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Modern Interior Designs in Miami FL. by J Design Group in Miami.
Home is an incredible or lovely place where most of the people feel comfortable. Yes..! After a long and hectic day, house is the one place where you can relax. Gone are the days, when a “home” meant just a ceiling with four walls. Yes..! That's true, but nowadays a “house” is something beyond your expectation. Therefore, most of the people hire “premises decoration” services.
Nowadays, unlike old-age properties, various new apartments and homes are built to optimize the comfort of modern housing. Yes...! Everyone knows that “Home Decoration” is considered to be one of the most important and hottest trends all over the world. This is an amazing process of using creativity, imaginations and skills. Through this, you can make your house and any other building interesting and amazing. However, if you are looking for these kinds of services for your premises, then “J Design Group” is here just for you.
We are the one that provides renovation services to you so that you can make a building actually look like a house. Yes..! Other ordinary organizations who actually focus on the colors and other decorative items of any space, but we provide all these solutions efficiently. Creative and talented Contemporary Interior Designer under each and every requirement of our precious clients and provide different solutions accordingly. We provide all these services in commercial, residential and industrial sector like homes, restaurants, hotels, corporate facilities and financial institutions remodeling service.
Everyone knows that renovation is the one that makes a building actually look like a house. That's true “design” is the one that complement each and every section of a particular space. So, if you want to change the look of your interior within your budget, then Miami Interior Designers are here just for you. Our experts carefully understand your needs and design an outline plan before rendering outstanding solutions to you.
Interior design decorators of our firm have the potential and appropriate knowledge to decorate any kind of building. We render various reliable and credible solutions to our esteemed customers so that they can easily change the entire ambiance of their premises.
J Design Group – Miami Interior Designers Firm – Modern – Contemporary
Contact us: 305-444-4611
www.JDesignGroup.com
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225 Malaga Ave.
Coral Gable, FL 33134
http://www.JDesignGroup.com
Call us at: 305.444.4611
Your friendly professional Interior design firm in Miami Florida.

Inspiration for a rustic open concept living room remodel in Orange County with white walls and a stone fireplace

INNOVIA™ TOUCH CARPET is the super soft extension of Carpet One Floor & Home’s premier soft and durable Innovia™ brand carpet. Its incredible built-in stain and soil protection ensures that liquids, spills and soil will remove easily, for a long-lasting carpet. It looks great in this living room complimented by bright yellow accents.
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Want to watch TV in the kitchen, but keep all of your counter space available? A pop-up TV lift is the perfect solution.
Example of a kitchen design in Phoenix with stainless steel appliances and an island
Example of a kitchen design in Phoenix with stainless steel appliances and an island

Inspiration for a transitional light wood floor bedroom remodel in Burlington with white walls

