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Polished Nickel Kitchen Faucets

KitchenAnneke McConnell

As we continue to select materials and finishes for our beach house renovation, I’ve been more drawn to the sparkle of a polished nickel and how it beautifully reflects light. It’s a major contender for our beach house, especially in the kitchen!


There is such a large variety of faucet options today, from pull down sprayers to bridge faucets, as well as touchless or even a voice activated faucet. With extended family that has severe allergies as well as the day to day needs of food prep, kids making the best kind of messes while baking treats, etc., I can attest that the touchless faucets are WORTH THE HYPE and make life so much easier. It has me convinced that a touchless garbage and recycle can pullout is just as essential! What do you think?


Whether you’re looking for a more sleek and functional style faucet or a major statement piece like the wheel faucet by Waterstone, I’ve rounded up a small handful of kitchen faucets below as contenders for our beach house renovation. Shown here are polished nickel or stainless steel, but most of them are also available in multiple finishes options such as antique brass, champagne brass, satin nickel, bronze, matte black, stainless black, etc.

From the Beach,

Anneke

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The Best of the Serena & Lily friends and family sale!

Coastal Interiors, Dining, Entryway, Fave Picks, Home Decor, Interiors, Kitchen, Living Room, Office, sale alertAnneke McConnell

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Hello friends!  As I'm working on more edesigns for you, I have to let you know about the Serena & Lily Friends & Family sale.  After blogging for so long, you start to see trends in sales, and believe me when I say, Serena & Lily, which offers coastal chic home decor at its finest, does NOT go on sale very often!

As if that weren't already great news, their sale is literally 20% off EVERYTHING. Yes I said that, and yes they're doing that!  Make sure to use the code HAPPYDAYS, and do a happy dance when you check out. I know I'm going to!

Remember most items come in multiple finishes, colors, and sizes. Serena and Lily's custom fabric options are extensive, beautiful, and exceptional quality, making it a great time to take advantage of this friends and family sale. 

From their beautiful hanging rattan chair to my favorite seagrass basket, here are a handful of favorites!

 

RUGS

 

BEDS

 

SOFAS

 

BLANKETS and PILLOWS

 

MIRRORS AND DECOR

 

 

White Kitchen with Natural Barstools
Coastal Chic Dining Room
Miramar Slipcoverd Striped Arm Chair

Miramar Slipcovered Arm Chair

Spruce Stree 3-seat Sofa with nailhead trim
Boys Coastal Bedroom with Bunks
Beautiful Coastal Chic Shared Bedroom
Girl's Bright Coastal Shared Bedroom

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Ramona Duvet Cover for Girls Coastal Bedroom
 

Favorite Serena and Lily Home Decor

(remember many of these have MULTIPLE fabric options)

Where to find the best woven bistro chairs

Coastal Interiors, Dining, Interiors, Kitchen, SummerAnneke McConnell

Hi friends! Nothing says "COASTAL" to me like rattan, wicker, and the casual chic vibe of woven bistro chairs.  They are practical and beautiful for dining seating, patio seating, as barstools and desk chairs. I LOVE them!

By far I believe the Riviera Side Chair (as shown below) is a fave for many people, but there are great contenders out there for you to choose from at various price points/quality.

Remember, some of these are sold as singles and others only as a pair! Not to mention most have multiple color options.

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Some things to consider when choosing what type of chair to go with. These are all personal preference:

1.  Yes or No to arms on the chair.

2. Are they constructed to be used Outside?  Not all of them are!

3. If the seat material is lighter, is it a quality that will clean easily considering tanning oils, bronzers, food/sauces, markers, etc.?

4. Are they stackable? (if that's a desire for storage purposes)

5. Is the front of the seat design flat or curved (waterfall edge for comfort)?

 

The chair below is an example of a commercial grade, stackable bistro chair with an aluminum (faux bamboo) frame, great for indoor or outdoor use as aluminum is rust resistant!  And at only $80, a GREAT price point!

