Sunday, May 22, 2011

Welcome to Starfish Cottage

Making this sign was one of the last things I did for the cottage.

 
Looking back at the front door













Looking from the front door






Bay Window
 
Seashell mirror over the cupboard in dining area

Closeup of the mirror I made from shells and sea glass
















 

Kitchen

 
The beautiful flowers outside the window.
My cream ware on the shelf above the sink.
 
Sorry for some of the dark pictures



More starfish touches

Laundry & Bathroom

 
The laundry area is between the bathroom and the guest bedroom right off of the kitchen.
 
The refurbished tub turned out wonderful.  The tub is original to the house.


I glued sea shell on the robe rack.
 
My little shelves over the toilet.  The little bottles of sand are from beaches I've visited around the world.

The Costco shelf - probably one of the best things I've ever purchased from there.
 
More starfish touches

Bedrooms

 
The larger bedroom or "Master Bedroom" as we liked to call it.  You can see the rich wood flooring we put through out the house.  I loved laying in bed and listening to the soft sound of the horn coming from the harbor for the boats.
 
You can see in this picture the beautiful doors that were used for the bedrooms and bathroom.
 
An original built in from when the house was built in 1938.  I had added little starfish touches all over the house.  I wish I had a picture to show you - the little hook on the side of the built in is a starfish hook.

 
We had taken the closet out of this room in order to make the second bedroom.  I had to add a wardrobe.  I had always pictured adding an antique one that I had of course painted white.  I'm sure the new owner added something bigger than this.

Guest Room
 
The Guest room.  You will remember some of this furniture from previous post.
 
My little white dresser.
 
Another starfish touch on this robe hook.
 
Another view from by the bed.

Until Next Time
Kathleen

It has been a while.

Entering Old Town Bandon and Bandon Harbor below.  I do miss the Oregon Coast Sometimes.

It has been a while since I've posted on this site.  I stopped posting because my personal life had taken a strange turn.  After many twist and turns, I'm now living back in the San Francisco bay area as a single woman.  I've sold the Bandon House and I'm sure it is a wonderful home for the woman who purchased it.  She knew the neighborhood well and had kept her eye on the renovations over the years.

I promised a few friends that I would finish what I had started here and post the final pictures of the house as it looked when we put it on the market.

I've also started a couple of other blogs which I will share with you later.  If you have any questions the email account associated with this blog is still active so you can reach me through this site at any time.

Until Next Time
Kathleen