This patio is now more useful now having the sun controlled with the outdoor sun shades. These shades are easily lowered and raised and block the sun but still allow you to enjoy the view. We work with clients in the Central Indiana Area. Contact us today to get started on your project. 317-273-8343
The sun can be overwhelming at times with the brightness and high temperatures. Shades are also a great way to block harmful ultra-violet rays to protect your hardwood flooring, furniture and artwork from fading. There are different types of shades that were engineered to solve a specific dilemma.
TYPES OF ROLLER SHADES:
Solar Screens: Block the sun, not the view.
Roller Shades: Come in a variety of opacities & fabrics. And give more privacy.
Blackout Shades: Ultimate privacy, light blocking and great for bedrooms.
Outdoor Shades: Block the sun while still enjoying the view. Made from durable materials.
Insect Shades: Block the sun and keep the bugs out.
Printed Shades: Customized printed shades for residential and commercial use.
LIVE OUT OF STATE OR TOO BUSY?
Talk with our professional design specialists and let them help you transform your home! It’s simple and easy. This is a great solution for persons who live out of state or are too busy for a traditional home consultation. We have a “virtual interior designer” that will work with you each step of the way. With our great reviews, solid company and company values- you know that your home is in great hands!
For more information, contact Talitha at 317-273-8343 or email: talitha@abdawindowfashions.com or check out our houzz.com store!
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For our local customers we offer, FREE In-home consultation or showroom appointment to meet your lifestyle and design needs. At Abda, we have the perfect blend of high-end and affordable solutions for every style and budget. Affordable doesn’t mean cheap! We pride ourselves on quality products with excellent service. We’re so confident of our products that we give our customers more than the manufacturers guarantee!
At Abda, you will find knowledgeable staff that will turn your visions into a reality. Stop in our showroom or schedule a Free In-home consultation today! We know you will be happy with the results but don’t take our word for it, check out what some of our customers say about us on Houzz and Angie’s List!
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WHY CHOOSE US?
We have been in business since November 1998 and started in the window covering business by cleaning & repairing blinds. This gave us a unique perspective from most window covering dealers. We have always considered how well products hold up and which manufacturers stand behind their products the best. We let our clients know the benefits of more expensive products and give honest feedback. We take pride in showing alternative products to fit all budgets. We also give our customers an additional 2 year warranty on top of the manufacturers guarantee!
Our great testimonials on Angie’s List, Houzz.com and referrals have helped our company grow without the need for “conventional” advertising. Abda means ‘servant’. At Abda, we approach every customer with a servant’s attitude. This philosophy has helped our customers feel confident in their purchases and well-taken care of. Our number one focus is customer service and we believe in putting the customer’s needs first. We offer our clients an additional 2 year warranty on top of the manufacturer’s warranty and want each and every client to be completely happy with their purchase. We’ve been awarded the prestigious 2013 Angie’s List Super Service Award, an honor bestowed annually on approximately 5 percent of all the businesses rated on the nation’s leading provider of consumer reviews. We’ve grown over the years and have added more team members to our company and we’re very excited at the direction our company is going.
Check out our website for more information: www.abdawindowfashions.com
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MORE INFORMATION ON ROLLER SHADES:
Below are a list of styles and types of shades that are available for your home. We’ve noticed through the years of being in the window industry that there are many different manufacturers and types of roller, screen and outdoor shades. And have chosen to work with manufacturers and products that are great quality while meeting your budget. Not sure which product is right for you? No worries, we have professionally trained staff that can help you find the best solution for your home. There’s no project too small or large! Stop in our showroom or call today for a FREE in-home consultation. If you’re out of state, no problem! We’re now making our custom treatments and shipping them to you!
Call today (317-273-8343) for more information or email: talitha@abdawindowfashions.com
TYPES/STYLES
Roller Shades,
Solar Shades,
Solar Screens,
Outdoor Shades,
Sun Shades,
Patio Shades,
Roller Shades,
Shades,
Roller shade,
Roll up blinds,
Roll up shades,
Outdoor sun shades,
Solar Blinds,
Solar Screen,
Solar Window Screens,
Solar Window Shades,
Blackout shades,
Insect shades,
LOCAL SERVICE AREAS:
Areas that we serve for installation for shades are listed below. (But we ship to anywhere in the US!) If you don’t see your city on the list, just give us a call and we will see what we can do.
Indianapolis shades & surrounding areas,
Carmel shades & surrounding areas,
Zionsville shades & surrounding areas
Westfield shades & surrounding areas,
Avon shades & surrounding areas,
Greenwood curtains and draperies & surrounding areas,

Dedicated laundry room - large farmhouse single-wall ceramic tile dedicated laundry room idea in Vancouver with a farmhouse sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, marble countertops, white walls, a side-by-side washer/dryer and white countertops

