There usually comes a point in every home’s life when it gets pigeonholed and labeled as being of one particular style: Rustic, modern, traditional, etc. While I understand this need to efficiently categorize, I say we scrap solitary labels and bring back the slash! Take Moody Magpie’s Manda Collins and her husband Billy?s seaside escape outside […]

There usually comes a point in every home’s life when it gets pigeonholed and labeled as being of one particular style: Rustic, modern, traditional, etc. While I understand this need to efficiently categorize, I say we scrap solitary labels and bring back the slash! Take Moody Magpie’s Manda Collins and her husband Billy?s seaside escape outside Amsterdam, for example. In simple terms, it’s an “eclectic” home. But it’s so much more. It?s quirky slash traditional, has Dutch slash French influences and features high-end antiquities slash thrift-shop finds. The mix of accessories is set against a backdrop that the previous owners would barely recognize if given a tour today. Since moving in, Manda and Billy have increased the square footage at the rear of the house, added room for them to comfortably dine there, and they’ve also given it a second sitting area. The way they?ve positioned the kitchen table within this addition is particularly unique. Not a move you see often, Manda and Billy have pushed the table up under the island (where bar stools would typically be) ef...