While all the teachers we know are busy this week moving into new classrooms, I am dreaming of summer getaways to this gorgeous East Hampton, NY weekend house where the design and decor is loaded with charming and innovative details reminiscent of school days.
This is brilliant – a mop sink in the bathroom! Paired with tiled walls and linoleum floors, not only do you have a sleek, industrial, masculine bathroom, but a completely functional place to hose off the dog or rinse out your bathing suit in style.
And who knew those worn wooden classroom chairs would play so nicely together in the dining room?
The owners (who are also the designers) employ other schoolhouse details like roller shades, metal doors, and filament bulbs that subtly enrich the effect. The minimalist palette is crisp white with shades of gray and black throughout — kind of like a chalkboard — and is the perfect backdrop for pops of color found in fresh flowers, a bowl of fruit or a stack of books.
Even the long span of stainless steel cabinets and appliances recall the cafeteria line.
What a clever and sophisticated interpretation of “old school” functional design. And a great example of ways we can use any space to inspire our own.
article :: slideshow {all images: Eric Striffler for The New York Times}
simply gorgeous!
Love the content of the post but have to note that the yorkie on the ottoman is super cute!