Anchor Cottage Freshwater Decor Decorating Store

We offer decorating services in the Leelanau Peninsula. Our studio has fabrics, bedding samples and rug swatches. We offer lamp repair, shades, harps and finials with access to over 1,000 lamps. Furniture painting and repair. Wall paper books are available. Reach out to us at shop@anchorcottage.net.



Saturday, May 14, 2016

Merry Christmas!!!

I am just tickled with my new sign:-)

My husband has many talents, the main one is confidence. He will get the job done if it takes watching videos about vinyl lettering to researching paint to withstand the hot sun all summer?!

The store finally has "stage presence"! 

"Ta da!!" 

Have a cozy weekend, put a fire in the fireplace and a pot of Goulash on the stove. Damp and chilly today.

Friday, May 13, 2016

Wallpaper For A Bedroom


I am working with a customer who would like to decorate her master bedroom in all blue and white. So I went through my wallpaper books and set up a blue and white vignette for her to take a look at.
As we all know wallpaper books can be a bit intriguing and we can't stop turning the pages to see what's next! So here we go, she turned the pages and found this so very soft and pretty paper, and it almost took her off her tracks. She even considered how to work it in with all blue and white!!


After she left I turned back to the page that had stopped her in her tracks and decided to make a vignette with a large gingham check for an upholstered headboard and a casual striped cotton rug. Threw in some pillows and wished I had a place to use this combination! So soft and serene.

As I always muse,
 "you never know where you will find your next decorating inspiration!"


Sunday, May 8, 2016

Almost There

I can't wait for the new sign:-) The professor said that it would be more grammatically correct  if the quotation marks were not there. Too late now. I guess we just wanted it known that this shop is all about (home decor)! Happy Birthday professor!!

Friday, May 6, 2016

Just Wanted To Show You

I wintered over my Geraniums and Blue Lobelia in the studio.

The color has been a delight against the grey days.

Almost time to take the pots outside. Maybe after Mother's Day if there is no chance of frost.


Friday, April 29, 2016

Spring, Please Come To Northern Michigan!

Carolina Irving for Oscar de la Renta at Lenox Hill:

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Chinoiserie Chic:

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Chinoiserie bar table:

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Pretty example of traditional use of blue and white....and checks and toiles....Pretty bedroom!:

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sunshine beach house:

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Spring, please come to Northern Michigan!!
There have been too many overcast, damp, chilly days this April, we need some sunshine pronto!

Pins that caught my eye this week reflect my personal need for a brighter green and fresh blue and white, i.e., green grass, blue skies with puffy white clouds and some "warm" sunshine. 

Here's to a sunny weekend! 


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