A PERFECT BEACH MORNING

Good Morning friends...
The sunrise this morning was amazingly moving..I needed to share it with you all...please take a moment to scroll through the sequence.
No words needed as we enjoy our last week of summer at the beach...

Have a lovely day!!
xo, Mariaelena

FILLING IN THE BLANKS...

Happy Weekend friends!

As I've said before, we have been getting our decorating on (finally) at the beach house this summer...slowly but surely getting there, one wall at a time...Here's a look at our living room wall space.

BEFORE:  blank & boring

a little molding, a few pictures & plates...

I love the detail on these pictures...weathered taupe frames with linen matting!!

I picked this oval frame up at an antiques fair last summer...in keeping with the neutral theme, I decided to staple a piece of jute and tie some starfish to it...I like the simplicity of it.

A very small sampling of our never ending collection of sea shells...:)

Enjoy your weekend & thanks so much for stopping by!!
xo, Mariaelena

DECORATING AN EMPTY WALL CORNER

We've been decorating the beach house little by little...(finally).....here's a corner that was in need of a little something....I think I got it just right!!

I bought this corner shelf at an antiques fair last summer...didn't want to hang it until I found the right accessories!!

picked this white milk vase up at a tag sale last weekend for 25 cents...

I splurged a bit for the flowers for my 50 cent tag sale tin vase, but sometimes you need to spend a bit more to find just the right thing...I LOVE these flowers and they were totally worth the price....I spray painted the tin in my favorite Catalina Mist spray paint...

This milk glass bowl was also a tag sale gem...I added the wax pear for a bit of color...

Thanks for stopping by & I hope you are all enjoying your summer...:)

xo, Mariaelena


linking to:
http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/
http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/
http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

Power of Paint feature!!

Wanted to say a big thank you to Maryann over at Power of Paint for featuring my ASCP side table redo today!....Please go over and visit her and don't forget to submit your paint projects!!...

Power of Paint

Have a happy weekend,

Mariaelena