The Call Of The Coast

The vibe of coastal style and beachy accents creates a lovely, relaxed feel to the home that celebrates nature.

It amplifies a coastal or ocean view if you are lucky enough to have one.

But even if you don't and you just enjoy the style, you can make your own waves by adding coastal colour schemes, in paint, textured jute or seagrass rugs, and oceanic-inspired accessories with original artworks or framed prints.

Mix modern furniture with rustic.

Think whites, soft blues and ocean greens, greys, aquas and sand-inspired colours.

Choose furniture that is white painted, pale 'blonde' type wood or wood in darker driftwood colours.

Add natural elements such as real driftwood, shells, and rattan accessories.

You could even add some nautical pieces, like an anchor ornament, a compass or maps.

Here's an idea for a DIY:

Beach Lovers Terrarium

Or these 'Rope & Brass Curtain Tie Backs'.

After those sea-inspired decorating and colour tips, we should create something beachy for the decor.

Let's make a 'Sparkle Shell and Sand Decorative Piece' for the home.

You Will Need:

A glass vase

Sand

An assortment of shells

Small battery-operated fairy lights (100 buds)

To Put Together:

Make sure your glass vessel is clean.

Into the bottom, place a layer of sand.

Arrange some shells on the sand.

Push the fairy lights into the vase.

You aim to make a twisted mess to hold up the other shells you will be putting into the vase.

Place more shells in and around the fairy light wire.

Turning the lights on helps to work out the best place to put the shells.

Move things around a bit until you are happy with the placement.

Place a layer of more shells on top to complete. 

 

Here's Another Way:

If you don't like the 100-bud fairy light effect, you can use a strand of lights with fewer bulbs.

You would need to hot glue your shells to connect them to each other, so they fit in the vase.

 Then place the lights in and around them.

I'm all for the 100 Bud Light effect as I am a Sparkle fan!

It looks so pretty when the lights are switched on!

And it beautifully complements the Vintage Shell lamp on the sideboard.

I'm so lucky to live not far from the beach.

This project has inspired me to visit tomorrow to collect more 'beach found goodies' for future DIY projects!

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A Beautiful Nest

 

Sharing today a beautiful photograph I captured of a tiny nest and a blue black speckled egg.

Do you 'NEST' to retreat, rest or lodge?

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ROCK ART For the kids: Halloween Cat & Moon

Halloween rock art using a template for the older kids.

It's fairly simple.

Print the template to match the size of the rock you are using.

Using spray paint, paint the rock a cream or white colour and let it dry.

Hasten the process by using a hairdryer if you have one.

Cut the template out as shown.

Then, carefully cut out the moon part.

Place the cat and fence outline on the rock.

Firmly hold in place and outline it using a fine-tipped black sharpie felt-tip pen.

Fill the body of the cat using short strokes with the pen.

This will give a fur-like texture.

Place the moon in position and outline it.

Thicken the outline on the fence.

Use a finer-tipped Sharpie pen and add wood patterns onto the fence.

Smudge a little with your finger.

Add as much detail as you want.

Then, finally, draw in the cat's whiskers.

It is simple and fun to create.

You can be as creative as you want with it.

Just do black outlines, or fill as I have done.

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