I had seen some of these photographs around in blogland before. I especially remember the one of the dining room with the word
beach on the wall and thinking how I'd love to see the rest of the house... and by chance I found it, so here it is!
This 1904 summer house is in Venice, California. Susan Chevalier, a
costume designer for TV commercials, renovated it mixing modern and country styles, creating a relaxing atmosphere.
Turquoise green items collected in Susan's travels add colour to the living room with dark oak floors and white denim slipcovers.
This is the photograph I had seen a couple of times before. A solid piece of butcher block from a supermarket propped on two sawhorses to form a dining table, unfinished and unlacquered. Plain water glasses serve as simple vases for flowers.Susan's collection of Bauer and Pacific pottery.Mostly matte McCoy sits behind glass in the living room, where a bench from a German beer hall serves as a coffee table. Its lines are echoed in the paddleboard resting on the beams. Five children's chairs from the Rose Bowl and Santa Monica swap were left the original green.
A tortoise shell given to her by a fisherman on Mustique rests on an antique director's chair outside the sunroom. Vintage cigarette ads from London complete the picture.
White subway tiles in the bathroom are bordered in a soft green 1930s reeded-tile trim.
Unusual decorating idea in Susan's bedroom. An old carnival sign hangs in above cubbyholes in a wire shelf she uses to display her Keds footwear.
In the kitchen, glass-fronted cabinets display colorful pottery. A great idea for someone who cooks a lot is the pot-filler faucet that swings out above the stove.
Peeling paint distinguishes a kitchen cupboard that Susan found. She gave it a back and then turned it into a repository for her research books. It takes up an entire bedroom wall.
Quilts on and behind a bed, and other soft textiles such as mosquito netting add layers of interest.
Susan's upstairs office is a room with a view — and a deck.
Photographs by John Coolidge.
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