# The Oasis House

> A cool, bright home in teal and white plaster, built around a long kitchen counter.

https://narunest.com/portfolio/the-oasis-house

Style: Residence, Airy

The idea: Desert outside, cool water inside — a house that's designed to read as shade.

The palette is the whole idea: deep teal above white plaster, dark cabinetry, sage tile. Nothing in the house is warm except the lamplight, which is exactly what makes walking into it feel like stepping out of the sun.

The kitchen is the social centre rather than a service area. A long counter with stools faces into the room, the cooking side sits behind it, and a stone basin anchors the far end of the run. The dining table is a separate, heavier piece — live-edge timber with folding chairs — so the two areas read as different rooms without a wall between them.

A wooden staircase as open shelving, and the lounge beside it is kept deliberately spare: one sofa, one low table, a couple of framed pieces. After the density of the kitchen, that restraint is what reads as luxury.

What went into it:
- A balance between modern and traditional, luxury and approachable, Thanalan and a CB2 catalogue
- A single cool palette held throughout — teal, white plaster, dark wood, sage tile
- The kitchen counter turned to face the room, so it seats guests instead of hiding the cook
- Layered walls add depth and structure, carving out separate spaces while turning the wallpaper into an accent wall
- One live-edge table as the sole heavy, warm object in an otherwise cool room

Key pieces:
- [Sharlayan Sink](https://www.garlandtools.org/db/#item/38595) — Table, Ink Blue
- [Southern Kitchen](https://www.garlandtools.org/db/#item/22569) — Table, Ink Blue
- [Bathroom Wall Tiles](https://www.garlandtools.org/db/#item/23894) — Wall-mounted, ×3, Celeste Green
- [Oasis Stool](https://www.garlandtools.org/db/#item/8788) — Furnishing, ×4, Rhotano Blue
- [Rustic Log Table](https://www.garlandtools.org/db/#item/40640) — Table, Mole Brown
- [Sil'dihn Chair](https://www.garlandtools.org/db/#item/38600) — Furnishing, ×4
- [Wooden Staircase Bookshelf](https://www.garlandtools.org/db/#item/30385) — Table, Pure White

Photographs:
- The kitchen — a stone basin sink, dark cabinetry under a sage tile backsplash, a wall of small drawers, and a long island with blue-topped stools (caption: The whole kitchen, sink to drawer wall.)
- The kitchen with daylight falling in shafts across a long counter and blue-topped stools (caption: Late light across the counter run.)
- The lounge and dining area — teal walls, white wooden stairs, a gold-framed engraving and a live-edge table (caption: Lounge and dining, seen from the kitchen.)
- A brown leather sofa against white wooden stairs, with a framed print and a wall sconce
- The wooden staircase used as open shelving, lit by a wall lamp beside an arched window (caption: Stair shelving separates the lounge from the dining room.)
- The kitchen seen wide — dark cabinetry, sage tile backsplash and a row of windows above
- Pendant lights over the kitchen counter, with an arched doorway beyond
- An ornately carved arched door beside open shelving, barrels and a potted plant (caption: A pantry with an arched entrance defines one side of the kitchen.)
- The arched doorway lit by a wall lamp, with planting and folding chairs nearby
- The live-edge dining table with potted greenery and a wall lamp above