Beach Decorating Blog

It's that time of year again!  (From our friend Kristy's Starfish Cottage Blog)We love showing off creative (and very doable) Coastal Fall and Pumpkin Decorating Ideas that we've been collecting especially for this special season. Caron loves this dining room that Stacy Cross Short sent us on Facebook!For this year, because last year was so successful,  we've decided to once again sponsor a Caron's Beach House drawing for a $100.00 gift certificate to be spent on our site - j … read more

We were so thrilled that our friend Kristy Seibert, of Starfish Cottage Blog chose to use our Sand and Shore Duvet Bedding to give her master bedroom a calming, cool update for her summer transition to fall styled bedroom. Take a look at how she designed her bedroom with layers of the duvet cover, shams and the matching decorative pillows and then added a white coverlet and soft white pillows. So pretty - and so calming.... Don't you love the Kristy's layered look?  So versatile and so … read more

Pretty Cool!  We are never quite sure when a magazine requests products and product images if they are going to be featured - so fun when we do see our coastal decor appear in the pages of HGTV Magazine!  Look for our gorgeous Aqua Tideline Lamp in their fun "Everybody Loves Stripes" article.  We highly agree with their style editors, not only do stripes look good all year round, they just simply spell coastal cool and classic, timeless design. This Tideline ceramic glaz … read more

There is just nothing quite like REAL summertime nectarines and plums; sweet, plump and juicy = yum. Especially if you are lucky enough to have your own fruit trees or a local farm stand nearby.  We've come up with an easy, delish summertime cocktail using local stone fruit - looks gorgeous and tastes even better - your beach home guests will think you are quite the mixoloist!Here's what you need for your Summer Stone Fruit Sangria: 1/4 cup Vanilla Simple Syrup 1+ cup sliced Nectarines (w … read more

Did you see us in the magazine?  Pretty exciting to see our name featured in the summer Seaside Style issue of Cottages & Bungalows Magazine! So happy that the editors chose to showcase one of our favorite artisan handcrafted door knockers - take a peek...(See #9 Below)   P.S. We do also have the gorgeous #8 Nassau Mercury Glass Lamp with Starfish Decorating on our site...And for even more cool front door ideas - check our complete category of door knocker and d … read more