Our Stay at the Amazing Reed House in Manzanita Oregon

Come check out this beach rental in Manzanita Oregon with photos of the salvaged-vintage-meets-modern interiors and fabulous ocean views that sleeps 20!

Oh guys, I have been anxiously waiting to be able to share this amazing Manzanita Oregon vacation rental with you that we recently got to experience! I'm literally on the edge of my seat with fingers flying over the keys to get this post out to you!! I just KNOW you are going to love this as much as Brian and I do, since you all like cottage-farmhouse style, salvaged materials with history, reusing, and yes - imperfections, just like I do.

In fact, this house easily fits in the 'Fixer-Upper' style so popular right now - and with the history and love of detail that goes along with it. And if you've ever stayed at basic beach rentals before, with their typical beach-souvenier-laden decor and cast-off furniture, you know this is not the norm!

I couldn't be more happy that Kim from The Houses on Manzanita Beach contacted me about her Manzanita vacation rentals- and as soon as I saw this video of her houses, I knew they were special and that you would appreciate them like I did!

There are 3 rentals, sleeping 8 to 20 and all are very reasonably priced for their location on the beautiful 7-mile-long Manzanita Beach, especially when you split with family and friends. One house has direct beach access and all of them have access across a neighborhood road, with the incredible views to match.

Even though we didn't need to sleep 20, the historic Reed House that Kim and her husband recently renovated was available for us to stay in - and saying it was incredible is an understatement. The views from the deck take your breath away - this is such a wonderful stretch of beach with a view that looks good in any weather (I snapped all these photos on our first day, since I knew from the weather app that rain was coming!).

Kim has described the remodeling of Reed House as "a labor of love" and you will see why - every part of this house has been touched and updated, with original materials salvaged and reused whenever possible. To fill in, there are salvaged sinks of all kinds, new wood to match the old, antique art, and the coolest assortment of light fixtures!

Since pictures really are going to tell the story of this house, I took a LOT - many of which I just couldn't fit (as it is, I had to split this post into 2 pages!), but I've been sharing them on Instagram, too, so you can follow me there to see even more. So, let's take a tour, and I'll try to keep my words to a minimum!

Historic Reed House

You can see right from your first step into the house on the lower level that you are in for a treat. The attention to detail, the white shiplap walls, salvaged doors, and original beadboard are all there. I couldn't wait to see what awaited at the top of the stairs!

The Great Room

A beautiful open stairwell with a fantastic light fixture leads to a huge open great room with views that will make you never want to leave! You know how when you vacation with a large group that includes kids and pets, you seem to always be on top of each other? Yeah, that will not be happening here. There are multiple areas to sit and relax, talk, read, and eat. Places for everyone and then some.

Again, this is where you'll see the personal aspect of the remodel - Kim told me that she's been on many family reunions and knew that having enough places for different ages to hang out was a priority. That and enough bathrooms - there are five full baths here- and plenty of kitchen supplies. Yesssss!

Some of the sweet touches - things that didn't have to be there, but add so much ambience:

• the original working stone fireplace
• a vintage telephone 'booth' complete with a salvaged payphone that works just like a regular local phone, no need for coins!
• salvaged wood ceilings, beadboard walls, and new pine walls - all working together beautifully.

The rest of the main level consists of  a master bedroom and bath with king bed (and a flat screen TV), a queen bedroom, and a nice sized main bath.

I loved this set of French doors - for the look and the view - and I thought this tile entry 'rug' was not only stunning but brilliant, since it's a spot you can take off your wet, sandy shoes without damaging the reclaimed fir floor.

Yeah, we were all pretty happy to be staying here.

The Third Floor

Upstairs you find a quaint sitting area under the eaves with another TV, and a ton of books to choose from, plus three bedrooms and two more baths (which are adorable - see them in the bathroom section below). Two of the bedrooms have one queen bed each, while the third bedroom offers two built-in queen beds tucked under the eaves with a dormer window overlooking the ocean.

The kids in any family would love to be able to talk to people on the main level through the vintage grate in the floor, wouldn't they? See what I mean about the sweet little touches?

The Lower Level

You actually enter the house at the lower level (see the entry to the stairwell above), which is a hangout space lots of people will love with a media room, pool and ping-pong tables. This level houses the two bunk rooms, each sleeping 4 plus another fun bathroom.

That's 7 bedrooms and 5 baths - imagine everyone having their own space, no couch-sleeping required!

The Kitchen

Here is a kitchen that not only looks good, but actually works for large groups. A honed marble tile backsplash (Here's some inside info: Kim actually DIY-ed this tile, starting with the cheaper shiny 12 x 12" tiles, cutting them in half and then sanding each and every one to hone them! That, my friends, is a true labor of love.), granite counters, two ovens, and a 6-burner stove - feeding 20 here will not be a problem.

And how about two to four people helping to clean up instead of just one - each with their own faucet at the vintage sink and dishwasher at their side. Oh, and the sink has a view down the beach, so there's no 'stuck in the back cleaning up while everyone else has fun' in this house.

You know how you plan a meal for a family reunion and you get to where ever you're going and realize that they don't have                         ? (Fill in the blank, but usually enough 13 x 9" pans and large pots for pasta in my experience.) Yeah, that's also not happening here.

The Bathrooms

While I loved the kitchen, the bathrooms were my favorite rooms - all of them. I couldn't believe how individual and unique they were, yet how functional and usable with so many fun things to discover in each one.

The master bath has a sliding barn door - I swear, Kim thought of everything, didn't she? Most of the bathrooms also include more of her hand-honed marble tiles on the radiant-heat floors (toasty toes!), and she's incorporated really fun and colorful wall tiles in a number of the rooms, too, like this Moroccan style tile in browns and blues.

If I had to choose, though, I think this main bath may be my favorite. I love all the white walls, the double wall-hung sink and the fun light fixtures. You can tell the shiplap wall the sink is on is original and they carried the look through with new pine made to look like the old wood. It happily meets up with more of the Moroccan tile, this time in gray and tan.

I just got so many ideas in this room: the piping used for the towel and toilet paper holders, the long mirror, the lights, and see that antique photo? That's Manzanita Beach in the early 1900's - basically right where you are, but without most of the houses yet. Love stuff like that!

Not one, but two baths live on the third floor and they win the adorable prize, I think. They are 'twin' baths with repeating elements, but unique fixtures - and the most terrific use of space. Why have only one bathroom where you can have two?

See what I mean? Slanted, wood-covered walls meet herringbone blue tiles with more marble floors. Plus fun sinks and mirrors. How about a clawfoot tub, too? Or a stand-in shower. It's up to you.

But then there's the lower level bathroom that's anything but a basement bath- subway tile meets shiplap. Okay, I give up trying to choose my favorite - see how they're all so cute? If I had any one of these in my own home I'd be in heaven. Makes me want to go find salvaged sinks, mirrors, and cabinets!

Well, like I said, I could go on and on - I have a whole other folder of photos just on all the light fixtures!

Instead, I will leave you with this:

The sunset view.

I've always thought as long as you had that view, it didn't matter where you stayed and what it looked like. Maybe that's a bit true, but now that I've stayed at The Houses on Manzanita Beach, I think I may have been missing out - when both the inside and outside are beautiful, it just doubles your enjoyment!

 

You can learn more about Kim and her philosophy here (no renting from a big company - Kim is hands-on!).

 

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