Inspired by the coast ...

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-iR7aoLFm3R90sA0O_im__EodYmwPUZORBpWQ-DFJ0nOBLNC1RZqCk7yfpnti8NmLDAXRURD66-LQNTFtRua8uUe3Ji_g0omSSOzbztRgDTdCR6j089X89Y_eA7Iw-esdgdwanvUPMy8G/s1600/Hawkinssketch-sm.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632247149028927986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-iR7aoLFm3R90sA0O_im__EodYmwPUZORBpWQ-DFJ0nOBLNC1RZqCk7yfpnti8NmLDAXRURD66-LQNTFtRua8uUe3Ji_g0omSSOzbztRgDTdCR6j089X89Y_eA7Iw-esdgdwanvUPMy8G/s800/Hawkinssketch-sm.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Temperatures rose above 100 degrees in New England today. It is the time of year during mid-summer when one longs to spend it cooling off along the line of the seashore. We are very fortunate that there are so many beaches within driving distance that we can visit to find relief from the heat. It is always worth the trip (as long as there is parking available ; )<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Interior designer <a href="http://design4seasons.blogspot.com/">Katherine Hawkins</a> enjoys the beaches of New England not just for their ability to cool, but for the inspiration that she finds there. An avid collector of sea glass, she is constantly on the lookout for these ocean-hued treasures. Read her article on incorporating the colors of the seashore in her article “<a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/newenglandfinerysummer2011/13">Sea Glass Serenity</a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> in the summer issue of <a href="http://www.newenglandfinery.com/">New England Finery Magazine</a>. And when you click on her illustration, you will be directed to the decorative pieces she has chosen to represent her vision of a room inspired by the water’s edge.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTcrEZ7htBhH0idbz4T1gcdBEBXpVdx0YGAPTwoQZw3eXIewawnXT3BpCpy0SMgxvvLrcbIzFZCZYcSh8HT5pgeauquafdNBxZxGakwMqKG5v-0uNpOrsw5JY0YWnNLUN4h4V_3ceWn_k/s1600/Sea+Glass+Treasures-sm.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632302078089037970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTcrEZ7htBhH0idbz4T1gcdBEBXpVdx0YGAPTwoQZw3eXIewawnXT3BpCpy0SMgxvvLrcbIzFZCZYcSh8HT5pgeauquafdNBxZxGakwMqKG5v-0uNpOrsw5JY0YWnNLUN4h4V_3ceWn_k/s400/Sea+Glass+Treasures-sm.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 324px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">photograph by Katherine Hawkins</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cottageandbungalow.com/ra--505-522.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632248822736183426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldahrNOuSMHUAbvgxqzo-cXRwGfej3PHxA1m3u-3eRYuwxpUxKhyphenhyphenR9OHEcxg8gQmy8EvJLcE5poIsrg1IKP3hk-LO1M6jV32AZWEa0DAUgAL1u1nPHSlSzvqbanWf3lyo4RI_xVu0_z7F/s400/abalonechandiCottage%2526Bungalow.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 341px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://www.cottageandbungalow.com/ra--505-522.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Abalone Waterfall Chandelier</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.cottageandbungalow.com/ra--505-522.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">from Cottage & Bungalow</span></a><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJK6yhoer9hZfmnoKSxRLrhIgla-NTkSBrrCPt8BGrmKE5BzncsY-lfXuhGXwKKwhxDbzfblhpj_DrBeTjFgAvmsrG86a5E1eyCbd-vMyx0z9XHTfmL94RDQEwVKWFyUATIxbmkkCqbjP/s1600/potterybarnpillows"><span><span></span></span></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6pAnAPCvwYGQaX4j-Jp6ff2C9l__-e8me4i9m11w_jyOB-PogXFl7cuxt0EQA1gmwN_WvDCnADnOUbV7WZSLzti5idu__18MVqU8YqyVOkXwofDPuBAypZ54dQf69S9A8W2TE1jfZwNT/s1600/seahorselampKichler.jpg"><span><span></span></span></a>

Inspired by the coast ...

Temperatures rose above 100 degrees in New England today. It is the time of year during mid-summer when one longs to spend it cooling off al...

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