If you somehow missed the elderflower liqueur boat when it sped along 10-15 years ago, let’s get you aboard now with the St-Germain Spritz! St-Germain is a lovely botanical liqueur named after one of
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To me, nothing screams summer or Coastal French like navy blue and white stripes. Whether you’re on a pier in Chicago or St. Tropez, the stark contrast of those crisp colors signals sunshine and
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In this Coastal French powder room makeover, we started with finding a tiny vanity to make this half bath feel bigger and more inviting. The other major component was finding a small, but stylish
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From the moment we met, I knew our 1980s half bath was destined for the dump. Like a big hair rock band that didn’t know when to hang it up, this powder room had
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Finding a way to DIY driftwood finish on old furniture was inspired by desire: I love Restoration Hardware’s furniture, but I don’t love the prices (or that ridiculous tree-killing catalog they send out). Their
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Once upon a time, there was a young girl from Fairfield, Connecticut who wanted to go to the Fashion Institute of Technology. She had her sights set on becoming a buyer for fabulous stores
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If you want quick Coastal French change in your home, color is the easiest place to start. As we touched on in our paint colors post, there isn’t a color combo more Coastal French
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I’m not going to mince words. Taking my kids to swim in a bioluminescent bay was a dream come true. Many moons ago, as a marine biology student, my semester-at-sea ship anchored in Mosquito
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It’s hard to choose just one. And in selecting Coastal French metals, we don’t. We mix it up! Like adding textures, mixing the metals in Coastal French design adds some interest for the eye.
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After moving, we couldn’t afford to renovate our kitchen, so painting the cabinets was the way to make it more likable until we could. At the time, we were just starting toward Coastal French
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Locations: 115 Main St. Unit 12 (Route 25), Monroe, CT + Etsy shop This is a full-fledged shout out for The Marketplace on Main in Monroe, CT. No, they aren’t paying me to say
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On a tropical island, you can obviously let the beach do the heavy lifting in the activities department. Swimming, sunning, surfing, and snacking can blissfully kill hours upon days. But if you want to
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Our Puerto Rico trip started with local eateries and chilling by the pool, then kicked into high gear Day 2 with a family waterfall hike in El Yunque rainforest. That’s typically how we roll
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‘Coastal’ and ‘French’ aren’t mutually exclusive design goals. Mainland France has 2,000 miles of coastline — someone is living (beautifully) on those shores! From a design standpoint, as you leave behind the high style
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I’d like to say after throwing every last dollar from the move into removing wallpaper and painting, I’d nailed the paint colors. But I absolutely did not. That’s what happens when you’re hurriedly pulling
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Nothing takes an ’80s child back like Twinkies, Michael Jackson… and some damn fine wood paneling. It was living. My grandma’s basement had it. Your grandma’s basement had it. In this house, it adorned
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After painting the wood paneling, it was clear the multi-colored brick fireplace was our next target for a freshening up. We wanted to maintain some of the brick’s texture and authenticity, though, not just
Read MoreIf you want to skip to the wondrous results of our Coastal French Country style makeover, you can fast forward here. If you prefer a story from the start, you’re in the right place…
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BEFORE & AFTER PHOTO INDEX
