The beach at Botany Bay is a treat (Edisto, SC)… I’m sharing with you… Happy Sunday!
Catch you back here tomorrow!
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O n e Y e a r A g o: Lupine Gallery, Monhegan, Maine
T w o Y e a r s A g o: Artist: Laurie Meyer
T h r e e Y e a r s A g o: Artist: Jane Ryan
When my parents were in town a while back we headed to Botany Bay and then to the beach at Edisto. I’ve always loved these kinds of shots, underneath the pier… very cool! Literally… much cooler than in the sun! The sound of the waves was wonderful!
Enjoy your day, may it be peaceful like lounging on the beach with the waves crashing beside you!
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O n e Y e a r A g o: Artist: Colley Whisson!
T w o Y e a r s A g o: Piccolo Spoleto!
T h r e e Y e a r s A g o: Pecan Chocolate Chip Recipe!
Have you heard about the Southern Living Inspired Communities? What a cool concept. They are traditional Southern neighborhoods full of charm, beautiful architecture encouraging get togethers and real neighborhood values.
They are located in the following areas (note: this might also be a great way to see some of the Southern Living House Plans!):
Habersham – Beaufort, SC
Cloudland Station – Chattanooga, TN
Old Town – Columbus, GA
Whisper Mountain – Leicester, NC
Windsor Trace and Bluffs at Southwood – Tallahassee, FL
Currahee Club on Lake Hartwell – Toccoa, GA
Read a blip about it from SouthernLivingInspiredCommunities.com, check out their website for more information:
For nearly 50 years, Southern Living has served as the leading inspiration for the region, featuring the best ideas and emphasizing the positive aspects about life in the South.
Southern Living Inspired Communities is a collection of neighborhoods marked by charm, taste, and Southern spirit.
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O n e Y e a r A g o: Artist: Francis Sills!
T w o Y e a r s A g o: Tumbleweed Tiny House!
T h r e e Y e a r s A g o: Art Quote!
Sweet cottage plan, isn’t it? This house plan is by Allison Ramsey Architect… one of my favorite architects! I can always find house plans that I would love to live in on their website! This cottage plan is roughly 1754 square feet with 3 bedrooms and two bathrooms. If I were building this house I would use shingles like in the illustration… second choice would be white with a metal roof, maybe painted a cool green?
I love the configuration of the rooms. They make sense, and that is what sets apart these homes. They flow well… It’s so nice to have the master bedroom downstairs and in the back of the house. Also nice to have the utility room nearby, so that laundry is close to the bedroom where you will be putting away a majority of it anyway! Great kitchen/dining layout. I might even make the dining room a informal area with a sofa and a table for casual eating… and use it as a library/tv area at times that you want to be tucked into the back of the house?
Great layout upstairs. Simple in design and it works! This is really nice for guests, they have the upstairs, you have your bedroom downstairs. Nice and private for them!
Check out Allison Ramsey’s house plans, they can do anything your heart desires!
All images via AllisonRamseyArchitect.com – with permission…
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O n e Y e a r A g o: Artist: Jeffrey T. Larson!
T w o Y e a r s A g o: Spoleto!
T h r e e Y e a r s A g o: Picasso Quote!
I ran across this plan by Alison Ramsey Architects, and its really quite different from what I’ve been posting… So… in an effort to reach everyone’s likes, I am posting a 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom plan that is roughly 1,847 square feet of heated living space. It’s not always easy for me to imagine this sketch as a real house… Allison Ramsey Architects shows photos of real houses, and that helps immensely! See the images HERE.
If I were to build this house I’m thinking I would either have wood siding, painted white with a galvanized metal roof and black trim around the windows or shakes, but I’m leaning towards the white/black/metal… I would use an amazing front door (friends don’t let friends buy ugly doors!) something a tad wider than normal, with as much glass as you’re comfortable with… I think that would look amazing. Install a gas lantern (or two) and add an American flag and whoa! You have one gorgeous house! Ahhhh, that was fun… what would YOU do?
I love the setup of this plan. I like that the master bedroom/bathroom is in the back of the house, and I like that its not a huge bathroom… its just right! Nice walk in closet as well… very nice and cool that there is a small deck off of the master. The utility room is close by, which is helpful when folding and putting away clothes. Our laundry room is currently in our bathroom and I love it there! It’s so convenient to pull clothes out of the dryer and fold them on the bed. Easy on the back too (we have a high bed). This plan has a great open kitchen, dining, living spaces and a small powder room tucked out of the way. Perfect!