RIVUSS Carrión FBS-300
•Lead-Free Solid Brass Single-lever Bathroom Faucet.
•Complete Solid Brass Drain Kit Included.
•Kerox - Hungary Brand ceramic disc cartridge for near friction free movement for a lifetime.
•Neoperl - Switzerland Brand Water Flow Regulator Saves Water - Reduces Energy
•All mounting hardware and hot/cold waterlines are included.
•Premium color finish resists tarnishing and corrosion.
•ADA Compliant
•Lead Free - AB 1953 / NSF 372 / NSF 61 Compliant
•WaterSense certified product - 1.5 GPM uses at least 30% less water than standard 2.2 GPM faucets.
•Certified and Listed by: cUPC / NSF 372 / NSF 61 / AB 1953 / WaterSense / CAL Green
•Designed for standard US plumbing connections
•Limited Lifetime Warranty
*Available in Chrome & Brushed Nickel Finish

Stacy Zarin Goldberg
Example of a mid-sized eclectic kids' white tile and porcelain tile porcelain tile bathroom design in DC Metro with a wall-mount sink, white cabinets, solid surface countertops, a one-piece toilet and gray walls
Example of a mid-sized eclectic kids' white tile and porcelain tile porcelain tile bathroom design in DC Metro with a wall-mount sink, white cabinets, solid surface countertops, a one-piece toilet and gray walls

'Mexican Cinnamon' basil growing in a window box off the front deck. It's easy to slip out of the kitchen and pick a few leaves as needed. Here, the central leader is pinched out to encourage bushy growth. Photo by Steve Masley

Moroccan Pool Room for lounging. High-low backed custom sofa in deep blue velvet chenille. Poufs, lanterns, hooka, tables from Morocco. Handknotted wool rug with an ivory leather ottoman made custom for this room. Colorful pillows and accessories.
Beautiful Spanish Villa nestled in the hot and dry hills of Southern California. This beautiful sprawling mediterranean home has deep colored fabrics and rugs, a Moroccan pool house, and a burgandy, almost purple library. The deep red and rust colored fabrics reflect and enhance the antique wall hangings. The fine furniture is all hand bench made, all custom and hand scraped to look old and worn. Wrought iron lighting, Moroccan artifacts complete the look. Project Location: Hidden Hills, California. Projects designed by Maraya Interior Design. From their beautiful resort town of Ojai, they serve clients in Montecito, Hope Ranch, Malibu, Westlake and Calabasas, across the tri-county areas of Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles, south to Hidden Hills- north through Solvang and more.

Comfortable outdoor living space that is easily maintained while conveying sophistication is not often seen in a three season room.
The all weather wicker sectional is casual and contemporary and works beautifully with the RoSham Beaux drum shade lamps and
barn wood coffee table with industrial iron base. The dining area lighting has soft fabric shades that bring serene warmth to evening meals with the family and the ceiling fan has a modern industrial look that both looks exquisite and keeps the space cool on warm summer evenings.

Made from the strongest steel available and easy to install, this organization system is completely adjustable and re-adjustable giving you unlimited storage options for the ultimate in versatility and freedom. So when you’re ready to get out the bikes and store away the sleds, Organized Living Activity Organizers can help you do it quickly and easily

Kitchen remodel with Wellborn on the lowers and custom glossy white uppers.
Inspiration for a large modern l-shaped porcelain tile and gray floor eat-in kitchen remodel in Other with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartzite countertops, white backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island
Inspiration for a large modern l-shaped porcelain tile and gray floor eat-in kitchen remodel in Other with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartzite countertops, white backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island

