GOOD MORNING SUNSHINE!!

Hi friends!!

I wanted to share a few pics I took yesterday before the sun came up at the beach.....It was stunning.

GOOD MORNING SUNSHINE!!

xo, Mariaelena
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CANDLESTICKS & MERCURY GLASS LOVELINESS

Hi friends!!

I had these dark candlesticks that I spray painted with Catalina Mist.  I brought them with me to the beach house to use somewhere...I decided to do this with them...

A painted candlestick, mercury glass votive holder from Pier One and some gorilla glue...=.....

THIS LOVELY

I used battery operated votives also from Pier One...so much safer for where I'm placing them...

I used a light spray on the candlesticks to give an aged appearance....

Have a happy weekend!!
xo, Mariaelena


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ANNIE SLOAN BEDSIDE TABLE REDO!!

Hi Friends!!

I've been working on these bedside tables for my older girls beach house bedrooms...I paid $15 for the both of them at a tag sale...solid oak, french legs and dovetail drawers!!!...I FINALLY bought and used AS chalk paint...must say...I'm sold on it now.  Take a look at the before and after and see what you think.  I'm thrilled with the outcome...they are perfect for the beach!!

Before & After!!

before....

after.....ahhh...so much better

it's all in the details....used a sanding block to distress just a bit...

added this basket for storage... 

 tag sale table with good bones & AS paint in pure white equals.....

Now...on to painting the second one...
Thanks for visiting and please come back to see what else I've got going on at the beach house this summer...
xo, Mariaelena


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NATURE'S BEAUTY "DOWN THE SHORE"

Hi Friends!!

I wanted to take a moment to share some of the natural, lovely elements that are all around us "down the shore".

Queen Anne's Lace picked from an open field while out on a bike ride...

Some of the many sand dollars our 7 year old is constantly on the hunt for..

...and a very small sampling of the lovely sea shells we come across almost every day...

HAPPY SUMMER!!!!

XO, Mariaelena


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A LOVELY POOL/GARDEN SHED

When we put our pool in about 9 years ago, my husband wanted a "shed" to store pool toys, hide the pump, plumbing etc.  I was thinking SHED!!!...OH NO!!!...that is really not in line with the look I was going for out there...but then I remembered that I kept a copy of a Country Living magazine that had the lovliest garden shed I had ever seen.  I dug it out and said "OK, if you can make this, then we can have a shed"...haha.....Well, he did it and it truly came out so lovely...See what you think...

LOVE it!!

My husband built the entire shed including the fabulous cupola!!

We wanted arched doors...he made these with planks...

This is the view right out of my kitchen window behind the pool...LOVELY!!

This is the Country Living magazine cover from 2002 that i kept as our inspiration...
xo, Mariaelena


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STARFISH & STRING

I have NEVER purchased a sea shell and pride myself on the fact that we only COLLECT sea shells and sea glass.  We NEVER keep a starfish that we find, but send it back into the ocean in hopes that it lives...that being said, I saw starfish garland in one of my favorite shops down the shore. Instead of buying it, I picked up a package of artificial starfish for $1.99 and used some twine to create my own...I'm planning on using it in one of the girls beach house rooms...super simple!

I hung it up on this mirror on our "burb" screen porch to see how it would hang...

HAPPY SUMMER!!!!!

xo, Mariaelena

SIMPLY SPA

Just in time for summer:

A simple revamped vignette of "SPA" using Catalina Mist colored spray paint & some things I had lying around...HAPPY SUMMER!!

An old cookie tin, some tag sale dark wood candlesticks and ball jars:  all things we have lying around.

I LOVE my mercury glass birds...

some old cookie tins before the catalina mist...

Thanks for stopping by...
xo, Mariaelena


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