A Collection of Beach Cottage Bedroom Inspiration

Maybe a beach cottage look for my bedroom would work best? Now this is a look that I can probably pull off in my house! For me, a beach cottage look means layers of softness, and surrounding myself with my favorite things: books, found beach art, collections of shells and sea glass.

Before I closed the store in Poulsbo, I did bring home one special thing for myself... my white iron shabby-chic bed. I have no shortage of bright colors, piles of pillows (one of my favorite things at Caron's Beach House)  and I have willingly admitted many times to my "crush" on linens and throw blankets.  Tom makes fun of me because I like so many layers and pillows!  (secretly I think he likes it)

 Pretty room featured on HGTV's website!   Love the art, natural woven baskets for beach-like storage,and the natural burlap shades on the Regina Andrew lamps.  P.S. You can find those fun Oval Recycled Lamps on our site! 

 Not sure if this would work in my house - I don't have a shred of tropical decor.  I do live in California though, so maybe I could pull it off?  Love the driftwood shade of wicker mixed with light blues.  Great use of  a series of shell prints featured above the headboard.  (Design Crush: Phoebe Howard)

See - patterns don't have to match, as long as the colors mix well. Blues and greens mix extremely well!  Author, Mary Kay Andrews' home on Tybee Island, Georgia (source: bhg.com)

 Cozy with layers of quilts and throws!  Can't you feel the slight breeze blowing in?

Elegant mirrored accented art and side tables combine with subtle blues and breezy white in this Meg Braff Palm Beach bedroom makeover featured in House Beautiful to create a luxurious retreat!

Pretty bedroom featured in Coastal Living! Fred and Tiffany McWhorter's adorable home on Bald Head Island, North Carolina. 

Small, inviting room featured in Coastal Living.  Love the wicker, but I think it needs a few more "beach-like" elements.  What do you think?

Nothing but white.... so pretty! So not practical for me - I spill coffee. Frequently.....

 If only we had this view....  photo by Brian Vanden Brink

 A seaside bedroom full of beach romance... Now to figure out how to hang a tiny chandelier in my room? 

(source unknown)

 A hint of "Radiant Orchid"? I like it! Great color combo with the sea green glass vase....

 What can I say? Another beautiful room captured by Brian Vanden Brink's lens...  Love the buttercup yellow and blues...

 Cute idea for the top of the headboard!  (source unknown)

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Love the colors mix of aqua, blues and greens in the room! From House of Turquoise - Erin's tour of the HGTV 2013 Dream home.  

Let's not forget Jane Coslick for Beach Cottage Inspiration!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Beach Cottage Sea Blues and Summer Yellows - How can you go wrong?

Seriously - what says beach cottage more than the color combinations of blue and yellow? Bright, happy, and 100% cottage!  Not to mention the colors of sea and summer...

Enjoy a little "cottage by the sea" inspiration for an early summer Friday!

One of my favorite images from bhg.com!

Classic beach cottage look!  White, painted-distressed furniture combined with cozy, comfy chairs and a sprinkling of beach combing treasures.  I really like the clam basket idea for gathering shoes or flip flops.

 Oh! Happy lemony-yellow striped walls with found treasures. The perfect napping space or retreat to while away the hours, nose buried in a summer beach read! Now if only I could find a vintage oil painting like that one..

 Mostly blue and white, except for that really cool travel art piece!  Fabulously framed and a perfect accent statement.

 Lovely!  Bright yellow coffee table just brings everything together in this living room so that it is not just a "standard" blue and white beach house space.

And just for fun and a sense of whimsy!  Love that shell chandelier and the marlin souvenir - (Coastal Living Magazine)

And now to show off some of our brand new yellow, navy and aqua blue pillows from Surya.  Sorry - could not resist, I am crazy about these fun modern cottage designs!  

The entire mix-and-match collection can be found in our New Summer Beach House Pillows.

Have a great weekend!

P.S.  Image sources can be found on our "Coastal.Sunshine Yellow" Pinterest board

Pesacadero.... a Not-So-Hidden Jewel just off of Highway 1

Gosh!  I am so sorry, have been neglecting all of you this week!  So much to write about, where do I start?

How about taking you all to Pescadero?  Downtown Pescadero is a one-street, 3 block town - population of around 2000, but in the summers (especially on the weekends!) the streets swell with visitors. Pescadero is about 15 miles south of Half Moon Bay, simply drive down Highway 1 and turn left at the beautiful sandy beaches and rocks of Pesadero State Park. Can't miss it! Discover the fabulous Arcangeli Grocery Store, The Made in Pescadero store, fun antique and specialty stores,  enjoy some live music, stop in at the famous Duarte's tavern, and then head back to the beach for a stroll.....

Just have to show you a one of my favorite things from the Made in Pescadero store!  Every piece of furniture  in this showroom is absolutely, beautifully handcrafted of exotic and  native woods, and can be custom made to your specifications.  Art, pottery, photography, pillows, and quilted art round out their gallery offerings. 

 I loved these gorgeous lamps with the seashell  pottery embedded into the base of the lamp, the shade is copper painted with cork layered on top - so pretty.

Acangeli Grocery Company, open since 1929.  I can honestly tell you that the last time we drove down to Pescadero, this destination was the reason why. Their shelves are filled with specialty foods, sauces, honey, jelly and fresh baked bread, local wine, local  and local produce. Where to start?? 

Beautiful local juicy black plums..

Pepper-Cot Sauce. We brought home Raspberry Chipotle BBQ Sauce.  Oh Mi - had bbq'd chicken with this sauce lathered on top,  with a side of fresh corn on the cob this week;  thought we were in heaven!

Artichoke Pesto bread - $3.49!  How could anyone resist this?  We hoard it until every bite is consumed...

Fig, pear,raspberry, strawberry, peach, apple preserves.... so incredibly good!   

We brought home local sage yummy honey, the artichoke bread, the sauce and 

bleu-cheese stuffed olives (Tom's favorites with his martinis!).

Then we stumbled down the street to an antique shop that we had not been in before.  Of course, I was drawn inside, I cannot resist antiquing, you never know what you might find!  We met Judy Seyk, one of the owners of Vintage Collection, and simply had a great time visiting with her.

Look at these! Vintage oars stuck in a pottery crock accompanied by a vintage croquet set.

Fabulous!   REAL badminton shuttle cocks with real feathers.  I had never seen anything like these, Judy thought I was pretty silly for taking all of the pictures, but I could just not help myself!  Loved the badminton rackets too, brought back many happy memories of hot summer days in my grandmother's backyard.

This was my real find of the day though!  Perfectly nautical lantern, constructed of copper that is now all weathered and turned to that lovely shade of verdigris. Can you see the label on the top, "Masthead"?  Wait until it's all cleaned up and the light is working again!

Now back to walk on beach. Truly this is one of my favorites stops on Highway 1, we've even driven down here after work for a picnic. Yes, we do bring wine and plastic glasses to go along with our picnic dinner -

Looking North

Great shells and tiny pieces of driftwood to find.  These mussel shells are about 4 inches long

We didn't find this piece of glass here, but I do take a lot of sea glass and product photos on this beach.  The picture should give you an idea of how fine the sand is...

Sunset is simply marvelous to watch here!

Thanks for coming with me!