Category: Our Beach Cottage

  • Beach Cottage Remodel {Beadboard Ceiling and a Built-in Bookcase}

    Two of the big projects in our beach cottage living room have been (1) replacing the drop ceiling and (2) redoing the dated built-in book case. You may remember from this post last October, I made the rash decision one morning while Mr. Marvelous was on a business call to tear out the drop ceiling…

  • Beach Cottage Staircase {Before & After}

    Hi friends! I am so excited to finally be able to share the before and after of our front staircase in the beach cottage!  A lot of work went into this project and we are so happy with how everything turned out.  I will give it to you straight-this was a lot of work 😉 …

  • Confessions of an Amateur Renovator

    For as long as I can remember, I have wanted a tired old house of my very own to renovate and bring back to life.   See this example of a before and after renovation from Country Living.com?  I drive by old houses like this and just ache to own and fix them.   Since you…

  • Beach Cottage Renovations {January 2012}

    Our beach cottage renovation is back in full swing. The Holidays are behind us and we are snuggled into slow and snowy January days.  I love it.  Warm cups of coffee, days spent with my sweet Wynn and a husband who works from home.  This is the good life and I am blessed to live…

  • Wynn’s Beach Cottage Bedroom {December 2011}

    Welcome to Wynn’s little corner of our beach cottage!  Thank you so much for visiting!  I have to share from the get-go that Wynn’s “room” is currently the right side of our “master” bedroom.  The beach cottage has 3 bedrooms.  Two bedrooms are upstairs (currently an office and a to-be bunk room for our children) and one bedroom…

  • Beach Cottage Update: October 2011

            So here is the thing with renovating an old house: it is fun, exciting, crazy, messy, stressful, dusty . . . there is blood, sweat (lots) and tears (lots and lots) . . . add in a very busy toddler and things really get interesting!  I have come to the realization…

  • 10 Tips to Style a Bookcase like an Interior Designer {even if you aren’t one!}

    I think there is somewhat of an art involved in arranging a bookcase.  Bookcases, particularly the built-in variety (which we are very lucky to have in our beach cottage) can add so much interest to a space.  But they can also be overwhelming, don’t you think? When you are working on an element that you…

  • Beach Cottage Renovations {In the Beginning . . .}

    One hundred and eleven years ago, a fine little house was built.  Some sixty years later it was remodeled . . . and clad in wood paneling (which of course, was the style at the time) . . . and thick carpet . . . but then another fifty years passed . . . and the house was…

  • The Beach Cottage {A First Look}

    I have the most patient readers and I am so thankful for you all!  We moved into the beach cottage 3 weeks ago and have been busy

  • The Beach Cottage {all the fun details}

      The Marvelous Beach Cottage:  111 years old {built in 1900}  walking distance to the beach 1300 square feet   wide plank hardwood floors original to the house are hidden under carpet-depending on the condition of the wood once the carpet is removed, the floors will likely be painted a “barely blue” paint color.  …