Seaside Home Kitchen Transform Replace + Tiny Cottage

Howdy, mates! Our contractors have been busy bees right here on our seaside home kitchen transform and the addition of the Tiny Cottage! Each time I confer with our house as our seaside home I believe it appears like we should have a second house, however actually, that is our solely day-after-day house! Even so, it’s like being on trip day-after-day. We dwell up by the San Juan Islands, so it’s a beautiful place to go to and you’ll simply get to so many lovely 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 dad and mom have moved in with us and we’re within the means of including on a Tiny Cottage for them to the again of our house and a renovation of elements of the remainder of the house. It’s not a big home, actually, it’s just a bit over 1900 sq. ft, however we’re including about 450 sq. ft to it within the Tiny Cottage.

My husband and I are formally empty nesters now, however we would like this seaside house to be a gathering place for our household so we’re making it as comfy and welcoming as we are able to!

You possibly can atone for our transforming posts right here.

There are nonetheless many key particulars to return in each areas, but it surely’s enjoyable to share the most recent venture progress with you!

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

We’re nonetheless ready on Beatrix to be introduced in (our new blue green stove) to the brand new kitchen. She’s 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 house collectively as we envisioned it.

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

You possibly can see our kitchen design temper board right here to see extra of what’s to return!

My imaginative and prescient for our renovation was to create a seaside house that feels blissful, heat and welcoming (in all seasons). I’m thrilled concerning the cozy timeless character that has been added via 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 would like it to be a contented place! I’m even envisioning including a beautiful shade of coral coloration and a little bit of yellow to our palette, so I’ll be on the hunt for simply the appropriate materials.

I like to embellish for every season and play with coloration mixtures 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 embellish in each season.

This previous week we began taking a look at materials for our eating bench, contemplating window therapies and developing with a imaginative and prescient for the adjoining front room. We’ve thought-about portray the lounge partitions blue (all of the trim may even get a contemporary coat of paint), however proper now I’m leaning in the 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, but it surely helps me to arrange equipment to begin to get a really feel for the house.

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

The Tiny Cottage for my dad and mom can be coming proper alongside. It is going to be so cute I can hardly stand it, so cute already! The decrease blue cupboards for the kitchenette look SO GOOD (there may 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 may have window bins proper outdoors so they are going to be full of flowers!

You possibly can see the tiny cottage kitchenette design temper board right here.

Whereas they’re now lined up, the beautiful flooring had been lately 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. Gentle, brilliant and but tender, 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 your entire Tiny Cottage, ha!). They may 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 creating each inch depend! My mother has deliberate each element of this tiny cottage so it will likely be as purposeful and cute as could 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 cute blue fire by the home windows. It’ll 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 possibly can see the connection on this photograph above. That is our mudroom proper off our kitchen. Via the far door you possibly can 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 dad and mom!)

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

Tiny Cottage Kitchenette Design Temper Board (My Dad and mom’ 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 + Dad and mom’ Addition and Exterior Elevation