It’s rare here at Florence Finds that I post a house that I simply found on the internet. One of my golden rules of blogging is to keep the content unique – at least 80% of the posts I put up here are written by me, with reproduced content forming a small percentage, mostly interiors round ups or recipes. However, I was quite taken with this particular house, not only the beautiful architectural style – I’m a sucker for that New England coastal style exterior, but the colour.
Image Credit: New York Times
It’s no secret I’m a huge fan of colour, but pastels are not a favourite for me – somehow reminding me of the 80′s and that predominance of ‘A hint of cornflower’ paint shades. Pale blues and greens slip even further down the list, as I tend to find them cold colours and the UK doesn’t feel like the right place for those shades for a good three quarters of the year!
Image Credit: New York Times
This house however made me stop and look again. Of course all the light from those fabulous windows doesn’t hurt the rooms, and the styling is perfectly done, but the walls, devoid of our current favourite wall paper, completely draped in shades of mint, powder blue, sage and aqua, seem perfectly at home in their cliff top dwelling.
Image Credit: New York Times
This home was recently featured in the New York Times, built on a cliff top in Nova Scotia, it’s an exposed location and their nearest neighbours are over half a mile away. I don’t think I could handle the wind or the isolation, but the interiors I’ll certainly be making note of.
Image Credit: New York Times
What do you think?
Love,
Rebecca
xo
Oooh, I love this- it is right up my street (sadly not literally!).
These colours are what I always call ‘my’ colour palette and my house is top to toe in them – although you are entirely right about the Brutish weather Rebecca, if it snows I do feel rather like I’m living in an igloo!
I know that Rebecca you’re a fan of bright colours and that you don’t particularly like these pastels as a rule, but I am like Fee – this is ‘my pallette’ too. I can see where you’re coming from with the British weather, but I think these colours would be perfect in Aus, but also that you can warm them up with textures (like a cable knitted blanket in cream or white, or even a fluffy (tasteful fluffy obvs) white rug or a pale cowhide rug) and I am booking marking this post to show Mr C-S as further ‘saving money inspiration’ for our battle to get a deposit together for a house! Love it! x x
Not a huge fan of pastel colours myself (prefer neutrals), but this does look good. The house location on the other hand is amazing. The sea view, the light, the wind and the isolation, and how cosy it looks in the evening with the lights on….love it! When can I move in???
xx
‘Brutish’ was obviously a deliberate mistake to describe the ‘British’ weather….!
Stun-ning property! It reminds me of this little love shack I’ve always wanted to book for a weekend away
http://www.uniquehomestays.com/unique/details.asp?id=640
Beautiful, thanks for posting. Recently discovered your blog and really enjoying it!
So lovely. I particularly like the pale sage – I love green, it’s so relaxing.
Beautiful. I think the pale colours work well here although it looks a bit like a classroom in places, very spartan. Amazing views though
The house as a package looks amazing but, whilst I appreciate that the rooms are styled for the photoshoot, it all looks a bit too minimalist and cold to me. Don’t get me wrong I would jump at the chance to spend a week there (that view!) or indeed if a friend owned the house I would be happy to be a regular visitor x
These are what we call St Ives colours, aka how our dream house will look when (not if) we are able to live by the sea.