Why do we LOVE Coastal Pillows?

Why do we LOVE Coastal throw Pillows?  Let me count the ways - How about 9 for starters?  1. The number ONE reason we love pillows is that they instantly show off your love of beach life! (taken in Kihei, Maui - Seafoam Coral Pillow, Sea Turtle and Shell Pillow - not currently on our site) 2.  Decorative throw pillows can completely change the look of your indoor or outdoor rooms without having to switch out your furniture or replace an expensive rug. Perfect for a new look after you have taken down all of the holiday decorations and your room is looking a little bare and cold. Add back fresh life and color while the grey winter days are outside.  Easy fix! (New Surf Pillow - Coming Soon!) (new fun wool-hooked nautical pillows) 3. Add elegance to a room with coastal pillows that spell luxury and richness - look for embossing, embroidery or hand-beading. Your room can be instantly transformed.  Seriously. The tone in your living space will reflect your excellent taste and will make your "old" sofa or favorite comfy chair into something completely different. Trust me. New Birds of Paradise Pillow (Sea Osprey Embroidered Aqua Pillows) 4. Need a room refresh as the seasons change? Add bold bright seaside colors for spring and summer, and then hide those pillows for fall when its' time to layer in warmer tones and warmer fabrics. You will never be bored with your space!   Or go with classic navy blue and white - can never miss with this nautical-coastal color combination - Here are a few new ones that we just added for spring.   Periwinkle Shell Pillow Blue Fish Printed Pillow 5. Not sure that you want to completely change the look of your coastal room? Pillows are the perfect way to experiment with your decorating scheme. Try on a new color or a new design - you never know where you might find inspiration! Seaside Boho Shell Pillow Love this Bay Island Coral Branch Pillow because there are so many coastal colors in it, that it coordinates so well with many "beach home" looks and styles.  6. Decorative throw pillows are affordable "little works of art" to add to your home. Try a new color, embroidery, beading, texture, a crazy design - go bold, it's only a pillow, not your whole room. (New Friends of Nemo Pillow) Hand-crafted Flamingo Pillow using a Lamontage process - very cool bright look! 7. Easy to be a little "daring" with a decorative nautical pillow while keeping the rest of your room neutral.  (Compass Rose Pillows) 8. Punch up a boring beach bedroom with layers of pillows to make your guest room instantly a "retreat" space! Your beach home guests will be so impressed and will feel so welcomed. (and if you live at the beach - you always have guests...) (our Cannon Beach Collection) 9. Want a little piece of our best advice? Look for throw pillows that can withstand the rigors of life at the beach.  You know what I mean; salt air, salt water, sandy fingers, dogs, and sunlight damage. Look for indoor-outdoor fabrics, washable fabrics and pillows that have zippers to make cleaning and changing out your inserts easier.  (Can be found in our Coastal Living Pillow Group) (Sail Upon the Waves Pillow) P.S. We have SO many choices - check our Indoor-Outdoor Collections. NOT Only for outdoors,  but perfect for beach living durability! Not sure about all of you, but I am ready for spring and it's barely January....

Ready for Something New..

But don't want to completely redo your room?  Just toss in new decorative pillows!  An Easy-Peasy AFFORDABLE quick way to transform your living spaces -

 King of the Chesapeake - Blue

Especially after the hustle and bustle of the holidays and after packing up all of the decorations, you might be ready for something new. And can start with a clean slate... then toss in a few new coastal pillows to mix and match with your existing beach home decor.  Voila' - a whole new room!

 Cottage Blue Sea Turtle Pillow

 Banana Leaf Embroidered Pillow

 Whimsical Hermit Crab

 Whale Tales

 Seafoam Beaded Coral Pillow

Sand Pipers

See what I mean?  Just a little pop of color and art can make a world of difference!

All of the above pillows are created by one of our favorite artists - check out the whole collection of Rightside Designs  on the Caron's Beach House site.  There is bound to be one that you will fall in love with! 

