Featured on Coastal Living.com this month, is a step-by-step guide to help you create the perfect holiday entertaining table. Also included, are great nautical themed finds to help set the mood for the celebrations. I think many of the items would make great gifts for your friends and family who love the coast. Ice Bucket Anchor…
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Tory Burch Resort Collection 2011 essie nail polish for J.CREW Coffee Table Book: Natural Curiosities Barefoot Contessa’s New Cookbook how easy is that? Cozy Restaurants in the fall
Christopher Peacock Designs His Own Kitchen
Christopher Peacock is a British-born designer and founded his upscale cabinet design business 18 years ago. Since then, he has installed thousands of six-figured kitchens here and abroad. He, his wife, and three boys moved into their new Colonial house in Greenwich, Conneticut in 2005. His first project, of course, was to change out the kitchen. …
Fun Friday Links
Today is my first Friday Link Day! I have five great places for you to visit, look around and get inspired. Have fun! #1. 5 Frightfully Fun Decorating Ideas For Halloween: Hooked on Houses #2. Crested Butte Redo: Cote De Texas #3. Flag Display in Frames: Completely Coastal #4. Tim Clark: The Modern Beach House #5. The BC Stripey Napkin: A…
Set Design: It’s Complicated
The movie It’s Complicated directed by Nancy Meyers was set in a serene Santa Barbara coastal area. You may remember that Nancy Meyers also directed the design-rich, Something’s Gotta Give and The Holiday. All three movies offer trend setting interiors that Meyers herself was deeply involved in. This story line follows along the path of love, divorce…
Casual Chic
I can appreciate a laid back, casual, coastal feeling and these photos give me inspiration to create a space that is seaworthy. This sliding chair for the patio covered in nautical stripes would be a perfect place to read a book or chat with someone special. If my ceiling was high enough, I would have a canoe hanging from…
Fun Last Minute Halloween Treats
Here are some fun last minute Halloween decorations and treats that I’ve had my eye on. I also think these items would make great hostess gifts in case you are attending a Halloween party. Pottery Barn Pumpkin Candles Spooky Spider Doormat – Crate and Barrel Decorative Owl with Lights – Pottery Barn Halloween Pancake Molds – Williams Sonoma Mini Iced Halloween…
Tim Clark: The Modern Beach House
This is my second post on my new favorite designer, Tim Clark. He is the designer for the 2010 Ultimate Beach House by Coastal Living (be sure to check out my post for this home) and I felt that there is still more to share with you about his gorgeous art of designing. Tim Clark states: When designing a modern home,…
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Pumpkin Cupcakes With Maple Frosting by Ina Garten Cape Cod Chopped Salad by Ina Garten Sequin Mesh Bell Skirt by J. Crew Hydrangeas The Beach in the Fall