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?

When I come home on the weekends, I am amazed at how many more houses are being built.

Random finds.

Life Preservers

Simple Beach Decor Ideas

Ladies, this is an article that your husband or significant other will love because it doesn’t cost anything and doesn’t have to be built!

So the sun teased us a little bit this weekend and that got me to thinking that I wish summer was here already.

Last week it was all about the hammock. This week it’s about shelter.

Now that the weather is getting nice, I am thinking about my hammock.

I know a lot of you have already seen this done. I am just a little behind the times.

So here is some food for thought.

Did you think that raffia skirting was for tiki parties only?

Chalk Paint painted furniture…can you imagine painting with out prepping, sanding or stripping your furniture? Annie Sloan and CeCe Caldwell paints do just that. Chalk paint can be use on furniture, glass, concrete plastic, just about any surface you can think of.

Last week we talked about making a driftwood Christmas tree. We are always picking up interesting pieces and stacking them under the stairs for some later project.

(The seahorse in the thumbnail was made by my old neighbor, Maryann Martin, married to Robert Martin of Martin Electric, after seeing one in a magazine. They hung it in the stairwell.

In 2009, we were one of the first houses to be rebuilt in our neighborhood, Sandy Shores after Hurricane Ike. That first year was really cold and desolate, no trees or plants, just wind and sand. When Aron would drive down the beach he would pick up big pieces of driftwood and stack them to use later for firewood. From lemons to lemonade…

Rita Wilson, aka Queen Rita from Ft. Worth, is retired from the furniture business, so naturally you would expect her house to be awesome. And she doesn’t let you down. Her colorful vacation rental, Queendom by the Sea in Sandy Shores (listed with Swede’s) is an invitation to have a great time at the beach. She was able to use her connections in the business to furnish her home. No designer

Easy, Breezy bedding ideas.

My neighbors in Sandy Shores have a flair for color.
See what I mean.

Vintage Travel Trailers

Things to do with old surfboards:

Charlene, who is one of Aron’s clients and friends, works for Whole Foods when she is not treasure hunting, and Dexter is a semi-retired boilermaker. They travel back and forth from Clear Lake. Let’s take a peek inside where you will find 50′s vintage bamboo furniture. She also loves (Henry Link) faux bamboo and wicker furniture from the 60′s. Charlene is not afraid of color! I love her style which I call

Part two of awesome bunk beds.

Aron was asking ME about bunk beds the other day and I just look at him, “What are you talking about?”
“Chris wants built in bunk beds in the house we’re building, got any ideas?” Are you kidding?

So when I get up at 3:00 A.M. because my mind won’t let me sleep I start looking.

Shadow Boxes