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Squared Away: On the screened porch, a pair of chairs from the 1940s are outfitted with plump down cushions made from circa-1920 bedspreads and pillows fashioned from bark cloth remnants. Stained and painted oak flooring forms an oversized checkerboard pattern. “I was always very conscious of how everything
Vintage Glam: Long’s collection of early 20th-century dressing gowns hangs in the upstairs landing and hallway alongside vintage bark cloth curtains that disguise closet space.
Chic Storage: A small log shed up the hill is used for garden storage.
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A trio of awning windows line the space above Long’s bed, with washed cotton damask curtains flanking either side. The bed is crafted from Indonesian wood and dubbed the “Paris Bed.”
Natural Extension: The north wall of the house was replaced by a set of French doors that lead into the living room, an add-on headlined by a stone hearth Long commissioned based off a 1930s design found in a home in Blowing Rock.
Prep Station: The final renovation focused on the kitchen, which began as a very basic, utilitarian room with small, outdated appliances. Previously, Long had added a sunroom entry through a set of French doors to give the home a roomier feel, while the new granite countertops, pecan wood cabinetry, and an extended center island for entertaining further updated the small space.
H0702378At only 800 square feet, the cottage served Long’s family as a modest guesthouse when they purchased it in 1970. Since taking it over from her parents, Kathryn has made a steady series of upgrades and additions and furnished it with all manner of antiques, including an oversized cabinet originally built into a house in Virginia..jpg
Quiet Respite: Long relaxes on her screened porch, which opens to a stone path and back garden.
