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Mountain vacation house with rustic furnishings

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This grotto-style shower is lined with local Appalachian ancient history, stone wall, wall, brown, gray

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It started with a tiny 1940scottage in the woods and grew to become a storybook house that's all about escape.

Owner-designer Bill Cook of Vermilion Designs Interiors says that right from the start of this new home project he wanted to conjure up the magical fairy tale house of every child's imagination.

"This vacation home in the mountains, which replaces the original cottage, sits on a promontory beside a lake, so the setting was already there. It is exactly the sort of place you expect to find Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother."

Architect Michael Faust designed the house, which is much larger than the original weekender on site to the extent that a huge part of the upper story is given over to the master suite.

"The interior was all about creating character and an aged feeling," says Cook. "I wanted the house to look as though it had been there forever, so we introduced a lot of old timbers, including reclaimed wood from old barns."

"The gabled ceiling in the suite is so high, I wanted to bring it down visually by staining the wood in a rich, warm shade. It is almost as though the room is permanently lit by firelight parts of the ceiling even have a charred look."

Antique shingles around the dormer window and board-and-batten walls painted in a spicy caramel shade also provide an appropriate backdrop for the rustic furnishings Cook has collected over the years.

"One of the features I have always wanted is a fire that can be enjoyed from the bedroom and bathroom. That is precisely what we have provided in the suite the fire is open to both rooms."

A double-sided stone fireplace is the focal point fireplace, hearth, home, interior design, living room, room, wood, wood burning stove, red, brown — A double-sided stone fireplace is the focal point of the main suite in this mountain vacation home. In the foreground is an antique Austrian settee made from deer horn and deer hide. The weathered leather trunk embossed with nailheads held papers dating back to the 1800s.

To maximize this, Cook created a sunken tub lined with silver cross-cut travertine. The tub is positioned in front of the fireplace, and next to the shower, which in turn is lined with Appalachian stone even the floor is pebbled.

"I wanted a calm, spa-like bathroom, so the colors in here are lighter than the bedroom. We also introduced pebble borders around the travertine to soften the look and feel."

The vanity cabinetry echoes the cabinets in a mini kitchen between the bedroom and bathroom. Old yardsticks, used vertically in the small kitchen, are laid horizontally on the vanity, providing a textural, weathered patina.