Ocean Interiors casual coastal style inspired by the sea and laughter

Ocean Interiors Coastal Decor and Design inspired by the sea.

Tall Ships NS

the Bluenose

Latitude: 44.64625
Longitude: -64.06723

Bill's screen door

Ocean Interiors, design inspired by the sea and laughter! specializes in coastal design, where beach house, seaside and nautical styles are always casual classics. The goal here is to offer you decorating help to achieve the relaxed coastal or nautical style, including spatial planning and colour advice plus access to coastal decorating items online.

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On this site you'll find a broad collection of info, decor ideas, links to coastal decorating, nautical style, as well as coastal decor items from my online store. Also I offer hourly advice consultations for those of you in the St. Margaret's Bay, NS area.

Ocean Interiors Online Shop: Ocean Interiors

Ocean Interiors Decorating Web Site: Ocean Interiors

Ocean Interiors eMail: Ocean Interiors

coastal weather links:

Warm enough for a swim? Sea Surface Temps

High Tide?
Low Tide?
Tide Tables myforecast .com

marine services Canadian Marine Services online

What's the weather? Environment Canada

Batten down the hatches? National Hurricane Center

Canadian Hurricane Centre

visit Stormpulse
STORMPULSE is a great interactive site for storm junkies or those of us who live in the path.

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If You're Lucky Enough To Live By The Sea, You're Lucky Enough!

'While these ideas won't necessarily transport your body to the beach,
your mind will certainly be taken to the sea, sun and sand
(call it a vacation for the mind)'
from "Seashells, Seashells For Your Home" by Michael Vyskocil

nautical screen door and storm door

(tip: buy a plain screen door and modify it - here's nautical style!
in this case a second horizontal bar was added to cradle the carved wooden sailboat disc)

Nautical Luxuries Natural Jute Seafarer Pillow

Check out the fantastic new Hubbards and Area Business Association web site
http://www.hubbardsandarea.ca/

http://stores.ebay.ca/OCEAN-INTERIORS-by-mermaid142

Ocean Interiors, design inspired by the sea and laughter!

Casual Coastal, Nautical Style, Beach House, Seaside Cottage, Lakeside Getaway - no matter what title we give this water inspired style - the feeling is the same - thankfully there's less need for formal perfection and way more room for individual taste! show off your odd collections of round rocks or driftwood which look like shorebirds (?), family heirlooms and photos of past summers. I hope to help you create that feeling in your own home and lifestyle no matter where you live - whether it's across the road from the beach or 100's of miles away in a land locked city.

Here on the Ocean Interiors site you'll find assorted threads of information, from coastal decorating ideas to links to find almost anything related to 'Ocean Interiors, as well as somethings you didn't even know existed! True to the nature of the ocean there is an ebb and flow of new and noteworthy - it's a bit of a juggling act as I also run the Ocean Interiors eBay Store so I can offer you many of the items seen here on this site. If you have web sites you think would be an addition to this site please feel free to link up, email me the link. There's a big world out there I'd love to know more!

I speak in plain decorating language when it comes to discussing your home design. There is no big secret, just a series of logical steps and through this web site I hope to help you get comfortable with the basics at least!

If you live or have a cottage on the South Shore of Nova Scotia - I'm available for home decorating consultations. Email me. Yes, you bet I've got a house on the ocean with beach sand on the floor, so I understand and honestly don't care if your home is untidy when I come by for a look around - so relax! I have a sense of humor and a creative imagination and I totally get the beach house way of life.

What is CouchSurfing?

CouchSurfing is an international non-profit network that connects travelers with locals in over 230 countries and territories around the world. Since 2004, members have been using our system to come together for cultural exchange, friendship, and learning experiences. Today, over a million people who might otherwise never meet are able to share hospitality and cultural understanding.

Our mission as an organization is to create inspiring experiences: cross-cultural encounters that are fun, engaging, and illuminating. These experiences take many forms. CouchSurfing's initial focus was on hosting and "surfing" (staying with a local as a guest in their home). Alongside these core experiences, we now also facilitate a growing array of activities and events.

