House of Turquoise

and teal, robins egg blue, aqua, sky blue, seafoam green, and ocean blue

Day One: Dream Home Tour

–Continue to Day Two, Day Three, Day Four or Day Five!–

I’m beyond excited to share this spectacular home with you guys. Believe it or not, this space actually belongs to one of my readers. After years of saving design ideas in a folder, Cristi and her husband Jeff recently completed building their dream home in Lindon, Utah. They knew exactly what kind of home they wanted: light, beachy and airy. The couple has ties to Hawaii and wanted to incorporate that feel into their new home. And two years ago they took a trip out to the Hamptons (they won the trip on Price is Right! ha!) and fell in love with the homes out there. (There should really be a support group for us!) When it came time to finally build their new home, their aim was to fuse the Hawaiian beachy feel with the Hamptons waterfront classic architecture and design. I’m loving the results!

Their dream home took them a year and a half to complete from the design and concept stage to the certificate of occupancy. They selected award-winning Morgan Hatfield of Hatfield Homes to bring their vision to life. Cristi’s husband Jeff actually did quite a bit of the architectural design while Cristi worked very closely with another award-winner, talented interior designer Lindy Allen of Four Chairs Furniture. She was able to perfectly implement all of those fabulous ideas Cristi had been saving for so long. (In fact, it’s an honor to know a lot of her inspiration actually came from reading House of Turquoise!) Building their new home was a labor of love for them and it truly is “their baby”!

Cristi may not be a designer, but it should come as no surprise that she does indeed have an artistic background. She’s not only musical, but is also a photographer by profession. (She and Jessi Safsten of Hiya Papaya took all these amazing images above!) Check out their website here…what talent!

Seriously, I’m madly in love with this home and Cristi’s photographs that capture it so beautifully. Pretty sure if I was going to build my dream home it would look exactly like this. All week I’m going to be taking you on a tour of their entire home, so come back tomorrow to continue on! I can’t wait for you guys to see more of it…I guarantee you’ll love it all!

If you have any questions at all about anything you see, please don’t hesitate to ask away! Cristi is a real sweetheart and is more than willing to share! 🙂

–Continue to Day Two, Day Three, Day Four or Day Five!–

Edit: Here is source info as requested!

    • Front door paint color, garage and shutters: Benjamin Moore’s Wythe Blue (HC-143)
    • Entry color: Restoration Hardware’s Silver Sage
    • Sandy paint color: Benjamin Moore’s Ashwood (OC-47)
    • Chandelier is from laylagrayce.com
    • Rugs are from 4-chairs.com
    • Trim color (indoor and out) is Benjamin Moore’s White Dove (OC-17)
    • Shingles are real cedar shakes painted Benjamin Moore’s Edgecomb Gray (HC-173) (They came natural and the builder hand-dipped each one in paint so that they would still have the “natural” look to them. )
    • Exterior lights are from Hansen Lighting
    • Front door was custom-designed and made locally by a company called Columbia Millworks
    • Colorful reclaimed boat wood chairs are from 4-chairs.com
    • Front door handle and numbers are from Home Depot
    • Wallpaper is Thibaut Waterbury Trail in Aqua from the Avalon Collection
    • Photos in the entry by the mirror are from DiemDesign.etsy.com
    • If there are things that you don’t find on the 4-chairs website, you can just click on their “contact us” link and ask Lindy directly about the specific item. She will either know where to get it or will order one for you. She’s great!


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Comments

  1. Wow! I have no words!!!! Congratulation to Cristi and and husband! This is a DREAM!!!! I can't find words about their home. It's sensational!

    I hope they can feel blessed every single day of their lives in this house. It's truly a blessing.

    xo

    Luciane at HomeBunch.com

  3. Erin,

    I think this is going to be my favorite week on your blog, although I must say I love every week, but this house is incredible.

    San and I are moving to a townhouse apartment in Minneapolis (right on the border of Minneapolis and Richfield) on Wednesday and have started to think about decorating. The only style we can agree on (and I want him to have a say in the decorating because he has strong feelings about it) is a beachy coastal style which I have rarely seen in MN. However, this house is already giving me the confidence to translate that style somewhere that is nowhere near the ocean. We have over 10,000 lakes so really we should be able to decorate like people do when they live on the ocean, right?

