You don't need to live near the water to enjoy its relaxed mood and soothing palette. California designer Gina Robinson describes more beach decor options, this time for beach-home bedrooms. In a master bedroom a section of 1920s picket fence stands in as an inexpensive headboard. Its weathered surface works nicely with whitewashed wood accessories and the muted colors of green-and-white bed linens. A great find -- an old wicker library table from the '20s with its original celadon-green finish -- is topped with a seashell-filled glass lamp and a vase of pink blooms. In the second bedroom a pink-shutter headboard sets the tone for the girlish pink-and-white room (figure A). Bed linens in pink-and-white stripes and florals cover the bed, and an empire dresser, circa 1850, gets a striping of pink and white on its drawers to set off hot-pink paint applied in the '20s (figure B). Inexpensive bamboo shades hang at the window; their neutral color and tropical feel make them a perfect window treatment for a beach-home bedroom. In the guest room a comfortable antique wicker couch is prettied up with green print cushions and pink-and-white striped pillows. An old life preserver hangs on the wall, and a round table sports original ocean-liner and hotel labels laminated to the top (figure C). Tips: - Designer Gina Robinson considers wicker and rattan furniture of the '30s and '40s a great deal. Scout flea markets and estate sales for these great old pieces, but arrive early to get the best deals.
- Shop discount linen-store and department-store white sales for low-cost sets of lovely old-looking bed linens, which work well with aged beach furnishings.
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