Comments on: Reader Redesign: Cottage Charm

By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:33:45 +0000

What a change Sarah, it looks fantastic, actually checking out your blog, the whole house looks great – Congrats! I think I’ve just found a new regular blog.

By: Beth

Beth — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:59:02 +0000

I normally like color but the room looked fantastic with all the white on white and tan! Well done!

on my way to her blog right now!
~Beth
http://southernfriedliving.blogspot.com/

By: 28

28 — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:01:02 +0000

The room itself almost looks like a sepia or black and white photo. I love it. What a great makeover!

By: Vic

Vic — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:51:30 +0000

I’m a “beach girl” myself and oh my gosh I am LOVING this makeover! What an incredible redo… who wouldn’t want to come home to this at the end of the day!!!

By: jbhat

jbhat — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:57:08 +0000

It really is a breath of fresh air…fresh and beachy air. I love a good before and after. This one is one of those where you aren’t super sure it’s the same space. Thanks for sharing!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:48:42 +0000

I love every piece of furniture in this room. Though I have to admit the non-centered coffee table is bugging me :P !

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:38:26 +0000

It was our pleasure Sarah! And thanks so much for stopping in with all those answers for everyone. We’re not at all surprised that your sitting room transformation is quite a hit, and you know we’d love to share other room makeovers of yours in the future!

xo,
s (& j)

By: sarah { abeachcottage }

sarah { abeachcottage } — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:37:22 +0000

p.s thanks to Sherry and John for the feature

I love coming over here for inspiration…keep it up!

Merry Christmas

Sarah

By: sarah { abeachcottage }

sarah { abeachcottage } — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:36:19 +0000

Hi everyone

Thanks for the room love haha! (I’v others to share, maybe I should send them to Sherry to feature)

Yep the before pic was the open house when we viewed this old place and this was the good room! It was filthy, dark and gloomy but from months of house hunting, we knew it had the right bones – a cottage on a big plot, a huge old protected fig tree in the garden, some vintage sash windows and wood floors…

the shelves: these were ‘built-in’ to an old doorway that was between the breakfast room and the front sitting room – we pulled it out to bring some light in and create a more open walk through feel

All the furniture/lamps in the room are mainly junk finds that I’ve painted white – the sofa is very old and squashy and is easily stripped and shoved in the washing machine every now and then. The floor was sanded, sealed and varnished. Rug is from IKEA.

the trunk: yep I sent these pics over before I found that! now there’s an old Hungarian vintage steamer trunk (that really is a bit big for the room but I love it!) found at a garage sale.

the tulips: yep IKEA (where I spend most of my money on stuff I don’t thrift or junk)

photo angle: it is from exactly the same spot, unfortunately the ‘before’ was from a phone so couldn’t take in the whole room

wallcovering: this was actually ok in terms of style, apart from the sheen to it, however, this was a major overhaul to this cottage as one of the worst things about it was the ahem, cleanliness. There was no way anything like wallpaper was staying. And all else was scrubbed for days and zapped with paint.

paint colour: Dulux Whisper White

Hope that answers ok!

Sarah

By: Mrs. Money

Mrs. Money — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:03:50 +0000

Wow, that is amazing!! I LOVE the after!