Cannon Beach Cottage & Garden Tour: Priddy Cottage

After a lovely walk from the first cottage, we arrive at the second official stop on the tour.

Priddy Cottage

The cottage features metalwork by Darryl Nelson, “a third generation Timberline Blacksmith”, starting with the front gate.

front gate

gate detail

garage

We walk past the garage to the back because I want to see the garden first.  (No surprise there.)  My attention is immediately drawn by a gorgeous Hydrangea aspera in the corner, a shrub with which I have had no success.  If it grows this well in Cannon Beach, surely I can grow one in Ilwaco?

Hydrangea aspera

Hydrangea aspera closeup. The leaves are soft in texture.

in the garden

deck behind the cottage

The Hydrangea aspera is in the far right corner of the garden (above).

deck gate with shell detail

In we go at the back door, entering the kitchen first.

kitchen and back door

kitchen

kitchen

kitchen window. To the left, shelves on metal frame.

shelf detail

sea creature

beautiful towel rack

The kitchen opens into the living room.

living room

Off to the side is a ladder to a guest loft.

to the loft

couch with natural light

art wall

display rack

living room/bedroom wall with sliding door; very cool

door slider detail

in the bedroom

bedroom window

metal work mirror

bathroom

beautiful light fixture

detail of light fixture

The cottage is so exquisite in every detail that I have not had to spend a lot of words describing it.  Now we leave and take a walk around the narrow decks, admiring the windowboxes.

windowboxes

a classic cottage window

windowboxes

And on we go to cottage number three.  This time the cottages are so close together that there is no interlude of admiring other cottages and gardens along the way.