Spotted from the Crow's Nest:Beach House Tour Scarborough, Maine

Scarborough, Maine, coastal beach house. With striped floors and beach-chic furniture, its creative touches are perfectly coastal.

Knot This But That: Coastal Shopping- kids room

The design crew had fun shopping this sophisticated coastal kids room for you.

Shopping guide:

Wooden spindle bed

Antibes ticking bedding

Dark wood bedside table with drawer

Vintage canvas wall hanging

Brent silver wall sconce

Cable knit throw or blanket

Natural handspun soumak jute area rug

Vintage Napoli pillows

Canvas nautical weekender bag

Antiqued trunk
Vintage linen blanket
Navy paisley print pillow

A Peek through the Porthole: What's New in Our Shop Coastal Pillows

Images: Meadowood Hand Painted Pillow, Breeze Linen Block Painted Pillow, Sag Harbor Hand Painted Pillow, Del Mar Euro Sham, Schooner Navy Pillow, Teal Wave Tie Dye Pillow

Inspirations on the Horizon: Rooms with Nautical Elements

A little Nautical inspiration to get your day started.

Beautiful white wooden twin beds with petite ocean paintings are a sweet Nautical touch.This room has a great blend of soft natural, coastal colors.

Style Starboard: Round Up Mercury glass

Bright and silver vintage tinted mercury glass pieces.

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Mercury glass balls

Mercury glass bowl

Mercury glass candle holders

Mercury glass pendant light

Mercury glass lamps with raffia drum shades

Fishtail mercury glass cluster pendant lights

Mercury glass bottle hanging tea light holders 

Candy dish mercury glass pendant light

From the Masthead: Rooms with a view

Amazing ocean views from great coastal spaces.

 Off white slipcover sofas and raffia arm chairs are set off with a bright pop of coral in the throw pillows. This coastal Living Room has an amazing ocean view.

Spotted from the Crow's Nest:Beach House Tour Seabrook Coastal House

This Seabrook, Washington coastal home is Eclectic Bohemian Beach House style at it's best.

Dark gray sand, deep blue ocean, and clear skies through a screen of tall, skinny Sitka spruce trees are your view from the porch.

10 Ways To: To add a pop of color to your space

Sometimes, we may look around and hope that we aren’t as boring as our space is. Our design team has come up with 10 easy ways to add a pop of color to give your space the style it craves.

1. An easy way to bring in a pop of color is with an area rug. This blue really brightens the natural rattan colored living room.

A Peek through the Porthole: What's New in Our Shop Throws

Images: Llama Wool Throw, Chevron Throw, Blue Striped Llama Wool Throw, Cozy Chic Ribbed Throw, Brushed Llama Wool Throw

Inspirations on the Horizon: Coastal Kids Rooms

Sophisticated coastal kids rooms to inspire you.

Dark wood with white insert bunk beds with navy and white stripe bedding are coastal chic.

How to guide: Creative coastal wrappings

With a few household items, sprigs from the garden and bakers twine, you can create unique coastal gift wrap for the holidays.

From the Masthead: Rooms with a view

Beautiful rooms with even better views.

 Coastal breakfast nook with amazing ocean views.

Spotted from the Crow's Nest:Beach House Tour Portuguese Coastal Beach House

 In Comporta, a fishing village, huts were scattered along the shore. They were simple structures consisting of thatched roofs, sand floors, and not much else. Here is a  traditional Portuguese fishing hut, renovated for modern living by Aires Mateus and Assoc.

 The sand floor is warmed by a radiant-heat system. White slipcover sofas and chairs give lots of comfy seating.

Knot This But That: Coastal Shopping

The Design Crew at Our Boathouse has found just the right coastal finds to create this lovely coastal great room.

A Peek through the Porthole: What's New in Our Shop Cocktail, Console and Side Tables

Images: Luke Console Table, Pipa Side Table, Banks Side Table, Banks Cocktail Table, Pipa Cocktail Table, Luke Cocktail Table, Santiago Trestle Dining Table, Aurora Dining Table, Aurora Gathering Table

Inspirations on the Horizon: British Colonial design

Bright whites, dark woods, turned legs and caned back chairs are some of the key elements found in British Colonial style.

 Bright aqua distressed wood bookcase pops of the wall in this British Colonial Study.

Style Starboard: Round Up Seahorses

Seaside seahorse decor inspiration

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Driftwood seahorse

Tan & white seahorse pillow 

Mid century modern wooden seahorse 

Yellow & white outdoor seahorse pillow

 

Golden framed seahorse

Seahorse door knocker

Metal, rope and sea glass seahorse

Vintage seahorse mason jar

Seahorse shower curtain

From the Masthead: Rooms with a view

Coastal rooms with a beautiful ocean view.

 This all white coastal bedroom is gorgeous with the picturesque ocean view.

Spotted from the Crow's Nest:Beach House Tour South Carolina Beach Bungalow

A Beach Bungalow on South Carolina’s popular Folly Beach, designer Amelia Handegan renovates a 1940s oceanfront retreat without sacrificing its relaxed charm.

 The screened porch and sofas are stained plywood, with white upholstered Sunbrella cushions and pillows in a Batik style print. The view from this porch is amazing.

10 Ways To: To add texture to your space

An important but often overlooked component of interior design is texture. You can have the most beautiful design in the world, but if it strikes the same visual tone throughout, it can feel flat. Here are 10 ways you can add texture to your home.

A Peek through the Porthole: What's New in Our Shop Treasured Trunks and Hand Carved Boxes

Images: Boothbay Harbor Rustic Trunk, Gulf Coast Rustic Trunk, Sunset Point Rustic Trunk, Sag Harbor Rustic Trunk, Bermuda Bay Rustic Trunk, Pacific Tide Rustic Trunk, Rustic Spice Boxes

Inspirations on the Horizon: Coastal Weathered Gray

Weathered Gray might seem like a dreary color to be associated with beach houses but when paired with aqua blues, whites and sunny yellows it is dreamy.

We love the gray and white painted stripe wood flooring, it gives the room a strong design aesthetic.

How to guide: Give the best coastal gifts

Holiday Coastal Gift Guide

  Weather you are looking for the prefect gift for a family member or one to take to a holiday dinner party, we have a gift for you. Remember, taking a gift to a host or hostess is considered good manners. With our Coastal Gift Guide you are sure to make it on the guest list to next years hottest holiday parties.

From the Masthead: Rooms with a view

Coastal rooms with perfect views.

Picture window large enough to feel like you are sleeping on the beach in the beautiful four poster spindle bed.

Spotted from the Crow's Nest:Beach House Tour beach house-Seaside, FL

Seaside, Florida, where architecture engages with the beach and Redefines the "Beach House". 

 Beautiful walls of windows and hues of soft blues make this outdoor space our favorite spot in the house.

Knot This But That: Coastal Shopping

This lovely aqua and coral Living room is a tranquil coastal space. Take a peek at our great

finds.