Beach Businesses
Someone called the other day asking if the lot next door was for sale? I don’t know, you might call Kathy Hammond with Remax. What were you thinking about doing? “Oh, starting a new business like a car wash.” When we were driving back and forth from Dallas we always had a million ideas on what Crystal Beach needed. Then Bill Minyard with the

DIY outdoor daybeds

Nap Time
For me, Happy Hour is a nap.
If you like napping inside,
then here are some ideas for quiet time.

Meet your Neighbors
Long before I knew her name, she was the Seashell Lady. Her name is Kaye Jordan and she invited me to share her home with you. So the Seashell Lady, Kay Jordan’s house says Betty Lynn on it. That’s her MIL’s name.

Meet Scottie Ketner, owner of Le Chat Noir located at 43rd and S in Galveston. She is my upcycle, recycle mentor.

People come to the shop and the first question is “Is your home like this?” Well come on in and visit our not so typical beach house. Aron Nance built this house. To see more homes go to pinterest Homes by the Sea – Custom Home Builder. Together we picked tile, flooring, interior and exterior paint colors and I got to decorate it. My style? World Beach Traveler.

Recycle, upcycle

Greetings! Where do I begin? Before we donate anything I like to sit and think about how it could be used again. How about this old world globe? Don’t have much use for it now, but…

Welcome to Cox and Caicos.

Today I was invited into David and Janet Cox’s home over on Mr. G’s. What do you do when you work for a contractor who builds bridges for TX Dot?

Their two bedroom house is built to last!

String Lights Year Round.

Why can’t I ever find what I am looking for?
Below are some of my favorite dishes that I wish I could find.

Driftwood…not just for collecting.

I Love Bedding
I am constantly changing or updating our bedding. My granddaughter moved in with us in January to go to UTMB nursing school and every weekend she says, “But it’s not dirty yet.” Dirty or not it gets changed. Doesn’t matter if it’s Tommy Bahama, C&F, Greenland Home Fashions, Pish Posh, Pottery Barn, Soft Surroundings…

Seascapes Revisited
My friend Casey Davis sent me a text of a seascape that his cousin found while shopping (Love how when they come across beach decor they think of me).

This kitchen just looks fun. If you wanted to have a kitchen like this it is mucho easy. If you already have an all white kitchen, the lower cabinets can be painted separately with your favorite color. Notice how a group of upper cabinets were also painted on the inside the same color as

Have you noticed I have been MIA lately? I am not sure if you remember, but a couple of months ago when I was exploring Galveston, I met some lovely people (who knocked me out with their amazing talent for reinventing just about everything). Anyway, one of those lovely ladies, Shirley, invited me to join her and some friends in setting up a new / vintage / upcycling / recycling shop in Galveston. Say what? I think

Cool Beach Signs

Painted Doors

When driving around CB I notice that a lot of doors are painted another color than the exterior paint color. So if you are stuck on which color would look the best…

Floors

If I had it to do over…

Have you ever thought about painting the stairs?

Well here are a few things
I have run across
while looking online.

More on shabby beach

Bamboo/Faux Bamboo

Dig around, you probably have your grandmother’s old quilt or some type of crochet bedding. Maybe you’re looking at that old nightstand or chest of drawers and one step from donating it. Reinvent it.

Every day I get up thinking about having that first cup of coffee on the porch. I long to watch the sun rise over the ocean. One day…Where was I?