Tom Scheerer has designed many a beach home in the Bahamas. In fact, Tom says he prefers them because homeowners tend to be more open to trying new things in a vacation home. It makes perfect sense although a house like this one, I wouldn’t mind to call it a permanent residence. Waking up to sunny days and walking on talc-pink-powder-like beaches would be anyone’s ultimate dream. I was happy to find one of his latest Bahama style projects in the current issue of House Beautiful.
The architecture of this Bahama home is a traditional Colonial home which Scherrer designed for modern life. The color palette is composed of different shades of blues, sprinkles of purple and rattan furniture. The kitchen especially is quintessentially Scheerer’s style with graphic cement tiles as the backsplash and no upper cabinets as to avert any form of formality. A beach house should be free-spirited and airy with durable fabrics and materials.
I especially love whitewashed wood in a beach home, in this case, Tom used a wood called pickled pecky cypress in various spaces in the house to bring cohesiveness to the open rooms. All the fabrics in the house are indoor/outdoor… practicality is everything.
The living room has white shiplap on walls and the tray ceiling is clad in beautiful pickled pecky cypress. Notice how the striped rug picks up the different shades of blue, brown and beige in the room…