    I can't wait to see more of this delicious house!!

    Thanks!
    -Sarah

  5. Oh what a lovely home…

    Even just from the facade alone,
    it already looks interesting and lovely. The interiors are just divine.

  6. Erin how wonderful for this lovely couple!!

    Adore the settee with that lovely patterned rug!

    xoxo
    Karena
    Art by Karena

    I have an amazing Giveaway from the Artisans at Novica. You will love it!

  8. Oh my gosh! I love everything about this house. I would love to know some of the details.

    Cristi, would you mind sharing the make of the front door and handle, along with the paint color of the door? Also, I love the exterior lights (the pendant and garage sconces). Where can I find those?

    Thanks so much!

  10. Wow, wow, wow. All of my favorite things are in this home. The light, beachy, relaxed, airy feel is just superb. I'm looking forward to seeing more of this amazing home.

  14. Hello, I just love your blog! Is there anyway you can get the color and brand name of the paint on the front door? Pleeeeeeeze?

  19. I second the request for more information about that beautiful front door! Paint color pretty please?!

  24. Hi everyone! Thank you for the wonderful comments! And thanks so much, Erin, for doing this post. It's a dream come true! 🙂

    I'll try to answer all the questions that I can. Here goes:

    Front door paint color (and garage and shuttters – which aren't up in the pics posted here yet): Benjamin Moore's Wythe Blue (HC-143)

    Entry color: Restoration Hardware's Silver Sage (my FAVORITE paint color in the entire house!)

    Sandy paint color: Benjamin Moore's Ashwood (OC-47)

    You can find the chandelier at laylagrayce.com

    You can find the rugs at 4-chairs.com

    Okay … so I THINK that was all the questions for now. Let me know if there are any more!!

  25. Erin,
    I have to tell you it is an absolute honor to have you feature this home, it was the most fabulous year of my life, and a pleasure to do.
    The home owners Jeff and Cristi are the best people I know, I always tell them they have ruined me and I can't work for anyone else! haha!!
    Cristi actually turned me on to your blog and I have been an addict ever since!
    Thank you for loving it! House of Turquoise had so much to do with inspiration for rooms throughout!
    Much love,
    Lindy Allen
    Owner, FOUR CHAIRS FURNITURE
    http://www.4-chairs.com
    lindy@4-chairs.com

  26. Lovely, indeed!

    Would you please share with us the material of the exterior? Did the shingles come that color or were they painted? If they were painted, what color are they?? Also, what is the color of the exterior trim…I love that it's just the right shade!

    Thanks!!

    Liz

  27. The shingles are real cedar shakes. They came natural and our builder hand-dipped each one (!!!) in paint so that they would still have the "natural" look to them. The color of the shakes is Benjamin Moore's Edgecomb Gray (HC-173). I'll have to find out the color of the trim. I don't remember that off the top of my head. (So many whites to choose from and my pregnant brain is forgetting which one we actually did end up going with!) Will get back to you on that!

  28. You know what? I think I'm remembering that the trim color is Benjamin Moore's White Dove (OC-17). I know that's what the inside trim color is. I'm pretty sure we used it for the exterior too. 🙂

  31. Hi Erin,
    My name is Camila, and I love your blog!!!
    beautiful picures and ideas… my favourite color is blue (tourquaise) to.
    I wil follow you ok?
    kisses new friend!

  36. Ooh, I didn't notice those beautiful weathered chairs on the porch. Where are those from? Also, what brand is the front door and even the numbers are beautiful. Very art deco. Congratulations!

  38. The front door was custom-designed and made here locally by a company called Columbia Millworks. The chairs on the back porch are made from an old boat – pretty cool, right?! Our designer (www.4-chairs.com) got them. The front door handle and numbers just came from Home Depot! 🙂

  39. Kerry, the exterior lights came from Hansen Lighting. I'm trying to track down the exact web link right now.

  42. The turquoise really gives a sense of peace. I love the decor in this house. Beautiful decorating.

    What I'm most surprised about is that they actually won a trip on Price is Right! LOL!

