Barnacle Encrusted Bottles

This modern Hawaiian Home surprised me with an unexpected coastal curiosity -on the table.


Barnacle encrusted bottles. Barnacles are small shellfish that attach themselves to any surface they can find, and I would love to come across bottles like these!


An artistic interpretation of the work's of barnacles. Lovely vases, but I do prefer the real thing.

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Home at Sea

I love stores with a beachy feel and Home at Sea has some pretty and unique items like this anchor wall mirror and starfish resin candle holder. For more information and/or purchase, please click images.


A beautiful starfish platter from recycled glass and an elegant ceramic coral vase.


A fun wall art piece, and they just introduced a line of neat wooden signs.


More for you walls. Photographic resin tiles, which I adore, and a collection of frames.


Then some of my favorite little things from their servingware collection, such as bottle tags. I always bring a bottle of wine to a dinner party and to dress it up with one of these tags is just perfect!


And the best for last! Home at Sea is giving you a price reduction of 20% at checkout when you use the discount code COASTAL.

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OBX Trading Group -Three Great Coastal Giveaways!

Deanna from Outer Banks Trading Group is giving away three vintage inspired beachy items!

If you don't know Deanna's beautiful store yet, it's a must stop if you are looking for sea and beach inspired home decor. The selection is awesome. An abundance of pillows and rugs, and everything else you can imagine. So go check it out and take advantage of the OBX Blogger Sale -15% off orders of $100 or more! All you need to do is enter the promo code: blog -you have until February 4th.

What you can win:


The three winners will either receive a set of 4 Hand Painted Metal Signs, 3 lovely Vintage Lanterns, or a Sailing Pillow from the Indoor/Outdoor collection. Click on the text links to learn more about each product, then let us know in a comment which item(s) you would love to win.

Second entry & free ad space:

Blog about these giveaways and you will not only double your chance to win by leaving a second comment (important!), you will also be entered in a draw for a free ad space here on Completely Coastal. I will randomly pick three winners who's ad buttons will be placed in my sidebar at the top for one month. And if you don't have a button, I'll make one for you! You can advertise your blog, or perhaps you have an Etsy store!

Feel free to use the button below. Just copy and paste the code. It links directly to this post. Thank you so much!

Entries will be accepted until midnight EST on Thursday, Feb 4th. All the winners will be announced on the weekend.

If you don't have a U.S. shipping address:
I'm sorry that you don't qualify, but you can still win a free ad space if you spread the news! Make sure you let me know in a comment if you do.



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Stunning Shadow Display Boxes

Do you remember Sea Treasures in a Shadow Box? This is another example of using an Antique Printer Tray as a Display Box for shells.


Monica from Crafty Nest (also featured here: An Old Window Frame Now Frames Beach Memories) shows us on her blog how she transformed an old drawer into a Shadow Box.


After swooning over the cubby organizer in the Pottery Barn catalog, Karla from It's The Little Things That Make a House a Home re-purposed her vintage Schweppes wooden bottle crate. A great show piece!


And isn't this spectacular! Like the first one, it's also an Antique Printer Tray, created by Jane from Sea Breezes who writes, "Everything in it is beach themed, it keeps me going through the winter".

And there's quite a collection of Antique Printer Trays on Ebay -they do make perfect display boxes!

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Change of Colors -Yellow Curtains for my Dining Room

An update on my dining room. This is how it used to look like, see here.


But once we put the carpet in, the white curtains didn't make sense anymore (to me). They needed to match one of the colors in the rug (I thought).


And this is how the dining room really looks! It's the home of my laptop. Now tell me, where is your computer station?

Enter the Coastal Giveaway
Three Beachy Items to Win, plus Free Ad Space on Completely Coastal!

Shared with Show and Tell Friday and Metamorphosis Mondays.

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Before + After: Makeovers with an Octopus -A Nautical Nightstand and a Chair

Massachusetts Artist Will Means gives old furniture a bold new personality. At The Hive, the gallery where his work is sold, the transformation of this piece is humorously described as follows: Find a solidly constructed antique nightstand, strip that sucker down to bare wood, draw a cool (albeit slightly angry) octopus and transfer to a Frisket. Then stain, mask, paint, lacquer, line the drawers, and attach hardware.


I just adore this nautical nightstand!
And have you seen my feature on artist J.P. Cook? She paints Beach Scenes on Wood Chairs.


This makeover involves paint too, high gloss black for the frame, but the octopus was found in a cool modern Duralee Fabric.


Love it!
Giveaways:
Win a variety of wonderful items from the Chesapeake Bay @ Low Tide High Style.
Planning a beach picnic? Enter to win a picnic backpack @ Shellbelle's Tiki Hut!


Shared with Furniture Feature Friday

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Painted Quahog Shell with Inspirational Quote

Don't wait for your ship to come in, swim out to meet it.

I've started collecting sea related sayings and quotes and was absolutely thrilled when I found this beautifully painted Quahog shell with an inspirational saying at Content in a Cottage.

Quahog shells are local around here in the North East and are being washed ashore in masses. My Orange Room was inspired by one. Their flat shape and large size make them a perfect canvas! I just painted a couple of them (nothing like this though) that I will post later. They're also the chief ingredient in chowder, and the Quahog shell is the official shellfish of my tiny state, Rhode Island!

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Lamps Plus -Lighting and Home Decor

If you are looking for lighting and home decor such as bedding, rugs and accessories like mirrors, vases, and sculptural items, Lamps Plus is a great place to start your search. And they probably have the best price too. When doing a comparison, keep in mind that most of their pricing includes shipping. You might remember the awesome Fillable Glass Lamps from a few days ago, and the Custom Photo Lampshades they make. But enough said about their lighting products, I wanted to show you a few cool home decor accessories.

Please click on images for more information and/or purchase.











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Decor for your Door

Decorating a door is not something I've ever thought about, but this closet door is quite artful.


And you don't need a brush to Create The Look.


These are Trompe L'Oeil stickers from Casart Coverings, and I think they really do "Trick the Eye". Best of all, they're repositionable, reusable, and removable!


And there is more to explore:
Cavallini Vintage Stickers

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Loving the Fillable Glass Table Lamps from Lamps Plus

Jenna from A Little Blue just left a comment on Fillable Glass Lamps, sharing the love!

She's loving her two fillable glass table lamps from Lamps Plus! And now we finally get to see them filled with beachy treasures.


Jenna went straight to Michaels and found some crushed shells and beachy potpourri.
"I think they are extra fun because I'll be able to switch out the inside as I see fit, and trust me I have plenty of ideas for other variations."

Thanks Jenna for sharing this!


Fillable Glass Lamp from Lamps Plus

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