The Lookout Mountain Home Tour: Stone, Oak & Plaid for Fall

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Sweater weather is officially here, y’all! And is there a better way to kick off the season than with a mountain home tour that feels like it came out straight from your favorite fall movie?

You know the ones we keep coming back to once the temperatures drop, like The Holiday. The Lookout, a mountain home designed by Kelsey Leigh Design Co., has that same comforting feel. 

What I love the most about this mountain home tour is that it doesn’t lean on cabin clichés or typical details. The mountain feel comes from the materials instead, with stone walls and dark wood beams paired with plaid fabrics in deep autumn colors.

Whether you’re here for a little fall inspiration or a few ideas to borrow for your own home this season, you’ll find plenty of both. So grab your coffee (or tea!), and let’s go in!

A Stone Foyer That Sets the Tone

If you’ve ever wondered how to give a home that rustic mountain feel without going full log cabin, this foyer is such a great spot to get some inspo from!

A wall of natural stone runs the full length of the entry, with dark beams picking up its deeper tones. 

Even on their own, these are visually strong materials, so pairing could make a room feel heavy. Yet, here it works perfectly in all their rugged glory.

But, what keeps the space from feeling too dark? Everything placed against them!

From the worn wood console with iron ring pulls, the curvy white lamp and the arched black mirror. It gives the space smooth textures to play against.

This one is easy to recreate, even without a stone wall! Pairing a textured surface with rounded and soft shapes can give any entry that same balance.

Cozy Living and Dining Spaces Made for Cold Evenings

The stone shows up again in the living room, this time wrapped around the fireplace, and it’s the first hint of how carefully this home repeats its materials from room to room.

Next up, comes the pattern. A deep red plaid sofa faces a charcoal one, and both are piled with checked pillows.

Plaid and gingham in the same room could easily feel like too much, yet here it works because everything stays within one family of rusts and creams. 

If you’ve been wanting to try plaid this fall, sticking to a single color family is the simplest way to layer it without second-guessing!

Beside the fireplace, a built-in oak cabinet with arched glass doors adds an antique touch. Across the room, tall grid-pane windows open everything up to the trees outside, and with a view like that, the home’s name makes perfect sense!

The dining area takes the old-world feel one step further. Its walls have a soft, mottled plaster finish, and a large tapestry in faded greens covers most of one wall. Want to try it at home?

A big textile fills a wall with pattern and color all at once, making it a lovely swap for framed art.

A Kitchen Wrapped in Handmade Tile

Who else spends more time in the kitchen once baking season starts? This one would make it very hard to leave!

Handmade-look tile runs from the countertops all the way up to the ceiling, and instead of a metal hood, the designers wrapped it in the same tile so it blends right into the wall.

Up close, the glaze has just enough variation to catch the light from the windows on either side of the range. With the walls kept this light, the wood gets all the attention.

The island is built in rich oak, with a chunky turned leg at the corner and beadboard on the end, so it reads more like a piece of furniture than a cabinet.

Around the perimeter, the cabinets are painted a muted taupe that sits somewhere between the oak and the tile. Thinking about a two-tone kitchen?

Choosing a paint color that bridges your wood and your backsplash keeps the contrast gentle instead of choppy.

I love how they’ve paired the brass pendants and spindle back stools on the island area. Keep an eye on this pairing, because brass and warm wood keep showing up in the rooms ahead!

A Laundry Room Full of Charm

After all the quiet neutrals in the kitchen, the laundry room is where this home has a little fun.

Beadboard covers the walls in a soft gray with a hint of powdery blue, painted to match the cabinets, and above the sink is a gallery wall of gilded frames filled with vintage-style florals and landscapes. Art in a laundry room isn’t something you see every day! Two brass sconces light it up, and a dark bridge faucet below keeps the mix of metals going.

The floor here is also a fantastic choice. The checkerboard floor in terracotta red and cream adds some playfulness, and its color ties right back to the rust tones in the living room plaid. Instead of cabinet doors, the sink is dressed with a pretty striped fabric skirt. Such a cottage look! 

A Moody Brown Office

Painting a room’s walls, trim, and built-ins all in the same color (also called color drenching) might sound like a lot, but it’s one of the easiest ways to make a space feel snug, almost cocoon-like.

Especially in the cooler months!

The office goes all in with a rich chocolate brown that covers everything from the shelves to the mantel, and even the ceiling joins in. 

Against all that brown, the details really stand out. A dark stone surround frames the fireplace, and over the mantel is a cloudy landscape painting on a linen mat, a close cousin to the one in the living room.

The desk sticks to the same deep palette with a dark wood base and a stone top, and a worn leather armchair sits nearby.

If brown feels like a big leap, try it in a small room first! An office or powder room is the perfect place to test a darker shade.

A Primary Bedroom Layered in Texture

The palette lightens up again in the primary bedroom, but the gingham we spotted in the living room makes a comeback.

This time it shows up in brick red, mixed with a sage floral pillow and a textured one in chocolate brown.

Behind them, a curved linen headboard gives the bed a traditional shape. 

A charcoal quilted coverlet with fringed edges is thrown across the white bedding, and as the darkest note in the room, it keeps all those lighter linens from looking washed out. 

On the nightstand, a pleated shade sits on a terracotta-toned lamp, and a potted tree in the corner echoes the treetops outside the window. 

A Primary Bath with a View

Remember the oak and brass from the kitchen? They meet up again in the primary bath, but this time with a more polished twist.

The double vanity is built in a deep oak with brass knobs and cup pulls, topped with white counters that have soft gray veining. Instead of plain mirrors, each sink gets an arched wood mirror set inside a brass frame, so the two finishes sit side by side.

Pleated sconces between them echo the lamp shades from the bedroom, and dark bronze faucets keep the same mix of metals we’ve been following since the laundry room.

Across the room, the freestanding tub is tucked right under a pair of tall windows, which might just be the best spot in the house for a slow fall evening. 

Glazed tile in a sandy beige wraps the walls and the walk-in shower, a warmer take on the kitchen tile, and the stone floor picks up that same tone.

Planning a bathroom refresh? Repeating one finish from your kitchen, like the wood tone or the hardware, is a simple way to make the whole house feel connected.

The Lookout: Get the Look

Ready to bring a little of The Lookout home this fall? I’ve rounded up a few finds inspired by this mountain home tour.

From plaid pillows and pleated lamp shades to aged brass sconces and vintage-style rugs. Even one or two pieces can make your space feel ready for sweater weather!

Table Lamp | Plaid Throw Pillow | Woodrow Plaid Pillow Covers | Rolled Arm Chair | Suede Lumbar Pillow Cover | Footstool | Berry Stems | Panoramic Landscape | Bayberry Diffuser | Decorative Books | Throw Blanket | Candelabra

The Lookout’s Timeless Take on Cabin Style 

From the stone foyer to the treetop views in the primary bath, 

The Lookout is full of ideas that feel just right for this time of year, don’t y’all think?

Which room would you want to spend a chilly afternoon in? The plaid-filled living room, the brown office, or that charming laundry room?

Let me know in the comments below, and don’t forget to save this home tour for your fall inspiration!