Cottage Style

I got an email from a gal named Traci recently, and I thought I’d make a blog post out of it since cottage style is one of my favorite things to talk about. She said it was okay for me … Continue reading →

Wall Niche – Pick My Presto

Hey there- and welcome to another installment of Pick My Presto! I randomly selected another email from my Pick My Presto inbox this week, and had fun photoshoppin’ a picture of a wall niche sent in by a reader named Martha. Her … Continue reading →

Spring Door Decor

Quick heads up to remind y’all about Rhoda’s Spring door decor link party today! We haven’t had time to deck out any of our doors yet this year, but we did have fun with the ones in the photo above last … Continue reading →

Annie Sloan (and Shaunna West!)

We’ve got this piece of furniture in our hallway. It’s handy, and it’s dandy, but I’ve been dying to spruce it up with a little color… I’ve also got a handy-dandy friend, who lives just down the road a piece. … Continue reading →

Camping In Wisconsin

So…writing that last post was a pretty emotional experience for me, and thanks to you, reading through the comments required a few Kleenex’s too! If you left me a comment, THANK YOU. I can’t even begin to tell you how … Continue reading →

Tides Schedules

The tide here on the southern tip of Tybee is such a trip! One minute it’s way up near the beach… …and then all of a sudden, it’s way, way out there… It’s actually much farther out than it looks … Continue reading →

Door Decorating Ideas

We’re still out here on Tybee Island…shooting pics of this pretty place for a magazine that’ll hit newsstands next Spring… …but we couldn’t resist sprucing up the front door for Fall (for one quick snapshot!) to remind you about Rhoda’s … Continue reading →

Lamp Photos

There are so many pretty lamps here at Doyles on the Dunes. We were greeted by this one upon entering the place last Thursday afternoon… Those crackled glass finishes get me every time, and I think the color of this … Continue reading →

Beach Book

Are you a guest book reader? I sat down with the one here at Doyles this morning after breakfast. I love reading about all the little things mattered to folks…like friendship and fun glasses… And that one of the wonderful … Continue reading →

Tybee Island Georgia

We’re back on our favorite island this week… …and we’re crashing at a cottage called Doyle’s on the Dunes this time around… I snapped that picture this morning, as the sun rose up over the sea. I’m so glad I woke … Continue reading →

Patchwork Quilts

Earlier this year, Kev and I announced our plans to adopt, and got busy refinishing the wood floors and redoing the walls in our future kids room… Work in there has been at a bit of a standstill for a while … Continue reading →

Breeze Inn

Before we announce the winners of the Summer Rental giveaway, we thought we’d share some photos we took while we were staying at Mary Kay’s personal vacation rental, The Breeze Inn. It’s located on Tybee Island, just off the coast of … Continue reading →

Mary Kay Andrews – Summer Rental Essentials

Hi there! I’m Mary Kay Andrews. Kev and Layla are off knocking things down and fixing things up, so I’m the blogger du jour! What’s that? Today’s menu? It’s a little thing I call Summer Rental Essentials. I’m pretty expert … Continue reading →

Orchard Ladder

Last Fall, I picked up an old apple-picking ladder at the Nashville Flea Market. The vendor had both sections of the ladder, but I was only interested in the top… I breathed a big sigh of relief when Rhoda and … Continue reading →

Decorating For Spring

Spring has officially sprung here at TLC, and I. Am. Lovin’ it! First, a whole buncha these guys popped up in the backyard… I mostly used things I already had around the house… Grass green, aqua, gray, white, black, brown … Continue reading →

Guest My Nest

Holiday Home Linky Party & our Christmas Mantel

Happy Holidays! And welcome to the Holiday Home Linky Party! Today’s party is all about merry mantels- because if you’ve been reading our blog for more than a couple months, you know how much I love a good mantel makeover! Kev … Continue reading →

Guest My Nest: Dutton-Waller Cottage- Tybee Island, Georgia

This Summer, we whistled n’ worked on a little ol’ place called “The Mess Hall” on Tybee Island, Georgia. Initially, we thought we were going to stay there while we worked, but since the place had been freshly painted right … Continue reading →

Adoption Update & a DIY Sideboard Tutorial

Hey there! I wanted to share a link to a project we worked on for HGTV.com this past Summer. Do you remember the console table-turned-sideboard we used in the Mess Hall on Tybee Island? Click on the red button below … Continue reading →