UPSCALE SHELLS

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-QeMqwbt-jPEeZBz2akByS1JGor92krCHSQsVgQQfKGBpZTrgOObc1loxncl0W3ZOIYtyYgh0RV_XKXzkP-vhw64OFMDY9xR1S9ccl5txxEvBtE-T7kxFenH0Ie9SJZGfCzEB6umapk/s1600/Beachy+coffee+Table+(Upscale+Shells)+Title+Page+BLOG1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-QeMqwbt-jPEeZBz2akByS1JGor92krCHSQsVgQQfKGBpZTrgOObc1loxncl0W3ZOIYtyYgh0RV_XKXzkP-vhw64OFMDY9xR1S9ccl5txxEvBtE-T7kxFenH0Ie9SJZGfCzEB6umapk/s640/Beachy+coffee+Table+(Upscale+Shells)+Title+Page+BLOG1.png" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Summer is the time for shells, beach cottages and all things surf and sand! I pour over magazines who's beach  homes are graced with views of bright blue water and white sandy beaches.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Homes filled with bleached linens, outdoor showers and lots of beachy elements! Things that are swoon worthy... but do not work with my Lancaster County home! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Determined not to miss out on the summery feel of beach life, I am upscaling shells to make them feel at home in my family room decor...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgab7a61R661YbqvvtZKmm4DU2g0TvL-u6xsDLjtPE9DpLfXIU2I_jjPBmOHqukpOBELpnDcBNHuMAKjUXD0fDVhS1fIkt8H1lF_bPy5ef0_UPVRVzZfxZd6wKosSIwsmCIBopH15Fd8mg/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_9229.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgab7a61R661YbqvvtZKmm4DU2g0TvL-u6xsDLjtPE9DpLfXIU2I_jjPBmOHqukpOBELpnDcBNHuMAKjUXD0fDVhS1fIkt8H1lF_bPy5ef0_UPVRVzZfxZd6wKosSIwsmCIBopH15Fd8mg/s640/Copy+of+IMG_9229.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To make this work in my traditional farmhouse inspired home, I chose just a couple of beach elements... shells and rope knots... and contained them to one area of my family room... the coffee table.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also kept a very tight color palette which helps tie the vignette together. These colors would be found at the beach... sand beige... blue...white... and soft textural browns. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFb8lP-HeM4Ox-G0ebIeRMKsYyA9VZRxBkXwhrhj1B2svQhZTZlwVsE4yt9jexrFtuJwV4nzSbDmJQJHLPr-XPNdikcV_lQtBFomepB_YhbbQX5rePmGM0e1H12-r7z4lmXxcIFndUsrc/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_9216.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFb8lP-HeM4Ox-G0ebIeRMKsYyA9VZRxBkXwhrhj1B2svQhZTZlwVsE4yt9jexrFtuJwV4nzSbDmJQJHLPr-XPNdikcV_lQtBFomepB_YhbbQX5rePmGM0e1H12-r7z4lmXxcIFndUsrc/s640/Copy+of+IMG_9216.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mixing just a wee bit of coastal detail with decor elements that are authentic to my family room gives them an upscale and not contrived or out of place look. There is no way I can pull off a full blown beach look in the middle of bucolic farmland!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5jfJIsAyBuaBq7sBM04fvoyGY9i_OctBxZPaJhUhlkKbP7NycjdmeYwHB8X91moI1Nk8X4vGuBKKhS7ZBZX7oi3vn2bHkosB_FsyLLlLNHfj0AyEmCzryOdxgZjR1mf9JcOv66GApphg/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_9199.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5jfJIsAyBuaBq7sBM04fvoyGY9i_OctBxZPaJhUhlkKbP7NycjdmeYwHB8X91moI1Nk8X4vGuBKKhS7ZBZX7oi3vn2bHkosB_FsyLLlLNHfj0AyEmCzryOdxgZjR1mf9JcOv66GApphg/s640/Copy+of+IMG_9199.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Shells, starfish and sand dollars fill a blue willow bowl that is set on a complimentary saucer. The shapes, texture and color of the shells looks so pretty  in this very traditional bowl and give the shells a more upscale feel.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcE8FdDo6XugD-iR-jum-vBcNb3ZexiNy3CIvZEfI9SHcLey6Dlezi5fnIY0c8SIp0TzFVl_6fvaVLMsXLnMy1SN332H9E79JNoIewioaOYfXqNiioE4P84K35XF-WpOSottqb3uJkec/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_9231.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcE8FdDo6XugD-iR-jum-vBcNb3ZexiNy3CIvZEfI9SHcLey6Dlezi5fnIY0c8SIp0TzFVl_6fvaVLMsXLnMy1SN332H9E79JNoIewioaOYfXqNiioE4P84K35XF-WpOSottqb3uJkec/s640/Copy+of+IMG_9231.