Attention - Kristin Hannah Fans

Happy Independence Week!

This is your opportunity to help Kristin Hannah with one of her favorite organizations;  The Wounded Warrior Project.   If you've had the chance to read Kristin's latest New York Times Bestseller, Home Front, it is abundantly clear what an impact our service men and women have made upon her.

From Home Front - 
"This book is dedicated to the brave men and women of the American armed services and their families, who sacrifice so much to protect and preserve our way of life"
 (if you haven't read it, I would suggest buying a box of Kleenex and getting your copy this holiday week)



A little about The Wounded Warrior Project:
 Their Mission - To honor and empower wounded warriors.
Their Vision - To foster the most successful, well-adjusted generation of wounded service members in our nation's history.


The Wounded Warrior Project Organization achieves these goals through a wide variety of unique FREE programs.  They provide assistance with health, wellness and even employment service to help our wounded veterans and their families adjust to a new successful life after their much-appreciated service and sacrifice to our country.  


Just take a look at their site, www.woundedwarriorproject.org , I find their work to be a testament to what our country is all about, and absolutely amazing to see what this group has accomplished! 

Here's how YOU can help:  Ms. Hannah has generously offered five of her most popular early bestselling novels for a silent auction to support this incredibly meaningful group. All proceeds will go directly to The Wounded Warrior Project.

Not only are these five books from her own personal library; they are also rare first editions, in pristine condition, currently out of print (with these gorgeous covers!), and all have Kristin Hannah's original signature.  Note - these are being auctioned as a set of five.

When Lighting Strikes - October 1994

Once in Every Life - December 1992

The Enchantment - June 1992 (one of my personal favorites!)

If You Believe - December 1993

Waiting for the Moon - September 1995

Let the bidding begin!   Please e-mail libertybaybooks@embarqmail.com with the 
following information:

Bid:

Full Name:

E-Mail:

Phone Number:

The auction will be open through July 15th, and the winner will be announced July 16th on the Everything Coastal Blog and on the Liberty Bay Books Blog.   Good luck!

Patriotic Tablescapes

I am seriously digging all of the red, white and blue tablescape decorating!  Totally nautical - and perfect for the 4th of July. Makes me wish I had a bigger house to store more dinnerware, glassware and my favorite table linens....

Just wanted to show you all a few of my favorite images gathered this week around the net! 

From one of my favorite blogs - FOCAL Point.  I think you will love Lynda's sense of style!  For the whole blog post - Patriotic Place Settings

Stripes, rope, shiny details - and LOBSTER!  How can you go wrong? (Pinterest)

From Back Porch Musings - pretty tablescape with lighthouse dishes. 

From Naps on the Porch - how great is this?  Check out the rope flatware, and the mason jars!

Seriously cute blog post with such fun nautical red white and blue details!  Hop on over to Words on Wheels for all of the details 

So much fun - and easy to put together from! Image from Better Homes and Gardens

And then for a few of ours...All of these table linens can be found at Caron's!

And there's always beautiful Blue Crab Dinnerware to go with!

Have a great weekend everyone - we are headed out in the new Mini-Cooper for a drive up to Bodega Bay, maybe a little wine tasting, maybe a to find a dungeness crab for Saturday night's dinner!    

A Life Preserver? 9 Ideas for Coastal Decorating!

When you grow up around boats in the Puget Sound, life preservers don't always translate themselves into a good idea for "nautical" home decor.

Or in this case a fashion shoot! (don't you just love the stripes too?)

You know, a lot of grime, dirt and more than a few barnacles don't really look that appealing.   Now that I am "grown up" (sort of!) I have a new appreciation for how they might look, in all kinds of coastal homes, from a cottage look to more of an upscale room.

I found these pretty multi-colored examples at the Alameda Flea Market!   Kicking myself for not buying them for our online store, just could not figure out a good way to ship them...

Take a look at all of the other ideas that I've found for inspiration.  Enjoy! 

Vintage desk - love the typewriter and globe.  Absolutely need that chair!

From Tracery Interiors

Outside seaside porch from my new blog crush - Karnas Hus!  

Sexy Black and White "Miami" life preserver discovered on Pinterest by my friend Lynda Quintero-Davis.  Also another fabulous design blogger - FocalPoint

Cute vintage cottage, complete with vintage elements - love the nautical chart art.

Pretty beach "shack"!  Can't you just imagine a day on the beach?

From Three Potato Four - a very cool vintage shop!

Outdoor Cocktail Bar idea from Pottery Barn

Like this look from Coastal Living with the river rock fireplace and oars.

Discovered at Houzz.com -like the shell chandelier combined with the turquoise "framed" 

life preserver art.  Unique idea! 

Hmm... now where can I incorporate this idea into my house?  Will definitely be on the look-out for the right life preserver!  Thinking maybe an white one with a little bit of blue for my beach cottage bedroom...

I am mad at myself for not grabbing this one - I really like the "Oakland".  Dang it, next time...

(P.S. I also found this life preserver at the Alameda Flea Market, one of my absolute FAVORITE places to go for inspiration!)

Here's a few ideas from our online to store to help inspire you too.

3-Life Ring Pillow

The starfish on the side of the life preserver is a great addition! 

Ship Shape Area Rug - comes in several sizes

Don't forget about fun dinnerware too!

Great for decks, boats and picnic baskets!
Life Preserver Dinnerware