Decorating with Green - Our Fave Coastal Rooms!

Ya know... Decorating with a coastal or nautical style, does not always have to be aqua or blue. (can be really boring after a while!)

How about trying a little green?  We've been collecting ideas on our Sea Green Pinterest Board - here are Ten of our Favorite Coastal Rooms with Green as the decorating choice!

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See what I mean;  all soft green shades mixed with vintage nautical neutrals - no glaring navy blue or aqua shades in sight!  Both images from House Beautiful's article Inside a Classic Maine Cottage

 Love that bookshelf with carved sea birds and the basket full of blown glass fishing floats.  What a wonderful room to dream about your next adventure!

3.  Sea Green Glass Lamp, hand-rail, framed mirror and pretty green trunk!  So fresh, and welcoming.  Great idea to add fresh greenery to give you home a special touch!  source: Coastal Living Magazine

4. Green Stripes! Never boring and a wonderfully fresh spring palette to start with.  Only limited by your imagination...Note the vintage basket and lovely green glass bottles too!

5. Green with botanical or tropical designs - drapes in this room, but how about adding just a pop of interesting color with a few new pillows with the same idea?  Love those large emerald green glass bottles!

6.   More gorgeous green glass balls!  I may know where you can find something like these super large fishing floats...

source - Coastal Living

7.  From Elle Decor - I want to be brave enough one day to try this idea!  This room just makes me smile.

8.  Mint Green Walls, vintage-like black and white nautical imaged art and found seashell treasures.  LOVE!

9.  Or maybe just a small corner office if you don't want to go all the way green! Love this little tropical corner carved out for a special enchanting desk and accessories.  Check out the gold coral drawer pulls! From apartmenttherapy.com

10. More Green stripes, but this time mixed with a little aqua too!  Doesn't this coastal dining room, just say "Spring"??  Source: MyHomeIdeas.com

Happy St. Patrick's Day Everyone! 

P.S.  If you need an extra pop of green in your home - we may have some ideas for you!

Extra Large Fishing Float

Tropical Garden Green Lattice Throw

Tropical Palm Knit Throw - edged with Navy Blue

Palm Beach Flared Green Glass Lamp - NEW

Emerald Seaweed Art - Gorgeously framed and matted

Key Lime Sea Urchin Pillow - NEW

Can't get enough tropical style this year! Palm Pillows

Vintage Clam Baskets - How to Use in Your Beach Home

Vintage Clam and Oyster baskets are a HOT commodity! I am always on the hunt for the best ones  in antique stores or at our local Alameda Flea Market.  Versatile for so many practical and pretty ideas at a beach home.

Discovered at the Alameda Flea Market - personally, I am always looking for the painted ones!

Here are a few of my favorite ideas that I've been collecting!

Probably, my favorite idea!  Love how easy this look was to make - add moss, rope and candles and you have created a warm romantic glow for an outdoor party.   Honestly, though, I would be scared to death of the moss, due to the fire hazard, and would think of using maybe stones instead. Source

Super cute idea!  Use for "beachy" kitchen storage - idea from Coastal Living's 2008 Idea Cottage found on House of Turquoise

A beach house chandelier!  Love how creative  this lighting piece is from Brooke of All Things Thrifty 

A convenient, seaside  idea to store extra pillows, blankets and towels. 

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Show off your beach gathered driftwood!

Practical use for firewood for a beach fire, or to use inside with a nautical-rustic decorating scheme.

A handy spot to show off your nautical charts?  (love this - spotted at Watson Kennedy in downtown Seattle!)

Well, of course you could actually use a clam basket for collecting clams or oysters!

Just in case you are not lucky enough to have a great flea market or antique shops near you, we still have a few suggestions from our store that might work for your beach home too!

Bay Clamming Baskets - Set of 3

Rustic Iron Market Baskets - Set of 2

What do think?  Would love to know if you are a collector of clam baskets too!

P.S. One more cute piece I have to show you from Kolene Spicher's Collecting Shells Art 

"This shell bucket is a must have when Shell Collecting"

So true!

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