The One-Month Remodel: A Catskills Guesthouse by Jersey Ice Cream Co. - Remodelista
Back in June we featured an 18th century Catskills farmhouse that wunderkinds Tara Mangini and Percy Bright of Jersey Ice Cream... Photography by Tara Mangini. ...Co overhauled for a New York family to use as their creative escape See Channeling Wes Anderson A Country House Reinvented Keeping to a budget of 30 000 they not only gave the guest quarters a new kitchenette bath and built... ...in bunks the one bedroom house now sleeps five but fully furnished it down to the potted plants and bedside reading We wanted the guesthouse to feel breezy and light, sort of the West Coast bohemian cousin to the main house, which is filled with rich colors and bold patterns,” Tara explained to us. Tara and Percy don t know the guesthouse s provenance but say despite the amount of dead insects and cobwebs it had a lot going for it high vaulted ceilings... ...exposed beams and pretty decent original wood floors After the initial cleanup the couple plastered all of the walls using raw uncolored plaster that lends a subtle texture and depth The couple sourced most of the furnishings, including the live-edge coffee table and hanging wicker chair, at flea markets and vintage stores. The living room leads to a compact kitchen. The cow skull came from a shop going out of business in Philadelphia, the couple’s hometown. The kitchen is a lesson in the beauty and money time saving possibilities of attacking two projects so close together says Percy The three... ...by six Polished Marble Tiles came from Home Depot 5 69 a square foot and they found the Kohler sink at the local Restore shop The marble tile continues in the bathroom which along with the kitchen required the most work It was like the... ...remains of a bathroom crusty hole of a shower maybe a sink maybe a toilet and lots of spiders says Tara The kitchen includes what Tara and Percy refer to as the eating nook It probably won t see much food but it s a great space... ...to have a cup of coffee or a glass of wine They decorated the wall with a tree branch from the yard and some holiday ornaments When a space is this tiny you can t afford to have a weird closet that doesn t make any sense says Percy by way of explaining the biggest... ...structural change He replaced the long entry closet with shelves and cabinets that front the bedroom s custom bunks all of it made out of mushroom board from another project The privacy curtain is a Magical Thinking Macrame Wall Hanging, $169, from Urban Outfitters. Above L: A look at the entry built-ins. Above R: Each of the bunks has a shelf and reading light; Percy incorporated an old drawer into the base. The setup is perfect for families. A macrame hanging–”a $20 flea market mega score”–hangs over the bed. Percy made the headboard and pegboard from barn wood.