Since this will be a seasonal rental, as well as a place we will enjoy ourselves, it needed to be furnished in a "rental-appropriate" way. We shopped scratch and dent sales, floor model sales, overstock.com, Target, IKEA...even our own storage room and attic!...any place that seemed like a bargain was to be had. I also splurged (at least for me!) on a couple of pieces that I felt would give big impact, and hopefully make some of the lesser pieces take on a classier feel.
We painted the rooms (previously all white) with three shades that I call "mushroom", and used very simple stained bamboo Roman Shades on the windows. The carpets were well-served by a steam cleaner rental, and the appliances--though not new, and just exactly why were appliances ever created in that color?!--also cleaned up quite well.
We created custom art for most of the rooms, appropriate to the area. We even created a series of framed images for the staircase (not in these photographs, sadly), from our own local photos.
I am very happy with the results. See what you think!
Since space is limited in the house, we didn't want to dedicate a full-time dining area...how often do you use the dining table, after all? So our table actually doubles as an entry table, separating the two seating areas in the main living space, and a dining table when the paprika chairs (also serving double-duty) are pulled up to it.
You can see more pictures, and get more information about the beautiful village of Ogunquit, at our web site, http://www.240shoreroad.com/. This really is not shameless self-promotion (well, maybe a little), but I promise the town is even more beautiful than we were able to portray! I hope you enjoy the on-line tour of some of our favorite spots there!
Very nice transformation...
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