Our modern rustic home

You may be wondering how are we going to transform this diamond in the rough into a modern rustic and charming home?

A few inspirational photos are below. They may seem kind of random, however, there is at least one style element from each photograph that we will be implementing in our new home.

I love the look of this rustic beach house via Coastal Living.  The casual and playful feel does it for me.  Also, I heart the barn wood shutters.

Ellen DeGeneres' barn via Elle Décor.  I would live in a barn if I could (ha ha).  I love everything about a barn...the animals, the rustic nature, and wood.  We are incorporating quite a bit of real barn wood...it will be on our floors, mantles, as well as a few focus areas through the house.

 

 

 Erin Martin's party barn...love the cream wood contrasting against the wood beams and the iron light fixtures. We will have a lot of iron and rope fixtures going on.

 

 The Coastal Cottage via Coastal Living with a white picket fence, the brick chimney, shutters, and flower boxes.  Our house already has a bit of brick so we will be working with that charming feature.

 

 Jay Jeffers home in CA Home and Design.  We will be incorporating exterior barn lights and a concrete fire pit. His remodel is a stunning mix of modern and rustic!

 

 My favorite dream house from the movie, It's Complicated.  I believe this image is via Hooked on Houses.  I was on the hunt for a house that we could turn into a modern Spanish farmhouse but it did not work out that way.  This movie house is about as charming and adorable as homes get!!

 

 The Live Oaks Ranch via their website.  The white wood, barn lights, and rustic nature of the property is amazing!

So, back to our house and a before picture

And this is what we are planning to do with her to turn her into a modern rustic farm house:


Paint her a creamy white...even though this looks gray from some strange reason. The window sills and frames will be a slate gray.

 

A mix of rust barn lights...we ended up going with these from Restoration Hardware...I really love the color and arch.

 

And electric copper lanterns that will appear to have a gas flame

 

Wood shutters, white-washed

Or maybe natural barn wood

I would like to do something special to the front door...love these doors from a local San Diego restaurant..the wood is from Vintage Timberworks and the steel frames are gorgeous!!

 

And, finally, spruce up the landscaping like our friends' gorgeous yard.  Ok...ours may never look like this, after all, they do own Terra Bella Landscaping, the premier landscape development company in San Diego!!

I can't wait until everything starts happening with the exterior...will be back with photos very soon:)

 

xo,

Paige