We are now only six weeks away from completing the construction process of the
Coastal Living Magazine Ultimate Beach House!

In just six weeks, interior designer Tim Clarke will have the house ready for him to do his magic decorating the interior. Last week we got a sneak peek of the colors Tim has in mind and the philosophy behind it. Check out the video right here!

As we approach our deadline, the idea house looks like a new house each day. The most prominent change is the exterior color of the house, which is now being painted light gray. The idea was for the color of the house to match the sand that spreads along our Washington coastline beaches.

The first coat of paint is being applied this week, and if the weather permits the second and final coat is planned for next week.

Inside the beach home, the enclosure of the fireplace on the south wall has been completed and looks quite spectacular. The enclosure is huge – came in three different parts weighing over 1000 lbs total – and will be accompanied by matching cabinets on both sides. We’ve got some pictures of the fireplace below, more coming as soon as the cabinets are in place.

Speaking of the cabinets in the idea house, the shipment has arrived and some of them have already been put in place. Our team plans on continuing to work on this project throughout the week as the main area of the first floor is starting to come together.

If you’ve walked through the Coastal Living Magazine® Idea House lately, you’ve probably come out of it with an astonished look!

For more than a week now, the first floor of the beach house has been decorated with gorgeous-looking pine board walls all around the open area that is the living room and kitchen! You can see in the pictures below that the wooden walls of the main floor look magnificent and really add to the cabin feel of the Ultimate Beach House.

The basement of the house has also seen a lot of progress this week. When designer Lew Oliver initially drew up the floor plans for the idea house, one of the main features in the basement was a spa room with a sauna. This week, cedar boards were put up in the spa room and the sauna seems to be taking shape as well!

The media room, which is also in the basement, is waiting for the wallpapers after the walls were primed last week. Pictures of the media room have also been added to this post.

Probably the most colorful images we have put so far on this Ultimate Beach House blog are the master bedroom bathroom tiles. These reclaimed picturesque tiles are over 100 years old and come from an old house in France – courtesy of this project’s interior designer Tim Clarke. As the construction of the idea house nears completion, the designer team is eager to put their fingerprint on this amazing development out on the Washington coast.

The 2010 Coastal Living Magazine® Idea House really seems to be one for the ages.