Octopus tables, chairs, pillows and jewelry are EVERYWHERE it seems! Have you noticed this fascination with this underwater creature? I’m such a girly-girl at times that they honestly cr...
Hi..how was your week? After all the colour of last week i felt like toning things down. Something simple, white & a bit nautical. shells in recycled jars tied with string, old books tied ...
I stumbled upon Carolyn Cochrane’s Etsy shop yesterday during my usual quest for “beach” and fell in love with her photography. Her shots capture the mood of the beach so per...
This beach cottage overlooks Sennen Cove – one of west Cornwall’s most beautiful beaches and it has amazing ocean views. The interior is a mix of coastal decor with country-chic, but most impo...
How do I explain my love affair with vintage diving girls and vintage swim suits? Sounds a little weird, I know…The first time I ever spotted these vintage swimmers from America Retold, I knew ...
Summer…a two syllable word that brings joy to just about every person I know. My favorite things about Summer are the longer days, sticking my toes into warm sand, large amounts of flowe...
Although these jellyfish died of natural causes before they were frozen in liquid nitrogen and made into paperweights, they still make me cringe a bit. Lost at E Minor reports that the manufac...
Hello, everyone! It’s such a honor being here today and I’d like to thank Marie for giving me the opportunity to share my opinion and my thoughts with you today. It’s wonderful to &...
Meet Mr. Bazaar…a fabulous young lad who has so much style that it oozes out of his pores. He recently featured this lovely seaside chic color palette on his popular blog, Bright.Bazaar ...
This gorgeous holiday house on Ontario’s Lake Simcoe in Canada belongs to stylist Jenn Cranston. It’s been cleverly furnished and decorated on a budget. The all white with rattan i...
I’ve been seeing so many beautiful bedroom photos on Pinterest (do we follow each other?) lately and have found that a trend I love to see is a gold sunburst mirror centered above the he...
Do you yearn to have a fresh and airy coastal living room? It’s really not that difficult! White painted walls and accent pieces are balanced with brown in this space. Note that driftwood, meta...
Celebrate your love for the coastal cottage style by bringing some color into your world with OurBoatHouse.com‘s Coastal Cottage Collection of fine interior goods. Weathered wood grains,...
Trudy Dujardin owns a Nantucket Fisherman’s Cottage and is an interior designer who has devoted most of her life to finding ways to live lightly and gently upon our treasured earth. Trud...
So, you love the lush tropics and the island style but live in the city or Midwest? It might not be as difficult as you think to get the island interior design you dream of. Kyle, author of th...
Recycled and beautiful, what more could you ask for in a countertop? We renovated much of our last home (in Spokane, Washington) and one of our favorite design elements were the countertops we...
Memorial Day is around the corner; which means entertaining friends and family is on the way! You might not have a beachfront dining area (wouldn’t that be lovely?); however you can stil...
Andrew Kotchen and Matthew Berman of workshop/apd are two of the most innovative designers of their generation. Based in New York City and Nantucket Massachusets, the firm specializes in high-end res...
Welcome aboard! It’s easy to get seaside style wherever you live with these quality handmade pillows from sponsor, Beachside Style. Their pillows are soft and squeezable and are a quick ...
I must admit that I really “like” this week’s Love It or Hate It? Award-winning artist, Jennifer Maestre, creates detailed sculptures of sea urchins. Each sculpture is create...
I escaped last weekend…not to a tropical resort; but it was still amazingly refreshing and renewing. The “Escape Hues” color palette from Design-Seeds.com is one of those ama...
We’re traveling to British Columbia, Canada for this week’s Beach House Tour. The home is located on Saltspring Island of the Gulf Islands in the Strait of Georgia between mainland...
This quiz was so much fun to take, even though the results were exactly as I imagined. What’s Your Color Personality is a short series of questions on Better Homes & Gardens website ...
Spanish designer, Maximo Riera, creates sculptural seating; which I’m honestly not really sure I appreciate. The walrus chair featured today is the third in a series of seating. The walr...
A strong and increasingly popular trend in both fashion and interior design, the nautical theme is one that can be easily recreated in any bedroom. eclectic spaces design If you’re look...
My mother was completely and totally in love with Puffins. They are pretty adorable, aren’t they? When I found this color palette (from our delightful friends at Design-Seeds.com) I kn...
When you buy a holiday cottage, it can be nice to decorate and furnish it totally differently from the way you decorate your main home. For instance, if your holiday place is by the sea, you c...
Spring is such a fabulous time of renewal! Longer days, sunshine, warm sand ready to sink our toes into. Beach Grass Shop, located in Kennebunkport, is where “summer never ends” ...
We love using maps, globes and nautical charts to decorate our beach cottage home. They are an inexpensive way to create wall art as well as add some nautical flair. The lovely muted colors...
Robert Young didn’t want to fall victim to the cliche of a huge “Hamptons” beach house. When designing a primary residence for a family in Montauk, NY he chose to design an ...
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