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Latest Loves: July 2019

 

Yes, that kid. He isn't just a latest love, he is a piece of my heart, but there were some other latest loves this month too...

A cutting-edge influencer,  fierce AND affordable sunglasses, a game-changing styling tool, a new way to wash your face, a favorite artist, a little something dirty, and the next thing I want to add to our home. These are my latest loves and I can't wait to share them here today with you on Be Colorful Coastal.

 

 

 

Be inspired by her too!

 

 

 

Meet my favorite influencer. For fashion input, definitely, but she is also my go-to for design inspiration and confirmation, foodie ideas, and photography hints.

She introduced me to the Goodr brand of sunnies last year and I was an immediate fan-gal. Who wouldn't be? A great price point, style-forward, and seemingly indestructible sunglasses. I loved my pair from last summer so much  I bought these this year.

 

 

Next up, I discovered this A-MAZ-ING styling tool. The teeth retract so no more caught-in-my-hair and now frying the ends episodes.

Tell me I'm not the only one that has had this happen.

 

available here.

More of Charlie Lasansky's work here. 

 

 

Click here to see why I love these pillows

I saw them on Instagram. They are done by Modern Monogramming. I'd love to have them just like these but in green and with Naples embroidered across the bottom.

 

MakeUp BreakUp 

 

You can see past latest loves by clicking the following links. 

Latest Loves - June

Latest Loves - May

Latest Loves - April

Latest Loves March

Latest Loves - February

Latest Loves- January

 

Modern Mediterranean Door Revealed

 

Finally, I can share our front door reveal. We had been sporadically looking at doors for almost a year but ultimately went with this updated, modern, and hurricane-rated impact door. Working with this style is still new to me and I was concerned about how well this modern door would pair up with the traditional Mediterranean exterior of the house. Okay, maybe I was overthinking it a bit because, in the end, it seems that the door and existing arched window above it blends in perfectly. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://shop.360yardware.com/melrose-style-brass-entry-handleset-by-emtek-4212.htm

 

 

 

 

I am sharing my new modern Mediterranean door with the readers over at Dedicated House. Why don't you follow me too?

Repurposing A Chandelier

 

 

Sometimes things just come together and you find just what you are looking for but when that doesn't happen then it is time to look around and come up with your own creative solution.

I am sharing my repurposed chandelier this week at The Dedicated House -Make It Pretty Monday.

 

 

Click here to see the full reveal of this bathroom here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twenty Years Of Updates Series - The Kitchen

 

 

 

Twenty years, actually, twenty-one years, that is how long we have lived in this century-old home and now, as we are ready to move into a smaller downsizing home, I thought it would be fun to highlight and share a number of the noteworthy improvements we have made to the house in this Twenty-Year Update series. If you missed some of the earlier posts, you can read them here.

 

Part 1 - The Entry

Part 2- The Living Room

Part 3- The Library

Part 4 - The Dining Room

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colorfully Coastal Fourth Of July

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Photo credits:

 

 Chartreuse house with the flag - unknown

Pale turquoise front porch with the flag - Hooked On Houses

Bright pink house with the flag - Rachel C Photography, Flickr

Lime- green home with turquoise door - Beach Bliss Living

Coastal style pillow - OBX Trading

Patriotic flamingo tumbler - Zazzle

Vintage vignette with the flag, pink flowers, and antique toy truck - Fox Hollow Cottage

4th of July watermelon - Pinterest

Flag draped in doorway - Domain

The flag hung vertically with white furniture - Veranda

Flags in planters around the pool - Pinterest

Flag wrapped Palm Trees - Imagine

Stars and Stripes umbrella next to the pool - WSM Aquatics

The flag hung between two Palm trees - San Diego Union-Tribune

Land of the Free and flag at the beach - Linda of Coastal Charm

 

 

Latest Loves: June 2019

via Atlantic-Pacific

 

Hello, summer! How amazing would that retro polka dot look from Carolina Herrera be for a summer wedding? I'm loving it, but this budget-friendly find could be a great reality- adjusted option.

hat here.

skirt here.

 

The texture and knotted fringe of this rug are also speaking to me and it doesn't hurt that it is on sale for the 4th of July.

 

I lost a piece of my heart to this whimsical umbrella stand that would be a cheery addition to any entry or I also see it burgeoning with a colorful bouquet of flowers. Again, ON SALE!

 

As we are looking ahead to a move out of our old family home up north I am thinking of ways to give our new downsized house those head-turning elements of style like these modern house numbers.

Sometimes it seems as if I keep seeing the same things over and over on the design blogs, so when I saw these old world, lace curtain inspired shutters I was totally intrigued. I liked how they were mixed with more ubiquitous plantation shutters because a whole house of this look would probably be too much. You can see the entire home tour here.

 

This vignette from Jane Coslick's color-infused Chu Cottage just makes me happy. Her ebullient design never fails to inspire me and this time it is the mix of colors and that periwinkle and flamingo fabric. I'm totally smitten.

 

 

And finally, because I seem to embrace all design styles, I am shifting from the elegantly coastal look I like for our home in Florida to a more rustic farmhouse look up north. These swivel stools made my heart skip a beat and will make a nice contrast to some of the more modern touches I have brought into the space.

I've taken a bit of break from blogging this past month so now I have so many posts in my head that I need to get to, but seeing that it is already the first of a new month, I figured I needed to start back with my June's Latest Loves. If you missed some of the earlier posts in this series you can find them here.

Latest Loves: May

Latest Loves: April

Latest Loves: March

Latest Loves: February

Latest Loves: January

And please visit again as I reveal our new front doors, both here and up north, our choices for exterior paint colors, hints for a successful move, kitchen updates, and kitchen organizational ideas. When things work for me I just like sharing them and it feels so good to hear from you that you found something here to inspire, resolve an issue, or just discovered something new. Thanks for visiting.