Home-a-Rama House #5: Nantucket-Style Living

by hookedonhouses on February 6, 2009

This is the final day of our week-long series featuring homes from the Indianapolis Home-a-Rama. As you’re reading this, I’m driving to Nashville for the BlissDom blogging conference. I’m looking forward to meeting some of my blog friends in real life! This 6 bedroom, 8,000 square foot home, which has a stained-cedar shake exterior with stone and white trim, was built by Executive Homes of Fishers, Indiana. Builders Pete Gray and Jeff Keck worked with designer Michele Boggs of MB Designs to create “the essence of Nantucket living.”

Take a look and let me know what you think!

: Entering the home.

: Sitting room with piano.

: Two-story family room.

: Family room fireplace.

: Butler’s pantry.

: Kitchen.

: Kitchen.

: Study.

: Master bedroom.

: Looking into the sitting room off the master bedroom.

: Sitting room off the master bedroom.

: Master bath.

: Girl’s room.

: Nursery.

: Lower level.

: A cute little theater set up for children to play in.

: Lower-level bar.

: Hearth room off kitchen.

: Striking round window in the hearth room off the kitchen.

: Back porch.

: A separate garage has an apartment that can be used as an office, artist’s studio, or guest cottage above it.

: Laundry room.

: Mudroom.

: Mudroom doubles as a “craft room.”

: A nook behind the kitchen where you can keep everything organized.

This was the most crowded of the homes, as you can see in these pictures. Made it kind of hard to get all the pictures I wanted.

I’m not sure how well it translates into these photos, but this house felt very light, bright, and happy. Designer Michele Boggs says that the home’s Nantucket style and abundance of windows inspired her “to decorate in a simple palette of green, white, and brown, bringing the outside in.”

This house was already sold at the time of the show, and I’m not sure how much it went for. If anyone happens to have that information, let me know!

What did you think? Do you like this better than the other houses I showed you? What would you do with that extra space above the garage?

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1 Pam February 6, 2009 at 5:23 pm: The best so far by a mile. I can’t wait for Cincinnati’s Homearama, I haven’t been in a few years but you have wet my appetite. Thanks, Pam

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2 hookedonhouses February 6, 2009 at 9:37 pm: Hey, guys! I made it to Nashville and I’ve been having a great time meeting up with blog buddies like Kimba (Soft Place to Land), Rhoda (Southern Hospitality), Susie Harris, Nester, Amy Locurto, and on and on. So fun!

Unfortunately, the wireless connection here is slow as molasses, but I’ll try to answer a few questions.

1. Sorry, but I didn’t get a list of the paint colors, so I can’t help you there. I’ll try to remember next time to ask.

2. This Home-a-Rama was in the Fall of ‘08–just now got all the pics edited, sorted, and uploaded (the holidays slowed me down). Sorry I didn’t get them posted sooner!

3. Don’t know why studies are always so dark.

4. I didn’t notice the “Not So Big House” book on the shelf. Love that series! Funny that it was in an 8,000 sq ft home, tho.

Were there other questions I forgot to answer? My connection is too slow to read back through your comments again right now, but I’ll check again later when I have a chance.

Now I’m off to the pajama party for pizza and a movie. We’re watching “Mamma Mia.” Later, Gators! -Julia
3 Sue February 6, 2009 at 10:47 pm: This house is a bit blah for my taste…I did like the keeping rooms big round window, I liked the mud room. and ofcourse the garage with the room above..I would have liked to have seen a little more color…Have fun in Nashville…

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4 jeweledrabbit February 6, 2009 at 11:31 pm: The drabness of the decor completely ruins this house for me.
5 le February 7, 2009 at 7:22 am: I am relaxed with this one … love the muddy craft room – great multi use …. and the organising nook behind the kitchen – too cool for school – enjoy your time at the Bliss do – le

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6 Sadie February 7, 2009 at 10:53 am: Me want.

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7 hookedonhouses February 7, 2009 at 6:20 pm: Wow! Thanks to everyone from the Garden Web forums who stopped by today to take the tours. So nice to see you all, and I enjoyed reading your comments on the message boards. -Julia
8 TraceyB February 7, 2009 at 9:08 pm: This house reminds me of the homes here in Florida. Light, bright and airy. Love it!!
9 Linda Merrill from ::Surroundings:: February 7, 2009 at 10:21 pm: Definitely not Nantucket, possibly Martha’s Vineyard, more Hampton’s as someone said above. It feels like it lacks soul.

