Showing posts with label raised cottage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label raised cottage. Show all posts

Thursday, May 28, 2015

The WOW Power of Color…….




I have an exciting new project and it will be amazing . The client is fun and funny and loves color.
the inspiration for the  cottage

My mother's Day present that inspired  me….island hibiscus !

the Jane Coslick Cottage colors that I am using 

the exterior cottage color  

the outdoor fabric throw pillow is my client favorite

mixing raffia accents ( this is a different project play room at Doc Holiday cottage)

and this ( Doc Holiday Cottage)

99 steps cottage   more inspiration
I think I am in love…….color beautiful color……

STAY TUNED TO THE PROJECT AS IT UNFOLDS…
( it will be a Tybeewww.tybeecottages.com

Sunday, May 17, 2015

Color And The Simple Laid Back Lifestyle.

Details and a bit of this and that…
I have been working on putting my office back together after a Coastal Living  photo shoot. It happened last week and I still  I can't find the  "taking car of business" things that I need. Therefore I am relaxing with Lance, the office kitty, and reviewing the past 15 years in technicolor ….I am pondering my new projects  while visiting my old ones.
My client are the center of any project.  I work around their  houzz photos, pinterest pages, their magazine articles, their "can't live without" list and the actually sizes of the the rooms and spaces . I try in some cases to keep them from over spending and over buying until we get the basics in place. Tiny space does create limits and EVERYTHING  that goes into a room has an impact…no so much with larger spaces.  The key here is to not overload the room.
In reviewing my photos, I realize none of the spaces have gone out of style or look dated.  They are a mix of "what we had on hand" and what is interesting and unusual that I ran across in my travels.
Then it came to me .. ….What I  create  for them is a  Lifestyle. Some are more formal, more sophisticated , but some are more bohemian, more "rusty crusty" but all definitely in the Island Style.
Some are casually elegant while other are simple and calming. Some are wild and wooly and some are a mix of what the client owns and how I mix it with a few new pieces.
I love it!!! Not many rules apply…. (other that the one I previously mentioned)

my most favorite shutters found a home at the beach...













































Happy Island Sunday……………….









Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Hello Again..I'm Back……..

 I have missed my blog and my blog friends………..
 I have been working on beach houses,  beach cottage , city cottages,  Isle of Hope porches, tree houses, contemporary  and amazing spaces, photo shoots at my office and shopping shopping shopping shopping and MORE shopping. Flea Market Style Magazine, Vintage Style, a new cottage magazine.
I even  staged a friend's house that was  going on the market.. The  house SOLD in four days and she swears it was my fluffing that made it happen.
I  have so much to share and they are  all so different… Never a dull moment !!!!
 I am blessed and I am so glad to to be back with the blog.
More I promise…..


Splash Shack Cottage charm

Spring FINALLY  arrived!

Fluffig the fabulous Splash Shack Cottage





Abby girl loves her porch!!!!






happy colors fabric from GDC in Charleston SC

the color of the hour.. great things at Celadon in Charleston SC

making a pantry screen door from a regular door



Sunday, July 13, 2014

Porches Porches and More Porches..

Slowing down and just sitting on the porch..... a real luxury in the fast paced world of today.
I design porches with comfortable seating and durable fabrics.

the light is from Bolt House textileswwwbolthousetextiles.com/
My cottage shutters add the finishing touch www.janecoslick.com



I am a serious porch lover. Sitting on the porch..sleeping on the porch entertaining on the porch (or making a temporary porch office)... Often I add an electric fireplace that looks like a wood burning stove for wintering on a porch............and a fan for the summer and springtime on a porch.
sleeping porches are magical

hanging  swinging beds are popular

outdoor curtains with sleeping porches....a great combination!!!!

mix and match of outdoor pillows and furniture

a wonderful way to pass the time away/ a Richard Leo Johnson photo styling by Elizabeth Beeler

porches with an ocean view..top the list  another great Richard leo Johnson photo styling by Elizabeth Beeler



porches expand living space in tiny cottages

Happy colors...comfortable matresses

this porch is as large as the cottage itself

never forget about the hammock.....



 the big question is "To screen or not to screen" .If you use the charcoal grey color you visibility is still very good. Screening makes it more private and protects against the bug.
NOTE: Do not use the so called screen sold to keep bug out...because it keeps out the BREEZE... and fresh air.