Does your Home have a Name?

I was stalking some seaside homes in my area..., all with names...

... Cliff Cottage...

... and Cliff Haven. They both sit, well, on a cliff, overlooking the ocean..., the names reflecting the location...

... Cozy Cottage I can assure you does look wonderfully cozy and is surrounded by blue hydrangeas..., the name seems to express its beloved characteristics...

... The Lookout looks out to marshland and water...

... although Seascape is in dire need of TLC it does offer a sweeping view over the sea...

...A play of words, "la vie" meaning the life. An abode that belongs to a French philosopher or poet?

... Seadog, a term for a very experienced sailor. The owner perhaps?

And Vitamin Sea..., not in my neighborhood but from further south where palm trees abound. And I'll name my home after the ocean inlet it overlooks, "Sakonnet View"..., because that's what I love about it most.

Shared with Hooked on Fridays @ Julia's Hooked on Houses

750 Designer Secrets

750 Designer Secrets..., a great book that's heavy in weight and is full of insights, ideas and pictures...

If you look out at the waves in the ocean or the grains of sand on a beach, it's very calming because you're seeing infinite variations on the same theme.
Barbara Barry

Not interfering with views is decorating 101.
Scott Salvator

Sometimes you need to take something away rather than add.
Jeffrey Marks

Raising the Flags -Decorating Ideas with Nautical Signal Flags

This is the "groom shack" of the Mallard Island Yacht Club in New Jersey..., but it might as well be a living room, dressed up with flags for a cocktail party...

... a set of 1950s nautical signal flags from South France were the inspiration for the color palette in this bathroom...

... flags complete the ship ambiance in this sitting area...

... and a dining room featured @ Nautical Decor -Loving Life at Sea. The flags represent the letters of the alphabet and you can spell out a message such as "Welcome" or "Happy Birthday"..., Translate your Message into flag language and find out their meaning here.

Then going oversize with an Outdated Allied Signal Flag design that stands for the number 4...

... and raising the flags outdoors..., so where can you buy them?

Pottery Barn carries strands of eight flags modeled after those used by ships at sea...

... or get the real deal and look for vintage nautical signal flags on Ebay.

And there is more to explore:
Decorating Nautical with Signal Flag Designs

Bloggers Craft II -Project Ideas with Seashells, Fabric, Bottles, Rope and more

Beautiful things created by bloggers..., and just in case you missed Part I click here:
Craft Project Ideas with Seashells, Sea Glass, Rocks, Burlap and more.

At Fire Fly Hill Designs you find Annie's charming Iron on Transfers...

... Stacey @ The Blessed Nest calls her nostalgic Beachy Bottles a "fake-it-on-the-cheap" project...,

... HG Blogger Betty shares how she made this small Storage Box and Towel Holder...

... Christy @ Embellished Bayou applied Shells to the Walls in her bathroom...

... Lori's Life Ring @ Frugal Farmhouse Design..., a project that left her with splinters and sore hands, but it was worth it, don't you think?

... Susan's lovely Shell Pulls @ Love where you Life...

... artfully displayed starfish by Marie @ Emma Calls me Mama and Suzy @ Suzy's Sanctuary...

... Simone @ Beach Vintage captured some beach memories with Beach Shell Artwork...

Kelly from There is no Place like Home creates a seashell centerpiece...

... Chris @ Just Beachy crafted a Wood Beach Sign with letters from Michael's...

... Kathleen @ Musings from a French Cottage turned her left over red ticking fabric into a Sailboat..., Lori (who made the Life Ring) actually carries a similar sailboat in her store The White Flower Farmhouse...

... Kimba @ A soft Place to land makes a simple Basket look stunning...

... and Cheryl @ Cheryl's Shells transforms shells into darling Nightlights..., and she'll make them for you!

Shared with A beautiful Life @ Melissa's The Inspired Room.

Thomas Paul Pillow Collection

Designer Thomas Paul has a great collection of maritime and sea life themed pillows that you can buy at your local Anthropologie store for $88 (in the example of the anchor pillow) or find them online at Design Public for $70, which includes shipping.

Thomas Paul Maritime Collection

Thomas Paul Sea Life Collection