JUST DECORATE YOUR HOME WITH A GROUPING OF BEACH DAY DETAILS. JUST ENVISION YOUR FAVORITE WATERFRONT RETREAT AND THEN RECREATE ITS ATMOSPHERE IN YOUR OWN
HOME. THINK OF HOW A VACATION COTTAGE WOULD LOOK LIKE; THINK PASTEL (CREAMY WHITE ,BLUE, PINK, AND GREEN), CASUAL AND ECLECTIC. SUMMERS' AT THE BEACH ARE A WONDERFUL WAY TO WIND DOWN FROM THE FAST PACE OF CITY LIFE. JUST TO HEAR THE SOUND OF THE OCEAN IS A CALMING REMINDER OF WHAT SLOWING DOWN AND ENJOYING LIFE MEANS. IF YOU'VE
EXPERIENCED THE OCEAN, SAND AND SURF BEFORE, YOU KNOW THAT ONCE YOU'VE BEEN THERE, YOU'LL WANT TO GO BACK.
IF YOU CAN'T GET AWAY THAT OFTEN, YOU CAN DECORATE YOUR HOME AS A REMINDER OF DAYS SPENT LAZILY WILING AWAY THE HOURS.
CERTAIN IMAGES COME TO MIND WHEN THINKING ABOUT DECORATING "BEACH" STYLE:
* PLANT TALL WILDFLOWERS IN FRONT OF YOUR "BEACH" HOUSE TO CREATE THE SENSE BEFORE YOU ENTER!
* COMFY SLIPCOVERS (STRIPED BEACH CHAIR FABRIC) THAT CAN BE CHANGED WHEN SANDY FEET GET ON THEM.
* A COMFY CHAIR AND SHEER CURTAINS BILLOWING IN THE BREEZE.
* SEA SHELLS IN BASKETS. JARS AND GLUED TO MIRRORS OR ATTACHED TO SMALL TERRA COTTA POTS INTERSPERSED WITH TINY STARFISH.
* DECORATE WITH A WATERMELON THEME; PLATES, CUPS, TABLECLOTHS, PLACEMATS AND WOOD WATERMELON SLICES.
* BASKETS, WHETHER THEY BE OLD OR NEW IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA FOR STORING ITEMS NOT NEEDED REGULARLY.
* IF YOU CAN'T COME ACROSS REAL BEACH GLASS, USE GLASSES AND VASES THAT RESEMBLE IT.
* BRIGHT COLORS, A BEACH CHAIR AND SEA GRASS ARE A WHIMSICAL TOUCH FOR A BEACHY BATHROOM OR A FISHING NET HUNG ABOVE THE TUB TO HOLD SPONGES AND OTHER BATH SUPPLIES.
* A LIFE PRESERVER HUNG ON THE WALL OR PUT OVER A MIRROR ADDS A BEACHY FEEl.
* USE MOSQUITO NETTING AS A CANOPY ABOVE THE BED.
* FOR A UNIQUE SOAP DISH USE A GIANT CLAMSHELL; ALSO MELT WAX AND POUR IN A SHELL WITH A WICK.
* PILE ON THE WICKER, IN FURNITURE, BASKETS AND TRAYS INSIDE OR OUTSIDE.
* USE BAMBOO ,RAFFIA, CORK AND SEA GRASS FOR PLACEMATS, FLOOR COVERINGS AND PICTURE FRAMES.
* DRESS UP YOUR WALLS WITH PORTHOLES, ROPE LADDERS, SHIPS WHEELS AND WHIMSICAL LIGHTING FIXTURES
* WEATHERED FURNITURE IS A GOOD THING FOR THE CASUAL, LAID BACK AMBIANCE OF BEACH DECOR.
* WEATHERED WOOD FRAMES WILL ALSO FIT IN WITH THE BEACH THEME; PROPPED ON A SHELF OR HUNG ENMASSE ON THE WALL; DECORATE WITH SHELLS; ALSO.
* THE WALLS IN A BEACH HOUSE SHOULD BE KEPT SIMPLE; A CREATIVE IDEA FOR A BEACHY
LOOKING WALLIS TO MIX A LIGHT COLOR OF JOINT COMPOUND PAINT IT ON AND THEN PUT SMALL
SHELLS ALONG THE HEIGHT FOR A CHAIR RAIL EFFECT.
* A BEACHSIDE KITCHEN SHOULD BE SIMPLY DECORATED AND UNCLUTTERED.
* ECHO THE HUES OF SKY AND SEA WITH A BLUE AND WHITE COLOR SCHEME; THIS COLOR SEEMS TO BRING THE OUTDOORS IN.
* IF YOU DON'T WANT TO REDO THE WHOLE ROOM CONSIDER SMALLER ACCESSORIES SUCH AS VOTIVE CANDLES AND TABLE LINENS.
THIS IS A TIME WHEN YOU WANT TO SLOW DOWN AND ENJOY THE SENSES AROUND YOU; SO OPEN THE WINDOWS AND ENJOY THE SUN STREAMING IN, RELAX AND GRAB THAT PINA COLADA OR LEMONADE! IF YOU WANT TO FAKE THE OCEAN SOUND, A CD OF OCEAN WAVES AND SOUNDS OF NATURE CAN ALSO LULL YOU TO SLEEP OR WAKE YOU UP IN THE MORNING.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ACTUALLY ARE GOING TO THE BEACH, HERE ARE FIVE ESSENTIALS TO PACK IN YOUR BEACH BAG!
1. WATER BOTTLE TO KEEP HYDRATED.
2. SUNSCREEN.
3. SUNGLASSES TO PROTECT EYES AND LEND AN AIR OF MYSTERY! ONCE WHEN I WAS ON THE BEACH, A GROUP OF PEOPLE CAME UP TO ME AND INSISTED I PLAYED ON THE SOAP OPERA "ONE LIFE TO LIVE" AND THEY WOULDN'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER!
4. BABY WIPES TO CLEAN OFF SANDY FEET.
5. LIP BALM.
WORDS TO PONDER:
HOW MUCH DEEPER WOULD THE OCEAN BE, IF SPONGES DIDN'T GROW IN IT?
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