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Bx1ph3vI9ygIB7jzgPxJZPbvCUbHYh1Dj1WwbMNVqXD7sn5__Xl7xRdCu-v3qNFVSp9Y-TqKkUZmt7aG5xieYMCc5aDmgJWwk7b2cD_GUMtorf8ViEFaVpp_xcFm3kiDQ25Ackf4MhY/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_9202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Bx1ph3vI9ygIB7jzgPxJZPbvCUbHYh1Dj1WwbMNVqXD7sn5__Xl7xRdCu-v3qNFVSp9Y-TqKkUZmt7aG5xieYMCc5aDmgJWwk7b2cD_GUMtorf8ViEFaVpp_xcFm3kiDQ25Ackf4MhY/s640/Copy+of+IMG_9202.JPG" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This big flat-bottomed basket has great texture and  works well to hold the books that work as a riser for the bowl full of shells and little blue pitcher.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you look carefully in the picture above... the top book is one I published of our vacation in Bar Harbor last summer. I like <a href="http://www.mypublisher.com/">MY PUBLISHER</a> to make books. It is a bit addictive!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5a2djKtc5bksGNt9Wb4RI4eg6Ci7mdBDBsI-KbAWBkveV_zoEFK6_GrRDuBBDPRhiJGER39OYraioAFiPsIbCuamaN7O9eiJ1a8JdBVFlVqdBCVvYM4e5HfcfJUdQ9BIQuXFl67Actc/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_9226.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5a2djKtc5bksGNt9Wb4RI4eg6Ci7mdBDBsI-KbAWBkveV_zoEFK6_GrRDuBBDPRhiJGER39OYraioAFiPsIbCuamaN7O9eiJ1a8JdBVFlVqdBCVvYM4e5HfcfJUdQ9BIQuXFl67Actc/s640/Copy+of+IMG_9226.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Big rope knots in blue and white continue the beachy theme.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIdVwjPj7C8VqMCazewG7y1GbGhX_DVuB7St6mJL8WNMKIMzx9jK1MOzHFMf2Pd1aY3oznOnrVSJApzwuSMTTXVjeVj9YF4gfq-EGUbsRRu1mb6B12Q5jO4e5q8NsGsARogNuMkfGqZ70/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_9224.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIdVwjPj7C8VqMCazewG7y1GbGhX_DVuB7St6mJL8WNMKIMzx9jK1MOzHFMf2Pd1aY3oznOnrVSJApzwuSMTTXVjeVj9YF4gfq-EGUbsRRu1mb6B12Q5jO4e5q8NsGsARogNuMkfGqZ70/s640/Copy+of+IMG_9224.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A big glass bowl on a wrought iron stand holds assorted white shells. A white candle is nestled in the middle to bring a soft glow to the arrangement.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtL1IuwWfMmIPXkI8AQtmxGck6PH1CmP8eIYQBVyOnfvYTAqLeJGxW9zjXo3Wz3whV1GqrecgQmamlYZ3FerrDXGraNc036WZkQrGDkoyQNIf6SfMYOkqXXKODoWpuDRF6jXuoOeLo4H0/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_9217.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtL1IuwWfMmIPXkI8AQtmxGck6PH1CmP8eIYQBVyOnfvYTAqLeJGxW9zjXo3Wz3whV1GqrecgQmamlYZ3FerrDXGraNc036WZkQrGDkoyQNIf6SfMYOkqXXKODoWpuDRF6jXuoOeLo4H0/s640/Copy+of+IMG_9217.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2N9XgEIR1vvh5qvscTTVLOxrSqoHv9lO8m4uWN-x7sV3rao7PoD6gGYbfMOiW1Gut4c4nz24A8T5iM6yZjBXS1RP8FuEjkGntTdwFPfxaUodI68ljjs_3StmZzh3bCTnze6-GT-PPzs/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_9205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2N9XgEIR1vvh5qvscTTVLOxrSqoHv9lO8m4uWN-x7sV3rao7PoD6gGYbfMOiW1Gut4c4nz24A8T5iM6yZjBXS1RP8FuEjkGntTdwFPfxaUodI68ljjs_3StmZzh3bCTnze6-GT-PPzs/s640/Copy+of+IMG_9205.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This vignette bring a little bit of the beach to my family room!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFPtcRc-hWh_4ibYQkoBq-rbApE7ra9WpamIRCaIJH1rXZkzzRD2x1ZQ7UH92D-oTd8RIbtnCWopHkU5aMnt2ieaBtI_KakBX9r19VYTKJ_mwNd3H9JwNpTZVqDgc5lKOv6fm1oJxszc/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_9235.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFPtcRc-hWh_4ibYQkoBq-rbApE7ra9WpamIRCaIJH1rXZkzzRD2x1ZQ7UH92D-oTd8RIbtnCWopHkU5aMnt2ieaBtI_KakBX9r19VYTKJ_mwNd3H9JwNpTZVqDgc5lKOv6fm1oJxszc/s640/Copy+of+IMG_9235.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk90jXb8rQQSUQE6ftfIN6by5qUzCbTuyltjPNe_xuc_oa0rAWn-bBjaNgoBjKxOMvjOPR11b4NUTYoFI8uuroLjMC1CYo0nNsF0SkfkcICf0ejCekmQNhzhSGDYwRBgidcuLX-e11ecs/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_9219.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk90jXb8rQQSUQE6ftfIN6by5qUzCbTuyltjPNe_xuc_oa0rAWn-bBjaNgoBjKxOMvjOPR11b4NUTYoFI8uuroLjMC1CYo0nNsF0SkfkcICf0ejCekmQNhzhSGDYwRBgidcuLX-e11ecs/s640/Copy+of+IMG_9219.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Don't forget TUTORIALS TIPS AND TIDBITS goes live Wednesday evening at 8::00! 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UPSCALE SHELLS

Summer is the time for shells, beach cottages and all things surf and sand! I pour over magazines who's beach  homes are graced with vie...

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