The Most Important Thing About A Chair...............

  COMFORT....if you plan to sit in it!!!!!
 Some Chairs are just for looks........
Not so much in a cottage because they are small spaces.
 In a cottage  there very little room for thing that are just for looks.
 Everything has a purpose in a cottage.
Here are a few pretty and comfortable chairs that I ran across  yesterday in Charleston South Carolina atgdchome.com.   GDC HOME.... They also have a wonderful selection of fabrics and accessories

                             SALE ROOM..

                                                     SALE ROOM

Preparing for A Beach Wedding

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Anna was hired to do a  wedding on the beach on Tybee Island this past weekend . I got a chance to help her with it................ it was so hectic......... but so much fun!!!!!...
There was lots of  running around and hauling things to and from the beach. It  turned out beautiful and everyone loved all the things that Anna created for the wedding celebration.
Here are a few photos of the preparation .The bride and groom wanted a simple beach wedding so Anna created her magic on the beach.


Moving things to the beach.. the life guard stand is in the background but out of the view of the wedding venue.  How about the color of that beautiful September sky..........

Fresh bamboo from the local Bamboo Farms in Savannah................................

  Starfish and soft flowing fabric to frame the ceremony...............................

The fisherman and cooler ( in this photo) were finished by the time the ceremony took place....Anna was hurrying and scurrying around creating a beautiful wedding arbor.......

  The view behind the wedding arbor..sky, clouds sands and and the Atlantic Ocean..................

     
The soft ocean breeze was just the perfect thing................

    
More of Anna running around creating her magic on the beach.........................................

We added conch shells  for a finishing touch...............

                              Close up of the arbor and shells...............

 

                        Anna's   flower magic at the reception...shells, driftwood, flowers and palms

       
    Every reception and wedding needs a security guard.. even if he "looks" like he is sleeping......

         A "found" wedding beach sign I added to the arbor right before we took the arbor down and we slowly faded away into the night.............................

Anna's arrangements for the tables inside the North Beach Grill

There were two of these tall  arrangements on the buffet table

The outside tablescapes and candles that she created

I just love how she added the beautiful and natural fan coral....

Anna's talent is amazing..

A little Tybee Island attitude.....

Simple shells , starfish, sand and candles on the outside tables from Anna....

Our beautiful Tybee Island light house was the prefect back drop to the reception

A beautiful night for a wonderful celcbration!!!!

99% Ready.....................

www.isleofyo.com is the website for this great yogurt store. Here are a few more finishing touches to the yummy yogurt store..the benches and the little awnings over the benches...party lights

the old window was suppose to be blocked out from the wall and not painted (to remain rusty crusty)

benches are very comfortable

decisions decisions decisions  on the candy he wants....or that his mom will allow him to have

I love the coffee bar and the message board... it needs  some fun knobs 

testing the yogurt machines

will be adding some turquoise picket fence sections to create a patio feeling in a shopping center

STILL waiting on the bar stools....and a few more little things but all and all it is a great place!!!!!
I had to taste every flavor.... love my job!!!!!!!

My latest project...yum yum !!!!

My latest project is so much fun I just had to share it .It isn't complete but I love how it is coming along. I was hired to design a neighborhood yogurt store (in my old neighborhood Isle of Hope).

The client fell in love with 4 my colors and with the vct flooring that I use in many of my cottages. We did a cottage feeling mixed with the retro ice cream parlor lighting and furniture.We added tin awnings over  turquoise benches and old windows with cottage star fish and crab  shutters . It feels friendly and relaxing and the yogurt is absolutely Yummy!  I will take final photos to share with you once the retro swivel bar sools are on place at the counter.
www.janecoslickcottagecollection.com for colors and shutters.

3 of the 4 from the Cottage Collection colors

will be on the wall

will hang by the old window (looks into the office)
the turquoise benches are under the window with the shutters.

my color PORCH CEILING BLUE which she also dearly loves...... We put inside of the "Hutch" where the  candy for sale will be displayed.

the benches have backs and are attaced to the wall