I am still looking for a few furniture pieces for the cottage and found a couple of little tables at two different yard sales over the summer. I bought a little side table at the annual Surfpines neighborhood yard sale just north of Gearhart on Fourth of July weekend. It was painted with a flat grey paint – it may have even been some kind of chalk paint – and I knew I would need to paint it some nice beachy color when I bought it for…
Spring and summer is an awesome time for gathering great and inexpensive goodies for the cottage. Practically a yard sale every other block on the weekends as everyone is either moving or just clearing out the clutter. Here are just some of the things I found for the cottage: Martini glasses – For some reason these always seem to disappear every summer so I grab them when I find them. I got this whole box for $3.00 at a yard sale in…
After spending a lot of time dealing with my garden and weeds and lawn and all that a few weeks ago, I actually still had time to work on finishing up a few projects. I also did a little shopping and found a few new/old things for the cottage and I was finally able to hang a few things on some walls! For some reason the list of little projects keep getting longer or at least staying the same – finish one thing and…
There is something about spending time in an old cottage that makes you want to fill it with old things. Beautiful old things. Like English ironstone and blue transferware and comfortably worn quilts. In the case of an old beach cottage then there are also things like vintage Pendleton blankets, old fishing creels and historic seaside photos. I have found myself keeping an eye out for “beach cottage” items in my travels. Now…I will admit it…I am a longtime fan of…