Lowe's flagstone path

Have you seen this path?  I love it , it is cement. They have these forms at Lowe's you place down the form and pour in cement and trowel it in!! Then plant in some moss between. Such a cute path.

Decor again...

Just some pretty beachy, shabby pics I found that I love...

Open kitchen shelving

Just a pic of really cute open shelving that Bumble is really fond of.

Bedroom greens

I love this bedroom. The wall is similiar to our wall color. I could play up the greens like they did...all the time keeping the shabby feeling intact!!

Love this counter table...

This would look so good in our dining room. No? How hard to do?

pretty counter/table

We bought a couch...

...and a chair and an ottoman. It is the Pottery Barn Basic Grand...brushed canvas, color: stone. New it was $4200, and they priced it at $2700 for it all, including a collection of Pottery Barn throw pillows. We ended up getting it for $1500! I'm thrilled!!

We got it from Craigslist. Yippee! And, in the process, we met 2 of the nicest people I have had the pleasure to know since we moved here. Dawn is adorable, and Rusty is sweet. Lovely couple.

This blog is AWESOME!

Life in the Fast Lane. She paints it all white. And it is beautiful! She lives with white. Happily.

I want that Rachael Ashwell sofa. I do. And buckets and buckets of white paint.

Here are some examples...

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After




Before...




...more before




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And does this piece strike any cords? Does it ring of a certain old cedar chest? hmmmmmmm?????


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After

More wonderful things...

Mostly just looking through the gazillion decorating blogs I've recently discovered. Here are some pictures from them.

The 'counter-table' is a wonderful idea. Plus look at that chandelier!


A bit of whitness...and another chandelier.

I like how there is a table coming out of the counter.


The table is against the counter...would work for me!

Refinishing

I want to refinish things. By things I mean everything :-) I'm joking. I think. I want to refinish our Mexican pine armoire and coffee table. I'm in love with this finish. It is Caromal Colours (very European...Color with a U). This particular chest was done with Caromal Colors textured base coat in parchment, which is what I would use. LOVE it!

Goodwill for a glorious $12
How simply shabby. How simply chic.

Rachel Ashwell Shabby Chic Sweep Sofa 90"

Shabby White Denim

Stairs and chandelier

Looking for inspiration, I came A Beach Cottage - Just Inspiration. It is page after page of wonderful decorating ideas.

A cool blog with even cooler ideas...

More decorating inspirations...One is a post or two from The Old Painted Cottage. The first is Cottage8: the living room. Then there is Breaking the Rules and The Dining Room. Here is a grand finale, Before and After pics. I'm loving the flooring. They used Trafficmaster Allure flooring from Home Depot in Country Pine. I'm thinking wood may not be what I want to do. Anyway, you get the idea. Here are some other ideas:

More decor

So pretty...like seaglass



fireplace ideas



Hemingwayish

It's all beachy...living room

Bold stripes

Old bench

Bead board

Shutter screen

It's all beachy...this and that

Lovely

Would be so cute

Colorful

Ladder

It's all beachy...kitchens

Love the floor and counters

Cool corner table

Decor Inspirations -1

In my buzzing around the net, I found some decorating ideas that I like. Sorta follows the home plan theme. Anyway, this is my first post of decorating inspirations.

The whites are what what caught my eye. I love the coolness of blues. It is so casual. I'll call this casual beachy.


Once again the whites and blues. So cool and cozy at the same time. How can that be?


And you guessed it...white. But this particular photo I like the wall grouping with the stars and the picture frames. Whimsy.

So, I'm seeing a trend here. I love the casual feel all of these. Perfect for a home close to the water!

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