Hooked on Brooke’s Beach House

by hookedonhouses on May 14, 2009

Welcome to Hooked on Fridays, a blog party I host at the end of every week to celebrate the things that make us happy. This week I’m hooked on Brooke Giannetti’s house, which is only a hop and a skip to the beach. Brooke is the talented designer behind the beautiful blog Velvet & Linen. She gave a tour of her home on her blog recently, and I knew I would like it the minute I saw this charming front porch.

Brooke says, “We built it seven years ago, but Steve and I wanted it to feel like an old beach cottage.”

The enclosed garden room used to be the back porch. Brooke says, “It is a great place to sit and watch the kids in the pool or just read a book. I keep dreaming of putting a little desk in here. I would love to work and look out into the garden.” Me, too! Maybe I’ll put MY desk in Brooke’s garden room. I’m sure she wouldn’t mind. I’d be quiet as a mouse. She wouldn’t even know I was there!

To see the rest of Brooke’s home, visit Velvet & Linen and take the tour. I bet her blog will become one of your favorites, too! (And if you like beach houses in general, visit my other blog, Beach Cottage Love, where it’s all beachy, all the time.)

Now it’s your turn to tell us what you’re hooked on today! If you have something to share with us on your blog, then add your link below. (The party is now closed.)

Hooked on Fridays Participants

1. Arleen @ Seasons for All at Home (Colors in a Home Library)
2. songbirdtiff (making gifts)
3. The Shabby Chic Cottage
4. PamperingBeki (Coffee Milkshakes!)
5. Mary Beth {Summer Decorating with Ikea}
6. Struggling to be Stylish (Hooked on Blue!)
7. Puna @ Life Signatures
8. Jennifer @ Blogging God And Me (Memories)
9. TK – Starter Home $368/square foot
10. DesignTies (Garden sheds)
11. Beach Cottage Love (painted furniture)
12. TheOldPostRoad (bird prints)
13. Jeanette @ A Passion for Scrapbooking, Decorating & Shopping (neoclassicism)
14. angela | the painted house (hooked on befores & afters!)
15. maya | springtree road (sneaky weasel giveaway)
16. Kate @ Stolen Moments (chicken confit & asparagus pasta rags)
17. the BLAH BLAH BLAHger (Swedish design)
18. A Simple Walk (pop bottles as toys)
19. SuzyHomemaker (Grey’s)
20. Wayfaring Wanderer {Hk’d on Beach Polaroids}
21. Katie @ Clean & Classic Interiors (Happy Sink Flowers)
22. HouseAHolic- Derelict Queenslanders
23. Making This Home

24. Christy – sharing a bit of my heart!
25. Johns Journal (Our lil subtropical island)
26. StuccoHouse (virtual bungalow tour)
27. Victoria@Whimsy by Victoria (Hooked on Handbags!)
28. Our Nifty Notebook (Homeschool Rally)
29. Amy @ Living Locurto (Vintage Design Inspiration)
30. Fabulously French (French baths)
31. Animator’s Wife (earning rewards)
32. Tina @ Luphia loves… {{Black & White Interiors}}
33. mannequin(stripey house)
34. Christy (Fantastic Etsy Finds)
35. Angela @ PeonyPatch (Ladybugs)
36. Newlyweds (summer garden)
37. Shawn/Lifeatbuttercupfarm (cuttinggarden)
38. Christine @ Distract Me (Sunshine!)
39. Janis@An Inspired Life (beachy decor)
40. creations (handmade cloches)
41. It’s Frugal Being Green (Magazine Reviews)
42. Ann Kroeker (turkey–really!)
43. Lisa @ Crazy Adventures in Parenting
44. Janet@Jan’s Gems (Silver Furnishings)
45. Reflections Of Debbie (Kitchen Cabinets, Counters and Color)
46. Liz @ It’s Great To Be Home (getting smoke smell out of wood)

47. Rhoda @ Southern Hospitality (Frugal Fashion)
48. Abbie @ Sunshine and Shadows
49. Heather (My Garden!)
50. TheCincyLife
51. Deb/Dumbwittellher
52. Holly@Homebody (CSI)
53. From the Right Bank to the Left Coast (White Room for the Beatles)
54. Supernatural Botanicals (Master Suites)
55. Fifi Flowers (Ice Cream)
56. Carolina Mama (Tennis)
57. Daly Essentials(Affordable Art)
58. Katie @ Listmaker’s Life (Makeover)
59. rachel@ mytinyrobotheart (sewing dresses)
60. ImagineCozy (Arranging Pictures)
61. Kendra@My Insanity (Neighbor Progressive Dinner)
62. Lindsay @ Likely Design (Bathroom Decor Plans!)
63. velvet and linen (hooked on enjoying the weekend)
64. jillian@Housewears(hooked on orange)
65. sue-in-sydney {hooked on autumn}
66. Ann (Hooked on cutting meat costs)
67. Eileen@Star’sFault (Glitter Pins)
68. Onlinehandyman is hooked on keeping the SPIDERS out!

Tagged as: beach house, Decorating, design, House Tour

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1 Kim @ Everything Etsy May 15, 2009 at 10:34 pm: The kitchen is really pretty! I think they did an amazing job of making it feel older.

~Kim

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2 Renae Moore May 15, 2009 at 11:23 pm: I love love love Brooke’s home!
Thanks for sharing….her home is a great reflection of who she seems to be…gracious and lovely!
Blessings…

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3 Vicki Archer May 16, 2009 at 2:47 am: A great choice for today Julia – Brooke’s home is gorgeous, xv.

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4 Amy @ Living Locurto May 16, 2009 at 11:05 am: That cottage is adorable! I’m so jealous… I have friends with beautiful girly, romantic homes like this. I wish I could get away with it, but I don’t think my husband would go with the shabby chic pink and green everywhere. I would be loving it though! It would feel like vacation every day.

I’m so glad I got to play along this week:-) Have a great weekend!
5 Slowish Food May 17, 2009 at 7:09 am: LOVE that kitchen with the McCoy and jadite. I would never leave that room!

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6 Melissa May 17, 2009 at 7:24 am: Ok….this is my THIRD time back! I think I’m officially hooked on Brooke’s beach House. It is so well appointed, I keep going back to check out the little details!!

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7 Debbykay May 17, 2009 at 9:05 am: Okay! So I am ready to move-in! How lovely, thanks for sharing the amazing photos!

Happy day,
Debbykay @ Rose Cottage Gardens and Farm

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8 Susan May 17, 2009 at 10:09 am: Hi Julia…love Brooke’s home! I can totally understand why you are hooked on it…it’s beautiful!
9 Janet Doherty May 17, 2009 at 9:55 pm: That is just the perfect girls spot…love the pink and greens…as I keep saying I really need another home to decorate in the whites….
Janet

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10 Julie @ Organizement May 18, 2009 at 1:02 pm: I’m a little behind on posting, but that house is GORGEOUS!!

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11 SoBella Creations May 18, 2009 at 4:02 pm: What a great place!

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12 laura @ the shore house May 27, 2009 at 3:31 pm: I don’t know how I missed this post, but WOW…I can NOT believe that this house is so young! They did a fabulous job rocking the vintageness. Brava!!

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