Vanessa Helmick’s shoppers weren’t kidding once they requested for a strict blue and white palette within the Maine lake area that may be a collecting position for his or her prolonged circle of relatives. “I sought after to include different colours, however that they had all the time dreamed of blue and white,” says the landlord of Fiore House. So, the interiors of the Sebago Lake house lean closely nautical. To stay the lofty visitor room from seeming kitschy, Helmick selected a contemporary platform mattress as the center piece and popped in a graphic block-print pillow with a touch of terra cotta.
1 Helmick used Benjamin Moore’s Chantilly Lace paint for the millwork and Oxford White for the partitions. “Accentuating the architectural main points is helping a high-ceilinged house no longer really feel cavernous,” she says.
2 Blackout curler sunglasses created from military blue cloth with a cross-hatch texture create a color-block impact at the back of the mattress. “They’re no longer the vinyl curler sunglasses of our youth,” the clothier says. On the other hand, they’re nonetheless cost-effective.
3 The hand-painted paddles are from New England Canoe Co., by means of Etsy. “It’s a lake area so you need to have oars someplace,” Helmick laughs. That stated, she performed with the association, flipping the middle one in the other way.
4 The CB2 mattress has an upholstered headboard this is at ease however doesn’t block the home windows. The low-slung, platform taste could also be ideally suited. “That is the place {couples} with little ones sleep,” Helmick says. “It’s king-size and simple to climb onto.”
5 The wool herringbone rug has the glance of sea grass however is softer, tougher, and more uncomplicated to scrub. Braided jute ottomans make nice seats for children and can also be pulled over to the glider as footstools.
6 Helmick selected two distinctly other nightstands—a facet desk with rope accents and a steamer trunk from Pottery Barn Youngster that holds additional blankets. “I sought after symmetry to floor the room however no longer be matchy-matchy,” she says.
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