How to Create a Nontraditional Coastal Bedroom.

Client Challenge: How do I incorporate Girly ~ Girl with Coastal Decor that provides a wow!  

Challenge #1: Client, 'How do I incorporate girly~girl and coastal decor for a tween going into teen’s bedroom? 
Her favorite color is pink, and she is a very girly~girl but loves the ocean, kayaking and is learning to surf.'

Challenge #2: 'I would like it to be a room she can grow into, so I do not have to change the decor for a few years.’

I love a challenge!

I am all about unique designs and decorating that brings out the authentic spirit of each individuals personality and show cases their style.

Solutions

The colors are fun and the style is unique.  By combining floral with painted paddles to create a headboard, add a coastal pillow, a pink night stand (shown below)and you have a stunning room.  This room would also be beautiful as a guest room in your coastal cottage. The color palette on the bottom left is from Design Seeds.  

These are very girly~girl designs which the young lady can grow with. 

Source A Seaside Home

 These pieces are all available in various colors and finishes.  Whether you are designing your private getaway master bedroom, your children's rooms ~ infant to teen or creating a stunning & welcoming guest room, have fun ~ be creative!

Watch for the next blog as I assist my client with solutions for another nontraditional bedroom for her other daughter who loves sailing and all things nautical.

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Happy Designing and Decorating!

Central California Long Weekend Trip

Morro Bay to San Simeon California

There is so much beauty and wonder to experience in a short 30 mile stretch along the Pacific Coast.  It lies about 1/2 way between San Francisco and Los Angeles, CA. 

Google Maps 

I drove to Morro Bay and spent the night, went out on a harbor cruise and then hit the road. 

Sunset in Morro Bay. This photo is courtesy of Morro Bay Official Site

Harbor Cruise Time

Sorry for the blur, but I had to share this little tiff I captured.

King of the dock!  Standing tall and proud.

 An up close photo of this proud boy!  I love his mohawk!

The back side of the Fish Company while cruising by.  It was an overcast day in Morro Bay.  However that did not take away from the beauty.

Day Three -- Road Trip

Heading north on Cabrillo CA-Hwy 1 along the Pacific Coast.  As we are traveling along a very scenic drive of only 25 miles off to the right I spotted Zebras running in a pasture.  I really thought I was seeing things.  I pulled over and took in the wonder of the Pacific Ocean on one side and Zebras on the side side of the rode.

Soon I realized that these Zebras were part of the Hearst Ranch.


Hearst Castle is an amazing place and well worth the trip to tour the grounds and buildings.

 

Hearst Castle Library found via Google Images - source unkown

Next we traveled a short distance north on CA-Hwy to Piedras Blancas aka 
Elephant Seal Beach~Rookery  
The Rookery is open year round with no fee to access and take watch these marine mammals.

What an amazing creature of the ocean.  I spent so much time taking in the wonder of these magnificent Seals.  As I watched in awe, I was snapping picture after picture.  It was difficult to choose only a few shots to share.

Stand Off

 The sounds they make are incredible.

 Sun bathing 

Love Kisses or Love Spat?

I was fortunate to catch this cute Baby Seal in action.  He is covering himself in sand to stay cool.  What an adorable baby, those eyes!

 Watching this sweet baby was by far my favorite experience of the entire trip. 

Flipper Action!

Unless noted, all photos on this blog belong to Sheila R Olson/Owner of A Seaside Home

Mother Natures Elephant Seals Color Palette 

Photo source 

Then a quick 5 minute stint up the road to Piedras Blancas Light House.  Unfortunately the lighthouse was closed for visitors while I was there.  

I hope you enjoyed my excursion to Morro Bay, Hearst Castle, Elephant Seal Beach and Piedras Light House.  For more information on the magnificent Elephant Seals please check out Friends of Elephant Seals: 
http://www.elephantseal.org/   Friends of the Elephant Seal is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating people about elephant seals and other marine life and to teaching stewardship for the ocean off the central coast of California.

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Color Me Beach Beige

Found on Ruffleblog.com

Beige is timeless and traditional, it brings the warmth of the sand into your home.  Beige works beautifully in any room from foyers, living rooms to bedrooms.

