Beach Cottage Chronicles Season 5 Episode 3

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00:00Our goal with the home, and we sort of speak about this often, is we want to make sure our

00:17kids come back to this house. We finally decided it was time to just have something that we can

00:27call our own. My parents are both from Dominican Republic, and so I've been traveling here since

00:36I was a young child. For us, it was a way to sort of connect my roots and expose our children and

00:43continue that legacy for my parents. Being able to build a legacy for our family, right? Somewhere

00:49where they can say, I can escape from wherever I'm at and find this place of tranquility. So this was

00:55the start. We needed a place to sort of call home here, a place for our children to identify,

01:00become in touch with the language, the culture, the people, the way of life. This provides that for us.

01:17I mean, since we bought the house, I try to be intentional on waking up early and coming down

01:22here for this. I mean, because you're literally going to see the sun peek over through those,

01:26I mean, it's peeking through a little bit now.

01:30We fell in love with this island, or with this part of the island, about five years ago, right?

01:37And we started to kind of lay out or drop these little seeds of saying,

01:40this is where we're going to kind of build a home for our family.

01:44The house is named Casa Madera. Casa means house in Spanish, and madera means wood.

01:54It is a three-bedroom, two-bathroom, wood cottage, surrounded by lush greenery,

02:02and two minutes from Playa El Estillero. Which is on the peninsula of Samana,

02:09in the northern coast of the Dominican Republic.

02:22It's our home away from home that allows us to reconnect with our Dominican roots,

02:29and enjoy and vacation in our home country.

02:33Our oldest is Kai. He's 14 years old. Then we have Lola, our only daughter. She's 10 years old.

02:44Then we have our youngest, Negasi, and he's seven years old. I just want to be eight, sorry.

02:49We live full-time in Woodhaven, New York, of New York City. We travel to the Dominican Republic roughly

02:58two to three times throughout the year. It's that sense of, I can kind of now relax,

03:04kick my shoes off, feel the sand, and just unwind.

03:09While looking, we really wanted something that was different.

03:13Coming across this house just by searching the web, I remember finding it, and I called

03:18Canard at work, and I said, just take a deep breath. You need to see this.

03:23The first time arriving here, the minute that we sort of just stepped foot on the ground,

03:28we were welcomed by this sort of like dark wood, but yet very inviting, warm structure.

03:37Once I saw it, I became overwhelmed somewhat. Yes, we're looking to bring our kids here, but we also,

03:43we like designing. We like to be creative. So this was a blank canvas full of just this beautiful wood.

03:48But one thing we also spoke about was making sure that we were not designing to impress versus

03:55designing to belong to the space and belong to the environment.

04:03This is Waffle. She's our mini poodle. She's two years old, and she has adjusted very well to being

04:09here. She finds a sense of freedom and loves just the outdoors.

04:18One of my favorite things to do is to open the shutters as soon as I wake up in the morning

04:23and sort of be invited to what's outside and see the sunlight and see all the greenery.

04:28As you walk through the front door, you are welcomed by the breakfast nook. A must for us was our

04:41breakfast nook, which did not exist in the home originally. Before that, it was just a chair or

04:46two that I think that sat there. So we designed a nook as a space for us as a family that if something

04:52is going on outside, we can kind of move inside and have this little small intimate space to still,

04:56you know, break bread with each other.

04:59Wow.

05:00I have five, six, seven, eight, nine, nine.

05:03That she won.

05:04That she won.

05:05Oh, wow.

05:05I'm looking for pinks.

05:06Yeah.

05:07I should, I'm looking for pinks.

05:08That, that, that was good.

05:09That she won.

05:10You know, typically in beach cottages, you see sort of a light white blue sort of tone,

05:17but we from the beginning knew that we were not going to paint it white. We love the deep tones,

05:21almost like a beach cottage cabin.

05:23The home originally came from Brazil. It was sent here in a container in 2003. The

05:32person that purchased this home had a plan to create this into a sailing community.

05:37The, the type of wood was, uh, peroba.

05:42Perosa.

05:43Rosa, which is a resilient wood. And it's known for his longevity, and it's also known for his sort of

05:49rose color.

