Announcing a New Addition!{ PURE "Sol" Beach House }

We have a new beautiful lime green Organic cotton bean bag chair at the PURE "Sol" Beach House!  Ahh! Products sent us this wonderful new addition.  The bean bag chair is top quality and looks great in the kids room - the lime green is perfect!  I love how plump it is and that it has a water-repellent liner, which means the cover can be washed and the bag can easily be refilled when needed.

Thank you Ahh! Products for the perfect bean bag!!

What makes Ahh! Bean Bag Chairs eco-friendly?

• Top quality (so it will not end up in the landfill any time soon)
• 100% certified organic cotton twill cover
• Filled with reground strofoam
• Made in the USA 

Final Beach House Photos { PURE Beach Dream Home, post #12 }

***Update:  You can now RENT our PURE "Sol" Beach House - click here  for more information.

We spent 4 LONG days setting up the PURE Beach House!  Usually when I do an install I have a team of people, but not this time.  It was very hard work, but so worth it, plus I felt very powerful using a drill :)  Here are some of the final pictures.  Next week I will share what make the PURE Beach House "pure".  If you are interested in any of the furniture or fabrics, visit my online shop at www.pureinspiredhome.com.

Have a great weekend!

{ exterior front }

{ entry living area }

{ 1st floor master }

{ 1st floor master }

{ 2nd floor master }

{ 2nd floor master }

{ kitchen - LOVE the open shelving!! }

{ open shelving detail }

{ kitchen from a distance }

{ family room }

{ Screen Porch }

{ front porch leading to boardwalk }

Here is a full slideshow:

***Update:  You can now RENT our PURE "Sol" Beach House - click here  for more information

Construction Complete!! { PURE Beach Dream Home, post #11 }

Things have been unbelievably busy!  I wish I could have shared more of the beach house process, but as one person doing it all there just is not enough time in the day. I'm stretched thin between my business, the beach house, and family.  BUT I'm happy to say that construction is FINALLY complete on our PURE Beach House!!

We started with just a sign:

Now we have a beautiful beach house:

Our work is not done yet!!  Now we are ordering furnishings and planning our trip to get the house already to enjoy.  My budget is tight - when I say tight I mean tight!  Luckily I have the upholstery pieces already in my inventory.  I'm bartering some workroom labor to get the drapery and pillows made. We are making headboards covered with eco-leather and we are also making a 8' dining table and console table.  Overstock.com and Ikea are great resources for style and low price, and if you look hard you can even find eco-friendly products.  In February I will be sharing the process and posting a lot of photos.  I'm happy to say this adventure is almost over - The best news is that starting April 1st we will be offering our home as a vacation rental!

Beach on the mind...

We are quickly approaching the completion of our PURE Beach Dream Home so I have the beach on my mind.  Here are some beautiful beach inspired pictures from my Pinterest - Beach Living Board.

Have a beachy day!

 

Source: ohdeedoh.com via PURE on Pinterest

 

Source: marcusdesigninc.blogspot.com via PURE on Pinterest 

Source: purestylehome.blogspot.com via PURE on Pinterest

 

Source: home-styling.blogspot.com via PURE on Pinterest

Source: myfarmhouse.tumblr.com via PURE on Pinterest

DIY Island Pendant Recover! { PURE Beach Dream Home, post #10 }

This week I covered plain white pendant shades with our Bud Pattern Organic Fabric in Cayenne/Ink/Natural.  It was easier than I thought.  First I cut the fabric to size - about 2 inches bigger than the size of the shade.  I then ironed the fabric and used Stitch Witchery to hems 3 sides of the fabric (top, bottom, and one side). I used a spray adhesive on the back of the fabric and rolled it around the drum shade - smoothing out the wrinkles as I went around the shade.  I lined up the bottom of the shade perfectly with the bottom of the fabric - This made sure the pattern was straight.  At the top I made small slits to fit around the metal rungs, I then used fabric glue and folded the excess fabric over the top of the shade.  I also re-enforced the side seam with the fabric glue.  They turned out so cute!  These pendants will hang in the PURE Beach House above the 11ft kitchen island.  I can't wait to see them up!

{ finished bud pattern shades }

{ top of the shade showing the fabric folded over }

{ the fabric is neatly lined up at the bottom of the shade }

{ the un-hemmed side of the fabric is cover by a neat side hem }

{ finished bud pattern shade }

Interior Paint Color Reveal! { PURE Beach Dream Home, posts #9 }

**Update on post:  You can see all these colors in action by visiting our Beach House Final Photos!

Shop all the fabrics used in our PURE Beach House at our new LOWER cost shopping Site nest PURE!

Choosing interior paint colors for an entire house is always difficult, but I finally figured it out! My goal was to create a palette of colors that are tranquil and calming. Pops of color will be sprinkled throughout the house by my vibrant PURE Beach Collection of organic fabrics.  There will also be a lot of natural wood and fresh white painted trim, doors, and cabinetry. Everything is starting to come together!!

