I'm so excited!

We found this really cute little cottage on top of a mountain just outside my favorite north Georgia mountain town.  We 're set to close on the 11th of December and I can hardly sleep!

However….the folks who owned it before were from Florida and it looks more like a florida house than a mountain house….pink walls and carpet!

This house has a huge porch that looks out over the world!  I want to give it a look of rustic cottage simplicity.  One of the first things we're doing is changing out the 'unvented gas logs' for a wood burning rock fireplace.  Next, will go down 12 inch wide southern yellow pine floors. 

Can yall offer some ideas for the walls which are pink dry wall….or the kitchen floor, or bedrooms or the awesome porch?  I'm not much of a decorator but I do have tons of antiques and quilts.

I'm all ears!!!!  

I'm with Cindy, keep the walls neutral.  Especially if you plan to decorate with quilts.  That way the quilts are what the eye is drawn to, not the walls.  As for the floors, and you looking for carpet or hard flooring?  I'd look at some flooring options and decide what kind of feel you want for the house.  I think if it were me, I would want to go with hard flooring of some kind and then use some sort of rustic throw rugs throughout.

On the poorch I think rocking chairs or even a poorch swing or bench would be nice.  You could also get an old fashioned milk can and set a potted plant on top of it.  Does the poorch have a rail that you could put flower boxes or hanging baskets off? 

Whatever you do, I'm sure it's going to be great.  Congratulations!

Oh my pink walls and carpet?

I promise you……I don't know of any people here in my part of Florida that would have pink walls and carpet!  Imagine that!

I agree, keep the walls neutral.  Of course, I have quilts all over and my walls are painted bronzed copper and caramel apple.  My daughter's bedroom/bath and guest room are aqua blue…she loves blue.

I too would love to see pics of your cabin…I love the idea of a cabin on a mountain!

Deb

Okay…here's my first try with the pictures.  I'll do one of the porch, a couple outside and also inside.  You can get a feel of the size of the living room.  Also, I forgot to tell you one of the funnest things about this cottage!  It has its own guest house!    Just a little one room mini cottage, just as cute as can be.  Just big enough for a double bed and chest of drawers.  I'm going to do wood floors in there too and I was thinking maybe even the beadboard ceiling panels.  I want it too cute! 

(Okay, here goes.  I'm copying the image code from photobucket..that may not be right?)

OMG I love it!!!

I totally love that porch.  I love a big porch with a swing!  My porch is huge, we need to screen it in so I can really enjoy sitting on it at night.  But I don't have a swing on it!  I don't know what reason there was when we were having our house built that I didn't get one put up…but I need to remedy that problem this spring!

You have a gorgeous view.

Deb

A glider swing is a great idea!

I didn't think about those….and your right.  It would be good to be able to move that swing around especially when the sun is shining right in your eye.  I see those glider swings for sale all over town!

Thanks Pete!!

Deb