Pretty Little Green Things

It has been an unusually country decor style inspired week, so I thought I’d round it out with this Fire Island beach cottage as featured in Country Living Magazine.  This weekend getaway house belongs to Alex Bates, creative director of West Elm.  West Elm is a company with a great environmental platform and tons of eco-friendly picks throughout their standard line.  Any company that makes green design part of their everyday practice gets a huge check mark in my book!  You can tell this eco culture has pervaded all the way to the way their employees live as evidenced by this beach house (or maybe even vice versa!).  Flea market finds, vintage furniture and natural materials are just a few of the green touches found throughout.  Enjoy!

Not only is this room absolutely bright, airy and sunlit, but all of the textures and accessories really add another wonderful layer.

The farm table in the kitchen actually belonged to the house’s previous owners.  I like it paired with the more modern West Elm chairs.

Again, lots of white everywhere.  And the vases are from Heath Ceramics, an awesome company with a great environmental commitment.

Here’s a view of the front porch.  I love the collection of hats and bags ready to go in a moments notice.  Maybe just in case you’re going to run out to farmer’s market for some last minute tomatoes?

I think this space might be my favorite of the whole house.  The built in banquette is totally lounge-worthy, but it’s the indoor-outdoor function that really makes it an amazing room that you could spend hours hanging out in.

Here’s the master bedroom.  More white and blue here too.  The linens are from West Elm (of course).

And the guest bedroom.  I love those casual blue twin headboards.  They’re Alex’s childhood beds, recovered.  In a world where new is often viewed as better, I’m glad there are people like her that save special pieces like these.

More white!  I love the use of vintage photos in the bathroom.  Gives you something to look at while you brush your teeth!

I think this is one of my favorite things about this house (in addition to the indoor/outdoor terrace of course).  The chess game is so fun and playful.  Besides, who doesn’t need another excuse to spend some time outdoors.  Now all I need to do is learn to play chess…

Photos from Country Living

It has been an unusually country decor style inspired week, so I thought I’d round it out with this Fire Island beach cottage as featured in Country Living Magazine.  This weekend getaway house belongs to Alex Bates, creative director of West Elm.  West Elm is a company with a great environmental platform and tons of eco-friendly picks throughout their standard line.  Any company that makes green design part of their everyday practice gets a huge check mark in my book!  You can tell this eco culture has pervaded all the way to the way their employees live as evidenced by this beach house (or maybe even vice versa!).  Flea market finds, vintage furniture and natural materials are just a few of the green touches found throughout.  Enjoy!

Not only is this room absolutely bright, airy and sunlit, but all of the textures and accessories really add another wonderful layer.

The farm table in the kitchen actually belonged to the house’s previous owners.  I like it paired with the more modern West Elm chairs.

Again, lots of white everywhere.  And the vases are from Heath Ceramics, an awesome company with a great environmental commitment.

Here’s a view of the front porch.  I love the collection of hats and bags ready to go in a moments notice.  Maybe just in case you’re going to run out to farmer’s market for some last minute tomatoes?

I think this space might be my favorite of the whole house.  The built in banquette is totally lounge-worthy, but it’s the indoor-outdoor function that really makes it an amazing room that you could spend hours hanging out in.

Here’s the master bedroom.  More white and blue here too.  The linens are from West Elm (of course).

And the guest bedroom.  I love those casual blue twin headboards.  They’re Alex’s childhood beds, recovered.  In a world where new is often viewed as better, I’m glad there are people like her that save special pieces like these.

More white!  I love the use of vintage photos in the bathroom.  Gives you something to look at while you brush your teeth!

I think this is one of my favorite things about this house (in addition to the indoor/outdoor terrace of course).  The chess game is so fun and playful.  Besides, who doesn’t need another excuse to spend some time outdoors.  Now all I need to do is learn to play chess…

Photos from Country Living