Spots and Stripes: Beach House

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Beach House - Part 1

The rain has never been this relentless before. Mr Not-So-Handy has battened down the hatches. I don't know how it's all going to end. But the experts seem to think that the flood levels will be greater than the historical flood of 1974. My Nan lived in Bulimba in a second floor unit during that flood. The water reached her balcony on the second level. So with my fingers and toes crossed, I'm doing this post on the beach house, mainly to cheer myself up. The first photo is the loungeroom downstairs. I had the chairs lacquered in vibrant green. To add some spark, I had the tables lacquered in a acqua.

The fabric is a pineapple fabric that I bought from the States.

Our Westhighland Terrier, Coco Rhubarb, is making herself at home on the guest bed! The bedhead is actually a screen which I bought at Coco Republic.

This is a corner of the office. You can see the Manuel Canovas wallpaper behind my pineapple lamp. The plantation shutters were a really worthwhile investment. We're thinking of our friends and family throughout Queensland today particularly, those of you in Brisy and Toowoomba.

Beach House Part 2

Beach House Part 3

Beach House Part 4

10 comments:

Jenny said...: It all looks lovely and I just picked up Home Beautiful - Congratulations! Just wondering who you got to lacquer your furniture was that in Brisbane or on the Sunshine coast? ;-); January 11, 2011 at 3:37 PM
Stripes by the Seaside.. said...: I got my Home Beautiful in the mail today and cannot wait to open it ! Mel xxx; January 11, 2011 at 4:51 PM
GoldenValley50 said...: Absolutely beautiful job Amber! I love everything about your beachhouse. Thinking about you and everyone else in the SE corner this evening. Hold tight and stay dry! Best wishes :)Sharyne; January 11, 2011 at 6:22 PM
A Flair for Vintage Decor said...: I love your style and I am thinking about you and your family during this horrible flooding! Take care, Caroline; January 12, 2011 at 10:59 PM
Spots & Stripes said...: Hi Jenny, the furniture was lacquered on the Sunshine Coast. I'm enjoying reading your blog by the way. Amber; January 13, 2011 at 8:44 AM
E.A.P said...: Looks gorgeous. Completely a look i appreciate. Cane is a fetish of mine. Can't get enough. Like your screen behind the bed. I have some old wrought iton gates waiting to be cleaned to use as a bed head in our main bedroom. I've been pondering colour vs rustic for months though. Not sure if it's the light on your screen or it's a little worn? All looks really gorgeous.; January 20, 2011 at 5:42 PM
Spots & Stripes said...: Hi E.A.P, there's something elegant about cane, isn't there? The screen is actually a new one from Coco Republic. The iron gates would look beautiful as a bed head, I can't wait to see the transformation. Amber; January 20, 2011 at 7:31 PM
Carl said...: I have the same manila cane furniture minus the table. I'd like to do mine up but not sure how to go about it. Still in wonderful nick but would need sanding back and lacquering. Can you suggest which products I should use.
Love what you've done with your beach house.
Kirsten; January 28, 2011 at 1:48 AM
Spots & Stripes said...: Hi Kirsten, I had mine done professionally, so I can't give you any details. Sorry about that. Amber; February 1, 2011 at 12:03 PM
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