How would you expect a Cape Cod to be decorated?
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wantoretire_did
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Oakley
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13 years agoWe're in a Boston suburb where Cape's abound. The decorating choices are limitless; some stay with a colonial decor, others go country, while some go contemporary. I've seen it all! Our home is a Queen Anne Cape Cod (also known as Gambrel) and it's mostly traditional on the inside.
Inside:
sunroom (leans more towards contemporaty w/ vaulted ceilings)
LR:
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13 years agotournant
13 years agoHere's a few of my house. I have always loved Capes and when I first saw this one I knew I could live in it happily for the rest of my life. We have done tons of work on it, it had been very neglected by the previous (and original) owner - especially the last ten years or so as she got older. Honestly we did things as frugally as possible, we have a real tight budget. Just about all my furniture came from CL - nothing cost more than a hundred or so dollars. Easy come - easy go, especially with so many critters and two young boys in the house, plus I LOVE the thrill of the hunt! I try to keep things as simple and clutter free as possible. Hope you enjoy!
After growing in a few years - I still can't wait to refurbish that bow window ...
Living Room, I love how the fireplace uses the same stone as the front of the house:
Kitchen, this wound up being a total gut job, all the bits that wern't finished in these photos, likethe trim around the backsplash and kickboards under the cabinets are finally done:
Master bedroom with my greatest all-time Craigslist score: a room sized Stark rug I got for $100! Please ignore alien kitties!
It's so nice to have a spare downstairs bedroom for the birds - sometimes they are like toddlers when you cannot wait to put them to bed and shut the door!
And a quick one of the porch - I love napping on the sofa outside :)
prill
13 years agoI have a 50's cape - and I love antiques... and a lot of antiques do seem to have smaller proportions.
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