Driftwood Holiday Decor - 20 Days of Coastal Holiday Ideas

Before we run off today to find our own piece of driftwood to use for our holiday decorations, I thought I would share some of my inspiration collection!  

 From HGTV, such a simple idea.  You could add any color of ornaments to match your decor - or this could be a really cool idea to show off your favorite ornaments that might get lost on your tree every year! 

A driftwood and white shell garland from Beachcomber Home

An adorable Driftwood Tree from our friends at The Coastal Collection

Love these driftwood hearts!  I can't begin to try and cut pieces of wood, (I would cut off a finger - ask my kids!) but how about attaching some favorite shells to interesting beachcombed driftwood? Hmmmm....

 A simple driftwood and starfish wreath with holiday elements added!

From Completely-Coastal - two fun ideas for driftwood!

Painted Driftwood Ornaments from Sea Gypsy

 A simple driftwood and starfish wreath with holiday elements added!

Possibilities are endless with a little imagination and creativity! 

Beach-washed driftwood is one of my favorite natural beach elements to bring into our home, a reminder of the sea and the day that we found it washed up on the shore....

Have a great Saturday!   

The Argonaut - Decked out for the Holidays!

This past Saturday night we decided to play tourist in our own town, San Francisco.  (I LOVE living here!)  Hoping to see lighted boats in the harbor, and holiday decorations, we left our car at home and rode the CalTrain into the city, and then navigated all around the Embarcadero and down to Fisherman's Wharf on the historic trolleys.

It was great fun.  Christmas shopping (and people watching!)  on Pier 39, stopping for holiday Irish coffee warm-ups, after having a good laugh at the sea lions fighting for dock space.   Although they are slightly stinky, and a little loud, they are pretty cute! 

Then onto dinner with a view of the bay and decorated boats,  at the world famous Franciscan Crab Restaurant.  It was hard to capture this picture right, but I think you can get the idea. They have the most fantastic etched mermaid mirror behind the cocktail bar!

Yes, those clams were my dinner!  Totally delish.   Oh.... and my wine was pretty good too.

After dinner, we decided to wander down Fisherman's Wharf window shopping and then the Argonaut Hotel.  It's right on the corner of Jefferson at the end of Fisherman's Wharf, by the cable cars and Hyde Pier.  The hotel enjoys a really unique partnership with the San Francisco National Maritime museum, setting aside over 9000 square feet "dedicated to the West Coast maritime history and the story of Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco".  We've been to the museum several times - great history lessons about the Goldrush and the ship wrecks just at the mouth of the San Francisco Bay.  

Kinda went crazy taking pictures in their lobby.  Everything was so beautiful, and so Coastal!

Close up photos of the tree decorations - loads of real starfish, shells, silver accents, elegant ribbon and coral-like decorations.  Absolutely stunning!

And now for a few shots of their fireplace and mantel...

Maybe next year I can talk Tom into staying here for the weekend?  

Maybe if I ask really nice, and promise to be good all year long?