Save The Date !!

You are invited to our annual Holiday Open House ....

 Saturday  Nov. 6th    10 till 5

Please come join us in celebrating the

start of the

  Holiday Season !!

Sips and nibbles will be provided..

Getting Ready....

Well as you can see, I've been a bit busy....

Getting ready for one of my favorite times of the year...

Love these vintage inspired bottle brush trees in the best Halloween orange..

 Of course one can never have too many skeletons on their
bed springs.....

Trick or Treat Stars hung in one
 of our many trees of course !

I hope this helps get everyone in the Fall mood, I know I sure am !!

We still have lots more coming in so check back...

Have a great week !!

Lazy Blogger ??

Wow....August already!!!

It's funny, being a retailer I am always living a season or two ahead of the rest of the world it seems....Christmas boxes (please don't hate me for mentioning it already) will be arriving soon...along with fall and Halloween....

But I made a promise to myself this summer... to really enjoy THIS season as it happens to be one of my favorites...

Which may explain why I haven't been blogging...guess I have been enjoying it a bit too much...soooo here's a peek at what's new in the store..enjoy !!

Great little glass front cabinet...was once a built in

 

Great set of vintages dishes  

 

locally grown lavender bunches

Loving all the grey tones and aqua blues....

very relaxing....mmmm.

 

Have a great weekend !!!

Sandi

Smells like Summer !!

It's finally starting to really feel like Summer...warmer temperatures, longer days, and just...the smell of summer.

 Somehow the air just smells different in Summer...I don't know what it is, but I can defiantly smell it. (maybe it's really those favorite sandals from 3 summers ago that I just can't let go of...?)

Lots of fun red, white and blue to make your 4th of July party a hit !!

Great aqua table waiting for a new home

..

Just the right size buffet..

Only 42" long..love the glass knobs!!

I hope you have a great, relaxing, lazy weekend!!

What's New ????

Well, I don't know what's up with blogger today..it won't let me put a caption under the pictures....and well,I have completely run out of patience.... So I guess you will just have to use Your imagination and just guess what clever (or not so clever..ha,ha) description I may have written for each photo. 

But I bet you can guess that we have a great new bed and dresser along with a great new buffet in the store!!  

(My personal favorite are the bed springs!!)

Have a great week !!

Simple Things....

I don't know about any of you, but as I have gotten older it seems that sometimes the simplest things make me smile.

 I could hardly wait for my lilacs to bloom this year, because, well.... they make me smile.

I know, cheesy, but I love flowers.

I especially love it when my favorite color of rose blooms the same time as my lilacs, which doesn't happen too often, but this year they are spectacular!!!

My only wish is that they bloomed longer, but maybe that is part of the appeal, to know that they will only be around a short while....

I hope you can find the beauty in the simple things in life....

To find that "something simple" that makes you smile!!

Have a great week!

Remnants of The Past Photos

 As I promised, pictures of my booth at Remnants of The Past show this last weekend...

 We set up an iron gazebo, well technically, half a gazebo. Just couldn't squeeze the whole thing in the space, but you get the idea. Thanks to two very patient friends for helping with the set up, who knew you could set up and take down a gazebo 5 times in less than an hour.... pretty hysterical, it would have made a great U-Tube video !!

I only had a couple of minutes to snap a few shots before the bell rang and all the fun began. In fact I was only able to get pictures of about half of the booth. Thanks to everyone who came out to the show and stopped by to say hello. All in all, the show was a great success and I think everyone had a wonderful time!! (Just to let you in on a little secret...Country Living Magazine was at the show all day shooting for a future article...how cool is that?? )

Four Days and Counting.....

Till...Remants of the Past Vintage Show !!

I thought I would give you a peek at what you might see....

Now I know it doesn't look like much here and I know cardboard is not my usual mode of display, but by Saturday it should all come together...I have hunted and gathered some really great finds. When I agreed to do this show, I really only had 6 weeks to pull it together, but boy I had a great time getting it all done, and who needs sleep anyway? I've decided I can get so much more accomplished

 at 2:00 AM.....mmmm.

I hope you are planning on coming by to say hello and enjoy the show..and it's supposed to be sunny and 70 degrees.

(I guess by now you all know that I am a bit weather obsessed)

I will post pictures of the show after set up and the dust settles. There are going to be some really talented venders that I am really excited to see.

See you soon,

Sandi

Never Enough Time !!

                                 Several months ago I bought a hankie box filled with wonderful vintage hankies. I put the box in the store and figured someday I would have time to launder and iron the hankies. Well,I sold the box sometime ago, but I still hadn't had the time to wash the hankeys, in fact I really hadn't taken the time to really look at the hankeys !!  I had no idea how beautiful and old these hankeys were. Most of them are silk wih embroidery and lace. Some have tatting on the edges, others are more simple. I love that most of them are that perfect not so white white too.
     They really made a nice Mother's Day display. Our customers say the Hankie Tree  makes them smile !!  

             

Exciting News !!!!

The Cottage has been asked to participate in
The Remnants of the Past Vintage Show !!

Many of you may know Judy Watkins, founder of the show, from her days as a shopkeeper here on the central coast,her most recent being Cala Antiques. Well, she gave up shopkeeping and started a twice annual show located in Nipomo at The Dana Powers House. (www.danapowershouse.com) Judy has gathered an amazing variety of venders to participate in this show which has been featured in several national magazines.

The Cottage will have a booth just outside of the barn door, so please be sure to stop by and say hello!

Check out Judys website for more info:
http://remnantsofthepast.com/