materials. With white wood planking adding a cottage feel to the walls, open shelves expose the homeowners’ vases, bowls and platters. “I wanted it to be functional art,” Tracey says. “Everyone puts their platters away, they put their plates away. But when you look at it, the lines are so pretty. I wanted the shelves to be free-floating so the pieces spoke for themselves. The eye from the family room goes to the kitchen, so I wanted that wall to look like art.” An unexpected combination of materials creates a contrast between white walls, warm natural textures and industrial accents. Woven shades in the windows, mercury glass pendants above a distressed walnut island, wrought iron barstools, Restoration Hardware accent lighting and concrete countertops all complement each other with their contrasting consistencies. “The wood and the pieces speak for themselves,” she says. Floating beneath a board and batten ceiling, a casual dining area shares the same simple aesthetic as the living room. The furniture, which is upholstered in linen and burlap-like fabrics, sits on knobby sisal rugs. These natural textures dissolve into the neutral palette that is warmed by the tones of a reclaimed wood coffee table and the saturated floors. Upholstered and slipcovered in linen weave, dining chairs are arranged around the driftwood tabletop set on Old World plaster legs. The homeowner describes the open kitchen shelves as functional art. 73 www.wrightsvillebeachmagazine.com WBM
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