WARM WELCOME. Designer Tiffany Leigh Piotrowski wanted her vacation property’s guests to feel the relaxed coastal vibe as soon as they walked through the door, so she lightened and brightened the original cedar wood paneling on all the walls with paint. However, she loved the warmth of the cedar on the vaulted ceiling, so she kept it there. She added a big bench for baggage and putting shoes on.
COASTAL COMFORTS. Woven baskets are a stylish way to organize and store beach items such as flip-flops and straw hats, says Tiffany, pictured here. Shaker peg wall hooks are perfect for “grab and go” apparel for the day. Tiffany added textural interest with vertical tongue-andgroove molding for a coastal Cape Cod cottage look.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY PATRICK BILLER DESIGNED BY TIFFANY LEIGH PIOTROWSKI
SOFA SO GOOD. Tiffany opted for a pullout sofa for the bedand- breakfast, expanding the number of guests that can sleep there from five to seven. “The gray-blue color of the sofa is more forgiving of lint and stains than a lighter color,” she says. The room is filled with budget-friendly finds, such as a $5.00 thrift-store coffee table that she painted, an Ikea lamp and bird prints from the Audubon website. The Annie Selke rug is made from jute fiber that gives it a coastal feel. The white Ikea unit stretches from wall to wall for extra seating, to hold the TV and to display the sailboats for a coastal accent.
BEFORE
How do you decorate a small cottagethat will be a haven for travelers from all over the world with different style preferences? Tiffany Leigh Piotrowski, founder and principal designer of Tiffany Leigh Design, took on that challenge when she was handed the keys to this cottage in Sauble Beach, Ontario, Canada.
“I purchased the cottage on my own at the beginning of my career, so I knew that I wanted it to be an income-generating property,” Tiffany says. “There weren’t a lot of higher-end rentals in the area at the time, so I wanted to make this special for the Airbnb community. I liked that this cottage had a small footprint, which meant that I would be able to renovate it affordably, and it had a nice open floor plan. Its location, less than a two-minute walk to the beach and a five-minute walk to the main strip, was a major appeal.”