen Runner: Etsy – similar here, here, here, here & here.

 Backsplash

Backsplash Tile: The Tile Shop – similar here & here.

Kitchen Sconces

Kitchen Window Sconces: Visual Comfort – similar here, here & here.

Pitcher: McGee & Co.

Shades

Window Treatment: Fabric from Calico.

Breakfast Nook

Breakfast nook  features black windows with leaded glass. Isn’t it beautiful?!

Table was from RH (discontinued).

Rug is vintage.

Chairs: Here.

Decor

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Lighting

Breakfast Room Lighting: Visual Comfort .

Living Room

According to the designer, the styling items throughout the house were found mostly at HomeGoods, Target and 610 Home (local store). They are all obtainable and affordable.

Daybed: 610 home – Similar Daybed: Here.

Draperies: Custom – Similar: Here. Rods: Here.

Cabinets

Display Cabinets: Crate & Barrel.

Chandelier

Chandelier: Cisco Brothers Spider Chandelier – similar here & here.

Wall Color

Benjamin Moore Classic Grey.

Sofa & Pillows

Sofa: Local store – similar here, here, here & here.

Pillows are all custom made with fabrics from Calico Corners.

Floor Lamps: Restoration Hardware French Column Glass Floor Lamp.

Mirror: Crate & Barrel.

Trim Color

Benjamin Moore Simply White.

Fireplace Tile

Tile: The Tile Shop – similar here (smaller).

 Sconces

Sconces: Visual Comfort.

Chairs

Chairs are from local store with custom fabric – similar here.

Nesting Tables: Wayfair.

Coffee Table Decor

Inspiring and timeless coffee table decor.

Rug

Similar Living Room Rug: Here (Charcoal), Here (Indigo), Here (Gray).

Coffee Table: 610 Home -Similar Coffee Table: Crate & Barrel.

Powder Room

Ozark Shadows by Benjamin Moore AC-26.

“The window above is actually leaded glass even though you can’t tell in the pictures. The sconces are Visual Comfort and are huge. I’ve always wanted a space to use them and they work perfectly here. We had a full length mirror made for the back of the door since there isn’t a traditional mirror over the sink. For a powder room I think it’s perfect and actually better to have a full length option. The vanity is 6′ long and the toilet and door are on the opposite wall.” – Designer Julie Howard.

Sconces: Visual Comfort.

Similar Baskets: Here, Here, Here, Here & Here.

Sink & Backsplash

“We like to have our countertop fabricator cut interesting shapes on backsplashes. I think people forget to ask for this. We often bevel just the edges or make a backsplash taller like 6″ or 8″. The vessel sink is marble. A vessel sink was imperative because the corbels were desk height 30″ and we wanted our sink to be at 36”. “

Similar Marble Vessel Sink: Here.

Wall-Mount Faucet: Here.

Corbels

The base corbels were from RH (they don’t sell them anymore) and were meant to hold a piece of glass as a desk. The designer turned the corbels sideways so you could enjoy the beauty of the carving. The top is a slab of Caesarstone in Raw Concrete which perfectly matches the wall color.

Tray: Target – similar here.

 Home Zone

Wall paint color is Black by Benjamin Moore 2132-10

Lighting: RH (Discontinued) – Similar Here, Here, Here & Here.

Office Chair

Chairs Here.

Cabinet Pulls: Here.

Door Lever

Similar Door Lever: Here.

Boots: Hunter.

Cubbies

Mudroom cubbies are painted in Benjamin Moore OC-117 Simply White.

Mudroom Rug

Mudroom runner  is one of a kind from Turkey – The designer, Julie Howard, find them usually on Etsy. Similar Rug: Here

Hall

Hall Wallpaper: Jindo Grass in Grey by Thibaut.

Grey Laundry Room Cabinet

Cabinet is Stone Grey – Aristokraft cabinet.

Flooring

Similar Wood-looking Floor Tile: Here.

Laundry Room Pendant

Laundry Room Pendant: Pottery Barn.

Countertop is quartz.

Similar Sink: Here.

Similar Faucet: Here.

Tile

Backsplash is beveled subway tile. Similar here & here.

Runner: Rejuvenation – Similar Vintage Runner: Here

Upstairs Foyer Paint Color

Paint Color: Benjamin Moore Classic Gray.

Sconces: Regina Andrew.

Marble Console Table: Crate & Barrel.

Runner: Rejuvenation. More Options: Here, Here, Here, Here, Here & Here (large rug).

Metal Disc: Crate & Barrel.

Hallway Bookcase

Black Back Bookcase Paint Color: Benjamin Moore Iron Mountain.

Library Picture Lights: Visual Comfort.

Teen Bedroom

This teen bedroom is beyond fun!

Wainscoting

Wainscoting paint color is Benjamin Moore Simply White.

Similar Side Tables: Here, Here & Here.

Walls

Walls are hand-painted.

Chandelier

Chandelier: Visual Comfort.

Rug: Here

Lamp

Similar Lucite Tripod Lamp: Here & Here.

Barn Door

A white barn door, painted in BM Simply White, leads to the ensuite.

Bathroom

Sconces are Pottery Barn.

Similar Mirror: Here.

Hardware: Here.

Paint Color

Wall color is Royal Fuchsia by Benjamin Moore.

Green Bedroom

Lighting: Basil Pendant by Visual Comfort.

Wood cubs and bench between chairs are from Target.

Bed

Headboard: Serena and Lily.

