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Chip and Barbara Bohl have spent more than a decade renovating this getaway in Slaughter Beach, Delaware. Chip redesigned the interior, changed the organization of the five bedrooms, created a new kitchen in the same space as the old, and added new windows and doors that align to catch bay breezes. Outside, a cedar log, left unfinished, supports the new trellis above the home's entry. | |
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Inside the main living space, a peeled and polished cedar tree serves as a support column. Chip cut the tree, peeled the bark, sanded it, and cut it to fit into the space, keeping all the branching aspects of it. An old cast-iron floor grate (like you would have over a furnace) is installed above the tree, so light from above comes down into the living space and gives a sort of dappled effect through the branches. |
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| Barbara selected colors reminiscent of the 50's dinnerware she collects for window trim and door frames. Periwinkle and cornflower blues, a deep yellow, and several shades of green contrast with the rest of the stark white woodwork and pine paneling on the main floor. |
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The eclectic interior furnishings evoke memories of Barbara's grandparents' lakeside home in the Adirondacks and the home's own local connection. It once stood across the road as part of a tavern and inn before the former owners moved it, back in the 50's. Funky cane furniture covered with retro fabrics contrast with spare Arts & Crafts style pieces. |
The three-sided, wraparound porch gives perfect sun
control. Its woodwork is painted a bold green, complementing the pine
trees and natural, low-maintenance landscape of beach grasses and
bayberries. The midnight blue of the floor contrasts with the
weathered porch ceiling.
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| Text adapted from "Home and Away" by Jennifer Chappell, Coastal Living (Sep/Oct 2000). Photography by Celia Pearson. | ||
