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Need cohesive interior design for vintage/modern mix lakeside cottage

Jan H
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago

We just bought this house in the city on a lake. Rooms are small but bay windows & lake views open it up. We have a huge interior design dilemma! Can’t quite identify the style - built in 1900, updated midcentury & late ‘80s. The vintage wood paneling is staying in the living area but will be coming out in the narrow hallway. We like warm white walls for everywhere else. How can we integrate the style of the foyer& stairway addition with the retro living area? We’ve torn out one bedroom, the kitchen, & opened up the entrance to the living room from the foyer. everything else is staying (bathrooms later).. The lower level that can be anything we want - has a white painted brick fireplace, vinyl tiles & more windows.

Our design preference is towards modern but not quite minimal - clean lines, simple, natural elements, monochromatic neutrals.

Q1. What flooring for entry & kitchen? It will replace a part of the original oak hardwood where the new larger opening is. I like the look of a dark cork but is cork practical for that area? dont want any more wood or anything that looks like wood, but maybe a grey plank tile would work? (Although I really do t want tile bc it’s hard cold & slippery). Marmoleum? will post kitchen ideas tomorrow!






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