Just a few weeks in the past, I shared in Love Letter (enroll right here so that you don’t miss any future revelations!) that I obtained this overwhelming feeling that I need to design a seaside home. It occurred whereas I used to be snorkeling on a current journey to Bora Bora, and the colours that I noticed simply impressed me, however not in the best way you’d suppose!
It wasn’t all pastel blues, whites and beige — there have been these daring, moodier colours throughout. The ocean developed from cerulean to dark-green blue. I noticed this moss-green coral that had these brilliant periwinkle spots. There have been these striped fish swimming round that obtained me serious about a black and white-striped couch. All of that to say, nothing I noticed screamed “coastal decor” to me. I instantly needed to create a seaside home that displays the pure parts I noticed!
So now we’re formally on the hunt to discover a seaside home in North Carolina to renovate. Whereas we’re going to look right into a seaside home for our household in some unspecified time in the future, we actually need to have a CLJ seaside home that we will Airbnb and anybody can come keep in it! Fairly views are necessary, however we weren’t positive it HAD to be waterfront till our most up-to-date journey to the coast the place we stayed at a beachfront property and it was very good and handy and therapeutic! Possibly three bedrooms. Proximity to good eating places is a plus — I need the home to be half of a complete expertise the place we will share somewhat itinerary of all of our favourite spots for our visitors.
We’ve been to some North Carolina seashores thus far, and so they every have their charms. Rising up in Pennsylvania, we went to Duck each summer season for our seaside journeys, and some years in the past we took our household to Nags Head. Designer Lauren Liess simply launched a gorgeous guide, Seaside Life: Residence, Coronary heart & the Sea that showcases Corolla, her favourite spot within the Outer Banks, and it’s simply beautiful. There’s a lot waterfront to select from within the OBX!
For Memorial Day this 12 months, we took the household to Oak Island and simply fell in love with the idyllic seaside city. It doesn’t have any chain eating places, and we found some actually nice native spots — the children cherished the whole lot from OKI Scoop Store & Donuts. We did cruise round somewhat to see what’s out there within the housing market, and whereas I didn’t see one thing I assumed would work, I’ve bookmarked the situation!
A few of our staff members rave concerning the charms of Southport and Beaufort (North Carolina, however South Carolina’s is meant to be lovely too!) Topsail additionally has a following — Southern Dwelling calls it “Mayberry by the Sea.” It’s just like the sky (I imply sea?) is the restrict in the case of discovering a spot to make our fashion!
For now, I simply have a dozen Zillow alerts set till I come throughout “the one.” We’re taking the summer season to scope out completely different seaside cities and really feel out vibes and see the place our household needs to personal somewhat piece of the seaside.
Supply: Mad About The Home
