I AM INVITED TO TOUR BIDDLESTONE COTTAGE AND GARDEN
It is January 2009 and I am taking my usual Carmel morning walk when I see that a wonderful new cottage has sprung up during my absence. Unlike some of the newer homes, this one does not overwhelm its...
View ArticleSUNWISE TURN – A HUGH COMSTOCK FAIRYTALE COTTAGE IN CARMEL-BY-THE SEA
I first catch a glimpse of this cottage while in the car with my husband. Of course, I politely ask that he pull over so I can take some shots of this charmer. (STOP THE CAR RIGHT NOW!) It is only...
View ArticleLET’S VISIT AN OPEN HOUSE IN CARMEL
Although not many people will admit it, I suspect that visiting Open Houses in Carmel is on their list of the top 10 things to do while they are in town. I comb the Pine Cone when it comes out on...
View ArticleSEVENTH HEAVEN
I am walking up from the beach one afternoon and diverge from my usual route. As I come up 7th Street I see this interesting home. The angle I first photograph, is this one of the side door of Seventh...
View ArticleTHE HELEN BROWN STUDIO AND COTTAGE – A HOME ON CARMEL’S HISTORIC REGISTER
Carmel keeps its own Historic Register of Homes and the Studio of Helen Cheney Brown is on the list. I often walk by this cottage and admire the flower laden arbor over the Carmel stone path that...
View ArticleHASENYGER HOUSE- A FRENCH TUDOR COTTAGE BY M.J.MURPHY
The first time I see it , I think this is one of the newer cottages in Carmel and later am startled to find out this house is 80 years young. Hasenyager House was built in 1931 by M.J. Murphy in a...
View Article“THE DOG’S BREATH”- A CARMEL COTTAGE
The first thing I notice as I walk by this cottage is the maturing cottage garden lush with roses, Agapanthus, sage, freesia, lavender , iris and lilies all neatly contained by clipped boxwood. I walk...
View ArticleAN EXCEPTIONAL REMODEL IN CARMEL-BY-THE SEA
I am strolling up 7th Ave . I want to see how the remodeling of the home on the NE Corner of 7th and Casanova is progressing. This handsome home appears quite large for Carmel and sits on two lots....
View ArticleI AM INVITED TO TOUR THE FREDERICK BIGLAND HOME
The Bigland House is the owner- designed home of noted Carmel builder Frederick Bigland.Although there is not a lot known about this master-builder, we know he came to Carmel from his native England...
View ArticleDAISY’S PLACE – THE DAISY BOSTICK HOUSE
I walk by this cottage every trip we make to Carmel. I am so taken by the picket fence, roses and arbor. I photograph it often and post the photos on flickr ( a photo sharing site). Many people are...
View ArticleHearts and Flowers
Hearts and Flowers is a great example of curb appeal.The architecture is not as fanciful as that of many Carmel cottages. It could just be a small ranch home were it not for the loving touches the...
View ArticleWHAT THE HECK IS A FAIRYTALE COTTAGE, ANYWAY?
Its defining characteristic might best be described as the kind of house you’d imagine Seven Dwarves or some happy Hobbits heading home to at the end of a hard day of work. I see them all over Carmel...
View ArticleHUGH COMSTOCK’S MARCHEN HAUS- A FAIRYTALE COTTAGE
If you walk by the SE Corner of 11th St. and Dolores, you see the largest of the Comstock Cottages. It is appropriately named Marchen( or fairytale) Haus. Hugh built this cottage in 1928 and it got...
View ArticleTHIS IS NOT A COMSTOCK!?
I am strolling up Santa Fe and I am “on a roll”. I have located and photographed 7 Hugh Comstock cottages this morning and am delighted. “Our House” is impossible to get good shots of from the street,...
View ArticleTHE BUTTERFLY HOUSE
As Bill and I walk along Scenic Dr, we can not help but admire the silhouette of the Butterfly house jutting out into the Pacific. What a brave place to build a home where the continent ends. This...
View ArticleI AM INVITED TO TOUR BIDDLESTONE COTTAGE AND GARDEN
It is January 2009 and I am taking my usual Carmel morning walk when I see that a wonderful new cottage has sprung up during my absence. Unlike some of the newer homes, this one does not overwhelm its...
View ArticleSUNWISE TURN – A HUGH COMSTOCK FAIRYTALE COTTAGE IN CARMEL-BY-THE SEA
I first catch a glimpse of this cottage while in the car with my husband. Of course, I politely ask that he pull over so I can take some shots of this charmer. (STOP THE CAR RIGHT NOW!) It is only...
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