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10 Jen R Sanctuary Arts February 7, 2009 at 11:57 pm: Love the family room paneling, but there is s a lt of white going on around there!

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11 Tamara February 8, 2009 at 12:09 pm: Are you back home yet? Can’t wait to hear how your trip went!

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12 Jan Rochefort February 8, 2009 at 2:28 pm: I thought this one was the best! It could have used a little more color for my pallete, loved the unusual window. Thank you for the tour..
13 Lazy Mom Leslie February 8, 2009 at 3:51 pm: I love seeing all these beautiful homes and getting ideas from them. But the more I see the more I am convinced that I want to pare down and simplify! Too much space and too much stuff.
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14 Courtney February 8, 2009 at 8:12 pm: Hi Julia! I could tell from the photos of the outside of this house that it would be my favorite. It did not disappoint! It’s definitely luxurious, but is also homey and calming at the same time. I just love it. And I can’t wait to hear about your time at the conference! You and Kimba and Melissa and all the “cool kids”…must fill us in! xoxo

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15 Courtney at Blogging Matilda February 8, 2009 at 10:41 pm: I am swooning over here! Being a cedar shake kinda girl, and putting up every single one on my house, by hand, I can only imagine how long this took I love it all, when can I move in?

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16 Robin February 8, 2009 at 11:14 pm: Agreed, this is more Hamptons Chic than Nantucket, but it is lovely, you definitely saved the best for last.

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17 Sue February 10, 2009 at 1:13 am: I loved this one…too big for me of course but love all teh touches and decor.
I have just savored all of your posts about the Homerama. What fun…even if their laundry rooms were bigger than MY whole house! *grin*

Thanks for this !!! Such fun!

Love,
Sue

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18 RehabOrDie February 10, 2009 at 7:54 am: There once was a house styled Nantucket
whose charm couldn’t be held in a bucket
the scale was quite right,
and the trim-work quite tight
so those who don’t like can go s….

heh!

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19 rue February 13, 2009 at 3:47 pm: I don’t know if it’s because the last house burned my retinas or not, but I really like this one the best

rue

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20 Maureen February 15, 2009 at 10:08 am: I love this home and decor, I am planning a kitchen renovation and house painting, and was wondering if you could let me know the paint colors for each room, especially kitchen, entry, living area and what color is the kitchen counter top? Thank you for sharing this lovely home with me. Have a great day!
21 hookedonhouses February 15, 2009 at 10:23 am: Maureen–
Sorry, but I don’t know any of the paint colors for the homes. Wish I did! -Julia
22 Maureen February 15, 2009 at 10:50 am: Julia
No problem, I just read through your blogs and realised someone else had already asked you, sorry, I was just sooo excited when I asked you, I didn’t notice the other blogs, and I since read through where you said Michele Boggs used green, white and brown, so that helps. I am hoping my benjain moore paint specialist can help me match some nice colors up. I live on the east coast in Canada, and I just happened across your web site, I have really enjoyed looking through it, very nice. thank you for responding to me so quickly, and I will look forward to seeing more of your shows. thanks again . Maureen
23 Rebecca February 22, 2009 at 2:29 am: Maybe I’m nuts, but when I see houses this big I think, who on earth wants to clean that much house?? Oh well, if I could afford 8000 sq feet, maybe I could afford to have “staff”!!
24 ida February 27, 2009 at 10:00 pm: at first i was cool with the house then i realized how huge it was. and the stairs. they dont need carpet. they can be a free stair stepper device. just too much house for me.
25 Nathan September 8, 2009 at 1:15 am: I quite like almost every room of the house. I especially love the view when you enter the home and the family room. Also, I have to mention that I freakin’ LOVE the staircase!
26 gina January 23, 2010 at 5:38 pm: Julia,
I wanted to know if the darker island in the kitchen was black or a very dark brown. It looked black to me, but the designer mentioned she used a simple palette of green, brown, and white.

Gina