We have a vision of a world where everyone can explore and create meaningful connections with the people and places they encounter. Each CouchSurfing experience shared by our members brings us closer to that vision.
How does CouchSurfing work?

CouchSurfing members share hospitality with one another. These exchanges are a uniquely rich form of cultural interaction. Hosts have the opportunity to meet people from all over the world without leaving home. "Surfers," or travelers, are able to participate in the local life of the places they visit. We also give more people the chance to become travelers, because "surfing" lowers the financial cost of exploration

www.couchsurfing.org

http://www.ironfishart.com/

Now's the time for re-decorating for Spring and Summer - dreaming through the design magazines.
Check out: http://www.completely-coastal.com/

One of my favorites is Maine Cotage: www.mainecottage.com

AND don't forget Pottery Barn for fantastic accessories: www.potterybarn.com

And now - for some new to me furniture/decorating sites

You'll thank me for this. Shane Reilly, a successful interior designer in New York and San Francisco, launched Decorati in 2007 to foster efficiency and better access to information within the design industry. Decorati.com has made the experience of creating high-end design more seamless for designer, client and consumer. http://decorati.com/
Design diva Kimberley Seldon simplifies your search for the perfect colour. I had an epiphany recently while sourcing fabrics with a client. She turned to me in utter frustration and said, "What on earth are you talking about, 'This blue is more red and this blue is more green?' All I see is blue." I realized then that it's not choosing colour that's difficult; after all, we know instinctively what we like and what we don't. The confusion lies in recognizing the subtle presence of undertone, the colour underlying the colour. Wait a minute you say, how can colour have another colour? Since most colours are mixtures (orange = red yellow), a certain amount of "ghosting" occurs, allowing undertone to dramatically alter the final colour. Here's how to make sure undertone doesn't undermine your decorating. Style at Home How To Paint www.styleathome.com	DO analyze colour in elements from your decor, a red orange terra-cotta pot, for example. Find the undertone in the pot (remember, orange is red and yellow). Once you identify that colour, you may use other yellow tones, since they'll blend harmoniously with the terra-cotta. DO consider undertones when choosing wall colour. If you love green but want a subtle effect, pick a white or grey with a green undertone. DO learn to identify colour tone -- the warmth or coolness. A warm blue will likely contain some red, which makes it more plum, while a cool blue will contain some green, which makes it more teal or aqua than apple. DO be ready to make mistakes. To find the right colour, complete with the right undertone, you may have to invest in several paint samples. DON'T emphasize an unwanted undertone by pairing it with its complement. If the maple cabinets in the kitchen seem too pink, green (the complement of red) on the walls will intensify the problem. DON'T forget that neutrals have undertones. Many people mistake grey for green if there's a green undertone, or plum if the undertone is purple. To determine the undertone in a grey paint you are considering, compare it to a "true" grey paint chip, which has no colour (only black and white), available at any paint store.
The Ultimate Nautical Landscape Centerpiece! Welcome to BackyardBoatco. We are the Home of YARD YACHTS and Backyard Boats. As the Originators and Manufacturers of these Great Products we offer several customizable options. We invite you to browse through our store and shop with confidence. www.yardyachts.com/main

Coastal Living has a new furniture line by Stanley - check it out
www.stanleycoastalliving.com/collection

Marine Signal Flags
These flags are international signals used by ships at sea to spell out short messages,
or more commonly, used individually or in combination they have special meanings.

More about signal flags at www.maineharbors.com
To translate words to flags: http://www.ibdesignsusa.com
www.tallshipsnovascotia.com/

From CHESTER, Nova Scotia, Canada:
www.captainshousechester.com/

www.westcoastseaglass.net

and from the East Coast - Sea Glass Jewelry and more: http://www.amaritimegirl.ca/
and Beach Glass Jewelry from New England, ties to Nova Scotia - www.jewelrybydaniellerenee.com/

Heather Kendall Designs website - worth taking a look!

