| The temperature is sizzling and what better time to | | | | with a shell motif. |
| bring the cool beach breeze into your home | | | | Nothing looks fresher in the summer than a light fabric |
| décor. If you love the beach but can't get there | | | | at the windows. Choose a white or sandy beige fabric. |
| as often as you like, then bring the beach to your own | | | | Tab top panels also work well, many will have a button |
| home. | | | | at the tab, consider gluing a shell on top of the button. |
| What color do you think of when you think of the | | | | The result is quite fresh and very easy to do. Shells |
| beach? If you said blue, you are right. Blue is the color | | | | can be found at most craft stores or simply stroll |
| of the deep ocean, blue is the color of the perfect sky | | | | down the beach if you are lucky enough to live by the |
| and blue is a color that will make you feel cool | | | | sea. Strands of small shells can also be used to create |
| regardless of the temperature. Consider painting this | | | | a valance effect on a simple panel. The result is the |
| beachy color on your living room, bedroom or | | | | unexpected. |
| bathroom walls. Colors that will work well are, Ebb tide, | | | | Switch out your art for oceanscapes or fish motif |
| Open Seas and Vast Sky, by Sherwin Williams, the | | | | prints. Create your own wall décor with large |
| names alone will tell you what inspires them. | | | | star fish, ceramic fish and large shells. |
| Cool down your home this summer with shades and | | | | Create an inexpensive coffee table. Purchase two |
| textures that create a vista of calm. Feel as though | | | | large garden urns, fill with sand, place shells in the sand |
| you are on vacation all year long. You don't have to | | | | and top with a piece of glass. This is a very fast and |
| pack your bags and drive several hundred miles to | | | | affordable answer for a very unique look. |
| reach your vacation spot, simply create it in your own | | | | Going on vacation to the beach is a very relaxing |
| home with simple, easy and affordable quick changes. | | | | getaway, but vacations come to an end, so why not |
| You will be surprised what you can accomplish in a | | | | create that vacation feeling everyday in your own |
| weekend. | | | | home. Our homes are the place where we should be |
| Changing out your fabrics will evoke a day at the | | | | able to find peace and solace. I invite you to create |
| beach. Consider slip covering your sofa and chairs in a | | | | that place in your own home. |
| sandy beige. Toss in some throw pillows in a fabric | | | | |