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 

Make Over For a Folding Chair

I got this folding chair so long ago I don't remember when it was purchased. I do remember that I purchased it at Costco. I decided to give it a make over for the Bandon house. I spray painted it white and recovered the cushions with this light pink rose fabric. Unfortunately Joann Fabrics did not carry the other floral print I recovered my foot stool and the other chair in out at the coast. I'm really happy with the way it turned out.




This is what the chair looked like before. To me it is a big change. While refinishing the chair I had to do something different. Instead of using a staple gun - I used a hot glue gun. I couldn't get the staples to work and I was desperately trying anything I thought might work. It worked great. Now I think I will pick up a few more chairs for "Star Fish Cottage" and maybe even a few for the Ashland house.

Until Next Time. . . .




Kathleen

Bandon Lighthouse Pictures by Andy

Some more great shots from Andy. This one is my favorite.

Look at the clouds.

Another great one.

Fourth of July weekend will be my weekend for seeing the Lighthouse for myself. As I have mentioned before I haven't actually been to the lighthouse in the four years I've owned the little cottage. I will be watching the fireworks from the harbor area just like last time. I can't wait. I have new items to take to the cottage and of course more projects to work on while out there.

Thanks Andy for some more great pictures!

Until Next Time. . . . .

Kathleen