Beach Decorating Blog

So excited to have my friend Judy Thorne write a guest blog post for us! She lives in a wonderful beach home perched right on Colvos Passage just a tiny bit north of Point Richmond in Gig Harbor, Washington. Tom and I have been incredibly lucky to have been invited to visit on several occasions - some awesome views of sea lions and salmon....Enjoy Judy's great ideas for decorating with vintage fishing floats! - CaronIf you’re like me, you’re always looking for new ways and ideas to add coas … read more

We met our friend, Gerri Hyman of My Island Art a number years ago, and fell in love with her bright, colorful beach cottage pillows and whimsical canvas giclees. I thought you all might like to know a little more about what inspires her to create her incredible whimsical island-inspired designs!  1. How were you inspired to create your company, My Island? I have always been inspired by sea life, tropical foliage, and all things colorful. These subjects have also always been my favori … read more

We've featured an assortment of fill-able glass lamps since we've been open (2010), but today we discovered some new designs and updated images for some of our favorite nautical styled lamps that we've featured on our site for a long time. Take a look!Just had to show off the new colors and fun designs of these Nautical Net Glass Lamps!  The base top/corks come out, making these lighting pieces perfect for collecting and showing off your gathered beach treasures from walks along the sh … read more

Living Coral - Pantone's Color PIck for 2019. The Caron's Design Team highly approves!We are so excited about this new color choice from Pantone; it's a perfect reflection of our love of the delicate, fragile beauty of the sea and the life giving necessity of a living reef.  Adding a bit of this gorgeous warm color will warm up any interior or exterior living space and will breathe fresh new life into any coastal decorated room for this spring. We hope you love it too!Here are a few easy de … read more

Do you have all of your Christmas Cookies made?   I confess, we have been having a great time at our house whipping up some fun treats to share with our neighbors and with Tom's co-workers. Making holiday cookies for me is sort of a stress reliever....These Santa Claws Snicker Doodles are one of our favorite recipes. Super easy and festive!Ingredients:1 Cup Margarine (2 sticks)1 1/2 cup white sugar2 eggs1 tsp. vanilla2 3/4 cups of flour2 tsp. cream of tartar1 tsp. baking soda1/2 tsp. s … read more