STYLE PROFILE: Teaselwood Design
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Imagine you’ve finally purchased your dream vacation home for lake-side, beach-side or slope-side fun. But now you need to decorate it and you’re totally out of time and energy for the project. Meet Charity Buchika, a Vermont based interior designer whose style screams… relax! She founded Teaselwood Design two decades ago and has led and implemented both whole-home renovations and smaller scale remodels. Buchika and her team of experts in interior design, decor, and construction management can guide you through conceptual iterations, product sourcing, installation, and presentation. If you’re building a new home, she can also assemble and direct teams throughout the building process. Feeling more chill? Read on for our Q&A:
Q&A with Charity Buchika
How do you describe your personal style?
CB: Teaselwood’s four distinct aesthetics — Modern Mountain, Vermont Farmhouse, Light and Bright Rustic, and Traditional New England Prep — are designed to to infuse elevated ease and refined craftsmanship into each and every space.
What specific factors should vacation homeowners consider when designing their dream vacation home?
CB :Designing your dream vacation home is challenging with location logistics, design aesthetics, and choosing materials that will stand the test of time for your and your family. We have a multi step process that keeps the experience fun and stress free.
What looks and details are you loving in kitchen and bath design right now?
CB: We are seeing a lot of color, green has been very popular. And we are seeing a lot of wood brought back into the kitchen cabinets. We love incorporating wood cabinets, especially reclaimed wood mixed with painted cabinets. We are also seeing more slab backsplashes which create a beautiful seamless look.
A great way to make your kitchen come alive is to add a hood element that takes center stage. We love adding a reclaimed beam or wood beam to the hood to bring an element of organic feel to the space. We will generally use a custom shiplap to finish the hood. Another trick is to do a wonderful patina hood out of metal, a great way to incorporate another finish element that can play off of the hardware and the faucets.
What was your favorite project to date and why?
This is a hard question because I love all my projects. I think Vermont Mountain Home and Alpine Way are my favorite. For Vermont Mountain home we worked with all the raw natural materials that created the backdrop of the rugged outdoors and we softened with family friendly furniture and fabrics.
Alpine Way was the complete opposite: the goal was to create a clean modern aesthetic that celebrated the snow and ice of the mountain. Then we incorporated natural organic elements, from the large scale agate slice tiles to the beautiful dining room chandelier made from tree branches. Infusing the spaces with lots of whites mixed with warm colors, rich textures, and perfect furnishings we created the ultimate family oasis.
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