Open Seas
Cottages and Bungalows|June - July 2022
A dreamy seaside cottage with a candy-colored interior and a sweeping, ocean-facing deck strikes the perfect balance between fun and functionality.
LORI COHEN
Open Seas

The new owners of this beach cottage that's tucked into the mountain above the seaside village of St. James in South Africa knew that the house needed vision and TLC. However, the charming features and breezy lifestyle it promised were precisely the kind of project floral designers Dané Erwee and Chris Willemse had been aching to get their hands on.

SEA VIEW. Adding a deck to the small cottage transformed it into a breezy, livable space where views of the sea dominate. To create visual interest and vary the dappled light, the pergola was constructed with a ship-like hull shape.

"We held out for a decade to find a property that had uninterrupted views," explains Dané, one-half of the creative team behind OKASIE, Cape Town's floral and event company.

SOLVING THE SPACE ISSUE

A game-changing deck was added to capture the prized views and add livability and space to the footprint, but internally, space was still at a premium. In a bold—but brilliant move to solve this issue, Erwee and Willemse reconfigured the interior by slotting bathrooms into what was an unnecessary passage hallway, Dané explains. The row of three bathrooms that now separate the bedrooms from the living area save immense space.

Embracing the quirky design decision, they upcycled sash windows, installing them above the bathroom doors to invite light in and inject a touch of whimsy. The walls were washed with Crete stone tinted with pigment into warm pink, olive green and soft blue. Moroccan tiles in the bathrooms in complementary shades make for a fun threshold between the bathrooms and the living area.

The playful use of paint extends into the kitchen and living area, where peach and watermelon tones blush from highlighted walls, window reveals and the fireplaces; and a minty hue extends from floors to the exposed wooden ceiling.

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