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June 27, 2011 ·

Hatteras Island Beach Cottage

beach cottage· decorating· Hattaras Island· Heart speak

Welcome to my personal paradise, Hatteras Island, NC.

A little village on the island called Avon is where my family loves to vacation.

Avon Aquarias Beach House

This modest 1960’s, 3 bedroom oceanfront beach cottage, called Aquarias, is a favorite rental home of ours.

It is quaint and cozy and feels like home.

Three doors down is this GORGEOUS cedar shake “cottage” with views of the Atlantic sunrises out front and the Sound sunsets out back.

LOVE!

H.I. Big Beachhouse

Ok, back to reality now…

Each year we visit Aquarias I salivate at the possibilities of this home if I could get my hands on it!

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Imagine these pine paneled walls white washed, new flooring in bamboo, and large sea grass rugs!

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(That’s my husband and my oldest daughter….do teens EVER let go of their Itouch?)

Back to redecorating… Let’s reface the cabinets, and replace the appliances with stainless, and a watery sea glass tile backsplash like shown here would be gorgeous! .

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New granite countertops and glass hurricane lanterns for lighting, glass floats, all new wall décor would be a nice addition.

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Paneling, paneling, and more paneling…..

but with views like this,

I’ll put my decorating dreams on hold,

take in a deep sea salty breath…

Beach Cottage Row

and simply relax.

Kim

To find out more about renting Aquarias and other beach homes on Hatteras Island go to Surf or Sound Realty.

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Comments

  1. Maya @ Completely Coastal says

    June 27, 2011 at 7:43 pm

    I so agree…, it would look awesome white washed! But…, on vacation you don’t want to do remodeling even if only in you mind, haha!

  2. Kim @ Sand and Sisal says

    June 27, 2011 at 8:36 pm

    Oh Maya, but I do!!! Sad isn’t it? I’ve wondered what would happen if I just painted it!! Maybe they’d arrest me? I just want them to sell the house to me!!!

  3. Nancy H. says

    June 27, 2011 at 10:14 pm

    Guess what? I live in the OBX and I know exactly where that cottage is! What a small world!

  4. Kim @ Sand and Sisal says

    June 28, 2011 at 1:27 am

    Nancy- Small world indeed! Angelfish Dr., a little slice of Heaven on Earth. 🙂

  5. Ginger says

    June 28, 2011 at 8:27 am

    Lovely Paradise inside-out. You may wonder if teens ever let go of their itouch but I wonder whether teens ever smile when around adults. I will never know since I am not a mother myself. Now back to the remodeling. Since I am an eternal admirer of wood, brick and the relative colors I would never support turning the natural color into white. But then again your taste and opinion is what counts since it will be your environment. Have a lovely rest of the week Kim.

  6. L Johnson says

    June 29, 2011 at 5:34 pm

    Beautiful views, enjoy your time away!

  7. gina says

    July 5, 2011 at 10:14 pm

    We used to have a cottage up by the Avalon Fishing Pier but moved to CA so we had to sell it. Moved back to NC when I was a teen and wish we had kept it. Oceanfront property first purchased in the early 60s and it’s survived many storms! It would be so much fun to update it. It’s been years since we spent any length of time at OBX though and I miss it! Great memories!

  8. Jensamom23 says

    July 8, 2011 at 4:52 pm

    That is an area I have always wanted to visit. I love your ideas for the house…maybe you can leave your blog address on the counter for a subtle hint?

  9. Seaside Style says

    July 9, 2011 at 12:27 pm

    Oh the possibilities! White wash def. Love OBX have fun!

  10. Leen says

    July 11, 2011 at 4:49 pm

    Our first vacation to NC was to Cape Hatteras. We loved it so much we decided to move to NC (Wilmington)!

  11. mmelber1 says

    July 23, 2011 at 2:03 pm

    Your vision…perfect, I would love to see those walls whitewashed. We haven’t been to the OBX for a few years and I miss it.

  12. Melissah says

    August 1, 2011 at 2:44 am

    I just discovered your lovely blog and I look forward to popping by again for some more inspiration! I’ve just put the finished touches on my new blog ‘Coastal Style’ It will have lots of inspiration on beach houses, resortwear, summer food, travel and anything ‘beachy’. I had a lot of fun putting it together so maybe you would like to check it out if you have a spare minute.
    http://coastal-style.blogspot.com/
    x
    Melissah

  13. Anonymous says

    October 17, 2011 at 3:22 am

    Oh my gosh, I do the same thing every time we stay in a beach house. We have visited the Outer Banks but normally Holden Beach, NC. It’s so fun to dream about what to do to the beach houses. 🙂

  14. Unknown says

    January 10, 2012 at 6:28 am

    Omg! My husband and I stayed in that house 18 years ago on our honeymoon! Thanks for the pin. It brought back some great memories!

  15. Anonymous says

    December 12, 2012 at 12:39 am

    You should offer your services to the homeowner for a “face lift” and get a forever discount in staying there, it would definitely boost their income, too!

  16. Meg Hughes says

    January 29, 2013 at 11:12 pm

    Thank you so much for posting a photo of our house on your blog (the cedar shake house with the tower). My husband and I are very flattered. If you decide you would like to buy a beach cottage on Hatteras Island, please contact us! – Meg Hughes, Associate Broker, Dockside Properties, Avon.

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