If there's one thing I love about Panageries, an interior design firm located in Greenville, South Carolina, it's the way principal and lead designer Cynthia Masters expertly infuses a variety of global influences and time periods into her work. This beautiful Mountain Park condo is a recent project ... View Post
Watercolor Bungalow – Cinnamon Shore – Port Aransas, Texas
I'm always up for a beach getaway, but come January I'm seriously anxious for some sun and sand! Cinnamon Shore is a beachfront resort on Mustang Island, a Gulf Coast barrier island near Corpus Christi that I've been wanting to visit for a long time now. Looking through their website, don't be ... View Post
Artistic Designs for Living
Happy New Year! I'm kicking off 2017 with this beautiful San Francisco home designed by Tineke Triggs of Artistic Designs for Living! Captured by photographer Drew Kelly, the Victorian remodel perfectly blends daring design with traditional elements for a bold yet classic look. I'm positively in ... View Post
Top Ten of 2016
One of my favorite posts is undoubtedly the top ten list at the end of the year! I love going through my analytics and figuring out which posts had the most visits...some surprise me, many don't! If there's one thing for sure, it's that my readers love coastal homes! And that nothing beats a ... View Post
Merry Christmas!
I saved my very favorite turquoise tree of the year for last! Many of you have probably already drooled over this amazing 30A home that was featured in the Dec/Jan issue of Coastal Living. Photographed by Annie Schlechter (with styling by Lindsey Ellis Beatty), the Inlet Beach, Florida home belongs ... View Post
Turquoise Christmas Decor
I can't believe Christmas is just right around the corner! Our home is ready but it's definitely not as beautiful as this one sent to me by my turquoise-loving reader Ana Restello. I knew you guys would love it as much as I do! I absolutely adore her tree...the ornaments are gorgeous! Moreover, I ... View Post
Coastal Christmas Trees
Coastal Living is my favorite magazine for so many reasons–one of them being their plethora of festive sea-inspired ideas for the holidays! These beautiful images above are some of my favorites from their fantastic collection of charming coastal Christmas trees. Not much traditional red and green ... View Post
ASD Interiors
This beautiful California home was a favorite project of LA-based interior designer Shirry Dolgin of ASD Interiors....not just because of the fab design or custom window treatments, but because the client let her use color! The gorgeous blue island may have felt like a risk, but painted ... View Post
2017 Pantone Color of the Year: Greenery
As I mentioned on Friday, last week the color forecasters at Pantone named Greenery as the 2017 color of the year. I couldn't be happier with the choice! (Well I could, but turquoise was already the color of the year in 2010, and the pretty pink hue Honeysuckle in 2011!) The zesty shade is straight ... View Post
Echelon Interiors
Like a breath of fresh sea air, The Sanibel at Bayside in Selbyville, Delaware is a recently completed model home by color-savvy Echelon Interiors. If you haven't figured it out by now, I'm a huge fan of this full-service interior design studio out of Coastal Delaware. Their projects are always ... View Post
Monterey Kitchens
There's not much I love more than a fun backsplash in a white kitchen! Monterey Kitchens tugged at my heartstrings with this bright and beachy Pacific Grove, California kitchen. I love how they maximized the natural light with all of the white and kept things sleek with the shaker cabinets and ... View Post
Harte Brownlee & Associates
There's no denying the sea, sand and sky inspired the palette of this stunning waterfront home by interior designer Sheldon Harte of Harte Brownlee & Associates! The Newport Beach, California home (captured by photographer Grey Crawford) is luxurious yet comfortable, thanks to a beautiful blend ... View Post