Transform Your Space Into Your Own Personal Postcard
Mimic the outdoors by changing your rooms into a carefree, breezy interior!
Search your surroundings for open-air décor; like weathered wood, berry baskets and fishing lures. Scatter your seaside keepsakes throughout . 
Here are some ways to capture your sunshine memories.
…..Create a quaint café or “flower shop.” Just hang a small-stripped canvas or canapé valance above your table and chairs/food bar.Add floral accents to a sunny spot. Press and mat your own flowers or purchase water color prints. Stencil or paint a garden retreat.
…..Shelve your Shells. Open an old trunk and make it into a pirate’s treasure chest. Add your shell collection, sparkly beads or flea market jewelry. Suspend starfish from window encasements. Use a printer case or shadow box to show off your miniature shells.
…..Opt for an Ocean View. Put up pre-pasted wallpaper murals, paint your own vistas or pick a photographic re-production of a favorite sea side scenery.
…..Enjoy the Sand and the Surf. Start with an aqua or sea blue rug. Layer it with a beige or beach colored sisal mat. Finally, fill a glass-covered table with sand and souvenirs. Place reminders of trips and tours, everywhere. Use oversized colorful beach towels as blankets .
…..Get the Greenhouse Effect. Hang trailing plants from your ceiling at different lengths and staggered intervals. Be sure to anchor them into solid studs. Strategically, place tropical ferns and palms throughout your botanical indoor garden.
…..”Fan”tastic Breezes. Let the air circulate. Open up a sky light, show off your collection of early electric fans and use curtains made of lace and sheer fabrics.
…..Bring your Picnic, Indoors. Prop up a picnic basket on a sideboard, buffet table or kitchen counter. For even more elegance, replace the plastic dinnerware with your own favorite old porcelain plates. Add a checkered tablecloth. Opened or closed, picnic baskets are fun and functional.
…..Relax in your very own Beach Cabana. Bring your self-suspended hammock inside. Add fresh linens and fluffy pillows. Soothe your surroundings with a best selling novel and citrus scented candles. Listen to the unexpected melodies from your wind-chimes.
….Complete your Cocoon. Now is the time to round up accessories from other rooms in your space. Gather a bird’s nest, ships-in-a-bottle and old luxury liner luggage. Make them the focal point in an obscure corner. Don’t forget about your fishing rods, reels and tackles boxes. Bring out your amusement park memorabilia.
After you have switched your space to evoke childhood memories at the beach, Take a photo of your latest decorating project and send out your unique “Personal Postcard”. --Marge Jesberger