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Mermaids In Our Midst: Lisa Watson & Plan It Green

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Mermaid Cottages aren’t just about cozy, inviting interiors you know. We love our out door living areas just as much! It is very important to us that our cottages are as green as possible, and that includes our landscaping. Planting for our region’s conditions is super important, and our go-to garden expert helps us do it all!

Lisa Watson is the founder of Plan It Green Design, and she is the wonderful person we go to for all things green! Lisa is our garden design consultant. She helps us with our planting and horticulture care and her goal is simple…use renewable, local, and eco-conscious resources while designing outdoor living spaces and gardens.

Our Headquarters, Mermaid Manor! Photo thanks to Lisa Watson

Lisa is a gardening guru! She has helped Mermaid Cottages create beautiful outdoor living spaces at our headquarters, Mermaid Manor, as well as our Tucked Inn at Tybee, Dutton Waller cottages. She was also a huge help with our soon-to-be-available cottage on East Harris Street in Savannah. We love her philosophy of re-using, recycling, re-seeding, and rethinking design to be as environmentally friendly as possible. Lisa definitely helps us make more sustainable choices for a better future, and we are so proud to count her as a member of the Mermaid Cottages family!

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If you need help making you home and garden greener, or just want to learn more about our lovely Lisa, check out her Plan It Green Designs website, give her a call at 843.290.9017, or check her out on the offical Plan It Green Facebook Page!

Thank you for all you do Lisa, for Mermaid Cottages and for our planet!

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Mermen in Our Midst: Leonard Miller

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Here at Mermaid Cottages, and all over the Tybee Island, Leonard Miller is known as The Sand Man! Leonard is quite the artist and has helped us with several projects through the years. We just love his work in Madelyn’s on the Marsh, and his sand creations are famous.

Recently, Leonard has been having some pretty rough complications from diabetes. Last week, he had surgery to combat a leg infection and though he’s resting and doing well now, but he lost his big toe. Because of all this, Leonard isn’t going to be able to work for quite a while. He is such a wonderful part of our community and holds a super special place in our hearts here at Mermaid Cottages….that’s why we want to help any way that we can.

Leonard will be recuperating for a while and he is really going to miss visiting friends and fans since he won’t be able to get out and about for at least a month. So, we are sure he’d love to be showered with cards, calls, and visits while he gets better! If you want to help out, please send your thoughts, prayers, well wishes, or contributions to Leonard, he’d love to get them! You can send cards and letters to Leonard Miller at 218 West 37th Street, Savannah, GA, 31401, or give him a call at 912.667.3374.     We just love our Leonard and we wish him an extra speedy recovery. Get well soon Leonard!

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Mermaids in Our Midst: Tucked Inn at Tybee Happiness

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When you come to Tybee Island, we want you to have a wonderful time! Everyone at Mermaid Cottages wants to make each and every guest’s stay the vacation they have always dreamed of, and we always try to go that extra mile to make you smile. We love sharing our beautiful island, and when we receive messages from recent happy guests, our hearts just swell with pride! This message from Mark in Oklahoma, who recently stayed in Tucked Inn at Tybee Cottage,  really made our day!

Tucked Inn at Tybee Cottage

“Our vacation to Tybee Island began with an unexpected disappointment with the property we had rented for 2 weeks from [another rental company]. We did our best to make it work out, but to no avail, just too many shortcomings to overcome. Then I contacted Diane Kaufman at Mermaid Cottages, and she rescued us. She helped us find a property that surpassed our expectations, and made our stay on the wonderful Tybee Island all it could be. She cared about us, and bent over backwards to ensure our satisfaction. When going to Tybee Island, look no further than Mermaid Cottages and Diane Kaufman.”

· By Mark from Chandler, OK on for a stay in June 2011

Thank you so much for sharing Mark! We are really glad you called and allowed us to help you make your Tybee Island stay everything it could be. Your kind remarks made us smile from ear to ear! Don’t be a stranger; we hope you return to Tybee soon!

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Mermaids in Our Midst: The Fabulous Elizabeth Demos

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Our good friend, Elizabeth Demos!

Everyone at Mermaid Cottages is so proud of our good friend, designer and stylist Elizabeth Demos! She describes herself as a wife, mother, friend, author,entrepreneur, photo stylist, event designer, creative spirit, merchant of marvels, bona fide junker, amateur blogger…and we think that describes her perfectly! We have know for years that she is one talented lady -especially since she was the styling genius behind both Doyle’s on the Beach and Crabby Jo’s Cottages– but now the entire country will know about how awesome she is because, Liz’s work made the cover of Southern Living Magazine!

Liz regularly contributes to amazing publications (check out the list here!), but this is her first national magazine cover and we are super excited for her! You can check out the article here- Southern Living: 7 Ways to Make a New (Old) House or in the brand new June 2011 issue on the newsstands now. Liz Demos never ceases to amaze us with her fabulous work and, of course, this home is no exception! The pictures have us positivly swooning and fanning ourselves…what a beauty!

The Southern Living cover featuring Liz's fabulous work in a home on Daufuskie Island, SC.

We are so proud to say that Liz has her studio right here in Savannah! Make sure you check out her beautiful website and blog over at ElizabethDemos.com. You can even follow her drop-dead-gorgeous photo stream on Flickr for endless inspiration!

Congratulations again Liz! You definitely deserve the national spot light. Keep up the great work!

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Mermaids in Our Midst: Savannah Dream Weddings

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Mermaid Cottages just loves hearing from our guests! We especially love when we can work with another local business to make wedding and honeymoon dreams come true!

“Hello! I just wanted to drop you a line to say thank you again. We always have a such a good time at that very unique cottage! We WILL be back and will continue to recommend your properties to our wedding parties. Your cottages are always immaculate. Kudos to your cleaning team and all of your wonderful, friendly staff! Best, Jeanne-Marie”

 

photo thanks to Savannah Dream Weddings

Thank you so much Jeanne-Marie! We want everyone to know, Savannah Dream Weddings is the place to help make your wedding dreams a reality. Jeanne-marie is at your service and her motto is even “Your Dream is Our Command!” Make sure you visit her websites, SavannahDreamWeddings.com, ElopeSavannah.com, and ClassicCaddyTours.com for endless possibilities for the wedding and honeymoon of your dreams! For more questions, you can also contact Jeanne-Marie at (912) 344 7882 or through email at jeanne-marie@savannahdreamweddings.com.

Thanks again Jeanne-Marie, we are so happy we could help you make dreams come true!

 

photo thanks to Elope Savannah

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