Beach Decorating Blog

We have a winner for our Coastal Christmas Tree Facebook Page Drawing!Dawn Jensen Bailey submitted this pretty tree covered in natural oyster shells and starfish. Don't you just love her style? Pretty and so natural for us "beachcombers"!And now to show off a few more of our entries. I am so glad that we had a random drawing, there were just too many fabulous designs to choose from, and there is NO WAY that our "crew" could have picked just one beach decorated holiday tree. This is just a sma … read more

1. Step One: Find the really dirty, dusty, tarnished silver plated tray that I have been hauling around for 10 years. (Where in the world could I have stashed it this time?) Tom finds it under the bed...2. Apply elbow grease to black tarnish. Ewww.... sort of disgusting. Gosh, I hope this works!3.Go to local Half Moon Bay Farm for fanciful, colorful pumpkins and gourds. (need cute boyfriend to push wheelbarrow!)4. Find collection of shells. I keep a pile of neutral tumbled seashell pieces for … read more

15 of our favorite ideas for this fall! These examples of coastal and beach themed pumpkin decorations are just too much fun. We hope you think so too - enjoy and let us know if you try any of these ideas at home!1. Under the Sea Carved Sea Turtles from Barefoot in Florida with Julie (simply adorable!)2. Nautical Decoupaged Pumpkin from Crafts by Courtney3. Blue Fish Net Pumpkin (so sorry - not sure of source!)4. Painted Lili Pulitzer Pumpkins - love these!  Source - Completely Co … read more

Just can't help myself - love summer cocktails and just had to show off a few that I want to try for this holiday weekend!1. Pop Rock CocktailsJust add red, white or blue "Pop Rocks" to the rim of your summer cocktails to give them that extra little sizzle and pop!Pop Rocks on the Beach1/2 oz Vodka1/2 oz Midori melon liqueur1/2 oz Chambord raspberry liqueur3 splashes Pineapple juiceThis one might be the winner for me - now to just find the Pop Rocks... (any ideas?)2. Red, White and Blue Win … read more

It's that time of year again! Parties with friends and family at the coast celebrating America's Independence. I love how inspired you can be using red, white and blue to create a fun table setting for the holiday, many times simply using dinnerware, linens and glassware that you may already have in your cabinets!  Add a coastal-nautical twist and you are ready for guests at the beach! Here's are just a few of our favorite inspiration images from the collection of ideas that we've been s … read more