 

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Below is probably one of my favorites I've found that has arms as well as a "waterfall" edge on the front where the legs sit.  This is more comfortable than the flat-style seat and something to consider when making a decision as well.

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Below are two examples of similar chairs.  [CLICK the image for details] Both chairs have a REAL rattan frame, navy and white chevron pattern and waterfall edge.  The little details really make the difference on what kind of statement you're going for.

The first chair has the chevron pattern on the back framing, whereas the second chair does not, but is a bit more chic and understated than the first.

 

I hope this helps if you've been looking around for the perfect bistro chair!

Right now is a great time to add them to your home or business since Spring and Summer is typically when there are tons of them in stock and there are a great deal of sales happening at this time.

Below I'm sharing more bistro chair finds from various places. I'd love to know YOUR favorite!

 

BISTRO CHAIRS

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Have a great day beautiful friends!!

xo,

Anneke

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Coastal Kitchen Update: The Island Light

Coastal Interiors, Home Blog Posts, Interiors, KitchenAnneke McConnell

Last fall I decided to tackle the finishing up of our coastal kitchen makeover after a semi-grueling painting of the cabinets in the summer.  That's slightly dramatic, but if you're considering painting your cabinets yourself, yes, you'll definitely want to read through and learn from our experience

 

Here is a recap of each week:

Week 1: The Vision and Before Photos

Week 2: Painting the Cabinets

Week 3: Purging, Storage and Organization Solutions in the Kitchen

Week 4: Herringbone Tile

Week 5: Evaluating Progress

Week 6: Kitchen Reveal

 

Today's post is all about the selection of lighting for our island.  This is not a sponsored post, but I am fortunate to have been able to work alongside Lamps Plus who provided the light for our makeover.

Even as someone who LOVES design and decorating, I was running into some challenges (which I share more about in a bit) and the people at Lamps Plus were very kind and helpful in making a decision. Just sayin'! #greatcustomerservice

Here is the island light we ended up with!

So here just some design parameters we were working with when we were trying to find the "perfect" light.

  1. We wanted to have as many bulbs as possible. We went from 4-5.
  2. We wanted the light to be visually light so as not to block our view of the water, but also make a statement. This is super tricky in such a small space!
  3. The ceiling height of only 7.5' combined with the standard bar height on the island made the dimensions we had to work with very limited.  We needed something long and skinny, that remained as close to the ceiling as possible. Some island lights were visually perfect, but the way they mounted were not feasible so that's something to consider!
  4. Also, we did not want to rewire anything and stick with the single hole mount that was already there.
  5. Of course, we wanted a light that fit our beach house style, was easy to clean, and blended in nicely with the other textures and finishes. Our entry, living, dining, nook and kitchen are all one space!
  6. I love, love, LOVE how the light we chose has two metal finishes! The main metal portion is a dark bronze and the light socket is an antique bronze that ties in REALLY well with our hardware.

 

See it up close.  It really is the perfect fit!

Here you can see a better view of how the mount fits well with what we already had in place. 

The light comes with extension rods, but we just don't have the vertical space for that.    Extension rods are a great thing when you have taller ceilings and want a light with a straight clean line versus a cord.

 

You can see how it would look here installed with the rods.  I love knowing that it is an option to add them if we moved or did a major renovation.

 

So here you can see the progression of lighting.

Before Painting: a simple bronze 4-light

After painting: we switched out the bronze for this simple silver 4-light when the bronze one had led lights that were an absolute PAIN.  We were also waiting on our new Roman Shades, which we now LOVE.  The shade below is actually a curtain panel I just tacked up for photos. That's blogger TRUTH right there! We currently use these curtains in our home office and master bedroom.

So there you have it!

Thanks again to Lamps Plus for a great experience working with them.  I've purchase their lighting over the years and truly love the variety of options they offer!  They have some great videos on Facebook to help show you how to bring all design elements together.  Video makes all the difference for me, so I really appreciate when brands make things easier and make videos to help us all out.

xo,

Anneke

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