One Cottage ..Two Cottage..Three Cottage ..Four

I have been working off island  on a design  project that is very traditional( kinda.. sorta). I have been wearing my interior designer "hat" and working on granite counter top choices.,cabinet styles, floor plans, lighting upgrades and colors selections  . It is miles from the cottages of Tybee Island in distance AND  in size and it has made me aware how unique cottages really are in the world today. The client and the builder have never been to any of the cottage so I am definitely sending them an ticket for the fundraiser.
On my drives back and forth to the job,I am  planning the fluffing of the cottages....what to do and when to do it....
I made up a silly poem
One cottage..two cottage... three cottage...four
It time to get ready for the cottage tour.....
 (sitting at too many stop lights.)

 I think cottages have a special quality and they evoke an energy that is simple and inviting.

a friend of mine gave me this great piece of block art

 Each one has a different story to tell.  Some can be rented for vacations and some are personal homes. One of the cottages is owned by our favorite famous author... the wonderful and talented Mary Kay Andrews. www.marykayandrews.com. Mary Kay has a new E book coming out.( I wish I had an Ipad or Kindle) . She is fun and funny and I am so grateful she is sharing her amazing cottage. She named it Tybee Breeze after one of her novels  (Savannah Breeze one of my favorites).It is a Mermaid Cottages vacation rental www.Mermaidcottages.com and it is yummy!!!
Remember the magazine Cottage Living? I still miss it and I think it captured the style of living "Cottage". (My new term I just made up)It is relaxed and casual and happy ....Not perfect, but perfection.
 A few cottage elements...

soothing colors

happy colors

relaxed living

colorful living

porch colors

lots of color

a bit of color

serious color

not serious at all

seriously elegant

seriously different

serious cottage transportation

www.tybeefun.com is the link about the Jane Coslick Cottages Holiday  Tour details. Please share and pass the word. It is a worthy cause ... a low cost spay and neuter clinic.. an investment in a better life for the dog and cats ..check it out  and come join in the fun.

The Punch List for The Coral Cottage

Daylight Savings Time.
I have never understood this..
I have no clocks in my office or my cottage....
(My Mom always said.."If you don't know what time it is you don't know your late....)

It  totally confuses my sleep time and when to feed the kitties( they don't know about Daylight savings time ) and when to schedule the first appointment of the day...
Wake up with the sun and go to sleep with the moon.....

The Good Thing.....
I have a project that is almost complete.
We are down to the PUNCH LIST..( the "if you don't get it done I am going to punch  you in the nose" list)
Just Kidding!!

The last few things that need correcting or finishing before the contractor leaves and decorating begins.
I do my best work while I am sleeping ( wish I could bill for that time) and I am working on this  punch list  even while I am sleeping, it seems.
Attention  to detail comes into play now in any restoration project.  This list is a great way to wrap up a project. There is something very satisfying about checking things off a list.

Here is a peek ...

We still need some landscaping ....but it is looking wonderful!!!



THE COTTAGE IS A VERY HAPPY PLACE.
 



THE OWNER OF THE COTTAGE  IS A VERY HAPPY OWNER!

Her name is Vicky Patton and she has even created a blog about this adventure . She is a very talented writer and we have a so much fun creating  The Coral Cottage. You will enjoy her blog and on this post  the "Before" of the cottage is shown.


http://veryveryvicky.blogspot.com/2012/10/coral-cottage-gets-facial.html

OH YES...



AND the  contractor is especially  very very happy!!!!!!
It has been a great project and it has been a pleasure  getting to know both of them.
  The Coral Cottage will be part of the fundraiser for the low cost spay and neuter clinic that the Humane Society is having December 8th on Tybee Island. www.tybeefun.com. The Jane Coslick Cottage Holiday Tour. Seventeen of the  cottages will be on the tour  and I will be sharing some photos of each of them  over the next few weeks. They will all be decorated in the "Tybee Christmas Style" which includes lots of lights and turquoise and pinks. There is definitely something magic about a palm tree full of lights in the quite darkness of a little quirky beach town.

 

 

Ticket locations and Details to follow..

 

 

Happy Hallloween ..Tybee Island Style

I love this silly holiday.....
  My sons always started planning their costumes in August and by Halloween they had at least 3 costumes   lined up... and ready to go for the big night.
I made Batman head gear,Captain American  outfits "Mommy,("Where are the muscles"), Mummy wraps, Dracula capes and face painting and the list goes on...
   HAPPY HALLOWEEN.......................from a few of my Tybee friends

Lewis Ave is the center for our Tybee trick or treat!!!



The owner of  Aj's restaurant is a lover of this holiday...he should have the AJ's haunted...a few of his many friends
 

My friend made a costume for her daughter Gracie ...reminds me of myself....

crazy cat lady...
( and that would be me)
I am crazy about  all the animals and so excited about the  upcoming  fundraiser for the low cost spay and neuter clinicwww.tybeefun.com
Stay tuned for a preview...

 

Sharing the talent of Cathy Jarmen...

Cathy Jarmen oozes talent and what she has done with her family beach cottage is so fabulous.

Her cottage is located 2 doors down from the wonderful  old beach house that got torn down .(I posted about it last week)

 Cathy (just Google the talented shell artist) transformed every room and space. I did not have a chance to take pictures of all the room but this is a peek at her wonderful re-creation of a beach house.

the entrance

looking out the back door.....

how great

we are all about our outdoor showers

I love this space

lots of Fun

humor in the garden

love how she uses the old doors

Cathy definitely has an eye for great things....

the fence

she uses her shells is wonderful ways.

love the dining and kitchen

this bench looks great

she used ta fun mirror in the shower....

the pop of orange

Cathy does amazing things with shells and she also does amazing things with her family beach house.....