Last year my husband and I realized one of our dreams and purchased this vacation home in Sunriver, Oregon. Sunriver is actually a vacation resort (near Bend) located in the foothills of the Cascade mountain range along the Deschutes river in Central Oregon. Unlike other areas of Oregon, Sunriver gets 300 days of sunshine a year and is an outdoor lovers paradise. We had been vacationing here for years with our family and decided last year to buy a home here. We bought the home completely furnished and we do have it listed in the resorts “rental pool” and VRBO so others can enjoy the home when we are not using it. The home had also recently been updated when we purchased it so I have had little to do to personalize this space. I did want to provide a facelift here and there and thought I would share some of my “freshening up.” Here is tour with some of my updates:
Outside Entry
The only thing I did for the entry is add a few Adirondack chairs. I actually bought these chairs as a pair at Costco, but they are available everywhere. I actually prefer teak Adirondacks but they require some upkeep and I wanted something low maintenance. These chairs are actually faux wood and look pretty great. They have made it through one winter, uncovered,and still look fabulous.
Before: Entry
The prior owners had custom built the hall tree. They decided to take the 6 foot bench with them as it was gift for the wife. This left me with a huge dilemma. I would never find a bench that really matched so I decided to do something different.
After: Entry
I scoured the internet and stores for days. I became obsessed about benches and finally found what I think is perfect. This beauty. A dark brown industrial bench that also compliments the iron and copper entry table. I added a pottery barn Kilim rug and leather pillow to the bench. Perfect! Although I do want to look at getting some different pillows in some complimentary colors to the rug. More to come here.
Great Room
Why I bought this home was for its great room layout and lodge like feeling. The prior owners finished out all the interior trim in fir and pine. The fire place was redone in gray stacked stone and the windows all look out into the beautiful Deschutes forest. There is nothing better than having a fire and gazing out into the woods. The only thing I did here was update one of the lamps. I found that awesome deer antler lamp in the back corner at a consignment shop and new it would be happier here in this room.
So below is where the real updating happened. I loved how the prior owners opened up the kitchen (it was a separate room prior to remodel) and painted the kitchen cabinets a beautiful slate gray. What I did not like were the laminate countertops. This screamed update me! The dining room table was also on its last legs and the ceiling fixture was too traditional and out of place for a lodge home. I also wanted to update the display items on the kitchen cabinets. A little too small scale and a tad too country for my taste. By the way that wine fridge in the island was definitely another selling point.
Before
After
The kitchen countertops were replaced with both walnut and quartz. I picked out a quartz countertop from Martha Stewart’s line at Home Depot. This quartz is called Flagstone and has very nice gray and slight earthy stone flecks that went with the cabinets and home. I love marble with gray cabinets but this home needed something marble like, but less formal. I also wanted to integrate a wood countertop and chose walnut. The walnut compliments the gray cabinets and matches the walnut flooring. I brought in some fun new decor for the top of the cabinets and found the Black Dog brewing picture at my favorite consignment shop. We are definitely known for our brew pubs here in Oregon!
I swapped out the old dining table and purchased a beautiful Monroe trestle table at World Market. This table is phenomenal. It is 108″ long and seats 10. The spaces really needed a large table. I added gray linen-like dining room chairs that I found at Target(! ) I also updated the dated countertop stools with some fun industrial metal ones. They really freshen up the space and now we can seat up to 13 for dinner. When we visit we often bring friends and extended family and every seat is taken. Perhaps the biggest statement piece in the room is my Rhone Glass Tiered chandelier from Pottery Barn. This large scaled rustic lighting piece fits the room perfectly and is just what the space needed. I also brought in some art for that wide open wall space over the leather chairs. I will share with a later post. But it was inspired by “Andy Warhol meets Smokey the Bear”.
Guest Bedroom 1
The only thing I added was the cow hide rug. Again another awesome consignment shop find. I thought it went well with the Pendleton blanket and leather accent pillow. This room has such a nice forest view.
The Bunk Room
This is a fun room . I loved the lodge pole furnishings and the room can sleep a ton of kids on vacation. That bunk bed is a double over queen and the twin bed is a trundle! I added the pine dresser and fun blue medicine cabinet mirror. What was missing was a TV/Entertainment Center. We knew that we needed a space for all the little “gamers” who would be visiting. But there was literally no empty wall space left that was conducive for a small gang of kids to sit around a gaming console…so we got a little creative.
There is still plenty of room left in the closet to hang clothes but most importantly we have an awesome place that will keep the kids entertained with Wii, Xbox etc…(I honestly don’t know what got hooked up here, but my 20 yr old son ensures all the appropriate games have been included:)).
Master Bedroom
This is still a work in progress. The bedroom is small and the bedding is little too traditional for the space. However I love the patio off the Master with the hot tub. There is nothing like being outside on a moonlit night under the pine trees star-gazing. I will posting my updates to this room soon. I have already chosen new bedding and accessories that will provide the facelift this room needs. More to come.
Patio
This patio was in pretty sorry shape when we purchased the home. We repaired and re-stained the deck and added the patio furniture. What a difference. None of the homes in Sunriver have fencing and all the outdoor spaces open up to forested common areas. So ensuring the space looked inviting was very important.
I have been having a blast updating, refreshing and of course vacationing here. I have to say this one of my favorite projects as it gets me to visit one of my favorite places on earth.
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