When you hear “fishing shack” you tend to think of mounted bass, claustrophobic wood paneling, dusty corners of ramshackle cabins and musty old quilts. Until you’ve seen this “fishing shack”, as featured in the New York Times. Owned by PR guru Melanie Brandman, this space went from exactly what I described previously to a mid century-meets-world traveler gem. I simply love it.
See the charming exterior left, and the before interior at right:
Made into this!
One hell of a view in the morning.
What I love most about this space is it’s layered, multidimensional appeal- different textures, time periods, styles, influences and colors. It feels like everything here is loved and appreciated and not there for decor’s sake. Take the elephant closet door handles below for instance. They were purchased at an outdoor market in Katmandu. The artwork behind the dining table is an Aboriginal piece from her native Australia.
This Balinese daybed is dressed in fabrics she bought in India, but the pillows are from Restoration! Mixing the new and current with well-traveled and antique makes for an interesting space!
Oh, to have a dinner party here! Twinkle lights everywhere STAT!
All photos by Randy Harris for the NYT.
That olive & white lamp is so catchy! I’m loving the overall look of this home, it has great style yet a relaxed feeling.
Such a relaxing space…being by the water screams calm (there’s an oxymoron for a Thursday).
AMAZING!
Long time reader but I’ve never commented before …. LOVE LOVE LOVE that house … and I kept thinking I’ve seen it somewhere other than the NYT … and voila – you can RENT the cabin … here is the link with more picture (no credenza though):
http://www.redcottageinc.com/redcottageinc/ambrts.html
Spectacular, stunning, jaw-dropping!! im in awe of how well they mixed so many styles and so well!! love it
I had seen a few of these pictures before but never any before!! It makes it that much more beautiful!
I saw these images earlier this week on another blog, but I didn’t know it was a “fishing shack”! I’d “shack” up there any day!
Now that’s my idea of roughing it!
That place is amazing!!! I would totally be into fishing if I could stay there too!!
Wow! Love it.
WOW! That’s really all I can say. Once again this is just another example of why I need to paint all my walls white. It gives all the furniture such presence. Love It. I could definetly dissapear there for awhile.
Wish I could go back and fix my typos….I just got so excited by this space I was typing so fast!
AMAZING!!! I’d go fishing there too!
The transformation there is just ridiculous. You’re right, it’s about the textures and mixing of old and new that turn a space from appealing to welcoming.
in love with the colors and textures!
That is NOT what my family’s fishing shack looks like! Very nice.
This transformation is absolutely increadible! I wish we had a house on a lake and I wish it looked like this!
LOL – At first, I was thinking well, that’s not bad – you could liven it up some. THEN, I scrolled down.
WOW.
Can they come do MY house? :)
I do not like fishing, but I would love to hang out in this cabin.
un-freakin-believable… I’d go fishin too!
Love the whole house. Wouldn’t mind owning it or at least have friends who do and I could come visit :) xo
i absolutely love it. would move right in; and the dining table is so cool….just what i am looking for. wonder where she got it(?)
I love the elephant hardware!
Whoa, I too had a recent encounter with knotty pine. Not cute. I sanded ours and painted it white. Hope you’ll stop by and take a look.
http://bit.ly/d9qyjw
Crazy about those elephant door handles, ps.
i just wrote a post about this house earlier in the week and i said i loved it so much i wanted to marry it. that’s how much i love it. but i had no idea what it looked like before.
Amazing! I would go there in a heart beat!
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Are you KIDDING me?? that is one fantastic before/after–love it, want it, need it!!
i absolutely love it. would move right in; and the dining table is so cool….just what i am looking for. wonder where she got it(?)