Seashore Home Kitchen Transform Replace + Tiny Cottage

Whats up, buddies! Our contractors have been busy bees right here on our seashore home kitchen transform and the addition of the Tiny Cottage! Each time I confer with our residence as our seashore home I feel it feels like we will need to have a second residence, however in reality, that is our solely day by day residence! Even so, it’s like being on trip day by day. We dwell up by the San Juan Islands, so it’s a stunning place to go to and you’ll simply get to so many stunning locations by automotive or ferry.

In case you are new right here or simply catching up, we moved to this island from Seattle a 12 months and a half in the past. My mother and father have moved in with us and we’re within the means of including on a Tiny Cottage for them to the again of our residence and a renovation of components of the remainder of the house. It’s not a big home, in reality, it’s just a bit over 1900 sq. toes, however we’re including about 450 sq. toes to it within the Tiny Cottage.

My husband and I are formally empty nesters now, however we wish this seashore residence to be a gathering place for our household so we’re making it as comfy and alluring as we are able to!

You’ll be able to make amends for our transforming posts right here.

There are nonetheless many key particulars to come back in each areas, nevertheless it’s enjoyable to share the newest mission progress with you!

Final I shared we didn’t have our partitions or ceilings finished but! They’re painted Traditional Mild Buff by Sherwin Williams (similar because the kitchen cupboards). We’re loving the comfy heat white and the attractive golden hour glow in right here when the solar pours in (due to our new home windows and doorways!) I can’t consider the pure mild we get now!

We’re nonetheless ready on Beatrix to be introduced in (our new blue green stove) to the brand new kitchen. She is going to in fact be the STAR of the kitchen (and a coloration style-setter for remainder of the home ha!) however we can also’t wait to see the tap, lighting (these pendants over the island, and this chandelier with blue shades over the eating desk), wood flooring to be uncovered, different home equipment to go in, and all of the ending touches that may deliver the area collectively as we envisioned it.

Every new addition is so thrilling, however I’m additionally at all times anticipating these subsequent important components of the design so we are able to lastly see and revel in it as a complete.

You’ll be able to see our kitchen design temper board right here to see extra of what’s to come back!

My imaginative and prescient for our renovation was to create a seashore residence that feels glad, heat and welcoming (in all seasons). I’m thrilled in regards to the cozy timeless character that has been added by way of the structure.

As quickly because the renovation is full we’ll be layering in materials, furnishings and equipment in shades of blue and greens, heat whites and quite a lot of different NW cottage-by-the-sea-worthy colours all through. As I discussed, we wish it to be a cheerful place! I’m even envisioning including a stunning shade of coral coloration and a little bit of yellow to our palette, so I’ll be on the hunt for simply the fitting materials.

I like to brighten for every season and play with coloration combos all 12 months spherical, so it’s thrilling to now have the backdrops in place that I do know will give me so many inventive alternatives to brighten in each season.

This previous week we began materials for our eating bench, contemplating window remedies and arising with a imaginative and prescient for the adjoining front room. We’ve thought-about portray the lounge partitions blue (all of the trim will even get a recent coat of paint), however proper now I’m leaning in direction of placing in blue grasscloth! I simply ordered a pattern of this blue imitation grasscloth to check out.

Visualizing new components prompted me to set some books within the bookcase and a few pillows on the eating bench. It’s a begin haha, nevertheless it helps me to arrange equipment to begin to get a really feel for the area.

I can’t wait to arrange a desk and chairs and have the ability to do easy homey issues once more, so we’re feeling very grateful to be on the house stretch!

The Tiny Cottage for my mother and father can also be coming proper alongside. It is going to be so lovely I can hardly stand it, so cute already! The decrease blue cupboards for the kitchenette look SO GOOD (there will even be a blue dish show cupboard above, which will probably be put in quickly). The colour is Languid Blue by Sherwin Williams. Quickly there will probably be white sink, cooktop, and darling fridge. The sunny kitchenette home windows can have window bins proper exterior so they are going to be full of flowers!

You’ll be able to see the tiny cottage kitchenette design temper board right here.

Whereas they’re now lined up, the beautiful flooring had been not too long ago put in. They’re the identical flooring as what will probably be in the remainder of the home (European white oak). The entire partitions and ceiling will probably be lined in Merely White painted paneling. Mild, shiny and but delicate, heat and comfortable!

The cupboard within the sitting room will get a brand new high and the darling checkered tile will probably be added. It’s a multi-purpose spot (as is all the Tiny Cottage, ha!). They are going to use the cupboard as an extension of the kitchen for his or her espresso station and countertop oven, extra storage, in addition to their Frame TV on the wall above. Talking of constructing each inch rely! My mother has deliberate each element of this tiny cottage so it will likely be as useful and cute as will be.

The pure lighting in right here is simply beautiful, she has morning solar and southern publicity all day so it’s simply the happiest! There will probably be an lovely blue hearth by the home windows. It can simply be the cutest cozy place in each season, like a captivating Mattress and Breakfast getaway!

A few of you had requested the way you get to the Tiny Cottage and the place it’s related to ours. You’ll be able to see the connection on this photograph above. That is our mudroom proper off our kitchen. Via the far door you’ll be able to take a left into the Tiny Cottage or a proper into the storage!

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Extra Posts about our Transform:

A Tiny Yard Cottage (progress on the addition for my mother and father!)

Kitchen Renovation Replace: Marble, Soapstone, French Doorways and Beadboard

Tiny Cottage Kitchenette Design Temper Board (My Mother and father’ Addition)

A Peek at Our New Espresso Station Cupboard with Pocket Doorways

The Great thing about Soapstone Counters (+ why we selected them for our kitchen)

Kitchen Renovation Replace: Flooring, Cupboards, Sink, {Hardware} and Extra

Our New Kitchen Design Temper Board (and 5 questions that helped me make selections!)

Including Character in a Kitchen Transform: The Story of Our New Vary and Faucet

My New Kitchen Ground Plan + Mother and father’ Addition and Exterior Elevation