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8.9.13

A Rosemary Beach Living Room Gets a “Bright” Makeover

A view of a living room with a wooden floor
This living room belongs to a Rosemary Beach vacation rental in Florida called “Cottage on the Green.”

Christy, who writes the blog Beach Brights, took on the task of furnishing and decorating it.

Now it looks lighter, brighter and, well, beachier.

Beach Brights blog beachy living room AFTER

Looks like a happy place to spend a vacation to me!
For more photos and info about Cottage on the Green,
visit Christy’s Beach Brights blog and the rental site VRBO.com.

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Comments

  1. House Crazy Sarah says

    8.9.13 at 8:54 am

    It does look beachier! Love the new fan they installed.

  2. Maddie May says

    8.9.13 at 9:17 am

    Now it looks like Florida…….Bright, cheerful & carefree. It feels like the sun is shining inside. Great do over.

  3. KAY @ redbirdv.wordpress.com says

    8.9.13 at 9:21 am

    Well, what a coincidence . . . because I just posted a photo of said-same Rosemary Beach on Facebook.

    I’ve never been but am obsessed by it + plan to have a place there (fingers crossed!)

    TY for sharing — I’ll definitely have to check out her blog + see if her rentals are pet-friendly!

    Have a swell day!

  4. Teresa says

    8.9.13 at 10:08 am

    So pretty! I just showed my hubby the pics of the before and after. I have been trying to convince him for the longest time to paint our stained woodwork. I think I finally have him convinced. We will see!!

  5. Lauren says

    8.9.13 at 10:25 am

    Wow – what a transformation! Beachy-chic, love it!

  6. Liz says

    8.9.13 at 11:50 am

    That’s just gorgeous, sunny and bright.

  7. Lisa says

    8.9.13 at 12:28 pm

    Love what they did to that room, especially deciding to paint the walls and trim white. Makes it look so light and bright which is perfect for a beach theme. The only thing I would add is a little more art or maybe some swirly wrought iron pieces to the TV wall.

  8. tricia @ littlecottageonthepond says

    8.9.13 at 2:31 pm

    Christy is one of my (real life) friends and does such LOVELY work! She is brilliant at pulling together spaces and giving them such personality. So happy you featured her beach house makeover!

  9. Leadhub says

    8.9.13 at 4:25 pm

    So much brighter! I love it!

  10. Becky says

    8.10.13 at 7:56 am

    Very cute. Love her color palette.

  11. Garth Steele says

    8.19.13 at 9:53 am

    Everything looks brighter and more relaxing, I personally love the @ sign.Great post!

    • hookedonhouses says

      8.19.13 at 11:20 am

      I do, too! I saw one at Home Goods the other day and was tempted to buy it.

  12. Ryan says

    8.20.13 at 9:51 pm

    The white motif somehow gives a relaxing feeling. Very pretty makeover. Somehow I am thinking of giving our beach house a makeover too.

  13. Maria says

    8.21.13 at 2:16 pm

    I love white on white and never tire of the look — when done someplace like this. It’s the light, that beach reflective light you get anywhere near a beach that makes a look like this pop.

    As much as I love it, I don’t get enough light in my house to pull off this look. 🙁

    • hookedonhouses says

      8.21.13 at 7:44 pm

      I can’t, either. Too many trees on our property. My next house will be sunny enough so I can use more white in it, though! 🙂

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