household getaways in St. Barts influenced Toronto designer Montana Burnett to produce a peaceful retreat better to home. “We’ve gone as a household for as long as I can remember,” she says. developed in partnership with her mother, artist Martha Solomon, their household cottage is bright as well as breezy, with a soothing combination influenced by natural materials. Extended household as well as good friends commonly fill the cottage on weekends, putting the eight bedrooms, bunkie as well as guest suite to great use, so they spread the spaces out — a prominent method in the Carribbean — enabling visitors to gather together quickly or discover a peaceful area on their own.
Set on a rocky island perch, the cottage is surrounded by evergreens that help it feel discreet as well as private. At the far end of the primary building, a two-storey turret houses a TV as well as games room, as well as offers a lookout over Lake Rosseau.
The excellent room’s Caribbean-inspired white as well as wood combination sets the tone for the entire cottage. Montana visualized the open, breezy area to be the hub of the home on great as well as poor weather condition days alike.
The pale fireplace stone is buff Arizona limestone, which Martha as well as Montana selected to match the interior’s controlled palette. The artwork by Sondra Meszaros “adds drama without being as well bold,” states Montana.
A handsome design sailboat grounds a sea-themed vignette in the excellent room. Framed vintage maps as well as tall glass urns produce symmetry, while discovered seashells as well as coral sprinkled across the antique 14′-long table fill out the nautical display.
The kitchen’s easy Shaker-style cabinets are Montana’s style as well as bring with the cottage’s peaceful feel. “We kept the kitchen area all-white however injected warmth with the butcherblock countertop as well as wood surround trim,” she says. A pair of large pendant lights add scale as well as modernity to the space.
The generous trestle-style dining table can seat as much as 14 people as well as has a parquet wood top that adds subtle pattern. Folding canvas director’s chairs are a ageless touch. To max out space, the kitchen area pass-through doubles as a breakfast counter or snack bar.
A stag bust made from branches acts as sculpture in the primary bedroom. two candle sconces on either side of the doorway frame the entry perfectly. “When it’s dark as well as they’re lit up, they produce a beautiful effect,” states Montana.
A big mirror, discovered at a regional antique market, hangs over the vanity in the primary ensuite. “A single mirror is much more remarkable as well as shows much more light,” states Montana. The bathtub’s squared corners echo the lines of the white Shaker-style vanity for a ageless blend of contemporary as well as traditional details.
The antique bench in a guest bedroom is a household heirloom: it was Martha’s mother’s as well as was in Montana’s space when she was growing up.
A wicker elephant fronts the bed in this guest space while sheer floor-length drapes trimmed with small seashells are scattered throughout the cottage. “They’re exotic as well as unexpected,” states Montana.
The patio wraps around the cottage as well as backs onto the field, where there’s an outside dining area (not shown). Wheels make it simple to move the loungers with the sun.
Montana embellished the screened-in patio with vintage chairs she repainted as well as raffia accents collected on her travels.
Montana on the mowed path that cuts across the island behind the cottage.