  44. I love the window pane mirror in the last picture. Can you share the source? thanks!

  46. I'm a new follower and am loving it! Turquoise is my favorite color and I'm getting so much inspiration from your blog!

    This house is definitely a dream home contender for me!

  47. What a lovely house – and it looks pretty expensive. I too have been "dreaming" to own a Hawaiian-themed house – with the beach, the white sand, the sun, and all the holas.

    Ever since me and my hubby had our honeymoon in Hawaii eight years ago, I can't stop thinking about it.

    For now, our current 2-floor home is good enough.

  48. My bunkie is designed so much like this house the bold white trim the grey shakes and blue accents of course, I adore this home so much , I even have a porthole style window for our peak and I am painting the door blue as well , maybe I'll do that today I am so inspired , can't wait for more , so excited to get to the finishing stage so I am can make it look this cute.
    Chris, Just Beachy

  52. holy smokes! This is truly the perfect house. I would take it as is.
    We've been renovating, updating our house for 10 months now, hopefully when we're done it'll look half as good as this.

  56. Hi Erin,
    Just found you from a link from Melissa @ the Inspired Room. What a lovely blog. Just added you to my Reader. 🙂

  57. Such a beautifully designed house with great accents that add such a wonderful personality and feeling to an already charming house! What an inspiration!

  60. I love turquoise! I just featured a pretty room by Alex Papachristidis on my blog that has some really pretty vases in it. They go so well with his Beatles prints. This house is great too.

  61. Wow, I'm so in love, this home is just stunning. I'm working room by room in my house with hopes of giving a similar look and feel, these pics are definitely going in the inspiration file.

  64. So crisp, clean, just gorgeous…and guess what?! Its in the town right next me!
    I am new to the blogging community and yours was my first favorite…due to us sharing the same colors. Thank you for giving me something to look forward to everyday.
    Christine

  65. I would have never guessed that house was in Utah. Awesome home tour. Being in Texas and the hubby is 100% Texas and it shows up in our home. But I still enjoy the light airy style of Jeff and Cristi's home. Beautiful and I really like the blue chandlier.

  66. YAY! What a gorgeous, gorgeous home. Thank you so much for sharing all the wonderful details of this house…the paint colors, product sources, etc. It is *so* refreshing to be able to find answers to the questions swirling in my head (i.e. "Gosh I wonder what that color is?")

    Your blog always inspiring. Thank you!

  67. Where can I find those cute pics in the entry way? They are above the bench. I love this whole house, but thought maybe I could afford the pictures.

  70. I have seen this home all over blog land and LOVE it! Thank you soo much for sharing where she found all her lovely goodies 🙂

  72. I'm so glad I found this blog entry and the ones that follow. I toured this house during the Parade of Homes and was in love with it from the moment I walked in. Their style is so much like mine and I think they did an amazing job! Thanks for all the info and great photos.

  74. Perfection in every detail. I love this house. Just looking at the pictures makes me feel happy. I am curious where the entry rug and the nook off of the entry rug came from.

  75. Swoon!
    Such a lovely house.
    I have to say that our family has been enjoying our Wythe Blue office for the past year. It's a beautiful colour that has a different mood for every time of day. How nice to use it on the front door.

  77. IN LOVE! i have looked at all 5 days Erin posted of this home! I can't find the name of the wood flooring anywhere though! Does anyone know? Thanks! I would never leave home!!!! 🙂

  78. This home is crazy spectacular in every way!! I am obsessed with those floors. Did they do some kind of finish on them to get that variation in color, etc.? I know they are reclaimed…. but did they look that great from the get go? I have to replicate them!

  81. Simply LOVE this beautiful home! I am a few years behind on discovering this post, but after reading through the comments, I was curious if the ceiling color throughout the house is also Benjamin Moore's White Dove (like the trim) or just decorator's white? Thanks for any help on this topic!

  82. @Cassady – I just found your post. Sorry! Yes, the ceilings are white dove as well. @wallpaper Perth, the floors are white oak – reclaimed wood from an old barn. @Primer and Painted Nails – the floor color was hard to achieve (our finishers had never done anything like it). They painted over them (did a white washing) with a white-green-grayish paint to achieve the worn, beachy look.

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