Comfortable Style for Your Family Her friends, artists Hooper Patterson and Ann White Schutte, helped by scouring everything from country antiques fairs to big-name mall shops for Amy, her husband, Mike, and their three kids. "We landed on the perfect mixture of comfortable, colorful and totally one-of-a-kind."
Kitchen The kitchen's star is its island, which can seat up to six. A carpenter made the island shirt from reclaimed barn wood, then painted it in a high-gloss grey to mimic the granite counters. (For a similar look, try Gray Owl by Benjamin Moore.) The oak base is Forest Hills Green by Benjamin Moore.
Where Everyone Meets Harrison, 5, Hayes, 4, and Camille, two, consume all their meals. "When our friends come over, that's where we wind up," says Amy. The high-back steel stools are from overstock.com ($170 for a pair of two).
Overhead Lighting Industrial-style pendants look slick over the rustic island. For similar fashions, attempt bellacor.com.
Breakfast Nook A Craigslist hunt led to the bamboo-style dining set already painted black and white.
Stylish Seating Amy had this green cloth (Spicer in Celery, $40 a yard, lacefielddesigns.com) made into cushion covers and chair seats.
Unexpected Lighting The paper-mache pendant lighting over the kitchen table is from West Elm.
Living Room The white linen Robin Bruce couch is "so comfortable, and it has a 10-year warranty on stains," says Amy. Hooper and Ann brought in color and pattern with a leopard-print ottoman and coral armchairs. To maintain the built-in cubbies from appearing cluttered with attachments, Amy stuffed some with only one thing each.
Side Table A flea market steal at $10, this 1960s wood side table has a hammered copper top.
Additional Seating The oak seats by furniture company Gabby were reupholstered in coral velvet. Zincdoor.com has similar styles. Amy scooped this up kid-sized chair for only $4 on eBay.
Great Find The upholstery was in good shape, so Amy kept the armchair, which cost about $500 at an auction, as is.
Boys' Bedroom "We used to live in London, so that motivated the design," says Amy. She chose a navy blue and red color scheme and added a few British accents. The striped wool rug is from HomeGoods, and the walnut dresser is a flea market find and does double duty as a nightstand.
Bedding The Union Jack pillow is out of Etsy. Behind it's a flea market grain sofa that Amy full of a cushion. The headboards are from Target and were significantly less than $100 each. Pine Cone Hill reddish cotton throws liven up the L.L.Bean striped duvets.
Master Bedroom Amy went all out with white and blue to create her bedroom feel serene. She layered the space using a mix of patterns, including a diamond-print upholstered X-bench, coral-patterned drapes decorating the mattress and an oversize quatrefoil rug. The ceiling has been painted Kentucky Haze from Benjamin Moore.
Vanity Area Across in the Noir mattress sits a classic Goal desk-turned-vanity, draped in much more blue and white, a lattice-print fabric from Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft. The focus remains on the table's fun cloth, as a result of some Lucite seat from overstock.com.
Canopy Fabric The canopy is heavy cotton out of Artee Fabrics and Home, a local fabric store. Locate a similar look at joann.com.
Mixing Patterns Fantastic place for the X-bench! This patterned one cost $80 at HomeGoods. Hooper and Ann discovered that this big, bold wool carpet in shadesoflight.com.
Sitting Space The room had solid pieces, therefore Hooper and Ann snagged these linen seats for about $350 each from overstock.com.
Playroom "The kids like to paint and draw, so we needed that room to be bright and fun," says Amy. The table was created out of a wood tabletop the Corcells already needed -- it's screwed to fence posts which were cut to kiddie height. The Ektorp couch from IKEA has easy-to-remove cotton slipcovers which may go in the wash.
Pictures The foam-filled ottoman, from overstock.com, makes a fantastic additional play surface. The picture Jill Rosenwald carpet is additionally from overstock.com.
Function and Fashion These metallic locker baskets out of a local furniture warehouse sale hold toys and art supplies. For similar fashions, try landofnod.com. Amy scooped up this cute wall art in a London flea market.
