Sometimes it's the little things that make all the difference, as in the case of these nautical/industrial pendant lights in today's Before & After: A Summer Cottage Reborn on the Connecticut Coast.
Photography by Elizabeth Watsky.
Above: A mix of materials from reclaimed wood shelves, concrete countertops, stainless steel appliances, and white tile create a modern rustic kitchen in this seaside cottage in Connecticut.
Above: Charlotte Tracy, the owner of the house, spotted something similar on Pinterest and became obsessed. "I didn't want a lot of color in the house and wanted to use green and blue as accents," she says. "I found these at Cisco Home in Hayes Valley, SF, and they're even better than the ones I had in mind because of the rope detail."
Above: For something similar, consider stylist Raina Kattelson's DIY Knotted Lamp Cord project on Design Sponge featuring an Ikea Foto lamp and a length of sisal rope.
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