Villa details
Nancy Butterly and her husband decided to make a bedroom at their weekend house on the Jersey shore look just like a St. John villa. But this isn’t just a paint job.
Notice the details: terra cotta floors, mahogany doors and trim and brick window sills.
“The window sills were my husband’s vision,” says Nancy. “Our contractor cut off full bricks and cleverly made them look like they are full window sills. He lived on St. John for 9 years so he knew exactly what my husband wanted.”
The authenticity doesn’t stop at construction. All of the artwork and accessories are genuine too, including Kalabash wall art by Delroy “Ital” Anthony, prints from Aphrodite and pottery by Maho Bay potter Gail van de Bogart.
Nancy and her husband have been to St. John 16 times in the last nine years and have stayed in nearly a dozen different villas. And while they are not building a villa, their bedroom project was St. John all the way.
“It was triple the budget and triple the time,” she says.
March 24th, 2009 06:00
“It was triple the budget and triple the time”
No truer words have ever been spoken.
kirk
March 24th, 2009 06:10
Good doggie
March 24th, 2009 06:35
AND they even have dog like the late Tigger!!
March 24th, 2009 07:38
The dog looks like the dog in yesterday’s post…and it looks like he or she approves the renovation!
March 24th, 2009 11:05
good afternoon-
great job – just hope my wife doesn’t see this
or we’ll be changin’ our beach room to a stj room.
have a great week.
March 24th, 2009 18:32
I can top that! My entire house is island flair. We also have a backyard with “The Flip Flop Hut”, “Surf Shack”, and of coarse “The Lime Inn”. Complete with the summer pool, hammock and thatched unbrella and hot magenta and aqua chairs.
Did I mention that I have handmade “palm tree” shutters and the landscape of palms, hybiscus and river stone.
It doesn’t replace St. John, but, it helps when it is 12 degrees in New Jersey in the middle of Winter.
March 24th, 2009 19:21
Debbie,
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What’s your weekly rate for the week of July 5 through the 12th? We’re a family of 4, no pets, no smokers…sounds like you have a nice place to vacation
March 24th, 2009 20:38
Bravo Steve.. Better inquire if the AC is on a timer!
March 25th, 2009 06:19
Hi Guys – No the air is not on a timer.
This year, unfornunately, we will not be going to St. John for the first time in 21 years. We do have our two villas at the Westin for rent (week 29&30) and week #30 is also for sale. Spread the word, if anyone is interested, please let me know.
Happy Wednesday!
March 25th, 2009 09:33
Okay I am finally going to chime in, this is Quenton’s wife and the beach room IS a St. John room complete with several framed pics of St. John, and all 3 issues of St.John Mag on small table along with 2 stuffed sea turtles on daybed purchased on St. John. It is our little get-a-way here in NJ.66 days and counting. Serenity here we come.
March 25th, 2009 15:57
Is the quilt beachy? if it is, where did you get it? it looks lovely
March 25th, 2009 20:21
Hi, Jen, the quilt is from Pottery Barn and I actually brought in 2003 when we first started talking about the project. So, it really was on island time
It is beachy, it has hibiscus and palm trees on it and the sheets are white with blue palm trees.
The dog is named Lager and he is almost 13. He does look like Maddy from the other post. He misses the old yellow 70′s shag carpet that used to be on the floor so he’s not so happy with the tile. I think he’ll like it better come the cool weather.
March 27th, 2009 13:04
Debbie-Which villa #’s are you renting and selling at the Westin???
March 30th, 2009 18:22
Please relate this info to Claire Marie – Thanks!
Contact OmVillas – 340-715-5623
Sale and rent – Week #30 Unit #3314 (Fri-Fri) Rent – Week #29 (Sat-Sat) Unit #3418
We are going to Disney this year with the children.
March 30th, 2009 18:27
I don’t know if the first message went through.
Please relate this info to Claire Marie
Contact OMVillas 340-715-5623
Sale/Rent – Week #30 Unit#3314 (Fri-Fri)
Rent – Week#29 Unit #3418(Sat-Sat)
We are going to Disney with the children this year. I’m going to miss St. John.
April 13th, 2009 14:51
Oh my gosh. When I googled my name YOU popped up and ….my husband and I have been to the USVI and LOVE the islands too! My husband is
George Francis Butterly originally from CT.
Any relations???? Obviuosly we have the same great taste in Islands. Love what you did!