The upstairs has a few bedrooms that share a bath (thankyouverymuch!) I think it’s nice that everyone has their own bathroom if they’re the ones cleaning it (hee hee)… otherwise I think a shared bath is the way to go!
I love the loft area, either to use as a little private tv/reading room, or a place for a dreadmill, uh, I meant TREADmill… Could also make a nice little office… the possibilities for that space are endless!
ALL IMAGES VIA ALLISONRAMSEYARCHITECT.COM with permission from the company…
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O n e Y e a r A g o: Artist: Kim Van Der Hoek!
T w o Y e a r s A g o: Edvard Munch- Do you know much the painting “The Scream” sold for???
T h r e e Y e a r s A g o: Happy Mother’s Day!
What a great house plan this is! This is a new plan, called the Randolph Cottage (Southern Living Plan 1861). The architect for this plan is Bill Ingram. This house is 1800 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. It’s a wonderful (and creative) open floor plan.
Check it out… (Click on images to enlarge)!
So it looks like when you walk inside the front door there is an entry area and the staircase. To the left is the kitchen and on the ride hand side is the Living Room.
Behind the kitchen/living area is a powder room, laundry room, dining room and porch. I really like how the dining room opens on to the porch!
On the other side of the dining room are two closets for the master bedroom, then the master bedroom and finally the master bath.
What I might do…
Move the powder room underneath the staircase, add a pantry near the kitchen, and move the laundry room where the powder room was.
I would also swap the dining room for the living room. I prefer not to sit in the front of the house, so I would put the dining room in the front and move the living room to the center of the house. Especially since you could put in some nice french doors leading to the porch, then screen the porch and have some nice air flow for cooler months!
Upstairs is a bedroom on each side with a closet. Behind the bedrooms is a nice TV room that they share, and behind that a bathroom. What a great plan! It tucks a whole lot of living into 1,800 square feet!
What do you think?
All Images via Houseplans.Southernliving.com
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O n e Y e a r A g o: Artist Susan Van Campen!
T w o Y e a r s A g o: Jack’s Cosmic Dogs – Great place to eat!
T h r e e Y e a r s A g o: Happy May Day!
Unexpected and unique I said yesterday… regarding Charleston, SC. It is. You can walk around and see beauty everywhere. I suspect that its not just Charleston. If you have the right mindset, you can see something beautiful everywhere you go. It’s worth taking the time each day to find that one unexpected thing of beauty… and be grateful. Camelia’s this time of year are so pretty…
Enjoy your Sunday and I’ll catch you back here tomorrow!
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O n e Y e a r A g o: Blessing of the Fleet and Seafood Festival!
T w o Y e a r s A g o: Featured Artist: Jennifer McChristianson!
T h r e e Y e a r s A g o: Best Meatloaf Recipe EVER!
Pretty. Unexpected. Unique. Classy.
That pretty much sums up Charleston! A delight around every corner!
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O n e Y e a r A g o: Featured Artist: Dan Graziano!
T w o Y e a r s A g o: Blessing of the Fleet!
T h r e e Y e a r s A g o: Featured Artist… Don Stone!
Quite the classy design, isn’t it? You come to expect nothing but from Allison Ramsey Architects. The Shadowlawn plan (C0053) is 3,356 square feet and has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. I love how these homes look like they could have been built many moons ago- such fabulous porches. A place you want to spend time, even before you see the inside! A wonderful design is key to a home that you will love for a lifetime. This home not only has a wonderful front porch, but great screened porches in the back. Lets have a look…
I like how the left side of the house is reserved for the Master Bathroom, Bedroom and Closet. This home has a wide foyer that looks straight through the Great Room to the Porch. Speaking of the porches, the screened porches allow you to keep the french doors open when its nice outside. What a nice size kitchen, hmmm! This is a grand house plan!
The upstairs offers plenty of room and privacy with the separate bathrooms, which is nice. For our purposes, I think I would have a storage room instead of two bathrooms… but this gives you great options!
See images from Allison Ramsay Architects website HERE.
This plan is available through Allison Ramsey Architects or through Southern Living Home Plans!
Images via HousePlans.SouthernLiving.com
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O n e Y e a r A g o: Winter Park (FL) Paint Out & Ken DeWaard!
T w o Y e a r s A g o: Genetically Modified Foods (GMO) – What you need to know…
T h r e e Y e a r s A g o: Happy Easter!
