Fun and Funky and Beachy Headboard

How about a beach cottage named FLIP FLOP (Rented thruhttp://www.mermaidcottages.com/

We were fluffing and had a small budget. I had purchased a pair of old shutters from a friend who said "these look like jane coslick stuff"....she was right..... They would not be right for most places but this fun spirited cottage was the perfect home. We cut the shutters in half and screwed them to the wall to create a headboard. This is the Master Bedroom and it is a very comfortable and cozy space.

A few thoughts about Headboards

One of my favorite things is making a headboard out of something unusual. I have used old doors, old shutters, new shutters,fabrics, old carousels bench backs , old pieces of architechure and even reproduced old pieces .I bought this great piece for my own bed room but my client fell in love with it before I could get it out of my truck and hung on my own wall. This photograph does not really do it justice . The paint was very faded but it had just the right worn patina to drawn you in to its texture and color tones . The view of the ocean from the bed and the sound of the waves completed the Perfect Spot for a great nights rest .The morning view....sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean....what a way to begin the day.......

One Lucky Dog

I snapped this photo today while trying out the "repaired" camera. This is my dog, LUCKY. I tell people, "I saved his life ..and he ruined mine". He is 13 years old now and rather calm . In his youth , however , he was awful. When I found him, I had to take him to "reform school" to help his social skills.....It never really worked!

He does like slip covered vintage chintz, however..... and so do I.

A BED ROOM...a room the size of a bed

Ponder this space....Recycled plantation shutters $10.00 from the thrift store. My cowgirl hat waiting to escape to Colorado(on my head).A yummy turquoise wood floor. A vintage Carlton Varney chintz slipcover on my chair that has had at least 9 lives.( the black and off white tiger stripe fabric ( Coastal Living Magazine Jan. 09). Two 30"euro made from my favorite chenille palm tree show curtains . An inviting Bellamy painting of a path at Fort Pulaski. A ,not really straight, bark cloth animal print coverlet made from a Ralph Lauren fabricc . A great old chair painted "Tybee tan"( from the http://www.janecoslickcottagecollection.com . A wonderful galvanized light that I love love love . This is one of the guest rooms at my cottage .It could have been a closet ,but I thought this was so much more fun and a great place to spend the night or afternoon reading a good book.

If you think you do not have enough room in your house. ....... .. THINK AGAIN!!!

The Dining Room by Workhorse Images

I love love love how this reflective image shows the essence of the dining room! It is a surprising mix of the old.. the new .. the funky.. and the blue . I shopped high and low for unique and eclectic pieces for this room.

Bill Bennett of http://www.workhorseimages.com/ took this photograph of the dining room. He has a special gift of seeing things in a unique manner.

Beautiful shutter headboard

These shutters came from Brunswick Georgia. I was so thrilled to find them and could not wait to get home and make them into a grand headboard for that wonderful project. My client kepts asking "what are you going to do with those junky old shutters". He and the builder made so much fun of me.... but I KNEW................over the top and a one of a kind beautiful Headboard .The builder still hasn't gotten over how amazing the other master bedroom has turned out. It is so simple but powerful. This headboard is 4 separate shutter pieces and the wood is beautiful.
You could have seen it, I know!!!

Amazing beach house for sale

My clients have decided they love living at Marabou in Steamboat Springs Colorado. They are turning in their water ski's for snow ski's. Here are a few interior photos. It feels like an old beach house inside, but it has been totally restored with all the very best material and products available.( even the door knobs are beautiful) Contact http://www.tybeerealestate,com/ 27 Taylor Street Tybee Island Georgia.

The pantry has a chandelier and the screen door on the pantry is copper screen..sea shell knob included . The Butler's pantry( still in search of the butler) has wonderful display shelves and a very special chandelier.... The laundry room is funky and"smile inducing" .My goal for this family was calm and peaceful and happiness in every corner. The storage space is over the top.. (Luscious Little cottage would fit IN the master closet) The master bedroom and bath and the view are breathe taking.

There is a wonderful salt water swimming pool , great landscaping and oodles of great views. Tybee's beautiful lighthouse is framed in the staircase window . This project was a dream come true for me and when I walk onto the "front porch of many colors" , I am still hard pressed not to smile. Richard leo Johnson took these photos when it was featured in Savannah Magazine ...."Refuge in a storm" a few years ago. http://www.atlanticarchives.com/ As usual, he took great photographs.


PS .We nicknamed it the Cottage Palace or the Palace Cottage, I cant remember which one ( notice the crown hooks by the beautiful mirror in the bedroom)
A little humor goes a long way in my business....................