When February rolls around and Valentine’s Day with it, I suddenly start craving more red in my house. Anyone else?
I used to have red accents in my kitchen year-round and kind of miss them. It made things feel cheerfully cozy this time of year when the temps are chilly and there’s often snow outside my window.
This charming 1912 beach-side cottage in Beach Haven, New Jersey, suits my mood today exactly. The homeowners broke away from the typical beachy blues and went with red instead.
It was featured in Better Homes & Gardens, and the article says, “Casual and fun is the perfect description for this minimally remodeled, vintage-adorable two-story home along the coast where open windows let in fresh ocean breezes and a Dutch door welcomes guests. A sidewalk is all that separates the house from the beach.”
“With a passion for fixing up old houses the couple saw the potential in this early 20th century charmer right away.”
“The original board-and-batten wainscoting, built-in cupboards, and exposed beam ceilings were remarkably intact, though the fir floorboards were buried under layers of linoleum and indoor-outdoor carpet. The homeowners refinished the floors and freshened the woodwork with durable white marine paint.”
The Beach Cottage Kitchen was given a black subway tile backsplash and soapstone countertops:
Head to Better Homes and Gardens to read the article.
Oh my goodness – I love it! What a lucky homeowner to have such a glorious beach retreat!
That black backsplash sure was a gutsy choice, but I love that it gives a twist on straight up cottage. It totally works!
My thoughts exactly. We have a beach cottage with the same white cabinets and black counters. We haven’t gotten around to putting up the tile backsplash, just assumed we’d do white subway tiles, but this black tile has given us an idea that would never have occurred to us before! Love it.
Really nice! Makes me wonder what the house looks like from the outside?
Click that link at the end of the post to go to BHG.com–there’s a photo of it there!
Oh I love everything about this beach house! Beautiful!
Casual perfection. Wonderfully done. The vintage accents & decor styling are the icing on the cake.
I love the decor in the beach house. Of course, pretty much anything in red makes me swoon.
Black, white and red really works in a traditional house with lots of wood! ( In a modern house with chrome and glass – eewww.)
The white-washed fireplace is brilliant! What great historic cottage – they did a fantastic job!
LOVE! What wonderful taste these homeowners have! I just love everything about it. I love that shelf over the sink. Love those red and white touches. I could look at houses like this all day long
Beachy. Cottage. Vintage. Perfect! I could hang my hat there permanently. Absolutely LOVE it!
This is so beautiful! I love the feeling I get from this place and you know how much I love cottages, right? 🙂
Hugs to you, Julia!
xo
Luciane at HomeBunch.com
This is so incredibly charming and beautiful! So much to inspire. This has definitely been added to my personal all-time favorites list. Thank you for sharing! 🙂
Perfection!
So often when I see rooms or entire homes decorated in black, white and red, it sometimes looks either too retro, modern or just simply dated. All I see when looking at this home is a charming, cozy beach cottage. It’s a beautiful home and I love everything about it!
If I could pick this house up and move it to my property I totally would. I don’t know how it’s possible how a person like me can have so many favorite houses, but I do. How am I supposed to decide on a house plan when there are so many different architectural details that I love?
PERFECTION. Just my style. And PINK is definitely my thing, too! 😉
very nice idea
Oh how inspiring! Lots of ideas to take away from this beautiful home. Thanks for sharing Julia 🙂
We’re do you get the white slip covers? Do you have to get them made special for your furniture? Magazines always show them on furniture with the sisal rugs. Love the look but it must be expensive.
I got mine at Target years ago (for the playroom sofa), so it isn’t as fitted as these. However, the slipcovered look is so popular now that a lot of furniture is sold this way. For instance, I have the Ektorp sofa and chairs with slipcovers from IKEA, so they’re made specifically for those pieces of furniture and are fitted for them. They weren’t expensive at all. You can get them custom made or from more expensive furniture stores, too, of course. Sometimes they can cost more than the chairs themselves!
There’s a great online company called Bemz (bemz.com) that sells slipcovers for IKEA pieces. All kinds of fabrics! (I’m not affiliated with them at all — in the market for a slip-covered sofa.)
Wow! Beautiful! I have never considered whitewashing the inside of my cottage until now. I think you’re right; the pops of red really up the cozy factor! 🙂
I love it! Maybe one of my favorite homes ever. I’m sure I’ll be pinning every picture. Like you, I like the unexpected color scheme.
AAH yes a more realistic beach home i would love! Red 🙂
I love everything about this house. The red on the door, the furniture, the black backsplash, all the pillows. It’s beautiful.
When I saw the title of your post, I thought, I wonder if it’s that one that I love in Newport Beach? Yep, it is! Love this house…love the colors, the style…every single thing. Great post! 🙂
Beautifully done. Love all that you did. Red is my favorite color. Everything is very tastefully put together and very welcoming!
Love it! Red can sometimes look dated in a home, but they way they used it in small doses, coupled with the white walls, is so perfect!!
Oh-so-lovely in every single way!
Love Love Love! I’m not a fan of red, but like how it is just used as accents and can be easily changed out. I LOVE all of the antiques mixed with plush, comfy furniture! That could be my forever home.
I want these homeowners to adopt me. I love this house.
Oh yes! It is my favorite color scheme, AND this is one of my favorite homes featured in a magazine. Such a cute and welcoming place! I could easily move in and not change one single thing.
Lots of red going on over at my place (“lots” as in the last 3 posts!) So if you want a dose of red come on over for a visit. 🙂
Kelly
I love the pops of color from the accessories. They make the home look warm and inviting.
Too funny! I have had the photo of this living room on my fridge since I saw it in the magazine. I’m obsessed with the sofa! Great to see it all again on your blog!
Love everything about this cottage. And I’m not even a red person (I’m of the blue persuasion ;-)).
I’m swooning! (Appropriate for – almost – Valentine’s Day, right? LOL) I love this house! 🙂
What a pretty look! I love the color blue, but I am *not* into shells and fish and marine life. So the beach style I see portrayed in magazines seems to be “Cover every horizontal and vertical surface with shriveled bits from the ocean and beach.” Okay, maybe not that extreme… Anyway, this is a refreshing beach cottage style. Thank your for sharing!
Absolutely beautiful. Love the colors and the general style of the home. My fave picture is of the white chair in front of the bedroom window with that view. I will look at these photos again for instant stress relief! Thank you.
Oh you little beach cottages…how you and your bright reflective light bewitch me.
Love
(and the red with all the beachy seems sort of yacht-y to me)
Beach cottages are renowned for its oversized rooms and suites, which are ideal for families.
What color neutral paint did you use on your walls?
Follow the link to the original article and see if they mention it!
You could certainly see your enthusiasm within the article you write.
The world hopes for more passionate writers such
as you who are not afraid to say how they believe.
At all times follow your heart.
I followed the link from your other post to this and I’m so glad that I did. I love this. I just adore it. I’m not usually a red person at all, but I really love how they used it here–it is simply perfection. I’m usually much more drawn to blues and greens, however here I love the red and think they completely understand the concept of what judicious use means.
I really appreciate that they whitewashed the fireplace working with the red, instead of painting it completely white or making it more modern. A Dutch door would work well in this environment too given the sea breezes and that there usually isn’t a lot of issues with bugs. I love the vintage look and feel of the place and I really appreciate that they saw the potential of the place and respected the footprint. I grew up loving and appreciating homes like these and if this is Newport Beach I once knew it well. Glad to see other people who appreciate these homes as I do. I’m happy knowing that they still exist. Thank you for featuring such an inspiring and lovely gem. My gosh wouldn’t you just love to live here.