The Point Loma Garden Walk was a HUGE success!

One of our homeowners put pink garden hats son her topiary bears!



Everyone there had a wonderful time. What a beautiful day to have a garden walk. There were approximately 1,000 people who attended this wonderful event that benefits the CranioFacial Services of Rady Children's Hospital. The boutique was over the top with the most incredible deals! Great garden plants, birdhouses, birdfeeders, whimsical quality garden items.

Our Garden Room has just been Displayed. .

I just wanted to share our newly decorated room in our shop. Debbi and I had so much fund re-displaying this room and it's really fun we have great pieces to work with. This room is in the back of our shop which you go through before entering our backyard garden area. We've filled the room with oodles of custom pillows made from vintage fabrics, a scrub-top green cupboard, a yummy, cushy matelasse slipcovered sofa, and some great cottage furniture pieces.
Here are some shots of some great antique finds we just brought in:
I love this wheelbarrow that Bob, my husband, just planted.


We love to use the beautiful old frames as architectural pieces.

Trying to reinvent ourselves

We're always looking for ways to inspire our clientele, and provide a more wonderful shopping experience. Keeping the store fresh and having it stand apart from the rest is our constant challenge and that's the part I love. Changing the shop as we bring in new treasures and great furniture finds. Our look is gradually changing and it's fund to see how shoppers respond to the differences. The shop is always evolving for the better. Now that we have our outdoor cottage in our store's backyard garden. we have even more space to express ourselves. What I love the most are the architectural elements that add so much to a home. I'll be adding some photos of recent antique salvage finds. Keep coming back!

Barn Stars

We can't keep these barn stars in stock, our customers love them and they look great indoors above your fireplace, on a wall, tucked in a vignette, or on the front door or gate!

Spring Bouquet!

I was just about to toss out these roses but noticed that a couple of them were really starting to "age" nicely instead of wilting and losing petals. So I decided to let them dry naturally to see what would happen. I love it and so do our customers - it's stunning!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY & Happy 50th Birthday, Laurie!

Look at the party favor I was given from my girlfriend Laurie Ann Ray's 50th birthday party! Wow! It's spectacular as was the surprise party held at the Prado in Balboa Park. Laurie made a grand entrance in a horse-drawn Cinderella carriage and awaiting her arrival were 60 or so of her friends and family. It was a fabulous party and I was delighted to have been included in the celebration of Laurie turning the big five - O !

This arrangement is now adorning Cottage Antiques' entrance. Our customers are loving it!

We have Barbola's galore!

We have some great English Barbola's from the 20s and 30s. Wow! They are not easy to find so I'm pretty thrilled to offer them to our customers. They're so beautiful. I used to go to England for them but now I am fortunate to have a friend who travels to visit family and brings me Barbola mirrors from time to time. I also was pleased to get a wonderful collection from a friend who was downsizing.

Welcome to our new blog!

Well it is 2008 and we're excited. I'm so fortunate to be supported by such a great group of people, not only talented, but also giving. We are a team and it's a pleasure to work with them, from my husband Bob who can do just about anything and is also great at working with customers, to Debbi our stylist who helps make us look good and is so fun to do displays with, to our sewers and painters who make fabulous pillows, window coverings and signs. I'm ready to take on the challenges in store for us this year and cannot wait to get out there and hunt for treasures to bring to our customers!

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