Friday FUN Beach Find { PURE Beach Dream Home, posts #8 }

Furnishing an entire home is hard...  Finding quality at the right price is difficult and when you add eco-friendly it feels near impossible.  I was so happy to find this bed on Overstock - see it here!  It is made of solid rubberwood, which is eco-friendly because it is the wood of the rubber tree once the tree is finished producing rubber.  I love the style of this bed - it is rustic and modern at the same time.  It is a platform bed so it saves money because we don't need a box spring.  And to top it off the price is only $422 for a queen and it has 81 reviews all with 5 stars!  Love this bed so much I'm ordering 3!

{ solid wood platform bed }

{ bed detail }

{ matching nightstand }

Family Room { PURE Beach Dream Home, posts #7 }

Our beach house family room is part of our kitchen and dining room - it is the heart of the home.  It is a huge space with 16' vaulted ceilings.  It is a little different than a traditional home because it is on the second floor with great views of the neighborhood and even a peek at the water.

{ floor plan }

{ view - see the water in the upper right!! }

{ 16' vaulted family/kitchen/dining room! }

To stay on budget, I'm re-using some furniture and a rug I have in inventory.  I will be adding new pillows from my PURE Beach Collection, which will brighten up the room and look great with the white, stainless, and gray kitchen.

{ sectional from my inventory - adding fun new pillows! }

{ rug from my inventory }

{ Old ottoman recovered in gray eco-leather }

I'm also adding a few well priced items to complete the space!  This console table is 55"W x 16"D - great size for behind the sectional.

{ Source:  Metal and Wood Console Table - $241 }

I love short wide lamps on console tables.  This one has a fun round base - it is metal so if it tips it should not break!

{ Lamp with round metal base }

The room will have a flat panel TV and I really like the retro feel of this TV console.  It is 70"W so it will balance the big sectional.  It is made of solid rubberwood, which is eco-friendly.  I know it is not made in the USA, but the price and solid construction makes it a good choice.

{ Source:  TV Console - $374 }

Kitchen, Part 2 { PURE Beach Dream Home, posts #6 }

Time is flying!!  It has been a while since I have written a PURE Beach post.  The main problem is I feel I need to get everything designed at one time because it is a process that is hard to break into chunks.  In other words, everything has to work together and the design keeps changing.  I feel I finally have a handle on the design so I will be posting 1 or 2 times a week with design plans for every room!

This post is a continuation of the Kitchen, Part 1.

Inspiration

Remember this inspiration?  Our kitchen will be similar, but more fun and modern.

 

{ Source: cambriastyle.com via PURE on Pinterest }

Our open shelves will be like the ones below.  I love the clean, simple modern lines!

{ Source: jennasuedesign.blogspot.com via PURE on Pinterest }

Our range hood will be vented straight through our vaulted ceiling - It will be the focal point of the kitchen.  It is similar to this kitchen, but with higher ceilings.

{ Source: decorpad.com via Paige on Pinterest }

Kitchen layout

The kitchen is along one wall and has a huge 11 foot long island!

Along the wall there will be a range, hood, refrigerator, open shelving, and pantry.  The range is in the exact middle of the room, and the modern range hood will have a chimney all the way up the vault - this will be very dramatic.

{ elevation showing the wall with the range and hood }

{ dollhouse diagram showing vault }

Our island will have trash/recycle, dishwasher, sink, and microwave.  It is 42 inches deep and 11 feet long, seating for 6.  It over looks the family room.

{ island elevation }

Now on to some design decisions!

Range hoods are expensive.  We wanted one with a wider chimney so it would look more substantial, but we also wanted it to be under $500.  I found this one that fit all my criteria.  We will have to purchase extensions for the chimney because the ceiling vault is 16 feet!

{ Source: Windster Hood - $432 }

Our cabinets will be simple mission style painted white.  I love a white kitchen!  The door hardware will be stainless 7" bar pulls.

{ mission door style }

{ Source:  Bar Pulls - $7.50}

Counter tops are another important design feature.  We considered Corian and wood because of the lower rice points, but we really wanted dark gray quartz.  We discovered that Silestone had the perfect shade of gray and even though it was over our allowance, it was the lowest grade and really worth the splurge!  

{ dark gray Silestone, color marengo }

I wanted a big rectangular stainless sink and stainless faucet - here they are!

{ Source:  Large Undermount Sink - $146 }

{ Source:  Delta Leland  }

I LOVE these stools!  Notice they are the same ones from the first kitchen inspiration picture.  I also love the price - We will have 6 counter stools.

{ Source:  Metal Counter Stools - 2 of $79!! }

Now some color!

I've been working on my PURE Beach fabric collection - I will reveal it VERY soon!  I plan on recovering these simple fabric pendants with my new Bud fabric.  There will be 4 pendants hanging above our 11' island.

{ island pendant & PURE Beach Bud Pattern }

Other colors will be added to the kitchen - like this fun lime green pan.  Another undecided element is the backsplash - I would love to find a rectangular mosaic tile with lime green, blue, white, and gray.  All these color will be also be used in the family room area - I will blog about this next!

{ fun lime green pan }