Beachy Hamptons House Tour

I'm so stealing the entire look of this house for my own little seaside cottage. It's easy elegance at its best. The kind of place that is undeniably gorgeous but still feels totally approachable with kid-friendly spaces and charming color splashes all designed by Jenny Wolf along with photography by Emily Gilbert. It's also the kind of place that is straight out of the dream home handbook. See even more right here.

Jenny and John Wolf were looking for a big, open house in the Hamptons, but they didn’t buy one. Instead, they ended up falling in love with a small, dark farmhouse from the 19th century. The beautiful garden was too good to pass up. Of course, this also meant that Jenny, a Manhattan-based interior designer, would have a lot of work to make it the dream home they had in mind.

The couple wanted to make the house feel bigger without actually adding it. They got rid of the attic, which allowed 6 feet more of vertical space and exposed vaulted ceilings. They also exposed the wooden beams on the first floor to add some more room and a touch of the old farmhouse it once was.

A wider thruway between the living and dining rooms added much desired light to both. The walls were all brightened up with white paint, and the floors were given a pleasing pale green everywhere but the kitchen.

Jenny wanted to step outside of her comfort zone with the furnishings. In the dining room, for example, she combined Tolix metal chairs and a modern Knoll table with a jute rug that gives a beach feeling. The kitchen has a light blue retro refrigerator and a big chalkboard for anything that needs to be jotted down.

Now, the Wolfs couldn’t be happier with how their home turned out. They managed to open up the space and add elements inside that make the cottage reflect the beautiful garden and the nearby beach.

Photography: Emily Gilbert Photography | "Beach" Letters: Anthropologie | Canoe (Master Bedroom): Restoration Hardware | Coral Artwork: Karen Robertson | Dining Room Lighting: ABC Carpet & Home | Dining Room Rug: West Elm | Eames Rocking Chair: Design Within Reach | Interior Design: Jenny Wolf | Kitchen Lighting: Barn Light Electric | Living Room Sofa: Lee Industries | Paint: Benjamin Moore's Robbins Egg, High Gloss | Patio Table and Benches: Kingsley Bate | Pool Furniture: Kingsley Bate | Pouf (in daughter's room): Serena & Lily | Refrigerator: Smeg | Saarinen Dining Table: Design Within Reach | Sawhorse Table: Maison 140 | Tepee (in daughter's room): Hayneedle | Tolix Chairs (Dining Room): Design Within Reach | Wire Storage Rack: The Upper Rust