Fences, Flowers,Flipflops ,Frills and Fun…..

Anna had a shower  for her soon-to-be sister- in- law at the new house. Had to share her magic with you.

the new gates and the amazing new -but feels like it has been there forever-home!!!
Her Dad built it and it is for sure a labor  of love for all involved!!!
HURRAH TONY KONCUL , you did a wonderful job!!!!!

attire for a beach  shower..frills and flip flops!!!

the back porch  ready for guest

the antique jelly pot with a top and flowers for the yard party

Happy Colors…. All wood walls and simple beautiful spaces. 

kitchen and gathering spot ( this photo  does not do the space justice)

the Big Chill fridge..with a deer wearing a crown from the Tybee Prom Queen..(Anna)
only on Tybee…and we love it that way.

the flag flew over Mr Lee's Pharmacy….and it hangs proudly in this wonderful beach house.

the pantry door with a transom and a chandelier

one of Anna's wonderful arrangements 

the hall bath room
Almost my favorite but there are so many spaces that I love  in this house.

a guest  room ... family pieces redone and ready for Sweet Dreams.

white and peaceful room

hints of color

two queen bed in this room….. two iron beds

the art, music and  office space….truly a great creative space!!!

the office/music room

the office music room  ..we found the blue vintage parsons table  and knew it was perfect!!!

the Master bedroom

the mix of patterns and nature .I love this room...

                                               

Great mix of interesting thing……………..

the fire place….ready for some great fires this winter

More of Anna's talent …..adds so much to the space. I found the vase( their house warming present) in Bluffton SC at Fabulous Finds
located in Discount Fabric. They are a new store with wonderful thing.

it is all in the details….unique  things from their lives.

love the over sized mirror from Country Gypsy is Blackshear  Ga. the the new but vintage looking fixtures.

They used recycled heart pine for the flooring and it is beautiful.!!!!

I was the sounding board for the project. I was there to advise and encourage and for treasure hunting..
I am so happy they live on Tybee and that Anna can ride her bike  to work.( if she wants to) She is the art teacher at the Maritime Academy Charter School on Tybee. We are very lucky to have the wonderful school and they are lucky to have Anna.

Anna is  doing the flowers for the wedding reception for her family in two weeks. It will be on the family property out from Savannah and I will be photographing her as she creates "EVERYTHING ANNA"

Creating chandeliers from vintage tobacco baskets to hang in trees or in the tent…..covered with roses or hydrangeas…or maybe not...

                         GENIUS AT WORK…….

Sunday Sharing…..

I have been "blogless", if there is such a word, and I hope to improve that as the days go by. So many things  are happening that seem to interfere with what I love to do… PONDER AND SHARE.
Today my computer is being difficult and so I am sharing a few thing that I have created over the years that make me smile when I looked at them.
Happy Sunday….. Enjoy!!

   

( Richard Leo Johnson photo) of Jane Coslick World Headquarters!!!!
Styled by Anna Lee.

I will solve the computer problem…I will solve the computer problem..I will solve the computer problem ……………………………………...

Fluffing a Favorite Cottage ….

BEAD COTTAGE

I love revisiting a cottage that I restored with Blood ,Sweat and lots of white paint…great memories watching the transformation.

The cottage I fluffed today, is one of my all time favorite. For years I walked by wishing I could see inside and own it myself. It looked pretty forlorn  but I could feel its amazing energy.

Beach house Blue and Key Lime www.janecoslickcottagecollection.com   colors

I was so shock when my friend called to ask me if I had any interest  in buying the little brown house on 2nd Ave.  I was stunned.. Wishing for something for so long and then having your dream come true.....Remarkable......
The cottage  always looked to me like one "eye" was always closed . I couldn't wait to tear out the dark wall  and see if maybe,just maybe, they had just covered  the matching double pocket window on the left side of the door..and they had .My lucky day.

Here is my Mom in front of the cottage "BEFORE"…she always was so supportive of my dreams even when I knew she had a few doubts. I miss her every day.

AFTER with the addition of a screen porch as large as the cottage

The kitchen and laundry..(.Richard Leo Johnson photograph)

the living room with all the vintage white slip covered furniture

my  favorite light fixture...that I had to convert to a pull chain...

Cottages take some adapting.... they're not new and they're not perfect but their amazing energy makes up for any shortcomings.

the twin bedroom ..Bellamy,my friend, sold me these beds right after I bought the cottage.
It  was as if they had actually  been there  all along....

Everything in the cottage was white..and I mean everything. except the exterior colors. Cottage Living Magazine referred to it as "the White House". Color has come slowly into the space with the Bellamy art and pillows and accessories.The key to small space is not to overload it with any one thing.. 650 square feet. (not including the screen porch.I fluffed today as gently as I could with pops of color here and there.

I love  the color this vintage glass sphere. 

Richard Leo Johnson photograph from the Cottage living story

another of Richard's photograph  of the screen porch and the beloved pocket windows
the painting is a Blanche Nettles.

Richard Leo Johnson again....
.the built in book   cases were original to the cottage
and act as storage and a room divider.

My Dream came true..and the preservation on the cottage  changed the attitude of many island skeptics.

HURRAH HURRAH...