Saturday, July 10, 2010

Garden Room: 101

Before construction, Susanne Hudson & I knew our Garden Room was fabulous. Understatement yes? We designed architecture & landscape, decorated & styled with only items junked, rescued, borrowed. (Well, we did buy tin roofing, gravel & a few pots.)
Tiny, potent. Peek thru, below, see our potting table?


Alone, or with girlfriends, this Garden Room is a life changer. Virginia Woolf territory.


Delightfully different views into each side.


Leftover pavers from edging the gravel. Voila, a table. And a meadow, does it get any better? Yes, hearing the crunch of gravel, smelling the fragrance of meadow & woodland, sound of rain on tin, seeing the chandelier & lamps on at nite. Knowing you have a bolt hole.
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My favorite part? Building the garden & Garden Room with Susanne. And this was work?
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Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
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Built for the Penny McHenry Hydrangea Festival, on site at Le Jardin Blanc in Douglasville, GA. Poppets, I had to spend several nites with Susanne while we created this Garden Room. Attended a Gala 1 evening. Progressive dinner another nite. Behind the scenes for a huge wedding at Le Jardin Blanc another nite. Mexican & margaritas another nite. Garden tour & Thai food 1 nite. Oh my, FUN.
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Want a Garden Room? Susanne & I can create one for you, contact here.

15 comments:

  1. Tara, I wish I could twitch (you know - Bewitched) my nose and move this wonderful structure to my back yard! It is a beauty. Lisa

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  2. Hello Tara, I LOVE what you did with that half culvert or 'window well'...what a WONDERFUL idea! The whole thing is gorgeous and I could spend all day in there just laying around reading. Thank you for the inspiration...I'm looking forward to your next project! Have a wonderful weekend....Maura :)

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  3. Amazing what you can accomplish with creativity , a great concept and some found items.

    Really , really Nice !!

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  4. Be still my heart!!! What a WONDERFUL garden room you and Susanne created. Congratulations on such a beautiful result.
    Connie

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  5. That has come along nicely. It will be wonderful to sit out there and enjoy the garden.

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  6. Oh, I love it! It's perfect!
    Brenda

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  7. Honestly, I am absolutely loving everything about this room Tara. This is most definitely magazine worthy...you have to get it into one!

    I want one!!!!

    Jeanne:)

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  8. So beautiful! I know you feel blessed to have such a "job"!

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  9. Had to 'reblog' this one over at my place. Wonderful! A-M xx

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  10. It's beautiful Tara! just beautiful!!

    joan

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  11. What a wonderful, beautiful tiny piece of heaven. Simply gorgeous Tara. You are both so wonderfully creative!

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  12. Thats fab, i love it. Might be a bit chilly for us here in Ireland though.

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  13. Woul love,love,love to have something like that in my garden.
    Would love to have a garden too;-)

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  14. Woul love,love,love to have something like that in my garden.
    Would love to have a garden too;-)

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