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 

Small Ottoman for "Star Fish Cottage"

Here is a small ottoman I refinished for "Star Fish Cottage" - sorry for the fussy picture - I'll make note that I need a new camera. Can't figure out how to do close up shots that well - and this from the girl who was photo editor of the year book two years in a row. As you can see I used the same fabric as the folding chair.


I got the ottoman at the Goodwill Store for $4.95. The top lid hinges back to hide little things. Not very big so it won't hide much. I can't decide if I should add fringe or not.

Well, it has been extremely stressful lately for me at work and somewhat at home. The stress has been causing health issues that I will not go into as I do believe in the law of attraction and I'd rather focus on something positive. I'd love to hear about the things happening in your life. I would also like to think all of my followers and for anyone who stops by.

Until Next Time. . . .
Kathleen

Head Board Make Over for "Star Fish Cottage" Guest Room

This head board was given to me by a friend in Bandon. It was stained dark so of course I had to paint it white. My usual Swiss Mocha ICI paint white that is.

I got the netting at a thrift store about 4 or 5 years ago (for $5.00.) I've been saving it just for this purpose. One of my husband's co-workers stayed out their earlier this week and she said it looked "romantic." Paris (that is her name) stayed at "Star Fish Cottage" when we had a whole in the kitchen ceiling and the bathroom was the old yucky lavender one. You remember the photo. This was her third trip out there since we started. The second time we had changed the outside so much she drove around looking for it until she realized which house it was. She couldn't believe the transformation then. This time she got to see the wood floors installed and well the house is mostly together now. I just need to finish painting the trim inside, put the crown molding in the kitchen and well spiffy it up for guest. With new linens, a few new furnishings and how could I forget get rid of all the tools we are storing inside the house. Doesn't everyone have a table saw just inside their front door?

This is the before photo. It was pretty dark but now with the white paint it looks like it belongs inside the house.

Until Next Time. . . . . . .

Kathleen