Greek interior designer Pallas Kalamotusis fine-tuned an abandoned renovation on an 18th-century house on the island of Patmos, Greece. Working with Athens-based Studio Pale, Pallas, head of Studio Krokalia, created a relaxed and humble living space with a natural palette, a custom sofa complete with multi-striped textiles, and terracotta lights.
Above: The custom sofa is made from natural pine wood and finished with layers upon layers of striped kapok pillows and a sofa topper. Above: A pair of natural rattan loungers at the entryway to the outdoor living area.
Paint
Above: For a similar warm-toned white-taupe, try Farrow & Ball’s Dimity. Above: “We color-matched a grey used locally,” says Pallas. “You just take a scrap to the local paint shop and they copy it!” For something similar, there’s Farrow & Ball’s Blue Gray.
Furniture & Lighting
Above: The Classic Table with marbled black ceramic top is $749 at Room & Board. Above: For a rattan lounge chair similar to those seen in the living room, try the Loop Rattan Lounge Chair from The Woven Shop; $795. Above: Designed by Verner Panton for Montana Møbler, the Panton One Lounge Chair is $1,153 at Danish Design Shop. Above: The pendant light is the Terracotta Medium Pendant from Hand and Eye Studio in the UK.
We know summer’s almost over, but we’re clinging to it for dear life in its final weeks. One way to extend the easy-breezy, school’s-out vibes? With a front door that calls to mind cool ocean waves and sandy feet. We spotted it over on Remodelista and couldn’t resist tracking down the elements that make it […]
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Some time ago on Remodelista, we took a tour of A Low-Maintenance Lake House on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula, a new-build project by two Mainers: Jocelyn O. Dickson Architecture and Heidi LaChapelle Interiors. Today we’re zeroing in on the outdoor living spaces—the wide cedar deck and custom outdoor kitchen—designed by Jocie for one of the homeowners, an avid cook. Here’s a breakdown of the elements (and where to find lookalikes).
Above: The house is clad in shou sugi ban and nestled beside a small lake. “The lot is extremely long and narrow,” says Jocie, “and the building site was only possible thanks to a variance granted by the town, which allowed us to build up to about 40 feet from the lake (typically the setback is 75 feet). So this made for a very special condition: to be literally right on the lake.”
The homeowners worked with a close friend, a landscape designer, to create a “minimal and low-maintenance” planting plan, says Jocie. “Because of our proximity to the lake, we were limited with our hardscape and plantings on the water side of the house, so this area was left mostly natural.” A wide cedar deck along one side of the house creates multiple outdoor living spaces: a lounge area, an outdoor kitchen and dining area, and a fire pit. Fortunately, Jocie notes, the deck was completed before the price of cedar skyrocketed during the pandemic.
Above: The custom outdoor kitchen was designed by Jocie and built by Shugart Builders.
Above: The Brice Medium Planter is $99 from Rejuvenation. Above: DeVOL’s Iron Hook Rack, $153, is suitable for hanging gardening tools and kitchen essentials alike.
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N.B.: This post has been updated with new prices, products, and links. It was first published April 2022.
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