Hyder's Hideaway

One of my dreams is to have a second home. Of course, it would be at the beach or maybe on a lake or something. It doesn't even need to be big. I would take the tiniest little cottage even! I am not asking for much here. But if I ever do get that teeny tiny cottage, I would love to decorate it in a completely different style than what I have in my normal house. I just think that would be so fun.

Well our friends the Hyders, who were once Temeculans but then abandoned us for the swanky lifestyle of the Bay Area, are living my dream right now! But we Refresh Your Nest gals are lucky enough to be able to live part of their dream by decorating the "cabin" for them! I guess we are living vicariously through them, but hey, it's a whole lot of fun! And since this is partly our dream we decided to give them a place that looks totally different from their home in NorCal. Here it is in all its before dreariness- but don't you just love a blank canvas???

The original idea was furnish it with the essentials, beds, comfy couch, kitchen table - pretty much the bare bones. The goal was "Cute but Cheap". Little did they know that is our speciality! And little did they know that bare bones is not in Bobette's vocabulary!

Welcome to the Cabin as they like to call it! Here's the entryway and the NYC picture (darn glare!) that was the inspiration for the living room/game room.

Now don't you go worrying, we have plans for that chandelier!

Would you call that bare bones? But guess what? It is cute but cheap!

Let's go to the Kitchen/Dining Room!

Beautiful mantel courtesy of Doug Child!

There are big plans for this kitchen looming in the future. For now, cute but cheap!

Now head upstairs ... three bedrooms and two bathrooms. These weren't originally part of Refresh Stage One, but Bobette made it possible by snagging all kinds of great bedding on clearance. I am telling you if there is anything good hiding in that clearance section, she will find it! It's definitely a gift.

All ready for guests....

Now that was fun! Thanks Hyders - Enjoy!