05:50The kitchen was probably our largest part of the house that we had to renovate. So we fully gutted it.

06:01We did add the concrete casting of, you know, the countertop, and we added the L part here to kind of

06:09invite and welcome people as they walk up the steps into the space.

06:12All this cabinetry is locally handcrafted from a local artisan.

06:21This painting was created by a local artist. And when we asked Rock Lee what was his intent with the

06:27painting, he, he felt like it was a clear representation of VR in one picture, a child,

06:33the beach, the sun, and the weather.

06:35We have our traditional pilon, which is probably one of the main tools of the island.

06:42This is how you make seasonings in VR and how you sort of crush your garlic, oregano, and your salt.

06:48And so every Dominican home, uh, has a pilon and every Dominican home has a greca, um, which is to make

06:55our coffee in the morning. And so we always make sure we keep it there and we keep it very visible because

07:00it's just a clear reminder that we're in a Dominican home and a Dominican kitchen.

07:05In New York, I am a school social worker. I serve the population of students with special needs.

07:28I work for a nonprofit organization. I'm the school program manager where I support youth that

07:34are navigating high school and also navigating the justice system. We work with a lot of youth

07:40that we see are going through a lot of mental challenges, right? So I think for us it's big

07:45that we, we have access to a place where we know it's going to bring happiness.

07:49Here we have our common living space.

08:00I love this tree. It's a coconut tree.

08:03There is a strong influence of coconut, um, in this part of the island. Historically,

08:10this part of the island, it's known for its connection and history with the African culture.

08:20The couch was also handmade by a local artist. We decided to choose stripes to represent the nautical

08:27field, but we did not want the typical white and blue color. We decided to go with a beige and brown

08:32because we felt like it was representation of the mood in the space. It also was intentional

08:37because of all the stripes of the wood and sort of how the wood lays in the house.

08:42To the left of the breakfast nook, we have two bedrooms.

08:46When you wake up in this room, initially your, your shutters are closed and so it's very dark

08:51and it's almost like the best night's sleep. And then when you wake up and you open your shutters,

08:56then you're immediately greeted by so much light and so much greenery.

09:03This tends to be our children's bedroom.

09:09They specifically like this space because of their view outside.

09:13Right off the living room, we have an outdoor patio.

09:34And our pool area.

09:36I think all of our children's energy changes when they get here. Specifically,

09:56the younger ones, Lola and Negasi, both feel a sense of freedom. The kids love the pool and love

10:02spending time in the back. They always teach you to be present. For them it's like, you know,

10:12spend time with us. Like, yeah, we might want to, you know, be out and about and do things,

10:17but it's like, just let's slow down.

10:25As you leave the common area in the outdoor space, you walk into the primary bedroom.

10:32When my parents are visiting, they typically stay here. Otherwise, Kenar and I would use this bedroom

10:40for ourselves and the kids would take the remainder of the house.

10:46I think a great thing about this room as well is the view of waking up and having the pool

10:50right there, access to it.

10:51Some of our favorite memories that have happened here are welcoming family and friends.

11:07We've had the pleasure to host a lot of great dinners in the back. Having those experiences here

11:13when it comes to food and gathering and time outdoors and some of the things that I think

11:17will stay with us for the long run.

11:23What does your mom think of this house?

11:25What do you think of this house?

11:46Oh, mommy, that's nice.

11:48That was good, mommy.

11:56This island is the happiest country, seriously, in the world for like mental health.

12:04To become more aware of just like the natural things in life rather than back in the city where

12:10it's like, you know, there's a lot coming at you.

12:12Ready?

12:12That's key.

12:14Set.

12:16Go.

12:20It's a sense of release.

12:22Yes.

12:22You know, no matter how often we come here, every time we arrive, we typically say to ourselves,

12:28man, we love this place.

12:29Yeah.

12:29And we say that no matter how many times we come.

12:31It's just, we just love it here.

12:33We love this place and it feels good.

12:35It just, it feels, it feels, you feel the difference.

12:40It's just, it feels, it feels, it feels, it feels, it feels, it feels, it feels, it feels,

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