Florida Living and Coastal Decor
My word for this year was “simplify”, so here is a very simple way to decorate your bedroom for the holidays. Although I found the perfect woven bed for our space in the spring, it’s finally making its debut!
Changing up my decor for the seasons can be as simple as switching out what’s in the vase on our dining room console table or exchanging the the living throw pillow covers for something more cozy for the fall season.
If you came here from the “Ranch Home Back Porch Addition” post, welcome! Now you know that this pool bath was part of that project. We thought the added cost of the outdoor bathroom was worth it since we didn’t want wet bodies traipsing through our house to the hall bathroom. There have been quite a few times that I went running up to the pool bath as soon as we docked our boat because it was just too cold to get in the water! :D I love the accessibility!
After 5 months of a complete interior renovation, we began to tackle the exterior of our home, along with the backyard. Since so many projects were overlapping, it really was a LOT on my plate for several months last year! After our new bulkhead and dock had been built, we started on the pool and back porch addition, along with an outdoor bathroom, at the same time. You’ll see why that was necessary in a moment.
Our small ranch home’s living space has seen a few renovations in its lifetime. It’s most recent updates involved ripping out the massive corner fireplace in the living room and replacing the dated wood floors throughout with LVP flooring.
Since completing our modern pool build, I received a lot of inquiries about the in-pool furniture we chose for our pool’s sun ledge during the build process, so I wanted to address all of those questions here in this post!
In this post I’ll be sharing what our pool looks like all filled with water and ready to be used! Saying we’re excited to be done with those many months of nothing but dirt and construction consuming our backyard is an understatement! We started out having a new bulkhead installed and then building our dock onto that. Once it was finished, the pool build process started right on the heels of that project, so that was a full year of ongoing construction in our backyard!
Today I’m sharing my simple, yet elegant, Christmas dining room decor and tablescape!
Sometimes I really overthink things. But who has time for that these days? The best way to add a little Christmas cheer to your kitchen is really simple, so let’s not make it any more complicated than it needs to be, right? :)
I set out to find some art that would invoke the feeling of fall, while also having the usual “coastal” components, like water and/or a beach. In case you’re wondering what exactly “invokes the feeling of fall”, here is my opinion: Fall is moodier, darker, but warmer at the same time. I think I found the perfect image for my living room that has all of the above! I haven’t decided yet, but I may even continue to use it all the way through Christmas ;)
I was gifted these beautiful, natural looking magnolia branches and flowers from Prestige Botanicals and fully intended to use them for just a fall accent. But, once I started unfolding the leaves, I thought they’d transition well from Thanksgiving, to Christmas, and even into the new year!
You know that feeling you get when you’ve been waiting so long for something to happen, that when it finally does, you almost can’t believe it!? Well, I FINALLY got to create a cute living space on our dock with the help of Wayfair! To create a place to relax and entertain, I wanted a pair of swivel club chairs and a sofa.
Can you believe it’s really June!? To kick off summertime, I gathered up some of my colorful bar cart accessories and created this “Happy Hour in Paradise” themed bar cart! For now, I’m just dreaming about hot summer days spend by our pool, since we still have quite a mess going on in our backyard. This set up in my dining room will have to do. ;)
We’re in full spring mode over here and our guest bedroom needed a little refresh! I partnered with Christmas Tree Shops andThat! to incorporate decor from their “Black, White and Glam” line. The items have a tropical feel to them, using neutrals with pops of green, mixed metals and woven natural textures. Based on the items I saw online, I created a quick moodboard of decor to look for in the store.
I recently refreshed our dining room with a few new pieces that invoke a laid back, coastal feeling by way of natural textures and neutrals. I’m really happy with how it turned out and can’t wait to show you! I’ll also show you what it looked like before…
Here’s a quick bathroom update that’s super easy to pull off! With as much time as most of us have been spending in our homes, having a serene place that feels just a little like going to the spa just might be the best way to end your day.
I’m excited to finally share our pool design plans with you! If you’ve followed along on Instagram stories, I have shared quite a bit of my pool design inspiration, as well as the color dilemma that was JUST resolved in the nick of time!! That’s such a relief after feeling totally lost and unsettled about some of the most important decisions I had to make regarding this pool. So now that I have some space in my head for anything other than pool tiles and plaster color, I’ll start from the beginning of our pool building process.
I finally revamped our guest bedroom just in time for Christmas! I was pretty indecisive about this space for a while and I think the fact that I started decorating it in the fall influenced some of my decisions. You’ll see what I mean when you check out the color scheme. ;)
To start, I’ll show you what this room looked like from before we renovated it and after we moved in.
I decided to transform my bar cart into an elegant coastal Christmas scene for the holidays this year! My white cane bar cart sits in the corner of our dining room and it needed a little pizzazz. After seeing how the sunlight reflected off of all the glitter, I think it was the perfect place for it. My local Christmas Tree Shops andThat! store had a bunch of really cute coastal options for Christmas decorating.
It’s the look we all want, but some of us just can’t afford, or simply don’t want to pay for! Believe it or not, these bells do not belong to the Studio McGee brand in any way. The exact same ones appear to be sold in many other stores. I just happened to see them on their website, although they are not in stock just yet. You may have noticed by now that I have a bit of a knack for finding products that have been rebranded. Don’t let the brand name fool you. It’s often all the same stuff. ;)
