Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Old Beach House Bedrooms.....



HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO SLEEP IN THIS BEDROOM  AFTER A LONG DAY AT THE BEACH...AND A NICE DINNER..


I AM YAWNING ALL READY!!!


WOODEN WALLS..HIGH CEILINGS   . ...
TURQUOISE,,ORANGE AND WHITE
WHITE.. MUSTARD..TURQUOISE. AND LIME
SWEET DREAMING HERE!!!!




HOW ABOUT THIS FUN BEDROOM?


BUNK ROOM....  OH TO BE A KID AGAIN
DOUBLE BUNKS WITH ALL THE COLORS


 OR HOW ABOUT THIS BED?
RED ..WHITE.... BLUE  AND YELLOW!


GHOST STORY HEADQUARTERS
                                 OR HOW ABOUT SLEEPING IN  THE VINTAGE IRON BEDS ..
FULL SIZE
                                  LIFE AT THE BEACH......ALMOST TIME FOR A MORNING SWIM!!!


OR HOW ABOUT THIS BEAUTIFUL BEDROOM ?
COLOR,...COLOR....COLOR ..AND MY FAVORITE COLOR... WHITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  THIS  COTTAGE IS A VACATION RENTAL BY WWW.TYBEECOTTAGES.COM.... MORE PHOTOS TO FOLLOW.... ADDRESS IS.  1103 2ND AVE TYBEE ISLAND GEORGIA


Saturday, January 19, 2013

Island Dog Cottage

If you love screen porches as much as I do, Island Dog Cottage is your kind of place. It has an amazing screen porch that sits in the trees and even a day bed for sleeping. The cottage was built in the 1980's and is a TYBEE COTTAGES vacation rental www.tybeecottages.com. It is pet friendly complete with a cottage style dog house....
It has lavender kitchen cabinets  this years..four years ago they were green. When we replace the sofa's we may just paint them again.
Note: When the kitchen begins to look tired and worn... add some color!!! Even if it is just on the base cabinets.
I love the mix of of art and vintage furniture and "tybee mall" finds(things off the side of the road )
 I had not been in Island Dog for several years and so a bit of fluffing was in order....actually way past due!!!! Funny how purple and the lattice pattern and  gold/yellow yellow are "in" this year. These slipcover are 7 years old . I got the fabric for $7.00 a yard and it took 38 yards for the slip covers.  I am not about using the "latest" things or current trend but about good quality and good prices....and great bargins.

the living room



 
there is a wonderful Bellamy painting in the room  
and another in here.....oyster shells (wait until you see the before of this room)
fish and polka dots and black and white..timeless
these lamps were at the office and I thought they belonged here
will show you" the before"when I can figure out how to load the photo.
the blogger "thingie" is not letting me add things.( tearing my hair out)
lots of room for picnics  and  long conversations..on the porch
the view into the black and white bedroom from the living space
the view from the screen porch into the cottage
 and for  some reason can't upload porch or before photos..
HELP..!!!!

Monday, January 14, 2013

Designing For the Young and the Young At Heart

Creating space for young clients .

.Nothing serious...always fun and happy.

Bunk Beds and double bunks are great.
high ceilings make it wonderful
 


 

 
 
 
 
The beds with curtains are so much fun 
 
 



  lighting  for late night reading or ghost story telling
always a place for special things
 
definitely a happy place











 
sometime in small space bunk beds come in very handy.

 

Friday, January 11, 2013

Most Popular Posts of 2012

It still doesn't seem like it's 2013. Does it? Where does the time go? With a new year, comes new beginnings and clean slates. Time to set new goals and create new bucket lists. And as always, I try to keep my blog fun and fresh for all of you. I'm always imaging, dreaming, and creating in my mind. I'm always thinking of ways to make it better, and wondering what my readers want to see from me. So, I did a little research to see which blog posts were the most popular and here are the results!


1.  A Few of My Favorite Cottages and Projects
This was a fun post and I really enjoyed showing you lots of my favorite decor pieces, materials, textures, and colors.


2. A House That Needs A Home
This was a post that was so very dear to my heart. One of our homes on Tybee had been a given a death sentence. But thankfully through the wonderful world of "Social Media" we were able to quickly spread the  the word about this Tybee treasure from the wrecking ball.


3. The Magic of An Old Beach House


4. Slip Covers Are the Best  Slip covers are one of my favorite materials to decorate with. They are so easy to use and fun to mix and match wtih pillows.


5. A Little Sunday Fun at Tween Waters Cottage  This was a fun little cottage to work on.

Did you have a favorite post? If so, I would love to know which one it was. Is there something that you would like to see on the blog this year? Please be sure to share your thoughts and ideas.

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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Last Year in Review...

Lance, the office kitty, looks like I feel !!!!!
 It was a busy year ....a few things
 
 
 
 
Fluffing at Bead Cottage


New Pillows New Ruffles
 



finding a new home for an old cottage
custom headboard






the Arsley Park house new dining room and bedroom

 

the  new slip covers

the Coral Cottage project completed




 
Patton Cottage Renovation ...



 
sneak peek at bunk room in Patton cottage

new porch Fluff at Bead Cottage

 
creating the new cottage  color "beachy keen green" for 99steps

 
my new home in my old cottage
new color in an apartment
new slip covers at Calypso Cottage
new home for  the cottage shutters


last but very important the fund raiser for the Humane Society's low cost spay and neuter clinic.