In the business of decorating and painting you are always looking for inspiration where every you are.

If can be the way the sun is reflecting on the water, the presentation of a platter of food, the froth of a cup of cappuccino!

One of my favorite places to find inspiration is on Tumblr   if you click on the link you will see my page.

The patina on the door 

The combination of the white exterior and dark interior

The natural wood and white wash top

the use of an antique garden bench

The combo or blue and red hues on the secretary

The white and tin

The garden table in the foyer

The green side board

The combo or white and black

various elements of fire, stone and wood

I hope you  enjoyed some of the ways that I get inspired.  I would love to hear what inspires you!

Corinne

Inspirational Photos/Tumblr

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Shore Chicy Designs by Harmonizing Homes/www.shorechicydesigns.com

Website Design/www.simplebusinesssolutions.net

Oh The Glamour !

It is so funny how life changes!  In my former life I would be up at 4:30 AM, dressed and full make up and on a bus to NYC by 5:30 am.  Now as a life as a painter this is what I wear!

PJ bottoms and Uggs

I love to paint and the many challenges that I receive from my clients!  I do spend a lot of time, researching, combining colors, looking for the right pulls and knobs....This is command central.....not exactly what you expected I am sure.

every breakfast is eaten here while looking for the perfect picture

Today, is a final delivery day for a client that I have been working with for over one year!  

This is here last piece

I will miss working with Amy as she has so many wonderful ideas that have pushed me to visit and accomplish all of them.  The following pictures is our last years journey!

There are many more....but I didn't want to bore you all!   Thank You So Much For The Opportunity!

Happy Holiday!

Corinne

Paint/Annie Sloan

Painter/Shore Chicy Designs, by Harmonizing Homes

Website Design/Simple Business Solutions

PJ's/Target

Lamp/Simon Pearce

Lamp Shade/Pottery Barn

So many chairs so little time

I have always had a love affair with chairs!  I am not sure when it all started...

The Swedish Chair

Gustavian style chair detail

For more of my likes for furniture visit my pinterest board

Too Many Coincidences This Morning

This morning I'm going through my emails and saw one from Pinterest Weekly "new pin picks".   They were highlighting Sarah Richardson Design ( Designer and TV Personality).  Also this morning I received an email from a client of mine, that was writing about a piece that I worked on for her.  She was thrilled that her  50" TV was now installed on the top of the buffet.

I thought this call for a blog....

 Grandmother's buffet of client

After I had painted it in Annie Sloan Old White

Sarah Richardson's Design Via Pinterest
Sarah's Blog

This just goes to show you that old can be new again....with just a little bit of imagination.  Wishing everyone a happy, thankful Thanksgiving!

Dear Corinne,

Wishing you and Craig a Happy Thanksgiving. Just wanted you to know you are one of the many things for which I am thankful.

Regards,

Dean

Source

Pinterest/Follow my boards

Sarah Richardson Designs/Sarah Richardson

Annie Sloan Paints/Annie Sloan

Website Design/Simple Business Solutions

Living on the shore line

No matter how you say it, we live at the shore or down the shore....we live in a beautiful place....This weekend ...the shore chicy design team decided to venture out of our community and head south to exit 0 on the Garden State Parkway...to Cape May, New Jersey for Breakfast.

This is where we started our venture with a hearty breakfast

Since I buy most of my paints at Magnolia Lane Designs in Point Pleasant New Jersey , I wanted to see where Stehanie Granit, Stockist for CHALK PAINT® decorative paint by Annie Sloan  had her other location which is in West End Garage.

Address: 484 W Perry St, Cape May, NJ 08204

Phone:(609) 770-8261

Hours:

 

Monday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm 

Full Stocked

It was a great shopping experience ...there is a little of everything there....and it was an area of Cape May that I had never seen before..... check out West End Garage's website ...After shopping we headed back on foot through the historical town..

love the Coral Doors

someone was having some fun

Cape May Beach with the fog

Cape May Beach

Our Trip brought us through Stone Harbor, Avalon, Sea Isle City and Ocean City.  The following shots are as we made out way up the coast before jumping back on the parkway.

Ocean City

Atlantic City in the back drop

 Next trip: Asbury Park, Ocean Grove and Long Branch....starts our cool weather adventures...

We ended the day with some red wine and some pistou soup - 

References

Pier House/ Ocean Front Kouzina

Annie Sloan Paints/Stockist

Website Design/Simple Business Solutions