Pink Garage Doors…Are You Kidding?

Not kidding…..Pink Garage Doors….

 Just having a little lighthearted Tybee fun. My new clients are great!!!!! They love pink ..zebra..and old cottages made new. This is my favorite pink bike in front of these wonderful original  old doors. I am recommending adding a small awning above the doors  with a wonderful brackets….I just happen to have a few I bought in Nashville last year. I have been saving them for something special and this cottage just may be it.

the type of awing  except it would be 5 v-groove galvanized tin ….Luscious little Cottage pink was to deep a shade for the new cottage so the color is called Party Time a Sherwin Williams color.

oh yes….fabric samples in the new basket on my bike.

And YES more fun.. Pink Zebra shutters...

can't  wait til these go up!!!!!

great wooden walls and old pine floors

More happiness inside….( the horseshoe crab with a map on it is the first thing to hang on the wall)

the old garage will have more sleeping space  upstairs 

landscape .. shutters..picket fence design and maybe just maybe a pool!

a wonderful old cottage  at Tybee getting  refreshed

It was in amazing condition and even had the original  wooden screen .

The  new owners had the old window reworked and they open with ease so the ocean  breeze can blow though the cottage

steps to the extra sleeping space above the wonderful old garage.

love old door with the original glass door knobs

the owners promised their 6 year  old son a tire swing in this tree….cant wait!!!!

Stay tuned…it will be a Tybee Cottages vacation rental.www.tybeecottages.com

Romantic Homes...

The July issue of Romantic Homes ran a nice story about my "Thoughts". I know school has started and as usual I am running behind...My Dad always said, "The faster I go the 'behinder' I get.

I loved the name  of the article ."Hello Summer", and it still feels just like summer outside to me.

Actually living on an island in the South feels that way year round....Flip Flops most all year round.

This room is one of my personal favorites...salvation army.. Paris Market...One fish Two fish...Celedon....Eggsentricites in Bluffton SC and great linen from GDC in Charleston SC...Local shops some things .

the colors of my cottage collection

great cover / great magazine

The magazine story

99steps to the Beach and Tramps painting. He was the LOVE off my  life.

Tiny workable Kitchens.......and my favorite stool.



Forgive the scans....I still have so much to learn.....maybe tomorrow...maybe next week...

A COTTAGE FOR SALE..continued

While on the subject of A COTTAGE FOR SALE.... This is one of Sammy Moore's photographs of the Skidaway river  .He is one of those wonderful neighbors on the street that I mentioned in the last blog post. He rides on his golf cart and watches over everyone and everything. He keeps dog treats on his golf cart for the pups he passes on his ride.  He is a great Photographer. He has a facebook page and everyone waits anxiously to see what he has seen and photographed.
This image....  .it takes my breathe away.  The  story behind this is one of determination  and the love of life on the Isle of Hope…..

It is true Isle of Hope!!!

COTTAGE FOR SALE……….

A historic cottage for sale on Isle of Hope. The cottage sits on a street named Rose. It is two houses away from the Isle of Hope Marina and the intra coastal waterway.  The street is wonderful and the neighbors are even more wonderful!!!. It is a true neighborhood in every sense of the word.

31 ROSE AVE

 circa 1945.  The original owner of the house is the person the street was named for.

The porch is the perfect place to watch the world go by….. 

  the back porch and  fenced in side yard 

one of the outbuildings…..   a great office/ guest room or outdoor kitchen

the attached shed is "The Boat builder's Shed". Beautiful wooded boats were built here….

 Here is the boat builders shed in action!!!!.( great place for parties..our Christmas day party photo)

 outdoor space…Cottages expand interior space by "living outside the walls ".

outdoor fire pit from vintage jelly pot

fire pit in action….






THE MARINA ..in action

being about boats….

a very bike friendly place…..

A BOAT HOIST

The Skidaway River

Wonderful Bluff Drive

Paxton Park

the wonderful island history

laid back life on the Isle of Hope ……. we don't even "hang" our hanging  baskets…...

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to be continued…..

Porches Porches and More Porches..

Slowing down and just sitting on the porch..... a real luxury in the fast paced world of today.
I design porches with comfortable seating and durable fabrics.

the light is from Bolt House textileswwwbolthousetextiles.com/

My cottage shutters add the finishing touch www.janecoslick.com

I am a serious porch lover. Sitting on the porch..sleeping on the porch entertaining on the porch (or making a temporary porch office)... Often I add an electric fireplace that looks like a wood burning stove for wintering on a porch............and a fan for the summer and springtime on a porch.

sleeping porches are magical

hanging  swinging beds are popular

outdoor curtains with sleeping porches....a great combination!!!!

mix and match of outdoor pillows and furniture

a wonderful way to pass the time away/ a Richard Leo Johnson photo styling by Elizabeth Beeler

porches with an ocean view..top the list  another great Richard leo Johnson photo styling by Elizabeth Beeler

porches expand living space in tiny cottages

Happy colors...comfortable matresses

this porch is as large as the cottage itself

never forget about the hammock.....

 the big question is "To screen or not to screen" .If you use the charcoal grey color you visibility is still very good. Screening makes it more private and protects against the bug.
NOTE: Do not use the so called screen sold to keep bug out...because it keeps out the BREEZE... and fresh air.