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Comments (21)Do you have a piece of art or specific pieces of furniture you will bring to the cottage? If so, that, along with the age of the cottage, the wood ceiling and stone fp, plus a few inspiration pictures can serve as a starting point for the rest of the cottage. Here are some random ideas/thoughts that may (or may not!) help: The age of the cottage lends itself a bit to MCM, which you seem to like. I think MCM plays pretty well with a bit of Art Deco, and with Japanese style too. Are you drawn to minimalist type interior? Japanese design often seems quite minimalist. You list 'rustic' as a neutral, just the location and the use of wood in the cottage make it rather rustic, so you certainly don't need to add any further rustic elements if you don't love them. Do you like live edge wood at all? You see that a fair bit with Japanese design too, and with some MCM. I'm thinking George Nakashima. He is an architect and designer (I think) who according to Wikipedia " His style is considered an extension of the Arts and Crafts movement and ... Mix"es> Japanese, American and International Modern style he designed furniture lines for Knoll and Widdicomb-Mueller "using timber organically and deliberately chose boards with knots, burrs and figured grain."[3] Too arts and crafts perhaps? I often see rocks/pebbles used in Japanese interior (and exterior) design. You could continue that theme, starting with the fp of course. I have a Japanese inspired master bath that includes live edge counter, pebbles and wood flooring, it all works together well I think. How you given any thought to the kitchen? Fitted or unfitted? Do you like any of the images below? Once you have your basic elements (i.e. inspiration pictures you love, some art or furniture you will have at the cottage) you could start a separate post for ideas. I'm sure you'll get lots of input. Good luck. Here is a link that might be useful: Nakashima...See MoreCozy cottage in WA state, built for 2
Comments (15)I agree 100%, Lynn. After reading that article, I did some exploring to find out the price of them and found THIS ONE It's status = Sold-Pending since April 17, 2017, for $489,000, and the sq.ft cost is $485. A few outside pics of others that have sold; some are houses and some are condos. https://www.landcast.com/development/43260/greenwood-ave-cottages-shoreline-wa Another article on them - http://tinyhousetalk.com/961-sq-ft-beltane-cottage-at-greenwood-avenue-cottages/ And another that sold a year ago with pics - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.972836089416125.1073741830.172947309405011&type=3I really liked the loft in the one that's pending - ETA - aputernut, I think the tiny house movement began in the 70's. A tiny house, according to this Wikipedia article- LINK "Frequently, the distinction is made between small (between 400 square feet (37 m2) and 1,000 square feet (93 m2)), and tiny houses (less than 400 square feet (37 m2)), with some as small as 80 square feet (7.4 m"...See MoreLooking for advice how to make our backyard more cozy and inviting
Comments (7)Visit the blog www.livinginyellow.com. She is a fashion blogger and has a great in-ground pool area that is decorated with practical, comfortable and cute furnishings! I promise if you search through her photos, you'll get some inspiration ideas. She's also pretty good about posting where she buys from!...See MoreOpening up the kitchen to family room in our 1929 cottage...
Comments (11)First, thank you for your kind words This is a very sweet old house and our goal is to do nothing to mess it up, for sure. We did a careful kitchen remodel before we moved in, mostly leveling the floor and ceiling and undoing some odd things that had been done over the years. We would be very careful with this as well and so I wanted to mine the depths of experience in the Houzz community. Our first grandchild, who will be two in July, has made us appreciate that being unable to see into the family room is more than a minor inconvenience. I believe that a thoughtful approach could produce a room that looks like it has always been more open. Taking the photo a little further to the right shows that the stairs are not an issue. The landing would not be affected. As you can see, a previous owner tried to make more of a connection between the rooms by adding a funny internal window. We don’t find it helpful, just odd. Other than the contractor needing to go under the kitchen floor to look for the proper footings and adding them if needed, I don’t think there would be a structural problem....See MoreNature by Design
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