Will you be out shopping on Black Friday? As for me, you'll most likely find me at the beach, walking off my Thanksgiving meal! And hopefully I find some driftwood on the way.Two driftwood pieces like this one would look great as pulls on my nightstands too.Then simply hooks... and a bundle of driftwood in a bucket, both are pictures of the home of artist Leah Anderson taken by Lara from Modern Prairie Girl.And a hanging driftwood Christmas tree! Don't be afraid of the pillar drill. If Ali f... Read Full Story
Beth from The Stories of A 2 Z created beach Christmas ornaments in a very literal sense!I've never seen this before and just love it. And she made them at the beach too! It's super easy.And so lovely. Read Full Story
Uncommon Goods is one of the online stores that I'm affiliated with and what you find there are fun and quirky products many of which make great gifts for any occasion. You might just find the perfect Christmas gift for someone! And if you're interested in a product, check out the reviews too.Sweet little hand blown fish sculptures that can hold a flower, a pencil or just be put on display.Silver-plated nautical cocktail picks and forks, each adorned with a different top. A fun hostess gift!I... Read Full Story
A ship's figurehead is the carved wooden figure traditionally mounted on the prow of early sailing ships. It gave a ship unique character and was believed to sooth the sea gods and make sure the voyage will be safe. And here's a beautiful bow maiden mounted on the side of a house that I discovered at The Lennoxx. And just in case you're now eager to find the perfect bow maiden for your home, I looked around and found some at Ebay here: Ship Figureheads, and some at The Ancient Mariner and the... Read Full Story
Making seashell candles is such a fun thing to do, specially now as we are moving into the holiday season. I've seen them in different online magazines (click images) and thought I bring them all together here.They look so wonderful and festive, and I think they make great personal gifts too. How do you make seashell candles? In short: Take some deep and straight standing shells, fill them with melted wax, place wicks with holders into the bottoms and let them dry. You can pick up a block of... Read Full Story
When I think of floating homes or houseboats Seattle's Lake Union is the first place that comes to mind. You can count about 500 floating homes there, the picture showing Eastlake with a view of the I-5 Bridge.Lake Union of course is home of the world-famous Sleepless in Seattle (1993) houseboat that is docked off Westlake Avenue on 123 Lake Union -a popular tourist attraction! Have a peak inside (to tour the entire home just click on the image). Then just like us (people who own a house that... Read Full Story
First off, I want to thank you all for visiting and participating in the Tabletop Giveaway. This was great fun!I hope you enjoyed Deanna's beautiful store Outer Banks Trading Group. The good news is, if you didn't win this time, Deanna will be offering more giveaways here in the near future! So stay tuned! A big thank you goes out to all of you who were writing about the giveaway in a blog post, you are awesome:Karla @ It's the Little Things that Make a House a Home | Julia @ Hooked on Hou... Read Full Story
Usually I don't get into the Christmas Spirit until December comes around, but I landed in coastal Christmas ornament heaven aka Christmas Coast, an online store that looks like a branch of Seaside Inspired, which I have featured here. Anyway, the ornaments are delicious eye candy. And I love the seaglass garland too! Stores to SeaFeaturing a coastal online store (or two) each weekend.Previously featured:Origin CraftsChic Beach Cottage StyleHandmade Beach DecorVietri Dinnerware + Home Accesso... Read Full Story
I don't usually post jewelry, but for a friend I'm happy to make an exception. Mickey from Nicholas Landon Jewelry is giving away one of her beautiful nautical code necklace's to celebrate her new store. And what a wonderful personal gift this would make! You can have the coordinates of a treasured place engraved, perhaps the location of a wedding, a proposal, or favorite vacation. You don't want to miss it! And you still have time to enter my Tabletop Giveaway too! Read Full Story
I love the combination Blue and Green. Blue like the sea and the sky, and green like palm trees! And I love this view, which is the inspiration for this round of Picture Pics. Pictures do give us a view after all, one that's easily attainable too. This might sound lame, but check out the picture perfect view of the ocean created by designer Steven Gambrel in These Two Rooms posted on Coastal Style Living and you see what I mean. And as always, please click on images for more information and/o... Read Full Story