You can go over some of our award winner Interior Design pictures and see all different projects created with most exclusive products available today.
Modern Interior Designs in Miami FL. by J Design Group in Miami.
Home is an incredible or lovely place where most of the people feel comfortable. Yes..! After a long and hectic day, house is the one place where you can relax. Gone are the days, when a “home” meant just a ceiling with four walls. Yes..! That's true, but nowadays a “house” is something beyond your expectation. Therefore, most of the people hire “premises decoration” services.
Nowadays, unlike old-age properties, various new apartments and homes are built to optimize the comfort of modern housing. Yes...! Everyone knows that “Home Decoration” is considered to be one of the most important and hottest trends all over the world. This is an amazing process of using creativity, imaginations and skills. Through this, you can make your house and any other building interesting and amazing. However, if you are looking for these kinds of services for your premises, then “J Design Group” is here just for you.
We are the one that provides renovation services to you so that you can make a building actually look like a house. Yes..! Other ordinary organizations who actually focus on the colors and other decorative items of any space, but we provide all these solutions efficiently. Creative and talented Contemporary Interior Designer under each and every requirement of our precious clients and provide different solutions accordingly. We provide all these services in commercial, residential and industrial sector like homes, restaurants, hotels, corporate facilities and financial institutions remodeling service.
Everyone knows that renovation is the one that makes a building actually look like a house. That's true “design” is the one that complement each and every section of a particular space. So, if you want to change the look of your interior within your budget, then Miami Interior Designers are here just for you. Our experts carefully understand your needs and design an outline plan before rendering outstanding solutions to you.
Interior design decorators of our firm have the potential and appropriate knowledge to decorate any kind of building. We render various reliable and credible solutions to our esteemed customers so that they can easily change the entire ambiance of their premises.
J Design Group – Miami Interior Designers Firm – Modern – Contemporary
Contact us: 305-444-4611
www.JDesignGroup.com
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225 Malaga Ave.
Coral Gable, FL 33134
http://www.JDesignGroup.com
Call us at: 305.444.4611
Your friendly professional Interior design firm in Miami Florida.

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The hall bath for this client started out a little dated with its 1970’s color scheme and general wear and tear, but check out the transformation!
The floor is really the focal point here, it kind of works the same way wallpaper would, but -- it’s on the floor. I love this graphic tile, patterned after Moroccan encaustic, or cement tile, but this one is actually porcelain at a very affordable price point and much easier to install than cement tile.
Once we had homeowner buy-in on the floor choice, the rest of the space came together pretty easily – we are calling it “transitional, Moroccan, industrial.” Key elements are the traditional vanity, Moroccan shaped mirrors and flooring, and plumbing fixtures, coupled with industrial choices -- glass block window, a counter top that looks like cement but that is actually very functional Corian, sliding glass shower door, and simple glass light fixtures.
The final space is bright, functional and stylish. Quite a transformation, don’t you think?
Designed by: Susan Klimala, CKD, CBD
Photography by: Mike Kaskel
For more information on kitchen and bath design ideas go to: www.kitchenstudio-ge.com

Peter Rymwid Architectural Photography
Once a small bedroom for a governess, now creatively converted to "Le Petit Pantry de Plumberry"
Just steps away from the Master Bedroom, Dressing Area and Atrium lies a pantry like no other! A small, yet fully functional kitchen capable of fulfilling any request or appetite!
The cherry cabinetry is finished in a beautiful French blue-grey striate with accents of walnut and adorned with polished nickel and crystal glass knobs. The extraordinary white Calacatta Romano marble countertops are reflected in the hand cut marble mosaics extending the full height of the wall providing a breathtaking moment upon entering this room.
A quick cup of fresh hot coffee, espresso or cappuccino is easily accessible as Monsieur dresses for the start of his business day. Maybe he has time to sit at the marble peninsula and enjoy the view and the fireplace as he reads the morning paper and listens to the stock and traffic news.
The refrigerator is elegantly camouflaged as an antique mirrored armoire. Inside is an undisclosed amount of cookie dough that serves to cure Madame's fervor for fresh shortbreads with her afternoon tea or a quick snack for the little one's playing in the Atrium. Simply place a few dollops of dough and place in the speed oven for just several minutes and voila.
Monsieur loves to prepare a full breakfast for his d'amour as they lounge in their chambers on a lazy morning, along with hot baked croissants, frothing lattes, and fresh berries and cream. Everything he needs is just within reach...a fully stocked refrigerator, induction cooktop, speed oven and concealed dishwasher to provide an easy clean up.

