Old Love Cottage

The Luscious Little Cottage was restored in 2009. It is located next door to my cottage, 99 steps to the beach. I called it 99 1/2 steps because together the two cottages are less than 1500 square feet . It was the home of one of my best friends and we had years of good times together.

When they decided to sell,I had to buy it to protect  it from being torn down.

The Family that now owns it named it OLD LOVE. It will be one of the stars of the Holiday Cottage tour on  December 8th

before

before

When I restored it, I decided to paint it pink ..Name of the pink in my cottage collection( Luscious Little Cottage Pink)

funky roof lines



no room for the washer and dryer inside.......SO

created the color from the pink beach lilies that grew in the yard.

Old love is 425 square feet and the ticket booth outside is 220 square feet.

this tiny space was the ticket booth whe the the train was the only way to get to Tybee Island. It is now a bedroom.

 

the cottage is a happy place

love the tiny window over the kitchen sink

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Cottages Have Different Personalities...

 some cottages are full of color and  pattern

 some cottages are naturals and white

cottages usually have screen doors on their pantry

and small kitchen's with big personalities

even if they are tiny kitchens

 a dining room of many colors

and a dining room of white

and dining rooms on porches

and dining rooms in kitchens

and  vintage dining room

cottages have outside windows inside

windows with views completely thru the cottage

cottages have picket fences

and outside showers

and makeshift closets...

We are having a fundraiser and sharing the cottages to raise money for a low cost spay and neuter clinic in Chatham County. Check out the site www.tybeefun.com.
 

Help Us Spread the Word!

Hello friends. I need your help please. We are trying to help spread the word about our Holiday Cottage Tour fundraiser. So if you could be a doll and share this on your blog, or facebook page, tweet it or pin it. We would greatly appreciate all your help. (Click on photo to enlarge)

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...