Nightstand: Serena & Lily.

Rug: Here

Green

Benjamin Moore Courtyard Green 546.

Bedding is from Serena and Lily

Natural Pillows: Pottery Barn

Wallpaper

Wallpaper is Serena and Lily Courtyard Green.

Chairs are from Ikea – they were black and the designer painted them white. STORSELE Armchair – IKEA.

Similar Mirrors: CB2.

Curtains: Custom made.

Decor

Lamps, decor, and artwork all from Homegoods.

Blush Pink Nursery

A grey hallway, painted in Benjamin Moore Classic Gray, leads to a blush pink nursery.

Ceiling Wallpaper

Ceiling Wallpaper: Cole & Son – also available in blue.

Crib

Crib can be found here.

Stars on wall can be found here.

Happy Faces

Rug is Target. More Beautiful Pink Rugs: Here, Here, Here, Here, Here, Here & Here.

Paint Color

Blush Pink Paint Color: Wild Aster 1240 by Benjamin Moore.

Dresser can be found here. – Nightstand can be found here.

Mirror: CB2.

Chairs

Chairs are hide. They’re vintage chairs – similar here (not hide).

Coffee Table: Noir Furniture.

Jack & Jill Bathroom

Paint Color: Benjamin Moore Gray Owl .

Bathroom Sconces: Progress Lighting.

Master Bedroom

Lighting: Visual Comfort

Rug: The rug was a find at HomeGoods – Similar: Here & Here.

Nightstand & Mirror

Nightstands are from Walker E. Smithe.

Similar Mirrors: Crate & Barrel.

Paint Color

Walls: Benjamin Moore Classic Grey.

Notice the nightstand decor – The lamp and decor are placed on the tray.

Bedding

Bedding – Custom Made – Fabric: Robert Allen Auretta Persimmon.

Reading Nook

Coffee Table: Here.

Hardwood Flooring

Whole House Flooring – Red Oak, Job Finished, 50/50 mix of Ebony and Espresso.

Mirrors: Target.

Similar Blue and White Ginger Jars: Williams-Sonoma.

Navy Blue Paint Color

Benjamin Moore Newburyport Blue HC-155.

Navy & White Pillow Fabric: Kate Spade Maxime Navy.

Wall Sconces

Sconces: Visual Comfort Dean 1 Light Sconce.

Nightstand: Bernhart

Master Bedroom Sitting Room

The master bedroom also features a separated sitting area/office area.

Sconce

Sconces are Visual Comfort Etolie.

Wallpaper

Wallpaper: Maze from Thibaut in Navy.

Mirrors: Crate & Barrel.

Lighting

Lighting is by Visual Comfort.

Master Bathroom

Newburyport Blue by Benjamin Moore.

Flooring is herringbone white marble tile.

Rug: Vintage. Similar Here.

Sconces

Bathroom Sconces: Visual Comfort.

Wall Paint Color

“Benjamin Moore Classic Grey” is one of the best neutral colors for any space, including bathrooms.

Mirrors: Here.

Lighting

Bathroom Chandelier: Visual Comfort.

Hardware: Here.

Bathtub Nook

The freestanding bathtub is tucked into a cozy nook with window.

Tile

The nook features white marble wainscoting tile.

Similar Tile: Here

Staircase

A staircase with shiplap leads to the basement. Notice the reading nook under the staircase. Sconce is by Visual Comfort.

Rug: Rejuvenation.

Basement Foyer

Shiplap Paint Color: Simply White OC-117 by Benjamin Moore.

Metal Disc: Crate & Barrel.

Star Pendants

Star Pendants: Visual Comfort & Co. 18″ Moravian Star Pendant, Aged Iron. Similar Here & Here.

Bar

The basement features a large black bar with white countertop and ceiling beams.

Bar Runner

Runner is vintage – similar here.

Black Cabinet Paint Color

Benjamin Moore Black.

Bar Sconces

Bar Sconces: Visual Comfort Antonio Sconce.

Bar Faucet

Prep-Faucet: Kohler.

Cabinet Hardware

Cabinet Hardware: Lewis Dolin – similar here & here.

Counterstools

Natural Rope Counterstools: Counterstools: Here & Barstools: Here. Gray: Here.

Pendants

Pendant Light: Visual Comfort Hicks 2 Light

Snack Area

This farmhouse dining area features a window-seat banquette flanked by bookcases.

Dining table is discontinued – similar here.

Dining Chairs: Rejuvenation. Similar Chairs: Here & Here.

Lighting

Linear Chandelier: Visual Comfort Darlana Linear Pendant – similar here, here, here, here & here.

Paint Color

Classic Gray OC-23 by Benjamin Moore.

Beams

Basement has Bella Beams in Slate (factory made rustic looking beams – they are awesome and easy to install)

Family Room

The basement family room feels masculine and it has plenty of personality.

Rug

Rug: West Elm.

Fireplace

The fireplace features a grey natural stone and rustic beam mantel.

Leather Chair

Similar leather chair with brass base: here.

Barn Door

Black Barn Door Paint Color: Black by Benjamin Moore.

Farmhouse Bathroom

This bathroom features patterned wall tile and large hex floor tile.

Cabinet: Maple cabinets with custom mixed stain.

Sconce: Visual Comfort Bistro 2 Light Sconce.

Builder: Timber Trails Development Company (Instagram).

Interior Designer: Julie Howard.

Project Manager: John Anderson.

Photography: @stofferphotographyinteriors.

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