Stuart Wade, Envision Virtual Tours
The second-largest and most developed of Georgia's barrier islands, St. Simons is approximately twelve miles long and nearly three miles wide at its widest stretch (roughly the size of Manhattan Island in New York). The island is located in Glynn County on Georgia's coast and lies east of Brunswick (the seat of Glynn County), south of Little St. Simons Island and the Hampton River, and north of Jekyll Island. The resort community of Sea Island is separated from St. Simons on the east by the Black Banks River. Known for its oak tree canopies and historic landmarks, St. Simons is both a tourist destination and, according to the 2010 U.S. census, home to 12,743 residents.
Early History
The earliest
St. Simons Island Village
record of human habitation on the island dates to the Late Archaic Period, about 5,000 to 3,000 years ago. Remnants of shell rings left behind by Native Americans from this era survive on many of the barrier islands, including St. Simons. Centuries later, during the period known by historians as the chiefdom era, the Guale Indians established a chiefdom centered on St. Catherines Island and used St. Simons as their hunting and fishing grounds. By 1500 the Guale had established a permanent village of about 200 people on St. Simons, which they called Guadalquini.
Beginning in 1568, the Spanish attempted to create missions along the Georgia coast. Catholic missions were the primary means by which Georgia's indigenous Native American chiefdoms were assimilated into the Spanish colonial system along the northern frontier of greater Spanish Florida. In the 1600s St. Simons became home to two Spanish missions: San Buenaventura de Guadalquini, on the southern tip of the island, and Santo Domingo de Asao (or Asajo), on the northern tip. Located on the inland side of the island were the pagan refugee villages of San Simón, the island's namesake, and Ocotonico. In 1684 pirate raids left the missions and villages largely abandoned.
Colonial History
As
Fort Frederica
early as 1670, with Great Britain's establishment of the colony of Carolina and its expansion into Georgia territory, Spanish rule was threatened by the English. The Georgia coast was considered "debatable land" by England and Spain, even though Spain had fully retreated from St. Simons by 1702. Thirty-one years later General James Edward Oglethorpe founded the English settlement of Savannah. In 1736 he established Fort Frederica, named after the heir to the British throne, Frederick Louis, prince of Wales, on the west side of St. Simons Island to protect Savannah and the Carolinas from the Spanish threat.
Between 1736 and 1749 Fort Frederica was the hub of British military operations along the Georgia frontier. A town of the same name grew up around the fort and was of great importance to the new colony. By 1740 Frederica's population was 1,000. In 1736 the congregation of what would become Christ Church was organized within Fort Frederica as a mission of the Church of England. Charles Wesley led the first services. In 1742 Britain's decisive victory over Spain in the Battle of Bloody Marsh, during the War of Jenkins' Ear, ended the Spanish threat to the Georgia coast. When the British regimen disbanded in 1749, most of the townspeople relocated to the mainland. Fort Frederica went into decline and, except for a short time of prosperity during the 1760s and 1770s under the leadership of merchant James Spalding, never fully recovered. Today the historic citadel's tabby ruins are maintained by the National Park Service.
Plantation Era
By the start of the American Revolution (1775-83), Fort Frederica was obsolete, and St. Simons was left largely uninhabited as most of its residents joined the patriot army. Besides hosting a small Georgia naval victory on the Fort Frederica River, providing guns from its famous fort for use at Fort Morris in Sunbury, and serving as an arena for pillaging by privateers and British soldiers, the island played almost no role in the war.
Following the war, many of the townspeople, their businesses destroyed, turned to agriculture. The island was transformed into fourteen cotton plantations after acres of live oak trees were cleared for farm land and used for building American warships, including the famous USS Constitution, or "Old Ironsides." Although rice was the predominant crop along the neighboring Altamaha River, St. Simons was known for its production of long-staple cotton, which soon came to be known as Sea Island cotton.
Between
Ebos Landing