When choosing a shade of beige for your interior first ask yourself what other colors you will be using in your room or what hue you are attracted to.

Beige has various undertones & hues of red, yellow, pink and gray. Pairing your accent colors with the undertone will pull your room together and allow the colors to compliment and harmonize.

From the 2015  Benjamin Moore beige color palette.

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This is a good example of grey undertones.

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Accessories are key to adding your unique touch and style to your home. 

Add a hint of color to your room with these beautiful accent pieces from A Seaside Home.

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These beautiful boxes will add a soft hint of color. They are multi-functional as decor and and give you a place to protect your keepsakes or  organize your space. 

Display them in a living room, library, office or bedroom.

Available at A Seaside Home

This room offers the warm sunny yellow undertone which pairs well with golds and yellows.

 Source Unkown-found on Google Images

One of my favorite lamps from A Seaside Homes lighting collection.  Find over 100 quality pieces in the coastal lighting collection to fit into any room and emphasize your unique style.

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One of my favorite combinations is the cool blue with the warm beige.  Mixing the true colors of the sand and sea creates a very inviting room for your family and friends to gather.

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These beautiful wall panels are sure to dress up your foyer or add a unique touch to any coastal room.

Find wicker, bamboo and a large selection of quality coastal furniture and baskets for your decorative, organizational, indoor - outdoor needs at A Seaside Home.

                         

 Keeping it coastal for your beach home is easy when you choose items from A Seaside Homes large selection of unique quality products.

A beautiful example of red undertones. Courtesy of Benjamin Moore

The elegantly patterned rug in a mix of hues, splashes of rich burgundy adds texture and pattern to the room.  Area rugs work as grounding elements that pull the room together. 

I hope you enjoyed our Beach Beige Blog today.  

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If anyone recognizes the photos please let me know so I can give credit to the owner/source. 

Last but not least of my DIY series is crafting with Sea Glass!  I have a love for sea glass and become so lost in time while looking for it that I find myself walking miles along the shore.

 My family is planning a trip to Fort Braggs, CA next month. Fort Braggs is also known as 'Glass Beach'.  The sea glass along Fort Braggs beach is created from trash dumped over the edge of a cliff on the oceans edge years ago.  
Mother nature works her magic, turning our trash into treasure.

Beautiful Sea Glass 

Fort Braggs, CA aka Glass Beach

Sea Glass DIY Projects

Serve your guests in style this summer with beautiful sea glass trays.

Sea Glass tiled tray by Martha Stewart

Light up your night with this lovely and easy to create, Sea Glass Candle Holder.

   Source with how to video

Very festive for a party and/or a fun way to display your seaside treasures.

This project is easy to create with these how to instructions from The Country Chic Cottage.

Mobile | Wind Chimes using your drift wood and sea glass treasures.  

         
         How to make a Sea Glass Mobile          with  MarthaStewart

Make jewelry, mobiles, wrap around a candle holder or vase.  

The possibilities using wrapped Sea Glass are endless. 

Watch this You Tube video for easy how to instructions.  

For a more advanced project learn how to drill holes in sea glass.

How to drill sea glass instructions source.

Projects Gluing Sea Glass 

Through my research on crafting with sea glass I found that most crafters use an adhesive called 'E6000' when gluing their sea glass to various mediums; wood, glass, etc... It is supposed to allow the natural beauty of the glass to shine through without causing it to loose its lustrous.

Combining your seashell treasures with sea glass creates these beautiful frames to display those seaside photos.

               

There are so many beautiful DIY projects using sea glass that it was difficult to choose a few to share with you.  I hope you have enjoyed this DIY blog series.

Happy Seas ~ Happy Crafting

Be You ~ Be Unique!

Glass found at Fort Braggs | Sea Glass Beach

If you love the seaside | lake | beach | nautical style you will enjoy my Facebook, Pinterest  or my Twitter page,  Our online store A Seaside Home offers a large selection of coastal decor and furniture to create your unique room that reflects your beautiful individual style.

Stay tuned for my summer adventure to Fort Braggs next month!

With much happiness from A Seaside Home!

Happy Beach Combing!