Beach Decorating Blog

Make a Statement with Beautiful Lighting! Tips for Decorating with Table Lamps and Choosing the Right One for your HomeA decorative, but functional coastal living inspired table lamp can make all the difference when you take your design from "ho-hum" to a real "wow" factor.  Perfect for adding classic seaside colors and designs, interesting textures plus beautiful designs in their own little packages!Having the right "kind" of lighting is incredibly important right now when our home sp … read more

As promised, but a few days late!  We got this rum daiquiri recipe from our tasting guide while touring the distillery and tasting spirits at Ocean Vodka a few years ago. They had just started making and producing rum and he was super generous with his island-drink advice.You cannot go wrong with these easy, breezy and classically simple, very tropical drinks! They are so easy to make, and once you have this recipe mastered you can start to adapt with different rums, different fruit juices, … read more

NOW is a great time to consider updating your outdoor living space before your beach home guests start arriving. A durable, easy to clean, weather-safe, indoor-outdoor area rug is a great place to start!We've put together some easy design tips to help you determine the best way, and the best rug size to add to your outdoor living area for the coming spring and summer season.Get out your measuring tape and see what works best for you!Step One: Measure your outdoor space AND your furniture sizes. … read more

Coastal without being "beachy", the Marina indoor-outdoor area rug collection is created with lovely neutral sand and dune colors plus a dark blue and red nautical color palette too. So versatile for spring outdoor decorating and beyond!The upscale styled Marina rug collection combines a soft, velvety appeal with livable durability in textured hi-lo effect. The captivating yet versatile simple geometric patterns that resembles rope ties,  lends these beautiful floor coverings an easy-decora … read more

Friday Design Tip: For a classic, non-trendy decorated look, simply mix in natural textures and elements!Bring the beauty of the outdoors inside your home with all-natural materials like bamboo, rattan, woven jute, seagrass, wicker and braided water hyacinth fibers.  We would even consider natural burlap fabrics too when mixing and matching. Beautiful neutrals to complement your sea blues and aqua color palette - perfect to bring it all together! Your beach home will instantl … read more