the 1780s and the outbreak of the Civil War (1861-65), St. Simons's plantation culture flourished. The saline atmosphere and the availability of cheap slave labor proved an ideal combination for the cultivation of Sea Island cotton. In 1803 a group of Ebo slaves who survived the Middle Passage and arrived on the west side of St. Simons staged a rebellion and drowned themselves. The sacred site is known today as Ebos Landing.
One of the largest owners of land and slaves on St. Simons was Pierce Butler, master of Hampton Point Plantation, located on the northern end of the island. By 1793 Butler owned more than 500 slaves, who cultivated 800 acres of cotton on St. Simons and 300 acres of rice on Butler's Island in the Altamaha River delta. Butler's grandson, Pierce Mease Butler, who at the age of sixteen inherited a share of his grandfather's estate in 1826, was responsible for the largest sale of human beings in the history of the United States: in 1859, to restore his squandered fortune, he sold 429 slaves in Savannah for more than $300,000. The British actress and writer Fanny Kemble, whose tumultuous marriage to Pierce ended in divorce in 1849, published an eyewitness account of the evils of slavery on St. Simons in her book Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838-1839 (1863).
Another
Retreat Plantation
large owner of land and slaves on St. Simons was Major William Page, a friend and employee of Pierce Butler Sr. Before purchasing Retreat Plantation on the southwestern tip of the island in 1804, Page managed the Hampton plantation and Butler's Island. Upon Page's death in 1827, Thomas Butler King inherited the land together with his wife, Page's daughter, Anna Matilda Page King. King expanded his father-in-law's planting empire on St. Simons as well as on the mainland, and by 1835 Retreat Plantation alone was home to as many as 355 slaves.
The center of life during the island's plantation era was Christ Church, Frederica. Organized in 1807 by a group of island planters, the Episcopal church is the second oldest in the Diocese of Georgia. Embargoes imposed by the War of 1812 (1812-15) prevented the parishioners from building a church structure, so they worshiped in the home of John Beck, which stood on the site of Oglethorpe's only St. Simons residence, Orange Hall.
The first Christ Church building, finished on the present site in 1820, was ruined by occupying Union troops during the Civil War. In 1884 the Reverend Anson Dodge Jr. rebuilt the church as a memorial to his first wife, Ellen. The cruciform building with a trussed gothic roof and stained-glass windows remains active today as Christ Church.
Civil War and Beyond
The
St. Simons Island Lighthouse
outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 put a sudden end to St. Simons's lucrative plantation era. In January of that year, Confederate troops were stationed at the south end of the island to guard the entrance to Brunswick Harbor. Slaves from Retreat Plantation, owned by Thomas Butler King, built earthworks and batteries. Plantation residents were scattered—the men joined the Confederate army and their families moved to the mainland. Cannon fire was heard on the island in December 1861, and Confederate troops retreated in February 1862, after dynamiting the lighthouse to keep its beacon from aiding Union troops. Soon thereafter, Union troops occupied the island, which was used as a camp for freed slaves. By August 1862 more than 500 former slaves lived on St. Simons, including Susie King Taylor, who organized a school for freed slave children. But in November the ex-slaves were taken to Hilton Head, South Carolina, and Fernandina, Florida, leaving the island abandoned.
After the Civil War the island never returned to its status as an agricultural community. The plantations lay dormant because there were no slaves to work the fields. After Union general William T. Sherman's January 1865 Special Field Order No. 15 —a demand that former plantations be divided and distributed to former slaves—was overturned by U.S. president Andrew Johnson less than a year later, freedmen and women were forced to work as sharecroppers on the small farms that dotted the land previously occupied by the sprawling plantations.
By
St. Simons Lumber Mills
