Recently Mic and I had the opportunity to stay here at Captains Rest. If you have no idea about this place, you should definitely look it up. It is one of the most photographed air bnb in the world! …and for good reason.
From the minute we walked in the door we were smitten – deciding then and there that this is something we could live in. We were both saying that when we are a bit older, this would be the perfect size for us. We would have a second room if we were to live in it.
When we arrived the misty clouds rolled in, and I had hoped we would get some form of rain while we were there and it didn’t disappoint with all seasons! After a bit of drizzle on our opening of the door we were greeted with a beautiful rainbow, then the sun for a while, then the fog rolled in to create the atmosphere I had hoped for. This is a place you can totally hunker down in. Switch off from the world. I was saying to Mic if you were writing a book, trying to get a project finished or something along those lines, Captains Rest would be the place to do it.
Everything here has been thought out, and presented beautifully by Sarah Andrews who is the creator of this magical place. The finest linen sheets, thick fluffy towels, Le Cruset cookware, and beautiful decorative pieces throughout.
Sarah is also the creator of The Hosting Masterclass that teaches you how to turn your own air bnb into a total experience, not just somewhere to stay the night. I highly recommend you check it out as it doesn’t just cover hosting, but can help with businesses and homes too. She is very clever having just released her second book- “The Poetry Of Spaces”. This is after her brilliant first book – “Principles Of Style”. I have this one, and it is one of my favorites. I’m looking forward to the new book coming out too.
While we were here I delivered the dinner set that I had made for Captains Rest, and Sarah. A while ago Sarah contacted me to make something for this beautiful place. Obviously I jumped at the opportunity!
I was given a few inspiration ideas and then left to create. This is such an honour as a creative when someone has total trust in your abilities and style that they just let you get on with it. Well, I had a ball making these. Each one is completely handmade with hand drawn and painted details- ships in stormy seas and a merman watching on at the bottom. Of course Captains Rest had to be on them too. I made dinner plates, side plates, Everything Bowls and mugs.
The mugs have a little shield with C.R (for Captains Rest) on the front. The beautiful oatmeal stoneware is revealed with the shield and the letters are in our white glaze. I love them so much!
I can highly recommend checking Captains Rest out. There’s no real words to explain the magic that it is.
~Ness x
