This breathtaking, renovated home in La Jolla, California is home to interior designer Leslie Martin (M+M Interior Design), and I know you’ll be inspired! After viewing the tour on Homeworthy, I just had to know more about the traditional style project. Fortunately, the designer shared them with us! Find the paint colors as well as other resources for this timeless California cottage with Hamptons chic.
![Beautiful entry with staircase and mural in California cottage - @m_m_interior_design. #hamptonsstyle #californiacottage #traditionalstyle](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MM-Design-california-beach-cottage-leslie-mitchell-entry-stairs-1.jpg)
Paint Colors: Timeless California Cottage With Hamptons Chic
You are going to be smitten with this oceanview home. First things first…take a tour and learn about how the designer created a decidedly undecorated look with layering magic, collected oil paintings, and antiques:
I feel the need to watch it a second time just to soak in the beauty again!
Benjamin Moore Simply White
While the white walls are a custom shade, Leslie Martin says it is very close to Benjamin Moore Simply White.
![Charming beach cottage home of Leslie Martin - @m_m_interior_design. #dutchdoor #hamptonsstyle #californiacottage](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MM-Design-california-beach-cottage-leslie-mitchell-entry-dutch-door.jpg)
Simply White’s slightest hint of warmth makes the clean, crisp white a favorite to use anywhere in the home.
Designer Todd Klein told AD he loves Simply White since
“It’s the perfect white with a touch of umber, which keeps it from becoming too blue of a white or too chalky. It remains a warm white without becoming linen or cream or too yellow. Some of the greatest ways to use Simply White are in a semi-gloss finish on wood trim moldings, in an eggshell finish on the walls, or in a matte finish on the ceiling. There’s a slight change of color due to the different finishes and this provides an ideal background for art, beautiful fabrics, and rugs in a room.”
![Charming living room in a California beach cottage by @m_m_interior_design.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MM-Design-california-beach-cottage-leslie-mitchell-living-room-fireplace.jpg)
That Gorgeous Sofa!
In the image above, the sofa was covered in a chambray fabric, but in the video tour, we see it upholstered in this gorgeous Fermoie Shell Grotto:
![La Jolla beach cottage living room by Leslie Martin of M+M Interior Design. #fermoie](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/fermoie-shell-grotto-sofa-leslie-martin-mminteriordesign-3.jpg)
And this is why it’s so helpful to watch a tour and learn about how to mix prints and patterns. Martin explains how it can be easier to live with a more forgiving print such as this one.
![Shell Grotto fabric, Fermoie.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/shell-grotto-fermoi-fabric.jpg)
It’s a pricey investment fabric, but if you love it, you could always opt for accent pillows:
![Pillow, Shell Grotto from Fermoie.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/fermoie-shell-grotto-pillow-chairish.jpg)
What I love about the shell motif throughout the home is how it is repeated in such a sophisticated, subtle manner. There aren’t tabletops massed with shells or in-your-face nautical moments.
![La Jolla beach cottage living room by Leslie Martin of M+M Interior Design. #fermoie](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/fermoie-shell-grotto-sofa-leslie-martin-mminteriordesign-2.jpg)
The coastal nods feel appropriate to the home’s context, natural, and as if they were added slowly over time.
![New England style meets California cottage chic in this dining area with banquette - @m_m_interior_design. #modernvintage #banquettes #breakfastnook](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MM-Design-california-beach-cottage-leslie-mitchell-dining-room.jpg)
What a smart dining area with easy to care for faux leather on the banquette!
Farrow and Ball Light Gray No. 17
This sun room is so beautiful, and the khaki color is called Light Gray.
![Gallery wall in cottage sun room painted Farrow & Ball Light Gray No. 17 - @m_m_interior_design. #farrowandballlightgray #gallerywall](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MM-Design-california-beach-cottage-leslie-mitchell-gallery-wall.jpg)
While Light Gray is much darker than Sherwin-Williams Agreeable Gray which we have in our bedroom and family room, it reminds me of Agreeable Gray with all that sunshine washing it out. Keep that in mind if you’re considering this color. You can always have it mixed at a reduced saturation or sample a lighter greige:
Farrow & Ball Jitney 293
I found the kitchen in this renovated timeless California cottage to be an unexpected wonder!
![Farrow & Ball Jitney on cabinets in beautiful timeless kitchen with over-grouted stone backsplash and putty cabinets - @m_m_interior_design. #farrowandballjitney #timelesskitchen #stonebacksplash #europeanluxury](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MM-Design-california-beach-cottage-leslie-mitchell-kitchen-2.jpg)
Instead of the typical crisp and cool white with blue (with chinoiserie or coastal elements) cottage kitchen, it has a very luxurious English country feel and luxurious European warmth. Isn’t the over-grouted stone backsplash brilliant? The paint color of the cabinets?
Quite similar to Farrow & Ball Light Gray, Jitney works beautifully with the varying grey tones of the stone.
![Farrow & Ball Jitney on base cabinets with black glass front cabinet in a lovely timeless kitchen with stone backsplash - @m_m_interior_design. #farrowandballjitney](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MM-Design-california-beach-cottage-leslie-mitchell-kitchen.jpg)
The island and glass-fronted cabinets flanking the range are a chic black.
More Resources from this Timeless California Cottage
The designer shared the source of her favorite candle which she keeps burning in the kitchen:
![BAIES candle, Diptyque Paris. #diptyquecandles](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/image-1.png)
She also recommends picking up a set of bamboo folding chairs for extra seating (and coastal chic that will never fall from favor).
![Bamboo Folding Chair Set of 4, Wayfair.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/image-2.png)
Lampshades: Various sources including Oka
Antiques and Art: Various sources including @liveauctioneers
Pillows on sunroom couch: @susanconnor_ny
Bamboo Shelves: Shelves are from @kenianhome
Inspiring Interiors from M+M Interior Design
Here were a few favorites I found browsing the design team’s portfolio. (Psst. It’s a family affair…the design duo are sisters!)
![Farrow & Ball Hague Blue in a sophisticated Brownstone interior by @m_m_interior_design](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MM-Design-sophisticated-brownstone-005.jpg)
The smart room above looks like Farrow & Ball Hague Blue:
Maybe you spied their work if you saw this space in the Kips Bay Showhouse:
![Kips Bay Showhouse - @m_m_interior_design](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MM-Design-kips-bay-showhouse-2.jpg)
![Beautiful country retreat bedroom - @m_m_interior_design](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MM-Design-country-retreat-dresser-mirror.jpg)
![Lovely traditional dressing room in a country retreat by @m_m_interior_design. #dressingroom](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MM-Design-country-retreat-dressing-room.jpg)
![Lakehouse neutral traditional interior design by @m_m_interior_design](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MM-Design-lake-house-wood-ceiling-2.jpg)
![Traditional style in a sophisticated Brownstone interior by @m_m_interior_design](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MM-Design-sophisticated-brownstone-002.jpg)
![Green cabinetry in a sophisticated Brownstone with design by @m_m_interior_design](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MM-Design-sophisticated-brownstone-003.jpg)
![Traditional style in a beautiful Hamptons home with interior design by @m_m_interior_design](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MM-Design-updated-historical-hamptons-001.jpg)
![Historical Hamptons interior with window seat and design by @m_m_interior_design](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MM-Design-updated-historical-hamptons-004.jpg)
So much dreamy color and traditional style to admire! Visit their IG for more.
![Coastal Grandmother Living Room Shop the Look on Hello Lovely Studio. #coastalgrandmother #livingrooms](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/coastal-grandmother-living-room-shop-the-look-banner-hello-lovely-studio.jpg)
Peace to you right where you are.
-michele
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