The Mix Of Old And New.....RED and BLUE

The Details....

Great grandmother's lamp , a beautiful Bellamy painting in yellows, and antique typewriting table and the latest thing in pillows ( the pillows have grommets and nautical numbers)

Mixing styles, patterns and textures makes things very upbeat and interesting. A commom thread may just be having what you love around you. Design for yourself.....never just follow the trends! Trends are here to day and gone tomorrow....mix it up and it will never look dated or out of style .



windows were almost replaced by a built in giant wall of bookcases..



Natural light thru old wooden windows..the best of the best!!!!

touches of red ble and yellow

a floor lamp made from a leftover colum from my first restoration

the bedroom








a magic space for the sweetest of dreams

the throw is from Anthropologie (It is really a table cloth turned wrong side out)
the amazing stylist Elizabeth Beeler "dreamed" that one up.

Richard  Leo Johnson took some amazing photographs for Coastal Living Magazine of this amazing cottage .Elizabeth Beeler styled the shots and the Martin family allowed us in to their homes with open arms. We all worked very hard and had so much fun.
 "If it's not fun,don't do it!!!',I say.

living on the coast and eating oranges off your fruit trees....what could be better?

Anna, as usually, made the arrangements with natural plantings from the Martin's garden

bright, open and inviting spaces

                               


this was a family find from years ago before collecting was so "in"




 When working with small space the more windows there are to let the outside and the inside come together the larger the space will feel.



living outside , inside and dock side!!!!!



Me.. counting my blessing and pondering the beauty of it all.

Welcome inside Gonga's Cottage Kitchen...

A kitchen does not have to be large to be functional. This cottage kitchen can serve the best macaroni and cheese and family favorites even though it is not large.
Here, when you are in the kitchen, you are not away from the fun you are still front and center ! I love the collection of red and white that has been in the family for years.
Great light from beautiful windows and soft white linen panel that filter the sun shine ever so softly....

fruit off the tree and treasure from years past made the space pop with color







the fruit trees on the property supplied the accents for the shoot

the pantry with chicken wire and shell knobs from my on line store,

I love tiny windows.. with special family photos above

added an antique corbel for support of the counter top.

the kitchen is divided with a bar made of the old wood from the walls..

" now WHEN  is that macaroni and cheese going to be ready?"

Simple and interesting and Home Sweet Home!!

Gonga's Cottage......Featured in Coastal Living Magazine

The September issue of Coastal Living Magazine features a special little cottage with very big style. The family loves nautical things and the colors of red and blue.They have been collecting wonderful things for years and were willing to share  all their treasures with us during the photo shoot.
The exterior of the cottage is as great from the front as it is from the back.The porches are so livable and every nook holds a piece of their collection. The cottage is part of the family compound on Whitmarsh Island 15 minutes from Savannah on  beautiful  Richardson Creek. They love the water and boating and they all took part in all phases of the project.
Here are a few of the exterior photos that I took of Gonga's Cottage

       The front of the cottage with the picket fence and arbor.



 The beautiful wavy glass original window by the front door


 The back door on to the screen porch.................( you can see all the way thru the cottage)



the back yard and the guest cottage



the starfish shutters that operate .. I made this photograph my screen saver!!!



the porch is original and is the perfect place to sit and drink your coffee in the morning AND your wine at night.



a nautical candle holder made from an old brass propeller

red ,white  and blue sunbrella cushions with Linda favorite antique chest

Gonga's Cottage

Gonga's swing ....but everybody loves to swing

the antique brick patio was added as was the back screen porch.

The family has a shop with great things like shells and nautical things and one of a kind items for sale. I suggested they call it LINDA' LEFTOVERS  because when you move into a tiny cottage you have so many things that wont fit.
The shop is located inside THE RUG SHOPPE( their family business) 1690 President Street Savannah Ga. 912 232-1894

the walk way to the dock



every single side of the cottage is beautiful..complete with window boxes and a custom picket fence



tomorrows post .. inside magic of this cottage





New Homes for Cottages and Kitties!!!!!!!!!Hurrah!!!

THE BAD NEWS................

My pictures are mess for some reason....cant find anything!!!! I am  pulling my hair out.!!!


THE GOOD NEWS..

The" cottage  with the  death sentence" got a new home and so did a very scared the kitty!!!!
Since "My pictures" have gone nuts and Picasso has put everything In NO order... I am sharing what seem to appear ..
 I am going with it!!!


This beautiful kitten HAD no home. The caring Ann Cabaniss has work so hard in his behalf...... and now he has been adopted!!!

Some evil person dumped him off.

"Norma Jean" had no home and Sarah Meighen cared..........She gets to go  to work everyday and loved the shell I was trying  to style with on Sunday

This is AJ ..She was dumped at the boat ramp when she was days old and inches long..SHE has a home and her parents have  saved so many kitties.. In case you did not know ... She is hiding on top of the fridge in a fruit basket......



different kitten ..Saved and look at her now.. She is one of 4 pets(3 others are large dogs) she has a beautiful chair that she looks beautiful sitting on.

This magic little man showed up at A Bohemian Cottage. He was king and he wanted all the treats.. he would even go to the fridge and meow at it!!!The neighbors abandoned him and Lisa fell in love right away. (His color of his eyes matched the cottage)





my beloved "Peck".. He was saved from the highway at Tybee!!! I am now his grandmother!!! ( Richard leo Johnson Photograph)

 

My heart...Foster who was saved on a highway in South Carolina . I was lucky enough to have him in my life for 12 years.



The latest Tybee Cottage..SAVED ..a new home two blocks away on a beautiful lot near the park onTybee... Thanks Henry and Vicky for caring

they even care about the "addittion"

This is me in colorado....saved from the cold after I finished my wondeful project.

the feral kitties saved by me and SO sleeping in the bed!!!

she was a homeless kitten that was saved....is  now queen

a tybee cottage saved by me

the photo of the cottage in 1946,, Tybee was dirt roads only

I am grateful for all of you who take time from your busy lives to care.... Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!


I need the computer person to SAVE my photo albums and me from going completely nuts!!!