My home is completely decorated in mix of vintage, and farmhouse style – with a touch of industrial. I often wish I had several homes – just so I could decorate them in totally different styles that I also love. I don’t live anywhere near a beach, and have only been near an ocean a few times in my life, so this type of decorating is totally foreign to me, but I think it’s really beautifully relaxed looking.
I’ve invited Meegan @ What Meegan Makes makes to share her vintage beach style home with you today. Her home is so comfortable and lovely looking. Be sure to visit her blog so you can see much more. Welcome Meegan!
How I Found My Style??? Have YOU ever thought about that question? I would LOVE to share my answer and results with you.
Growing up around my grandparents and their vintage home filled with antiques, shells and comfort, my style began to be shaped. Entering their home, I felt “at home”. I have longed to create that same feeling in my own home.
Welcome to our home. I like to think of it as vintage beach cottage. Collecting and looking for items to create my Las Vegas condo into a vintage beach cottage has become a hobby and fun pastime for me.
As I shop thrift shops, I am attracted to items and accessories, like these plates that remind me of that feeling I felt in Grandma’s home.
If I find something that I like, but it isn’t quite the color I desire, paint is my favorite way to change up or bring in the vintage look I want. For instance, on my living room book shelves each one of these book ends, planter, and cloche’ were purchased in a brown color. Using turquoise mist paint, I enjoyed painting and sanding them to fit my vintage beach cottage style. Yes, the books are vintage, too.
Keeping Grandma’s vintage brooches in an apothecary jar remind me of fond memories playing dress-up in her home.
I am blessed to have my grandparents bedroom set as my own. Using turquoise mist and antique white paint, I made over the whole bedroom set to fit the motif of a vintage beach cottage.
One of my favorite places to visit is the ocean. I could sit there for hours listening to the sounds of the waves crashing, the birds chirping, and people laughing. I collect shells and display them in our home to remind me of my ocean memories.
I like to have lots of white and blue furniture with a touch of dark wood. To me, it looks vintage, inviting, and “cottagey”.
My “girl” print has been in our home for years. And, yes, I painted the frame and the mat to fit my vintage look. Our whole family enjoys this print. We try to imagine what she is thinking and/or how she is feeling. I think she is waiting for someone she is in love with. What are your ideas as to what she is thinking?
My vintage craft cupboard is one of my favorite pieces of furniture. My friend was on her way to the dumpster with it! I know! I snatched it up and began painting it. It was a perfect piece to help me with a vintage beach cottage atmosphere.
Grandma always had watering cans that she REALLY used to take care of her flowers. I like my watering can filled with dried hydrangeas.
My white shelves in our kitchen are a fun focal point. I like to bring out my vintage milk bottles and blue Ball jars for another way to showcase my style.
Finding this vintage buffet was like the “icing on the cake” to finish my vintage beach cottage home in the desert. Yep, you guessed it, I painted it once I got it home.
I hope you have enjoyed how I found my style. Through my grandparent’s I learned what I like and what gives me comfort at home.
Have you thought about the question: How I Found My Style? For yourself? It’s a fun and interesting way to think about your taste and design process.
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Thanks so much for having me, Angie. It is an honor and pleasure to be a part of your beautiful blog. Thanks for your inspiration.
Have a wonderful weekend!
You have a beautiful home Megan. I especially love the vanity, I pinned it!
Hi Angie, I gave a quick glance to see where you are from as you seem to suffer from liking everything just like myself. I decorate with shells but live in the desert, go figure. I was born and raised in sunny CA, so the coast is no stranger to me, but if I had to pick a style, I suppose it would have to be farmhouse comfortable. I have quite the collection of shells but keep them in the bath which seems to be appropriate since they don’t seem to go with anything else. LOL!! Your home is beautiful and welcoming and I caught the word desert. I just have to ask, where in the desert? Maybe we are close. Let me know neighbor, Char
Char – I don’t live in the desert; I live in the Midwest, in farm country. Meegan from What Meegan Makes wrote this post as a guest on my blog today.
Blessings,
Angie
And Meegan says very clearly that she lives in a condo in Las Vegas.
Wow she has the perfect combination of this and thats. I love the blue dresser and other painted furniture.