I've lived a good part of my life "Out-West"... & Boulder City, Nevada, was one of those places... With family and friends still living in Boulder City, I try to visit this quaint historic town as often as possible... ONE of the BeSt spontaneous SURPRISES of this past Weekend was a Tour of GINA PECK'S Home in Boulder City!*!*!
FOR YEARS I've walked past this house and wondered "who lived there"... & "what it might look like inside"... Just imagine how wonderful this SHaBBy-Style Cottage looks when the bare winter branches start filling-in with Springtime blossoms!!! At one time I remember Gina's "double front doors" being painted a deep aqua blue...
There's nothing more inviting than ~ glistening chandeliers hanging OUTSIDE, and Gina most certainly has that along with her chippy garden chairs, tables, statues, crates, & seltzer bottles...
There's nothing more inviting than ~ glistening chandeliers hanging OUTSIDE, and Gina most certainly has that along with her chippy garden chairs, tables, statues, crates, & seltzer bottles...
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My friend Kathy, who lives just a few doors down from Gina, made this "EXTRA-SPECIAL" SHaBBy House Tour, possible!!! THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH KATHY!*!*! It was just "jaw-dropping" when I got a glimpse of what AmaZiNg SHaBBies were awaiting inside!*!*!
OMG!*!*! TOTAL SHaBBy-WHiTe Out!*!*!
Definitely ENLARGE THIS PHOTO!!! Is this room to die for or what!!! A girl after my own heart!!! Tons of Sparkling lit Chandeliers... Old Mirrors with silver-loss patina... Old Doors & Windows... EVERYTHING in creamy shades of white!!! This was my "most-favorite" area... I just loved the salvaged doors/windows in the background and how Gina painted only this background area a very light green...
The Window, Chandelier and Sconce were a PeRfeCt Scale for the space... Upon a closer look, I loved how Gina hung smaller-sized vintage mirrors BEHIND THE LARGE WINDOW!!! It gave the area a unique look... Most of Gina's Shabbies have a natural time-worn chippy white paint patina ... The ViNtaGe items that were "shabby-painted" had great form & blended exceptionally well...
The Chandeliers hanging against the the old exposed brick in the kitchen area, were just "breath-taking"!*!*! All these different textures worked sooooo well together!!! She had a mix of ViNtaGe chandeliers - white and original darker brass with a patina...
Gina's use of VARIOUS SHADES-OF-WHITE, TEXTURES, SPARKLING CHANDELIERS, MIRRORS, ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE, Along with her EXCEPTIONAL EYE FOR VINTAGE FINDS & DESIGN - make for The BeSt-Ever Look!!!
I am soooo inspired!!!
Gina shops the ROSE BOWL, & VENTURA FLEA MARKETS in California, for a good number of her SHaBBies!!! As I guessed, it's still hard to find an abundance of vintage shabby finds in this area of the country...
I was thrilled to get a tour of her cottage home & and let me tell you ~ there are a ton more pics I could have taken!!! Maybe next time???? I'd say this is definitely Magazine EYE-CANDY Material!!! Gina's house reflects her sparkling, friendly personality as well... I soooo enjoyed the tour & chit-chat!!!
Jeanine
