The Recycled Old Doors Picket Fence

Cottage on the Green gets a fence and a clothes line...
I decided to reuse what was left on the job..for our fence. We need a bit of privacy
for the sleeping porch

great old doors from Tybee 

a mix and DON'T match kind of thing going on here....

Added a detail  to the fence

the beginning

                                                     the new clothes line we added was put to good use right away

                 Maybe a curtain or some old shutters from 99 steps

I am an old door hardware freak!!!!

cant get this great stuff at home depot

                                                                                    looking toward the street

                                                                                 next comes the landscaping

                                                     great original color on this screen door

OK.........

The big question here is.....paint or no paint.....What do you think?
Sometimes rusty crusty is ...to much..(a fine line) and painting it all one color is a possibility
NEXT...
 We have serious landscaping
to do but it has been to hot for planting......

HERE IS TO THE SIMPLE LIFE...
a clothes line, a picket fence, a screen porch and an ocean breeze.....LIFE IS GOOD

Hanging Beds , Holidays and Grandma Moses

a hanging bed is great  for a nap or a party!!

I just finished fluffing a great porch for a Labor Day party ..23 is the  pillow count so far. I wish I had taken a before photo ..I need to be better about doing that. I decided on a mix of fabrics because the porch is wonderfully deep and the hanging bed needs extra support when using it as a sitting area.

REMEMBER:

(If you ever get a chance to build a porch make it a deep one )

We hung this  bed with ropes... looks great but they do stretch and will need adjusting.

it is definitely inviting

mix up the pillows  for interest and for support when sitting

not a hanging bed but not bad for a relaxing spot

never forget the  hammock....it's not a hanging bed but great for hanging out!!!!

we hung this with stainless chain . it wont stretch

We hung these with cable and they did stretch a little

Labor Day to me is...Summer in the rear view mirror!!!!
 Where did it go? I really couldn't tell you because it flew by....
I always say "time flies... whether you are having fun or not" ...
I did ,however, have a fun  busy design summer . New clients, new pillows, new hanging beds, new projects
I can't wait to share the fun and  funky fence project  using what was let over from Cottage on the Green construction material .My wonderful client is all excited so that makes all of us excited about creating it.

If you can't do a hanging bed, not worries, a day bed is always nice for a porch ...
( The MOST important thing about a hanging bed ..it MUST be hung securely for safety reasons

Have to share this....

My sister sent me a birthday card last week . .She said it
reminded her of me. I want to share it with you on this lazy hazy Labor Day.
It is a quote from Grandma Moses:

"LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT:
ALWAYS HAS BEEN,
 ALWAYS WILL BE"

  I want to make it peaceful....
  I want to make it beautiful..
 I want to make it happy......

HAPPY LABOR  DAY !!!!

A Fun and Happy Work Place.".Crazy Jane's" office.

Well I deleted my last post  and will never find it again!!! Just had computer work done and things are better. but not perfect.
To late at night to find and re-post "I"m in the mood for color"
Decided to show you how lucky I am to have a great assistant and "Anna the amazing" helping while she isn't teaching.

ANNA

ANNA AND AMANDA

Amanda the day we delivered chairs to "Cottage on the Green"

The Chairs!

LANCE the office kitty

He ALSO takes having fun very seriously!

PS Any idea how to get my deleted post back?

Big Tuna Cottage Makes Big Changes...

There once was a house that was going to be torn down....it was recycled into a wonderful cottage with an amazing view. It is now for  sale and if I didn't have 99 steps to the beach cottage, I would buy it right now. It is on a great lot and now has a big walk in closet, a new kitchen, bath, deck and a fresh coat of paint and happiness!!www.solomonproperties.org 

                                                                           
                                                                                    looks pretty pitiful at it's original home

                                                                     headed to its new home on old highway 80 on Tybee

                                                                                                 what do you think?

                                                                                The view

the colors.. beach  house blue..seaweed and melonwww.janecoslick.myshopify.com

                                                     add you own favorite fabrics. furniture. art and  colors

                                                                        a tuna picket fence

                                                                                      a tuna on the shutters

Before's and After's in the Cottage World

I ran across this while looking for a before shot of a cottage in my 7,000 photo insanity.This is Fish Camp Cottage and my home for 8 years.It was a disaster but I loved it even in  it's state of disaster.There was serious magic lurking there and I was drawn to it's soul.
the first photo was the cover of Cottage Living magazine ( the greatly missed magazine)
I matched my favorite blouse to pick the color(which is now part of my cottage color collection janecoslickcottagecollection.com


FAVORITE BLOUSE BLUE

COTTAGE LIVING COVER
Dana Gallaher photographer

Front AFTER .. the reason for the colors....  the giant bush to the right was a forsythia bush with bright yellow/gold blooms
the cottage was covered with thousands of blue morning glories...It was so beautiful!!!

front yard  BEFORE

front room after

garage AFTER

Kitchen

looking toward the little porch with the best porch living

the  outdoor shower

ANNA BANANA YELLOW ( DOORS AND OUTDOOR CURTAINS

OLD SHUTTER BLUE (SHUTTER COLOR)

 I have been working on some (before and afters) at Grayton  Beach and Birmingham Alabama and Tybee Island. I think I will share with you along the way and get your thoughts.