Turquoise Beautiful Turquoise!!!

This is one of the ceramic garden stools that I made into a coffee table on what I named "the porch of many colors". This renovation was one of my favorite projects EVER ! I had a grand time just making a "not-so old -but -very- boring" beach house into a calm, and peaceful retreat. There was no NO budget, just a deadline of one year to totally renovated,decorate and fill the house with gorgeous and unique things. (Next post the finished product.)

I am redoing my office and I was" pondering" using the same stools on either side of the old front doors. I was trying to remember where I had purchased these and turned on the computer to search for new cowgirl boots and turquoise garden seats.........................

I was visiting Erin 's beautiful blog, House of Turquoise, and found the garden seats for sale on Everything Turquoise Decor by Color. The photo did not do the glaze and color justice so I decided to snap a photo and post it. She is having an amazing giveaway , so I wanted to share the link with everyone .Don't wait to long to sign up.I think the deadline is the 23rd of September House of Turquoise: My 30th Birthday Giveaway! Good Luck . She has some great prizes.

...And More Cottages for fun

Castway Cottage is wonderful and the owners love kitties and much as I do. We had a great time mixing the old and new to make the happiest of cottages. It can be rented through http://www.mermaidmaidcottages.com/ as can several others. When you are ready for a vacation go on line to see what they have. http://www.tybeecottages.com/ rents several of them also .

The Shrimp is one of my favorites because it was "design on a dime' but turned out fun and full of light. It only had two windows and it was so dark and dreary when my clients purchased it . The first thing I did was buy lots of windows and put them everywhere . Of course, then came the "Great White" white color from the Jane Coslick Color Collection to brighten it up. My website has this cottage on it ,I think.

This is the latest and the most " free spirited". It was a brick house with curved walls built in 1946. I did not really like it at all when I bought it but have fallen head over heels in love with how comfortable and fun it has become. You have seen several interior shots of this cottage in the blog and I promise I will show many more interiors of all of them. Anna 's students are beginning their projects so I must show as many exteriors of the cottages as possible .( My camera fell and it is in the repair shop for two weeks.) I can't wait to go to Anna's classroom and see the cottages they are making out of cardboard. We will definitely share pictures with all of you.

Cottages Cottages and more Cottages

Here are a few of the cottages I have done on Tybee Island. Names like "Southern point of View", "Splash Shack", "Sea biscuit" "Fish Camp", "Hemingway" "Palm Cottage" "Tybee Shutters" "Braun/Coleman Cottage. The really great thing.... most of them were saved from being torn down and others were new to feel old.

The Teacher Teaching The Teacher !

School has started and Anna and I are together working on a project! Anna has just introduced a new lesson to her 5th graders looking at Georgia artists. She will be teaching them about Beverly Buchanan's and Jane Coslick's Cottages/Shacks. They will create their own rendering out of card board and be inspired by the Jane Coslick's colors, "her" passion, exteriors, and charm. Students will get a chance to name their own cottage (ex. Luscious little cottage). Can't wait to see how they turn out! I will post pictures when the students finish!

More images by Richard Johnson ................

Here are more images of the project taken by Richard for Coastal Living Magazine (I have finally learned to load more that one photo on to the blog). The Master Bed Room image is also featured on http://www.mydesign.com/.

I love this outdoor shower shot. I LOVE outdoor showers and try to include one in every project even if they are not at the beach. Something fun and different.

Hanging porch beds!!! They are so popular now......If you are thinking of one, be certain the framing of the porch ceiling will accommodate and support the weight of the bed and the method of hanging is adequate. They are only as comfortable as the mattress and support pillows. I normally use a standard twin and build the bed to fit. This is a nice thick futon mattress but it can not stay out in the damp weather. The fabrics are outdoor fabrics but consideration needs to be given to the material inside the bed. Custom size mattresses are more expensive but if space is an issue,that is the way to go. A great place to take a nap....a good thing to do on Labor Day!!

I had the table made and Chris Walker (the On line store) finished it to look old. It has the 'rusty Crusty' feel but NO wobbling... .

Anna's oyster shell and driftwood chandelier makes this room. See the old sink , it came from the old beach house that sat here and was moved to the left and "re-Muddled". They didn't want anything old from the house...Lucky me and lucky several clients.!!!!

Painted concrete floors by a friend of the clients. this is actually the mud/sand room where everything gets dropped off.

Hope you have a great Labor Day!!!!

The Perfect Beach House Kitchen

This is one of my favorite projects because the goal was to have FUN...It is a summer house with amazing views. The family is wonderful and wanted this home to be light airy and kid proof!! Coastal living ran this story in June of 09. It now is featured on their great design site in the section called 50 favorite kitchens. When we were designing the kitchen we "pondered" long and hard about doing this wonderful turquoise color in such a bold manner. We were looking for major "Happiness Factor" and we got it!!!!! The old style vent and the chrome(which is an upcharge when you purchase the stove) almost make we want to cook something.

The site is called www.myhomeideas.com.

Magazines are wonderful!!!! Maybe Cottage Living will come back one day.....{ Some of the photos are actualy from Cottage Living}

Ps.. This is another photograph taken by Richard Leo Johnson of Alantic Archives.com. The man is amazing....

Good Morning

 

Hurricane Earl has missed us.The view from my bedroom this morning...Calm and Sunny... Thanks goodness!!!!