We are closing on the beach cottage tomorrow afternoon!  I just cannot believe it.  We won’t be taking possession for another week, but my mind has already died and gone to decorating heaven . . .  via Coastal Living You might remember from my last post that the beach cottage has original wide plank hardwood…

source I have been looking on craigslist and at local antique stores for a vintage daybed, like the one pictured above, to use as a sofa-alternative in the beach cottage.  I love the white iron and summer breezey look of it, plus seems like a perfect place for a mid-afternoon nap with a certain Wynnbaby.  So…

My friend Tracey took these pictures for us last weekend.  This is such a happy time in our lives and I think she did a fabulous job of capturing our joy.  God has blessed us beyond measure.  We took Wynn in for his 15 month well-baby visit yesterday and he is growing strong and thriving. …

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We reached an agreement with the sellers and will soon be officially under contract on our beach cottage!!!  It feels like a dream come true.   It is a dream come true!   I have always wanted a “cosmetic fixer” project like this and am very passionate about fixing up this very modest cottage on a shoe-string…

I just love the look of painted kitchen cabinets.  I am slowly branching out beyond basic white and finding myself able to appreciate cabinets in colors like the robin’s egg blue the mint green pictured above.  We are still cottage shopping.  Nothing has been decided yet (we are close), but I think that whatever cottage…