coastal christmas...oh my..

simple and easy, from my yard type of decorating..

I realllllllly love this!!

...FRESH COTTAGE...

Hi Everyone..

These are the photos of our sweet little Cottage, Coastal Nest..Fortunate to have a nice spread in Fresh Cottage..

Im still in shock. REaLLy!!

You could come and stay..ReALLy!!

Here is the link..we have Another swell little cottage, too..

www.vrbo.com/319730

www.vrbo.com/358099

Check it out! A relaxing weekend, or week..might be fun at the beach!

Have you ever been to Washington? Pacific Beach is like the show Northern Exposure..remember that one? The natural beauty here is to die for. Rustic jagged coastlines are waiting for you to explore..Olympic National Park and their beautiful rain forests..you wont believe it!

Then come home to this cozy cottage..

Alright Im starting to sound like a commercial..yuck.

I think this is my favorite photo, the sign I painted front and center, with our bouquet of driftwood and the lifering..LOVE! Keep it simple.

My daddy made the "we have crabs" sign and the sweet little kitchen island..

This is another favorite, the shell display box with my Wendy Addison German glass glitter letters..(the A is actually a V turned upside down..) pretty SMART, huh??!! Would you ever have noticed?

The nautical bedroom, love love love..vintage boat flags+vintage shutters=great headboard!

our estate sale sofa..all dressed up with her drop cloth slipcover..LOVE..and easy to clean, throw in the wash~

Coastal Nest Cottage has my heart, completely..Steve and I did everything in this remodel ourselves. Well, we did hire an electrician..

Im a proud Mama..and the Daddy loves this publicity, too..but hes a shy one..

Thanks for stopping by..If you want to vacation here, or at our Saltwater Cottage, check out the links up near the top..we would LoVe to have you!

Lisa

xxoo

Dropcloth slipcover.....the chair edition..

Hello there internet girlzz. This is, as you can see, a chair. A bare chair..all cold and shivery and alone. Shes been asking for a new dress for sometime now. Begging, actually. I gave in..I couldnt stand to see her, sitting there..with that green toile get up. They had drifted apart, I think it was some time after September of last year. She wanted space, toile wanted to lay around and look dingey and sad all over chair. She thought he was depressed, he thought she was straying with the remnants of "party boy" over there "the couch" she lovingly called him..

It was true, chair was in love, not with couch, no..with drop cloth..he was from across the tracks..He laughs, and recalls the days when he lived at Home Depot..Crazy times...he says with a gleam in his eye..I was hard and crispy back then..but a good hot wash or two in the front loader and lots of downey have softened me up, Ive changed, he says, lying (his type of kneeling) on the floor. Ill be good to you, I will take care of you and cover you from sand and beach house hyjinx..I promise..

He made his move, he was all over lil chair in a matter of minutes, makin his move, slipping his

perfectly imperfect self into all her right places...

Oh, my goodness, chair whispered into dropcloths ear..what will shelly and the other girls at the table think?.....It dosent matter baby, we are so good together..

Just then, the room fell silent..a hop up onto the chair and everyone knew the place wouldnt be the same.....Pillows..ghasp..Theres a new style in town..

of the  brown striped kind..

The two old ladies in the corner just laughed and blushed, remembering...remembering of the first time....

and they all lived happily ever after....and looked great doing it...

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you didnt know I use to write for Nikki and Victor, did you..

read even more FUN WITH DROPCLOTHS  down here...

http://coastalnest.blogspot.com/2009/01/dropcloth-curtainsa-tutorial-of-sorts.html

http://coastalnest.blogspot.com/2009/08/dropcloth-slipcover-sofathe-lovesong.html

Think Pink....?

So, 2011s color of the year...hmm, I really love the color, especially ON anyone. Take my word, you look beautiful in pink.

At the shop we have seen new swatchs come in any shade of pink from beautiful baby pink (my very fave) to the brightest hot pinks..

There is a special place in my heart for this delicate color, especially on a cherry tree ready to bloom its beautiful cups of blushing pink. A sure sign of springtime.

My sweet girl is turning 6 very soon. With 2 big brothers she runs with the doggies, but could bathe in pink if she could..I think I am going to pop over to Etsy and find some fantastical pink party supplies..

a nice suprise for a pinkalicious girls special day..

any suggestions on where or who has some great things??

Do you do pink?

on walls? Furniture? what?

Red she said...

I have decided to to some redecorating out at the beach house this summer.

I think Coastal Nest needs a bigger splash of this gorgeous hot color.

Is there more a more passionate partner than red? I think not. There are people that would rather be soothed by calmness and harmony with all whites and pale pastels..Hmmmm. I think a punch of red does something for a room, and your heart..I crave it. Especially in a beach house.

Now to narrow down the paint selection.I want to go over these green floors with a bright awesome white, My man thinks Im crazy, but "whatever" is his mantra.. I love him for that..He goes along with 99.999% of the mad decorating skillzzz his lil' wifey comes up with..

See my drop cloth sofa slipcover over there? Shes holding up BEAUTIFULLY, by the way..

New at the beach

I know this is a crummy photo, but..looking up, trying to have the whole sentence in the frame wasnt easy, but you get the picture..

It says

The ocean and her treasures are the common property of all men

-John Adams 1771.

It is fabulous and so fitting out at my little beach house. When you come in the front door you are looking right at this wall.

love it!

How was your weekend, girlfriend?

Is it summer yet??

As the warm-ish weather tickles our senses here in Washington my thoughts turn to the great summer we had here last year.

LOVED IT!

cant wait for it..

then I ran across these pictures I took one very hot day in July.

croquet anyone??

kitchen magican..

We are gearing up to go cabinetless in the kitchen, at least on the top.

Its a gutsy move for the Coastal Nest. Think I can do it? Im also painting out the yellow and adding a little darkwood.

Exciting. ...I am going to use stair treads.

wait and see!

The case for a good clean up....

a room for laundry....

Except for the large mop board install under the sink, and a little more cieling paint, this is the finished product.

Im sorry its taken me sooooo long.

So, there you go.

not such a bad place to spend most my day....

If it has to be laundry, I can do it here.

thank honey, your all aces in my book.

Love you!

A dropcloth slipcover sofa......the lovesong..

Well, here she is...the new little darling of the Coastal Nest Beach Cottage..

isn't she a cutie pie?

Shes got the perfect texture, not too stiff, not too soft..a sturdy gal that will hold up to any cottage rental hijinx..If she gets a spill, or a wet sandy foot upon her lovely self, well..I will be there to pick her up and dust her off..and maybe even throw her in my fancy shmancy front loaders if the need be. I'm here for her.

Shes got great character..and fits in with all the other girls just perfectly.

See?

I love the way she doesn't care if the stitching from her former job as a day-laborer in the painting business get in her way. Shes some kinda girl, shes adapted to her surroundings with such grace and ease..I'm very impressed.

although she can get a little slouchy...

(who doesn't love a little slouch, sometimes thought)

Her nubby character and her little holes here and there have given her all the character she needs to survive out here at Pacific Beach.

I love every square inch of her.

AAAACKKKKK whats this?

The image of her former self..the "dark side" if you will.

Imagine, being covered by this all your life.

the horror!!

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Garage sale sofa, complete with the works, down fill, 8 way hand tie..$100

2 nubby hardworking Home Depot tarps..eh, Ill give you a $50

and the greatest upholstery man ever known to me, yes.. I actually hugged him!! $450

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priceless...

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I couldn't be happier.

Could a dropcloth slipcover be in your future?