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Honorable Mention: Nautical-Inspired Pool House

August 24, 2016

Shiplap walls and a white-and-blue color palette combine to create a nautical-inspired pool house. To further the look, designer Laura Martin Bovard layered the room with vintage swimsuits, octopus accents and durable seating. 

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Photo: Kerri Hamilton. From: Laura Martin Bovard.

Metal Chandelier and Steampunk Floor Lamp Help to Light Living Room While Maintaining Design Integrity

To light the interior of the space, designers added a Gregorios Pineo chandelier and a Jamie Young steampunk floor lamp to help maintain the industrial, modern look the homeowners wished to achieve while helping to light the space.

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Photo: Kerri Hamilton. From: Laura Martin Bovard.

Modern Living Room Incorporates the Outdoors in Its Design

The modern living room of this guest house is reminiscent of a beach locale, with its relaxed furnishings, rugged tables and natural fiber rugs. To incorporate the modern, industrial design of the space, metal light fixtures were added to maintain the integrity of the design while helping to light the room. A sliding barn door cleverly conceals the entertainment center when it's not in use, and a Nano door opens poolside to open onto the patio where polished concrete floors continue out into the pool area help to make the seamless transition from indoor to outdoor.

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Photo: Kerri Hamilton. From: Laura Martin Bovard.

Sliding Barn Door Hides Entertainment Center in Modern Pool House

The emphasis of this design is on the access to the pool, so designers installed a sliding barn door created from Oregon reclaimed lumber to hide the entertainment center when it is not in use. The wood and metal of this apparatus complement the industrial style the family desired.

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Photo: Kerri Hamilton. From: Laura Martin Bovard.

Sturdy Furniture and Fabrics Are Durable for a Lived-In Home

The guest house on this property is meant to be durable. The furnishings are relaxed-slip-covers on the sofas, rugged tables tables, natural fiber area rugs-perfect for a house meant to be lived in.

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