The duo covered the interior walls with 3,200 ceramic tiles used in traditional Frisian homes. Each of the tiles has a hand-drilled hole that reveals the blue-colored paint of the cement underneath it. The same shade of blue is used for the polypropylene ropes employed as staircase rails, which add to the maritime feel of the apartment. Photo 17 of 26 in 18 Brilliant Barn Conversions That Merge Past and Present from Stay in a Renovated, Sea-Inspired Frisian Apartment in a Former Hay Storage Barn

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The duo covered the interior walls with 3,200 ceramic tiles used in traditional Frisian homes. Each of the tiles has a hand-drilled hole that reveals the blue-colored paint of the cement underneath it. The same shade of blue is used for the polypropylene ropes employed as staircase rails, which add to the maritime feel of the converted unit.