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Lake Cottage Late-Summer Beachy Decor House Tour

I hope you enjoy my lake cottage decorated in a beachy theme.

Good morning! If you follow me on Facebook you may already have heard of the Canadian Blogger’s Home Tour Series that is going on this week with a few talented Canadian Home Décor Bloggers sharing their house tours each day. I was super excited when Shannon and Christina invited me to be part of this tour!

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If you are new here, welcome! 

My name is Krista and I live here…

Beachy Style Lake House Summer Tour at The Happy Housie exterior

with my husband and these two great little helpers…

Two boys standing on the dock.

Although this is a “lake house” tour, this is actually our full-time home. We live here through all four seasons of the year.

We live on the West Coast so we have a long grey rainy season which might explain why I savour the summer so much.

Long, relaxed days full of sunshine and cold drinks. And relaxed decorating too.

Lots of driftwood and fresh flowers. Of course turquoise. And yellow. I love decorating with yellow in the summer. It reminds me of sunshine.

I would say my style is country cottage meets east coast nautical- with a good measure of color and pattern thrown in. Most of our pieces are old thrifted finds that we have upcycled. Isn’t it amazing what a few coats of paint can do?

So, I hope you enjoy today’s Beachy Style Lake House Tour.

Summer lake house tour.

So without further ado, come on in!

The front porch with a bench and potted plants.

Things haven’t changed in the entry hall very much since my last house tour, though I did decide to go with a layered turquoise and white scheme with only a few other hits of colour…

Turquoise and white in the entrance in the hallway.

 

A blue and white lamp on the table.

 

A hat and bag hanging on the hooks by the door.

Let’s head into the living room….

You will notice I am a big fan of gallery walls and brightly colored throw pillows. I generally switch out my pillows several times a year, sewing new ones using my DIY envelope pillow tutorial.

I love a relaxed and casual decorating style and most of our furniture is upcycled thrifted finds that I have fixed up with a little love and a little paint.

Check out my project galleries for more information on the projects you see throughout our home.

A look inside the living room from the hallway.

A neutral beachy living room.

Fresh flowers in blue vases on the coffee table.

There are colorful throw pillows on the couch.

An armchair is sitting by the living room window.

There is a window bench and pillows.

A white armchair with a yellow pillow and white flowers beside it.

A lakeshore cottages sign in the living room.

Beachy items on the table.

The living room in our house leads directly into the dining room, which is open to the kitchen…. I think my favorite piece in the dining room is the old church pew that some good friends of ours gave to us.

A look into the dining room from the living room.

Wooden table and chairs.

This area of our house is about to undergo a big renovation – we are completely redoing the Kitchen and are switching around the doors and windows in both the Dining Room and Kitchen as part of that project. It starts NEXT WEEK!!

Summer lanterns and binoculars on the table on top of a blue and white runner.

There is a starfish on the wall in the dining room.

A deer head in silver and pictures on the wall.

Another upcycled piece of furniture that we have in the Dining Room area is an old china cabinet hutch that we upcycled into a faux “mantel” – I love to change out the décor on it seasonally (you know, every couple of weeks or so:). Right now I have a late summer beachy theme to the mantel. All the driftwood was collected while we were camping this summer. I wish I could say I made the Driftwood Fish too (well, I guess I could ‘say’ anything) but the truth is I bought it from a neighbour when they sold their house – and they bought it at a home décor shop.

A sideboard decorated with driftwood and a starfish.

A driftwood fish is on the sideboard.

Side view of the mantle.

A chalkboard that says lifes better at the lake.

And the kitchen… soon to be GONE! It may look okay from a distance, but the cabinets are peeling and falling apart and we want to extend the cabinetry to gain additional counter space. I will be back soon to share our plans.

A white kitchen.

If you want to continue the tour you can head out onto our Deck…

Outdoor seating with colorful pillows in blue, yellow and pink.

head out to the deck

Or head down the hall and into the bedrooms and bathrooms…

Master bedroom in turquoise and white.

head down the hall to the bedrooms

 

We are so thrilled you came by! Hope to see you again…

Don’t forget that there are several more tours being shared this week!!

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Visit them here:

Monday

AKA Design

The DIY Mommy

Northern Style Exposure

Echoes of Laughter

Tuesday

Pop of Pretty

Rambling Renovators

Craftberry Bush

Elliven Studio

Wednesday

First Time Fancy

So Much Better With Age

The Creek Line House

The Sweetest Digs

Thursday

Clean and Scentsible

The Happy Housie

Just Beachy

Dans le Townhouse

Friday

The Uncommon Law

This Little Estate

 

Thanks for reading. And remember my housie friends, HOME isn’t built in a day. Enjoy the journey!

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54 Comments

  1. Your house is beautiful as always, krista ! And very cheerful! I love your use of color – Gorgeous! thank you so much.

  2. Hi, wondering what the wall color is in the lake cottage late summer post?

    thanks! SO beautiful!!

    : ) Anne

    1. Hello Anne! Do you mean the wall colour in the living and dining room? That colour is a Benjamin Moore colour called Grant Beige. It is a nice neutral for sure! Thanks for your visit:)

  3. Beautifully decorated house! I was wondering where you purchased the ceramic tile on the floors? Also wondering if the tile is more gray or black? Thanks so much!

