The Enchanted Home: Dream Beach House & a Giveaway

Hi, I am loving this gig of being a contributor to one of my most favorite blogs. Visiting here is kind of like going to a "happy place" where its all about seaside living, pretty frocks, fresh tasty food and good times! So when Desiree asked me to write about my dream beach house.....I was all over it like butter on lobster, like marshmallows on smores, guacamole on chips, well you get it........ two seconds flat!!

For a long time now I have dreamt of having my own beach house, we have rented them, been houseguests in them and toyed with buying one but it never happened....... YET! I LOVE the beach house lifestyle and am an avid beach lover and goer, always have been. Anyone who knows me well knows nothing makes me happier than sitting on a beach (undisturbed) book in hand, a few drinks at the ready....ahhhh I am more relaxed just thinking of it! So it was a thrill to put together my virtual beach house, and I am so happy to have the chance to invite you "over" for a little visit........

So ready to see it?

First off if you come to my beach house for a visit, expect to do a whole lot of this....

And this....

And not much else........

And it's really causal here, bare feet welcome. I tend to lounge in clothes like these pretty much morning, noon and night.....

Forgot your sandals? No worries, I always have a bucket filled with these....

And a freshly laundered stack of these.....

So...ready to see my beach house? It's the one over there, peeking out of the dunes!

Step inside........

Let me show you around but first kick off those shoes and have a drink!

First the foyer......

Then the kitchen/breakfast area....

And the living room......beyond those windows lies a panoramic view of the great Atlantic!

You know I have to have a little blue and white around.....

Dining room....tonight we are picking up lobsters and I can't decide if we are going to have them in the dining room or outside overlooking the water...

Or the outside dining room.....

Let me show you the guest rooms.....first the kids bunk bed room

And you get a choice of these two guest room suites.....

Or this one.....

For afternoon coffee breaks, I like to go out to the side deck and sit on the swing and just take it all in .......

And of course late day walks right at sunset are de rigueur around here.......

Then when we come back, we will make smores and eat them on the back deck.....

Is there anything better than being sunkissed, taking a hot shower, slipping into your cool cotton cozy pj's, opening up the window to the roar of the ocean then meeting me on the deck for a late night drink and catching up? See you there at 8! Fun, fun fun.....we all know life is better at the beach!

Thanks Desiree for allowing me to fulfill my beach house dreams (at least virtually), next best thing to actually getting one! And to everyone else for stopping in and visiting me...hope you had fun!

Thank you Tina!
This dream "beach house" of yours literally took my breath away!

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