Home Decorating Ideas

WHEN THE BEACH IS A STATE OF MIND





Coastal decor is one of my all time favorites.  

I live on the West Coast, but any coast would do.  

Its a casual, easy living, non-fussy way of decorating.  

A nod to the seashore in a 'not in your face' sort of way... 

not contrived ... 

a lifestyle not a trend.



Easy going can still be elegant and rich with texture

pattern and color

Sometimes I feel that we are overdone here in the OC.  We have the ocean close by, the warm sand between our toes, ocean breezes to cool our summers, palm trees punctuating our neighborhoods and a surf board in every garage - but our homes look like carbon copy Spanish villas with red tile roofs and stucco walls and our interiors bear no resemblance to the coastal region we pay so dearly to be

BLUE UNDERTONES WITHOUT BEING OVERTLY BLUE....


Undertones are tricky beasts.  For example, grays are nothing but undertones - except for the pure concrete colors - it is what makes them beautiful and versatile.  Sometimes the undertone shows up more strongly than we like.  A blue undertone, for example, may be too blue on the walls.  Or is it?  Wall color, especially in an empty room, will