1870 real economic recovery began with the reestablishment of the timber industry. Norman Dodge and Titus G. Meigs of New York set up lumber mill operations at Gascoigne Bluff, formerly Hamilton Plantation. The lumber mills provided welcome employment for both blacks and whites and also provided mail and passenger boats to the mainland. Such water traffic, together with the construction of a new lighthouse in 1872, designed by architect Charles B. Cluskey, marked the beginning of St. Simons's tourism industry. The keeper of the lighthouse created a small amusement park, which drew many visitors, as did the seemingly miraculous light that traveled from the top of the lighthouse tower to the bottom. The island became a summer retreat for families from the mainland, particularly from Baxley, Brunswick, and Waycross.
The island's resort industry was thriving by the 1880s. Beachfront structures, such as a new pier and grand hotel, were built on the southeastern end of the island and could be accessed by ferry. Around this time wealthy northerners began vacationing on the island.
Twentieth Century
The
St. Simons Island Pier and Village
opening in 1924 of the Brunswick–St. Simons Highway, today known as the Torras Causeway, was a milestone in the development of resorts in the area. St. Simons's beaches were now easily accessible to locals and tourists alike. More than 5,000 automobiles took the short drive from Brunswick to St. Simons via the causeway on its opening day, paving the way for convenient residential and resort development.
In 1926 automotive pioneer Howard Coffin of Detroit, Michigan, bought large tracts of land on St. Simons, including the former Retreat Plantation, and constructed a golf course, yacht club, paved roads, and a residential subdivision. Although the causeway had brought large numbers of summer people to the island, St. Simons remained a small community with only a few hundred permanent residents until the 1940s.
The
St. Simons Island
outbreak of World War II (1941-45) brought more visitors and residents to St. Simons. Troops stationed at Jacksonville, Florida; Savannah; and nearby Camp Stewart took weekend vacations on the island, and a new naval air base and radar school became home to even more officers and soldiers. The increased wartime population brought the island its first public school. With a major shipyard for the production of Liberty ships in nearby Brunswick, the waters of St. Simons became active with German U-boats. In April 1942, just off the coast, the Texas Company oil tanker S. S. Oklahoma and the S. S. Esso Baton Rouge were torpedoed by the Germans, bringing the war very close to home for island residents.
Due in large part to the military's improvement of the island's infrastructure during the war, development on the island boomed in the 1950s and 1960s. More permanent homes and subdivisions were built, and the island was no longer just a summer resort but also a thriving community. In 1950 the Methodist conference and retreat center Epworth by the Sea opened on Gascoigne Bluff. In 1961 novelist Eugenia Price visited St. Simons and began work on her first works of fiction, known as the St. Simons Trilogy. Inspired by real events on the island, Price's trilogy renewed interest in the history of Georgia's coast, and the novelist herself relocated to the island in 1965 and lived there for thirty-one years. St. Simons is also home to contemporary Georgia writer Tina McElroy Ansa.
Since
Epworth by the Sea
1980 St. Simons's population has doubled. The island's continued status as a vacation destination and its ongoing development boom have put historic landmarks and natural areas at risk. While such landmarks as the Fort Frederica ruins and the Battle of Bloody Marsh site are preserved and maintained by the National Park Service, and while the historic lighthouse is maintained by the Coastal Georgia Historical Society, historic Ebos Landing has been taken over by a sewage treatment plant.
Several coastal organizations have formed in recent years to save natural areas on the island. The St. Simons Land Trust, for example, has received donations of large tracts of land and plans to protect property in the island's three traditional African American neighborhoods. Despite its rapid growth and development, St. Simons remains one of the most beautiful and important islands on the Georgia coast.

This well-proportioned two-story design offers simplistic beauty and functionality. Living, kitchen, and porch spaces flow into each other, offering an easily livable main floor. The master suite is also located on this level. Two additional bedroom suites and a bunk room can be found on the upper level. A guest suite is situated separately, above the garage, providing a bit more privacy.
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