Greenville
An antique cottage in the Northern Catskills with a creative history.
This charming cottage was previously owned by three generations of a family of artists and designers and we were immediately drawn to that energy in the space. The house’s charm and surrounding lush property brings to mind a rustic old world beauty of a farm cottage one might find in the south of France. That became the inspiration for the interior decor and we really wanted to lean into making this a transportive experience. As for the dirty work, it was most recently renovated in the 1990s - the obvious challenge was undoing the dated 90s look to reintroduce period appropriate character to the space. This wound up translating into a full gut renovation. We tore down drywall ceilings to reveal old weathered joists, built walls to create private bedrooms, remodeled the kitchen and bathrooms, bringing in vintage Mexican tiles and antique salvaged tiles from France, and moved the full bath from downstairs up.
Original living room
Original kitchen; yellow everything
Original upstairs half bath
Original upstairs - an awkward loft
Chaos of mid-renovation; exposed ceiling
Sometimes you just have to scrape for days
Adding built-in storage and seating
Reworking the kitchen with vintage tiles and an antique cupboard
Upstairs bath overhaul
Upstairs bath finished
Dividing the upstairs into private bedrooms
Finished bedroom
Mid-process: downstairs bathroom
Finished downstairs bathroom with salvaged antique French tiles
Mid-process: Living room
Finished Living room
Gutted Kitchen
Finished Kitchen
Original Dining area
Finished Dining area