A Beautiful Beach House, a Great Beach Read, Beach Fashion & More

I am joining Mary Ann and Annie for our Sunday Faves. This week let’s chat about a A Beautiful Beach House, a Great Beach Read, Beach Fashion & More.

A Beautiful Beach House, a Great Beach Read, Beach Fashion & More

SERENA AND LILY BEACH HOUSE

Serena and Lily partnered with luxury brand Pacaso and created a stunning coastal beach house in beautiful Rosemary Beach Florida. We visited Rosemary Beach a couple years ago, and I can’t imagine a more natural pairing. All the shares are sold but if you enjoy the beach life, and want to get on the wait list or view the entire home, you can visit Pacaso’s website here. Serena and Lily is having their Spring Design Event. If you are looking for beach decor items many are on sale.

This courtyard space is dreamy isn’t it? I have been tempted to add a couple of these swings to our outdoor space for Summer.

Love the dining area fixture. It’s large but doesn’t command too much visual space.

Serena and Lily made the most of this smallish living space with this cozy seating arrangement.

BEACH READ-ROTTENKID-BRIGIT BINNS

Local author Brigit Binns, well known for authoring or co-authoring over 30 cookbooks, (eleven for Williams Sonoma) and I sat down last week and talked about her new book Rottenkid. On the surface Brigit appears to have lead a charmed life. She grew up in Hollywood, with a well known actor father and an extremely bright but narcissistic mother. It wasn’t Hollywood perfection. Young Brigit was sent off to boarding school to alleviate their problems. In her coming of age memoir Brigit takes us on an emotional exploration of her childhood. Marked by struggles and resilience, she navigates a tumultuous family dynamic including her mother’s long term affair with a California governor. She eventually finds comfort in the kitchen and her travels, allowing her to blossom and thrive. I could not put this book down, and my guess is neither will you.

Rottenkid is published by Sibylline Press, ,who publishes exclusively the “brilliant work of women over 50″( how fun is that?) You can purchase Rottenkid on Amazon here, or at your local book store. You can check out Brigit’s website here.

If you are traveling to the Paso Wine Country Brigit and her husband Casey own a beautiful airbnb /retreat aptly named Refugio. You can see it in more detail in this youtube video.

Outfit of the Week

I have had so many requests about wedding guest attire, so here you go. I don’t normally wear much pattern but this dress from Boden had me at hello! If you are heading to the beach and are in need or a little beach fashion, this dress from Boden is new and just popped up. I love this one too. Love the block print and the pretty color combo. I added a simple clutch from Etsy, comfortable Naturalizer shoes, and a fun pair of ridiculously cheap earrings. This dress could be beach wardrobe friendly by changing out the belt for a woven jute or raffia, a straw bag and sandals. I also love this pretty shirtdress from Boden. Their dresses tend to sell out because they aren’t as ridiculously expensive as some of the other brands. They are offering 15% off new styles here.

SHOP OUTFIT OF THE WEEK

SALES OF NOTE

Many retailers are offering sales this week. If you are interested in picking up a few items for spring Banana Republic is having their Friends and Family event offering 40% off including cashmere.

Banana Republic Factory is offering a whopping 50% off with an additional 25% off if you are a cardmember.

J Crew is having 40% off almost everything.

MY FAVORITES FROM THE SALE

SIMPLE EVERYDAY PASTA

You can make this pasta from pantry staples. It is so simple it is ridiculous. I picked up fresh linguine from our local pasta shop Etto Pastifico. Heat one T olive oil in skillet with one shallot and 2 cloves garlic. Add 1 package trader joes italian sausage, l large can & 1 small can eden glen fire roasted tomatoes, 1/8 c white wine, dash red pepper flakes, 1 bunch fresh basil chopped, and one yellow pepper chopped. The sausage is pre cooked so this can be prepared in minutes.

That’s it from my desk this week. Thank you for reading A Beautiful Beach House, a Great Beach Read, Beach Fashion & More. If you would like to catch up on our Sunday favorites, you can do so here. We are off to Savannah and Florida next week. I will be back Tuesday with Kim for our Signature Style post on White Shirts. I hope to see you here! Meanwhile, let’s pop over and visit Mary Ann and Annie for their favorites.

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