Dogwood Blooms in Charleston… Lovely… absolutely stunning in every way. When the sun hits this tree in the morning and late afternoon it just lights up. This time of year doesn’t last long… azaleas blooming, wisteria showing off it’s multitude of blooms with a scent that just goes on forever, soon the hydrangeas and gardenias! Spring is beautiful even though it flies by in the flash of an eye…
Enjoy it while you can! Catch you back here tomorrow!
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O n e Y e a r A g o: To keep the birds away??
T w o Y e a r s A g o: Charleston Cheese Cracker Recipe!
T h r e e Y e a r s A g o: Artist to Watch… Ron DeFelice!
Last week I featured a one bedroom house plan… this week it’s a two bedroom house plan (and I bet you can guess what next week will be)! After much searching, I came upon this plan, which I think would work nicely if a small house would suit you! This plan is 1,120 square feet of heated space with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. The only things missing is a dining room/eat in area of the kitchen. That can be solved by eating on the screened porch during nice weather (how nice would that be??)! Or if it became an issue, the screened porch could always be enclosed, like a sunroom… just a thought. So one side of the house are the bedrooms and the other side is the living space, family room, kitchen and screened porch. I love the look of the exterior of this house. It’s got so much charm! It would be nice with wood walls inside (horizontal).
This house plan was designed by Our Town Plans, check them out! This plan is available via the Southern Living House plan website (link below).
All images via Houseplans.SouthernLiving.com
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O n e Y e a r A g o: Live Oaks in Charleston, SC
T w o Y e a r s A g o: Recipe for dog cookies!
T h r e e Y e a r s A g o: Renoir Quote
I had a request for a one bedroom cottage style house plan. I thought this layout worked nicely. When this home is used as a place to live (versus visit on occasion), you have to have somewhere to put your STUFF. I realize it’s hip to be ‘clean-lined’, but in reality, as you get older you have more stuff. We’re really good about clearing out anything that isn’t being used, simply because we don’t have space to store it for eons while it just sits. If we bring something into the house, then something has to go out of the house… it’s as simple as that. But still, storage is key, and although this is a small plan, it gives you exactly that!
Continue reading “House Plan: The Lafayette – A one bedroom cottage plan!”
Last week I mentioned a cool new store “Shirtini” located on King Street downtown, Charleston, SC. There is another store next door (same owners) called OLD ROAD MERCANTILE, and it has the most unique items you can imagine. It truly is the “World’s Smallest Department Store”! If you’re in the area, stop by and check it out. Otherwise check out their website (pictured above)… This is just one of the many unique gifts… this is so smart! I bought it. I used it and it’s fabulous… highly recommend…
These come in beautiful patterns, It’s a “dishcloth” that is not a dishcloth. Great for delicate glasses, etc. Perfect for anything. Dries quickly (hence, no bad sponge smell)! Pretty smart, eh?
I have something else to share from this wonderful store… coming soon… hey, there are actually three stores owned by the same couple. I’ve mentioned Shirtini and Old Road Mercantile, the other store is LILY Charleston… another great one to stop in!!
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O n e Y e a r A g o: Featured Artist… Eric Bowman!
T w o Y e a r s A g o: Happy Easter!
T h r e e Y e a r s A g o: Mellow Mushroom Pizza!
Ahhh, the Dock Street Theater… a gorgeous building located downtown Charleston, SC at 135 Church Street… with a view of St. Phillips Church in the background.
A gorgeous building that just reopened 2010 after it underwent a $19 Million dollar restoration. Check it out!
Read about the history of the building (now owned by the City of Charleston)… Click HERE to see the list of shows!
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O n e Y e a r A g o: Sanders Hot Fudge Cream Puff – Mackinac Island!
T w o Y e a r s A g o: Charleston Farmers Markets begins!
T h r e e Y e a r s A g o: Disposable Pepper Grinders
What a great plan this is! Fabulous front porch! This home has so much charm, doesn’t it? Like something built back when they built homes with character and detail! This plan is 2,018 square feet with 3-4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. Has the charm but includes details for modern living! Nice, huh?
The great room, kitchen and dining area is all open, which is nice if you’re the one in the kitchen! A master bedroom/bathroom at the back of the house and a guest room in the front of the house… there is a nice little study tucked away, perfect for an office, or a quiet getaway for reading or writing! What else could you possibly need?
A great loft area for visitors, or for a lucky person to have their own space. This is a sweet plan, another great one by Allison Ramsey Architects!
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O n e Y e a r A g o: Featured Artist… Robert Abele!
T w o Y e a r s A g o: Family Circle Cup Tennis (2012)
T h r e e Y e a r s A g o: Portrait of Andrew Wyeth sells for $2.4 Million!
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