Sun, Surf, Sand and a Pumpkin!
This past week has been Fall break for my kids, so we hightailed it down to Florida. We were welcomed by sun, surf and sand…and my lovely dining room…
Over the summer, I worked on the dining area of our vacation home. I wanted to make it light and airy, but I love color, so I added some aqua in the mix.
This is what I came up with…
The first item that I purchased was the bench. I found it at HomeGoods and had to have it! I decorated the space around this bench.
I love my huge clam shell that I filled with potpourri from Ikea…perfect colors. The matching vases are from HomeGoods as well as the “sticks.” I’m not even sure what they’re called, but they’re very beachy! They’re held steady in the vases with sand.
I was so happy to see my beautiful dining room, but I decided we needed a little pumpkin too! It is fall after all!
I found a white pumpkin at Home Depot, but it was too big for my clam shell. I switched to this basket that I found at a local flea market for $1.00. Love it!
I added my potpourri and some shells…since it is the beach…
The shells I used were white clam shells. I wanted to keep with the white and aqua theme so I chose not to use my colored shells.
The look is still in keeping with the beach theme of my home, but the pumpkin just adds a touch of the season. The pumpkin is a perfect fit for the basket, both in size and appearance. What a fun, but subtle Fall look!
Since we are only here for a week, I couldn’t go overboard with the holiday decorating, but I thought it would be fun to see how I could take my beach decor and add some Fall flair!
Add a pumpkin and you have instant Fall decor at the beach!
Happy Beachy Fall to you all!
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That $1 basket is awesome!! And I love a little coastal touch mixed in with any season. Your arrangement is great!
Thank you so much! I love baskets of any size or shape and this one was perfect!
So pretty! I love the colors you chose as well! Thanks for linking up to the CHQ blog hop! Hope to see you back next week!
Thank you Jill! I love to participate in your blog hop! Thanks for hosting!
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, Leslie! I love the basket, however the whole room makes me think of sweet vacation days. Thank you for sharing!
Have a good day, Nancy
Thanks Nancy! I appreciate the compliments. I’m so glad you stopped by!
I so like the aqua and sand combination like the beach! Really nice, and the bench is Great.
Thanks Sue! I have fallen in love with aqua lately. Thanks for stopping by my blog!
Love how it turned out. I don’t live at the beach or have a beach home, but I wanted to bring a beach/cottage feel to my home. If you want to check out what I did to my table here is the link. Have a great weekend.
http://www.thedecorscene.blogspot.com/2012/09/autumn-coastal-cottage-tablescape.html
Thanks Jen! I checked out your tablescape. It is beautiful! Thanks for sharing it!
I never would have thought to make a fall themed basket for the beach. All my beach decorations are for summer. Of course, I still display them all year. The white pumpkin adds a festive fall touch.
The white pumpkins are an easy add in. Thanks so much for stopping by!
I love the colors. I also love the beach too & your room is gorgeous! Watch out Martha Stewart. I found ya on SITS, I hope you have a great weekend.
Nikki
http://www.thecraftysideofsarcasm.com
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the kind words. So glad to meet you!
I think the pumpkin is the perfect fall accent; it looks lovely in your basket. Also, I love your bench!
Thank you so much! I love that bench too! So glad I found it!
That is so peacefully beautiful! I think those are manzanita branches
Thanks Kelly! I think you’re right about the branches.
Your dining room looks fabulous!! I love the bench!!! Your wall art is perfect in that space!!
Ruth
Thank you so much Ruth! I really appreciate the compliments.
Your beach decor is adorable. I live in Denver so being land-locked does not lend itself to coastal decor!
Thank you for the compliment!
very pretty! Decorating for fall at the coast can be a challenge, great job!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it!
So pretty, Leslie! I’d gladly exchange some pretty leaves for some sun and sand!
Thank you so much! I think I would too!
Just perfect! Nuff said:) We love having you at Whimsy Wednesday!
Kelly,
Smart! School {House}
http://www.smartschoolhouse.com
Thanks Kelly! Love joining in the party!
As much as I love those giant clam bowls, I think the basket with all its fillings is perfect for a beachy Fall! I’d like to include a picture in an upcoming post about table centerpieces. Gorgeous room!!
Thank you! I’d be honored for you to include it in an upcoming post! Look forward to seeing it! Have a great weekend.
Leslie
Your dining room looks amazing! Love the beachy fall feel. Nice Work! ;o)
Thank you so much! I love the be achy feel!
Love everything about this space!
Thanks! I really have tried to make it special. So glad you stopped by for a visit! Come back soon!
This is really beautiful. I love the beach and we were just on the Cape 2 weekends ago. We collected shells and this gives me so many ideas – but I don’t think they will look as pretty in the country setting – HA.
Found you on The Brambleberry Cottage linky party!
Thank you! So glad you stopped by. I have always collected shells, but really feel in love with them this past summer. Have a great weekend.
Thanks for linking to Make the Scene Monday, you are being featured tonight!!!
Thank you so much Sarah! You’ve made my day! I am honored!
Such a pretty departure from the typical all white or orange! love it!
We just started back up our link parties and we would love if you came and linked up at The Humble Brag. Each week, one lucky featured blogger will get one free week of advertising, which mean thousands of ad views a day! Hope to see you there.
http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/the-humble-brag-link-party-3/
Thanks for the compliment and the invite! I’m all linked up!
Again, this is so pretty! Thanks so much for linking up last Friday. Hope to see you back tomorrow to link up and see if you were featured or even won the free ad space!
http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/the-humble-brag-link-party-4/
Thank you so much for linking up to the Pumpkin Patch Blog Hop! I’ve added this to my Pumpkin board on Pinterest
Thank you for hosting and thank you for adding it to your board!