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The Big Sur House

mini bathroom refresh

May 8, 2020

While we are thrilled that The Big Sur House has two full bathrooms (helpful when family and friends visit), one of them I have fondly dubbed “the cave”. There are no windows and the back wall is actually cement built into the slope of the back yard. Yep, it’s dark, cool, and just a little bit scary. When we first bought the house, we knew redoing the bathroom wasn’t in the budget and not a priority. It consisted of a…

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Decorating Uncategorized

going dark

October 27, 2018
Big Sur House

I’m going dark…with a house color that is.  It’s no secret that I love white.  My Santa Barbara home is white inside and out.  But white just won’t cut it here in Big Sur…at least not for the outside of a house.  It’s all about the majestic setting and blending in. When we bought the house back in March it was painted a brown, which had faded noticeably on the South side of the house. The trim was an off…

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Decorating Little White Beach Bungalow

tried and true paint colors: white edition

August 17, 2017

By far the question I get asked the most on Instagram, on my blog, and by clients, is “what color white did you use on your walls and trim?!”  And not just my home, but my parents home as well.  I thought I’d take a moment and go through the white choices and the finishes for The Little Glass House, the Little White Beach Bungalow, and my parents Vermont farmhouse, which still remains nameless!…

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