  4. Can you please tell me the color of the paint on the wall with the hat hanging and the round mirror it’s a sea blue…it look like that would be nice car for accent to a dark brown wall.. it has the white panel below the blue….thanks

    1. Hello,
      The walls in our entry hall are painted with Benjamin Moore Colorado Gray – it is definitely a blue colour despite the name!

  5. Do you have a list of the paint colors used on the walls of each room in your lake house that you would share?

    1. Hi Tami!
      The colours are all by Benjamin Moore. The hallway color is Colorado Gray and the Living and Dining Room is Grant Beige. Our bedroom used to be Blue Bow by CIL, but we have just repainted it sea foam by Benjamin Moore. The laundry room is Buttermilk, and the boy’s bedroom is Cloud White. Our ensuite bathroom is called Ash Blue. Hope that helps! Let me know if I missed an important one:) Thanks for your visit!

  6. Beautiful home. We have a lake house but it’s more of a cabin with all knotty pine. We have an old Maharaja water ski that we would love to put up on the wall without damaging it. Can you tell me how you put up your ski? Thanks for letting me into your wonderful home.

    1. Hi Martha!
      We got our waterski from a garage sale so it isn’t as valuable as yours sounds- we removed the bottom fin at the back in order to hang it on the wall… We hung it using triangle hangers that we screwed into the back of the ski. So unfortunately I am not sure how to hang it without damaging it… unless you build some kind of shelf or ledge and you lean the ski up against the wall. Wish I could be of more help! Thanks for your visit:)
      ~Krista

  7. Your home is beautiful! Im sure people are ALWAYS jealous you live in what would be a dream home for the rest of us! The decor is perfect!

  8. Your house is gorgeous, Krista!! And your boys are awfully cute too! Good luck with the upcoming renovations..can’t wait to see when it’s finished!

  9. I will never tire of going through one of your home tours, Krista!!! Absolutely beautiful! It is soo welcome and feels like home! Love her front of your house too… Don’t think I realized how close it is to the lake! You are such an inspiration!

  10. Wow, this is gorgeous. I would love to live where you do. The decor is amazing. I would love to be able to experiment with colour to brighten my small family home. I too like torquise! I know what you mean about valuing the Summer months. In the west of Ireland, we too have a lot of rain, but we have had a fairly good summer so far… 🙂

  11. Uhm, can I come visit your lake house? Its so bright and inviting! I love the white and aqua palette and all the nautical touches.

  12. Krista! Your entire home is like a pinterest party! You have certainly mastered the bright cheerful cottage meets nautical and done it so so well. Great job, friend!

  13. Oh wow. I’m speechless! Your home is so happy and vibrant, and I’m coo-coo over all the nautical touches! That entryway (swoon!) and your living room are to die for! So happy to have found you via these home tours. ~Kerri, A Pop of Pretty

  14. Great home! I live on a lake too 🙂 Our place was a summer home but we tough it out all year round – through some pretty harsh winters. Your place is so pretty – it looks so summery, what a great way to combat grey, rainy days. I especially love your bedroom!

  15. Your house is beautiful as always! And so very cheerful! I love your use of color – especially being right on the water. Gorgeous! 🙂

  16. what a dream location…I love all the beautiful crisp white millwork you added, my fave rooms are the laundry room and the boys room….gorgeous home

  17. Gorgeous home tour, Krista. Your home always has such a refreshing feel. Must be amazing to live on the lake with those mountains year round. Can’t wait to see what you do in the kitchen!!

  18. beautiful, krista! your home is exactly where i want to be in the summer- i am a mountain lake girl! 🙂 or i want to be.

  19. You know I’m a huge fan of your beautiful house! This is the first time I’ve seen a curbside view, so pretty! I love all the driftwood too. It remind of summers spent with my Grandma on the Oregon coast. We don’t get driftwood out here boo! I also just purchased the same driftwood wreath that I see on your shutters in your dining room. Can’t wait to find a spot for it. I always love your house tours, everything is fresh and beautiful! XO XO

  20. Your home is stunning! I don’t think there was a single thing I didn’t like! I especially love the entryway, the old pew, and the china cabinet turned mantle. I also make my own pillow covers and change them out far too often!

  21. Krista, your house is absolutely beautiful and SO welcoming. I love all the DIY touches you’ve added throughout the house and fun pops of color on your deck. This is such a fun series and I’m thrilled to have been introduced to so many other fabulous bloggers. Thanks for sharing your home with us 🙂

      1. Hey! You have such a great eye for color! I was wondering if you minded me knowing your entry way blue color. I painted my kitchen blue which has turned out too bright for my liking and the color you choose is perfect! Thanks, Cait otwell

      2. Hi Cait!
        The hallway is called Colorado Gray by Benjamin Moore…though I think I am going to repaint it quite soon:) It is a pretty blue/grey colour though- very easy to live with! Good luck with your painting project:) I know I have repainted many a room when the first pick wasn’t quite right. Thanks for your visit!

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