The Cottages Are In Full BLOOM!

I've been so busy that I haven't been able to enjoy the start of a new season. I took these beautiful images at my own cottage and a few others for everyone to enjoy what Spring has to offer! Tween Waters--the cottage with the leopard window boxes-- is wrapping up and will soon be available for rent through http://www.mermaidcottages.com/.

PAWS AND PADDLES COTTAGE

Greetings! I've been crazy busy!...Here is the latest project that I've been working on. It is an adorable little cottage with lots of personality and will be available for you to rest your 'bones' in by late Spring! (Available through http://www.mermaidcottages.com/)

The Tight budget.......

I am finishing up a project with a very tight budget and I am usually  very good at that.
Comfort and low maintance are espically important to the family and I can not find chairs that are within my budget and yet comfortable for my clients. What is a designer to do?
I am working very hard so I decided to take a break and show you what I am working on and the photograph I took of one of the new mirror in the Master Bath.
GUESS WHO.....

A New/Old Cottage

Here are a few shots of my newest project. It was the Hemingway Cottage (I did years ago). The new owners hired me to help pull it together with some of the things they have from their other beach houses (of which their were many). Each of their houses had a theme and she wants leopard, green, pink and of course everyone's favorite--turquoise. These are a few of my snap shots of mixing her things with a few "cottage things". I painted an antique brass drum chandelier from Circa Lighting (scratch and dent) to go with her fun comforter, I think it will be great. ( I want it for myself ..oh it is mine BUT I showed it, painted it and now it is hers..
The cottage will be for rent with http://www.mermaidcottages.com/

 

A Sneek Peek at 'COAST: Lifestyle Architecture' of "A Bohemian Cottage"

No, the bird is not real..
The chaise is the same that was once featured on the cover of the sadly missed Cottage Living Magazine .( Lucky now sleeps away on it in his final years on this earth.)
The Zebra fabric has long been discontinued but continues to make me very happy as it is easy to keep and cleans up like new over and over.
This cottage was soooooooooo ugly I thought I could never 'happy it up" (I must remember to show you the befores of this one)
It has become everyone favorite and an amazing place to have a party.
The kitties and I love love love the gazebo and the inspiration room. Spooky has made the inspiration room her "winter residence" and the hot pink quilt(with an electric blanket under it for extra comfort)is her spot. I go visit her and do my stretches on the zebra rug. The twin driftwood beds were in the "ticket booth" behind Luscious Little Cottage and were in Coastal Living's island issue with Anna Speir sitting on them. (her first assignment with Jane Coslick Designs and she was great).
Janelle McCulloch ,a fun, funny and very talented Australian, was the author and photographer for the book.  I ask her for a bio but she has yet to send it. She is delightful and I hope one day to visit Janelle and all my friends there. My client leaves the end of March and has ask me to go with her.
My assistant wont let me go until I clean out the back room of my office AND my storage unit( which I have had since 1992). She has not seen the storage unit yet and when she does she just might quit!!!!!

Spring is almost here...and so is the Spring Cleaning!

My new design assistant, Kristin, who recently graduated from the design program at Georgia Southern University decided to take on the challenge of organizing the fabric room! After folding and purging years of collected textiles, here is the finished product...we should have taken before and after images!

The book COAST ..life style Architecture.... will be out soon....

Remember when I was running around crazy trying to prepare some of the cottages for a photo shoot? (I am always running around crazy but this was for a specific reason)  The book will be out soon and I cant wait to see it. I will send you the link when I have it.
My new computer is working (OK) and I am back on the blog roll and into so many fun new projects. I think I use my blog as a sounding board and so there will be a few bizarre, a few fun, and a few inspiring projects ahead. The Charleston project is an old hardware store that will be  a restaurant called HARDWARE. (Breakfast (ALL DAY LONG) lunch and dinner.)The people that are part of the project are great and it will be a progress report with photos......
Two new/old cottages on Tybee for new and great clients. One is called "Paws and Paddles" and the other is called "Tween Waters". They will be rented thru Mermaid Cottages http://www.mermaidcottages.com/ and will be ready in the next few weeks.
PS.
Happy Valentines Day from the Design Business.....!