Showing posts with label coastal kitchens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label coastal kitchens. Show all posts
Friday, May 1, 2015
New Arrivals
Announcing New Coastal Décor Arrivals!
We can’t believe it is May 1st already and spring
is here finally after that very long winter.
We’ve been busy adding new products we believe you’ll love to our online
boutique and they’re just in time for the spring gift-giving season. After all folks, Mother’s Day is Sunday, May
10th – yes, that is NEXT SUNDAY.
And of course, if you’re anything like us, your mailbox is filling up
with graduation and wedding invitations, not to mention those birthdays in
May! There are plenty of reasons to be
buying gifts and we think you’ll love our new additions!
We’ve found some lovely new hand-crafted items for the
kitchen from a couple of new vendors. We’re
just in love with the hand painted linens, trays and art from artist Leslie
Flanagan. Her colorful and whimsical
interpretations of coastal creatures are so cute! They make a perfect gift for many on your
list. Whether you’re looking for cocktail
napkins, dinner
napkins, or kitchen
towels – you’ll love the pop of color and whimsy these linens
provide. They’re wonderful gifts for
Mom, brides and the cocktail
napkins are a perfect hostess gift!
Memorial Day will be here before you know it and this
collection is perfect for patriotic holidays!
If linens aren’t your thing, we also love the new collection
of hand crafted cutting
boards we’ve added. They are
hand cut, sculpted, sanded and oil cured from the finest hand selected solid 1”
thick red oak. These shapes are so
creative and the boards
are perfect to use for chopping but pretty enough to serve off of as well!
House By The Shore has lots of gifts options for many different occasions. Be sure to check out all we have to offer!
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Coastal Kitchens
Incorporating Coastal Style Into Your Kitchen
The temptation to go overboard in coastal décor is always
present. There is a fine line between
coastal style and going overboard with kitsch.
At House By The Shore, we believe the
key lies in the details and it is a situation where sometimes less is
more. We’ve pulled together some ideas
that we love and believe illustrates our point.
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| Photo via HGTV |
We’re in love with the 2015 HGTV Dream House - we’ll just throw that out there in the
interest of full disclosure. In our
defense, we think you’ll agree interior designer, Linda Woodrum really got this
one right. The clean lines and open
layout really represent how families live today. Yet the stunning wood floors and white batten
board clad ceilings and walls scream elegant coastal style. The bright white keeps the kitchen fresh
while the pops of blue again echo coastal style. Check out these photos
to see for yourself!
So what are the
lessons here to be learned?
One – your coastal kitchen should function just like your
kitchen inland. Think about how your
family uses the space and keep this in mind.
The HGTV kitchen has a great open layout that will function wonderfully
for entertaining.
Two – choose your color palette carefully. This is a great way to bring in coastal style. While the designer here chose all white the
warmth of the wood floor, the island countertop and the island stools function as
another color. The shiny silver of the
metals and the pop of blue act as accent colors.
Three – don’t overdo the coastal décor. This kitchen would be beautiful anywhere and
doesn’t scream nautical yet the wood of the island countertop makes you think
of boats and blue and white are definitely coastal colors.
Four – you don’t have to have pendant lights. The recessed lighting and light from the doorway,
windows and skylight are more than sufficient for this kitchen. Pendant lights over this island would
actually distract from the clean lines and the view of the hood and stove from
the family room.
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| Photo via HGTV |
For more great ideas for coastal kitchens, check out our coastal
kitchens board on Pinterest!
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