Beach Decorating Blog

We're celebrating in Seattle this summer weekend with our family - lots of things to celebrate! My mom's birthday, my son's Navy promotion, my nephew's first apartment, and our NEW beach home in Manchester (follow our Instagram page for pics and details!)So much yummy summer fruit to mix up for delish cocktails, including an abundance of ripe, juicy wild black berries from my mom and dad's beach property.  We could not resist eating them right off the bushes - sharp stickers and all! We man … read more

We are thrilled to introduce our latest dinnerware collection from Casafina - Eivissa! Inspired by the natural beauty and colors of sea and sand, we just cannot begin to describe how gorgeous these amazing organic-shaped Eivissa dinnerware and serve ware pieces are. Durable and functional, the natural curves of these tabletop pieces are simply stunning with their artfully reactive glazes that create perfectly "imperfect" patterns of sand-beige and sea-aqua blue shades. N … read more

A Favorite Eco-Luxury Home Furnishings Manufacturer - Perfect for Beach Living! We’d love to re-introduce our customers to one of our favorite coastal home decor brands - back in our store after a two-year hiatus with new fun beach inspired designs knit into luxurious cozy, made in America throw blankets.Meet the team of talented designers and creators behind In2Green!  We sent the creators a list of questions to show how In2Green was started in 2006 and why we at Ca … read more

Make a Statement with Beautiful Lighting! Tips for Decorating with Table Lamps and Choosing the Right One for your HomeA decorative, but functional coastal living inspired table lamp can make all the difference when you take your design from "ho-hum" to a real "wow" factor.  Perfect for adding classic seaside colors and designs, interesting textures plus beautiful designs in their own little packages!Having the right "kind" of lighting is incredibly important right now when our home sp … read more

As promised, but a few days late!  We got this rum daiquiri recipe from our tasting guide while touring the distillery and tasting spirits at Ocean Vodka a few years ago. They had just started making and producing rum and he was super generous with his island-drink advice.You cannot go wrong with these easy, breezy and classically simple, very tropical drinks! They are so easy to make, and once you have this recipe mastered you can start to adapt with different rums, different fruit juices, … read more