SUN AND SHADOWS; BLUE AND WHITE

At the first sign of warmer weather I hurry to open our screened porch.   It's our favorite place to enjoy the Spring.  As I noticed the sun and shadows flickering over the porch,  I

had to capture the way the light was working the room.  

SUN AND SHADOWS ON THE PORCH

I changed a few things from last Spring.   I moved the small garden table to the side of the day bed and added some ginger jars.  The Thomas Paul pillow has always been in this space.  It inspired the choice of blue and white for the porch.

GINGER JARS AND THOMAS PAUL PILLOW

The cloche with coral and a mercury glass bird has also been around for a while.  It changes locations frequently, but it remains a constant in the coastal room design.

CLOCHE WITH CORAL AND MERCURY GLASS BIRD

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE CLOCHE

I added the elephant last year.  The covered bottles have been around for a while.

CHINOISERIE ELEPHANT AND VINTAGE COVERED BOTTLES

SUNLIT COVERED BOTTLES

A vintage factory cart is my coffee table.  It's the perfect solution for a room exposed to the elements.

FACTORY CART COFFEE TABLE

LOOKING DOWN ONTO FACTORY CART

What do you look forward to when the weather warms?

Last year I updated the porch by adding green to the space.  If you'd like to see that post, go here.
FYI, that post shows the other side of the screened porch.

It's Not the Owl, It's the Octopus

I know that we all love owls, but I think that the octopus has replaced the owl for me any way.

When I was re-doing my screened porch I came across some octopus inspiration.  My first accessory find was the sea life pillows.  The vibrant blue and the coastal look were my accessory and color starting point.  Can you see the octopus on the pillow on the left?  He's peeking around the corner.

Sea Life Pillows on My Sun Room Day Bed

I found the fabric here if you want to make your own.

FYI, my favorite on-line fabric store is Fabric.com.  I select Home Decor Fabrics by Designer or Home Decor Fabrics Recent Arrivals.  I have found some wonderful fabrics at great prices.  

 
On a Home Goods excursion I found these plates with octopus images. 

Perfect for summer cook outs since they're not breakable.  I wish I could have found more than six.

Then at Zgallerie this ceramic octopus showed up.

Home Goods came through for me again with mugs with what else but an octopus.

One of my blog readers alerted me to the Etsy shop, Vintage By The Shore.  I ordered these prints a while ago and still haven't gotten around to framing them.   I haven't been able to find out if they're still available in her shop (Her shop is closed until May 1.)  They're printed on quality paper and fit standard frames.

I have always admired the octopus plates from Anthropologie.  When I got my 15% off birthday coupon I used it to buy a set of them.  Here's one of them in front of my clam shell.  The back is just as cute as the front.  The tentacles curl around the plate and grasp the back side.

I also wanted to share some Pinterest octopus inspiration.

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Thomas Paul Alpaca Baby Throw Via

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Bar Towel Via

 
So, is it the owl? Or the octopus?

Have I convinced you to check out some Cephalopods?

Kathy