home of distinction
MWhen Schmidt called Bill and Karen to tell them the original pine floors were not
level, the Kings wanted to leave them just as they were. Keeping the character of this
1941 beach cottage was important to the new homeowners.
“MARK REALLY KNEW what we wanted. He got our idea and didn’t push for leveling
the floors or plumbing the doors,” Bill says.
Although it needed work, the World War II-era cottage overlooking the channel was just
what the Kings were looking for when they were searching for a family home. The five-bedroom,
four-and-one-half bath home was plenty big enough for Bill and Karen and their
four children.
“After looking at the house several times, we saw the potential. We wanted this to feel like
a beach cottage, but also feel like a home,” Karen says.
The Kings kept the original cedar shakes on the exterior and the original pine shiplap
walls on the interior. They had the interior walls painted white to brighten the space and
act as a backdrop for their heirloom antiques and sentimental collection of artwork.
A cedar shake exterior gives the home the traditional beach cottage look. Christmas greenery
pops against the white walls and original pine floors.
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