Meet "Hansel" (I suspect "Gretel" is nearby), one of the 20 plus fairy-tale homes of Carmel, CA, that were built in the 1920's by Hugh Comstock (1893-1950) who had no previous building experience when he started out. And lucky us, Brooke of Velvet & Linen was there last year! Click the link for a tour of the town.
Don't get distracted by the fabulous vintage Plymouth! What you're looking at is a typical Hawaiian Plantation Style Home which is basically a bungalow with a covered porch and corrugated metal roof. The bungalows were built by sugar plantation owners to house their 400,000 plus workers that came to the islands from different countries (China, Portugal, Japan, Puerto Rico, Philippines, Okinawa, Korea) between 1852 and the end of World War II.
Sweet as cake, decorated in sherbet colors and ornamented with gingerbread trim. The Victorian cottages of Oak Bluffs on the island of Martha's Vineyard (MA). Most of the cottages were constructed upon tiny lots that once held family tents that were summer quarters for New England Methodists attending camp meetings. For a peak inside click here.
Tiny Key West harbors a treasure of vintage structures, among them, the conch cottages that date back to the 1880s. They're simple wood houses that were once the residences for the spongers, wreck salvagers, and cigarmakers who filled the town back then. To read the full article go to Coastal Living. And what a funny threesome -a Ship Figure Head and two "watch" dogs!
Then, this is cottage #13 from Bette Midler's 1988 movie Beaches in Crystal Cove, CA. The Crystal Cove Cottages are part of the historic district within the nearly 3,000-acre Crystal Cove State Park. Once hideaways for the silent film industry (1920 -1930), 21 of the 46 dwellings have been restored for public use by the Crystal Cove Alliance and California State Parks and are available to rent.
If you could spend a week in one of these homes, which one would it be? Despite of offering only 300 sq. ft. of living space, I'd pick "Hansel".
24 comments:
I like Hansel, but for me it would have to be the Hawaiian plantation house, for no other reason than the sound rain makes when it hit a corrugated roof. It's one of my favourite sounds in the whole world.
Mind you that colour is something else, do you think they painted it to match the car or brought the car to match the house?
Much love
Lia
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The home that pulled me in and was calling me to open her door and make myself at home...Hansel! How enchanting. She is a real beauty!
Cindy at Lakewood
Oh the Hawaian home is just saturated with color! Love it...and the dogs on the roof. Don't see enough of that these days!
I'd pick the Beaches house...and I wonder why only half of the cottages have been restored? Hopefully they all are one day. LOVE that yellow car - what a great choice for your header this week!
O the first one! Hands down! I love it! It would be like living in a fairy tale. I've always wanted a stone cottage too!
That little stone place suites me just fine, but wouldn't hesitate moving into any one of them. The water is near and that makes it perfect.
T
Since the day I discovered there are real life fairy tale cottages I've wanted to live in one. I'd LOVE to see the interior of Hansel, wouldn't you?
I love them all! I want one.
The Hansel one for me! ~Lili
Definitely the beaches house...for a good cry ;) But the dogs on the roof are charming too!
Oh...I'd pick the hawaiian one!! love it and love the car:)
Hansel but the dogs on the roof are a close second
love the hawaian one!!! so awesome and happy. I am o happy to see it as your header. and the rugs above fabuloso aussi!!!
Key West... but only if the Labs get to stay!
What fun getaways! I'd take any one of them as long as there was sunshine! lol I do like Hansel the best. Perhaps one place will see your post and offer a giveaway vacation? You'd tell us, right? haha Dreaming...!
:)
Roeshel
Your finds are spectacular, I love lingering here and dreaming. "Beaches" the movie is my favorite and to see it here, and to see I could actually rent it, wow! In a heart beat if I could ever afford it :)
For me it would have to be Crystal Cove. Our family has been fortunate to spend a few nights over the past 2 years in some of the restored cottages (Cottage #1 & #18). It is a magical place that while affordable (less than $200 a night for a HOUSE) is very difficult to book. In fact, our stays there have now influenced our decorating style toward COASTAL. We have collected lots of beach glass there and enjoyed going to sleep to the sound of waves. My next project a shell encrusted mirror inspired by CRYSTAL COVE!
Dale
These are all lovely, but the first one in Carmel is just perfect! How cozy to spend a weekend there . . .
They're all so great! I love "Hansel" and the Hawaiian plantation home the best. How did those dogs get up there?:) Jennifer
I really miss San Diego right now, Kansas City is home though! This is where I am meant to be!
Karena
Art by Karena
Ps I love your images, that's why I keep coming back, and am now a follower, come visit & Follow me when you can!! A lot of my paintings are abstract seascapes.
Oh great. Now *I* want a screaming yellow car!
:)
On Martha's Vineyard, we actually call the houses Gingerbread Houses!
What fun houses. I am charmed by Hansel's cottage.
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