What Does Every Island Girl Need?

Well, besides a seaworthy boat, a beautiful sunny day, and the briny blue ocean, she needs to be able to bring her love of the sand and surf back to her landlocked sanctuary. If you’re an island girl at heart, or simply enjoy ocean colors and coastal design, you can easily fill your beach house (boat house!) , city apartment, or country cabin with these wonderfully bright, happy coastal themed beach cottage pillows! 

Introducing Island Girl Pillows! 

Whimsical Blue Sail Fish and Hawaiian Surfing Life Pillows

Golden Vacation Word Pillow

and

Sea Sun and Sand Pillow

My personal favorite!  A Meeting of Seagulls Pillow

Throw pillows are the easiest way to add some fun, fresh color to your beach home to welcome spring. We know you enjoy this new whimsical, durable easy-care pillow collection as much as we do!   (Not limited to Island Girls - don't forget to include your favorite Island Guys)

• Made to Order - Please expect 5-7 Days for shipping
• Made in the USA
• Material: 100% Polyester, pre-shrunk.
• Insert: Poly fill
• Zippered Enclosures
• All completed with coordinated finished piping details

More designs coming soon too - check back often!  Island Girl Pillows

Sea Creature Coastal Pillows

New on our site this week! 

 Love these fun wool needlepoint pillows with their bright primary colors 

and sea creatures.   There are eight of these lovely beach pillows in the series;  mixing and matching a few of these would look great!   They would also add a pop of color, whimsy and fun to your beach cottage room.  

Green Seahorse

Orange Shell

Pink Flamingo

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Fuchsia Lobster

Navy Blue Anchor

Red Crab Pillow

Blue Octopus

Green Sand Dollar

Still thinking about which ones I would start with, although I am a little partial to a blue octopus...

Photo Shoot at Pigeon Point Lighthouse

Alex at Half Moon Bay

A few weeks ago, my son Alex came out to stay for a few days of beach adventures along our Northern California coast.  Including a sunny (but very windy!) afternoon photo shoot at Pigeon Point Lighthouse, just a tiny bit south of Pescadero and north of Santa Cruz.  He's a pretty darn good photo-website assistant!

Here he is helping me find purple sea urchins for my "Sea Urchin Fascination" post...

Alex and I stuffed the mini-cooper with piles of our new tangerine orange and deep navy blue sea pillows. Not sure how we got them all in there! (greatest car EVER)  Packed up our ham and cheese sandwiches in our beach picnic backpack and we were off, down Coastal Hwy 1.

Pigeon Point is one of my favorite spots on our coast - I could go there every single day and see something different; pelicans, sea gulls, sea lions and of course, chubby harbor seals soaking up the sun.

Just a week before Alex arrived, Tom and I were out on a Sunday drive to Santa Cruz, we stopped here for
a quick lunch break.  SO lucky that day -  we were treated to a display of water spouts, breaching whales, and tails from spring grey whale migration!  Moms and babies traveling very close to shore on their way north to Alaska  for the summer.  Unfortunately, the water was so wild that day that it was impossible to get any good images to share.

At the Las Vegas market in January, we discovered a bright summer collection of pillows from a small manufacturer in the Midwest. I like supporting American made products, and I really liked the care and attention to detail that the owners have put into selecting fabrics and creating the finished pillows.  Bonus - they are affordable at $56-$68.00, depending on the design and size of the pillow.  Many other pillow companies that we looked at put the retail price of similar pillows beyond $90.00 +.   Our online coastal home decor store is the first website that this family-owned company has worked with.  I am very excited about our new partnership.

There is a wonderful circle of benches at the Lighthouse park overlooking Prisoner Rocks -  a perfect spot out of the wind to take the photos.   

For a complete selection and pricing check  "Caron's Collection - Coastal Pillows".  We hope you like them too!

Have a great Tuesday.  Thanks so much for stopping by.