Using shells sourced throughout the world, Heather and her team create custom designs including; shell chandeliers, shell mirrors, decorative items, and interior shell work. Heather Kendall has been designing with seashells for seven years. Her pieces can be found in beautiful homes from Nantucket to Los Angeles. Each custom design is discussed and created with the client. Our goal is to meet your needs and dreams of owning an extraordinary seashell creation. We hope you enjoy browsing through our pictures. If you see a design you like, please let us know. We would be happy to make something wonderful for you.

www.elegantshells.com

JANE COSLICK BLOG SPOT - Cottage Design

These nautical items from my on-line store: Ocean Interiors

Cotton Monkey's Fist Key Fob
Shop

Royal Dockyard 66' Cloth Tape
Shop

http://stores.ebay.ca/OCEAN-INTERIORS-by-mermaid142

Check out this coastal magazine on-line, WARNING it leads to dreaming!
http://oceanhomemag.com/

www.clairemurray.com

Great Design, like Coastal, Nautical, or Beach Home is Timeless!

The above photo is from a Ralph Lauren Home Collection

Formal or casual, urban or country - your home should feel comfortable and design plays a big part in that. Good design is not an exact re-creation of a magazine photo - your home should be made up of what is important to you; your collections, family photos, old furniture with a history, reminders of travels or summer holidays, sailing trophies - those are the design elements which make your homes comfortable, unique and most importantly interesting to the rest of us.

Finding just the right accessories or fabrics for design jobs was frustrating so I turned to the web. I happen to adore digging and eventually amassed a great deal of ideas, information and merchandise. I ordered items off the internet for two reasons; one - to make sure I wasn't recommending a site which misrepresented itself, and two - to procure those "difficult to find" and one of a kind items; to use in my designs and also to sell.

There is a lovely expression: "be yourself, everyone else is taken" well that applies to your home too. Freedom, creativity and humour - take ideas from everywhere - that's what this website is for - get inspired! Email me photos and questions, cool web links, visit my eBay store - no bidding, just buy what you like.

ENJOY!

I've seen artist Beth Carver's works here and there in magazines and always been made to smile and think "finally!" real people in bathing suits having real fun!

www.bethcarverart.com

Located on the Atlantic side of Great Abaco Island, Schooner Bay has a spectacular location. The Abaco Islands are located 168 miles east of West Palm Beach and 75 miles North of Nassau. The village will have its own airplane to fly residents to and from Florida. There are also some small towns to the south - Crossing Rock and Sandy point - which offer a chance for interaction between the communities. Check out their new web site - this is a fantastic project!

Schooner Bay, Bahamas

DID YOU KNOW THERE IS A SOCIETY FOR BAREFOOT LIVING?
www.barefooters.org

This widget above for Ocean Interiors is much like that little girl;
'when she's good she's very very good, and when she's bad she's horrid'.

Lynn E Hurst, P.O. Box 431, Hubbards, N.S. Canada, B0J 1T0

email me: oceaninteriors@eastlink.ca

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01. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

02. Don't worry about what people think, they don't do it very often.

03. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian anymore than standing in a garage makes you a car.

04. Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

05. If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you've never tried before.

06. My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance.

07. Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious.

08. It is easier to get forgiveness than permission.

09. For every action, there is an equal and opposite government program.

10. If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.

11. Bills travel through the mail at twice the speed of cheques.

12. A conscience is what hurts when all of your other parts feel so good.

13. Eat well, stay fit, die anyway.

14. Men are from earth. Women are from earth. Deal with it.

15. No man has ever been shot while doing the dishes.

16. A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.

17. Middle age is when broadness of the mind and narrowness of the waist change places.

18. Opportunities always look bigger going than coming.

19. Junk is something you've kept for years and throw away three weeks before you need it.

20. There is always one more imbecile than you counted on.

21. Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.

22. By the time you can make ends meet, they move the ends.

23. Thou shalt not weigh more than thy refrigerator.

24. Someone who thinks logically provides a nice contrast to the real world.

25. It ain't the jeans that make your butt look fat.

26. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, & never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be "meetings."

27. There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."

28. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.

29. You should not confuse your career with your life.

30. Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.

31. Never lick a steak knife.

32. The most destructive force in the universe is gossip.

33. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.

34. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.

35. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age eleven.

36. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above average drivers.

37. A person, who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person. (This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails.)

38. Your friends love you anyway.

39. Thought for the day: Never be afraid to try something new.

Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
A large group of professionals built the Titanic.