tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post318124473828789741..comments2024-03-28T18:45:53.301-05:00Comments on COTE DE TEXAS: Beach Houses Series #3cotedetexashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-45388852680121365422009-08-19T08:05:22.255-05:002009-08-19T08:05:22.255-05:00Can anyone tell me where I can find a similar couc...Can anyone tell me where I can find a similar couch? Where do I begin looking?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-40174061140142247202008-07-10T13:00:00.000-05:002008-07-10T13:00:00.000-05:00Thanks for refreshing my memory about Julie's mom,...Thanks for refreshing my memory about Julie's mom, Babs :)Style Courthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034129367345351303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-14735885252618243242008-07-09T23:03:00.000-05:002008-07-09T23:03:00.000-05:00This is one of my favorites you've posted. I am a...This is one of my favorites you've posted. I am a huge fan of blue and of anything painted! I adore those floors. ADORE! And I admire the owners who were bold enough to go for it!!!!!!! Good for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-4917985765542176342008-07-09T14:08:00.000-05:002008-07-09T14:08:00.000-05:00There are too many pieces in here to covet! I wan...There are too many pieces in here to covet! I want to devour that pom-pom chaise like a cupcake.<BR/><BR/>I'm so with you on that banquette that looks like it was covered from Hancock's clearance rack. (sorry, Hancock's).angela | the painted househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097189273749523896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-77571174781720063322008-07-09T10:56:00.000-05:002008-07-09T10:56:00.000-05:00I loved that huge seashell in the fireplace. Brand...I loved that huge seashell in the fireplace. <BR/><BR/>Brandee :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-71554899575369514512008-07-09T09:07:00.000-05:002008-07-09T09:07:00.000-05:00I always love seeing the differences between a sta...I always love seeing the differences between a staged photo shoot for a mag and a regular photo of the same space. It's like getting to see a celebrity without her makeup on! Fun.<BR/><BR/>That banquette was an interesting idea, but I'm not really digging it. It just doesn't seem to belong in that house.<BR/><BR/>GREAT post, Joni! -JuliaJulia @ Hooked on Houseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04937060849774403002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-2658030608481435642008-07-09T07:54:00.000-05:002008-07-09T07:54:00.000-05:00I love those vintage flamingos!! I saw the most in...I love those vintage flamingos!! I saw the most insane beach houses when we were driving around FL this weekend. I would have looked to peek inside!Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08246145246209889868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-30172678883775039672008-07-08T22:57:00.000-05:002008-07-08T22:57:00.000-05:00That is just one fabulous bay/beach house. Don't ...That is just one fabulous bay/beach house. Don't we all dream to have one For me, a combination of Aqua, Turquoise, and White would be perfect for any beach house.<BR/><BR/>Such a lovely post, thanks.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00545976355145526983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-37345047167256592942008-07-08T22:37:00.000-05:002008-07-08T22:37:00.000-05:00Great post, Joni, and as usual, great follow up co...Great post, Joni, and as usual, great follow up conversation and perspective. I loved that house when it was featured in the magazine, but I am afraid real estate people typically just don't capture the beauty of homes like magazines - a little different styling, don't you think?! Anyway, thanks for your visit and I am working on my post right now on my friend's house! Thanks for the Hill Country House Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15669069876394459689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-70145940374507295362008-07-08T22:18:00.000-05:002008-07-08T22:18:00.000-05:00What a gorgeous home! Im ready to move in!What a gorgeous home! Im ready to move in!Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02008255027434896643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-34748618364179821982008-07-08T20:14:00.000-05:002008-07-08T20:14:00.000-05:00I still have that issue of Veranda!Love that house...I still have that issue of Veranda!<BR/>Love that house! Congrats to the new lucky owners!Willow Decorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03792285019821194768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-86089143995343494192008-07-08T17:14:00.000-05:002008-07-08T17:14:00.000-05:00What a beautiful home. It is move in ready for me....What a beautiful home. It is move in ready for me. I am in agreement about the banquette though. <BR/><BR/>This post is a perfect example of the difference of how a house looks when styled for a photo shoot and the house when people are actually living their lives in it. Much like the model before she gets her make up on.Decor To Adorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04359245078617786198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-71699681531043492422008-07-08T16:51:00.000-05:002008-07-08T16:51:00.000-05:00Anne! I had a swig of diet coke when I read that a...Anne! I had a swig of diet coke when I read that about the Tommy Bahama conversion van!!! I'm not supposed to get liquid on my flatscreen!!!!<BR/>Too funny!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-50779816549267942162008-07-08T16:34:00.000-05:002008-07-08T16:34:00.000-05:00Oh the power of good lighting, eh?! how fun to see...Oh the power of good lighting, eh?! how fun to see the photo shoot pix vs. the real estate pix. I actually like the floors in the photo shoot pix...not as much in the real estate ones. hmmm.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for that great treat joni!<BR/><BR/>And Annechovie, you had me LOL about the Tommy Bahama conversion van comment!!Linda@ Lime in the Coconuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551293394719390382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-74851887915427441552008-07-08T15:58:00.000-05:002008-07-08T15:58:00.000-05:00Wow, what a fabulous home, Joni! Thanks for provid...Wow, what a fabulous home, Joni! Thanks for providing us with all the additional photos - a treat. The ony thing that is a minus is that banquette. It looks like it belongs in a psuedo Tommy Bahama conversion van! Yikes!annechoviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04058312210924851934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-21372003088482341952008-07-08T15:01:00.000-05:002008-07-08T15:01:00.000-05:00"Joni, what YOU could do with this house!!!"I agre..."Joni, what YOU could do with this house!!!"<BR/><BR/>I agree! Joni's decor looks almost like Real French!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-58776843305728616872008-07-08T14:25:00.000-05:002008-07-08T14:25:00.000-05:00Toby, you are messing with SHE WHO MUST NOT BE DIS...Toby, you are messing with SHE WHO MUST NOT BE DISAGREED WITH. hahahah.<BR/>I like the floor, I am not sure I could live with it full time. I might have to whitewash it a bit. Still, it IS a beach house.<BR/><BR/>What I love about this home, which I have actually seen, from the water and from the road (seems like to me it's on a cul de sac) is that while I liked the exterior (love the birdsbeak Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-85588545327545512842008-07-08T14:09:00.000-05:002008-07-08T14:09:00.000-05:00I'm biting my tongue now, but I really think the '...I'm biting my tongue now, but I really think the 'no art/canvas' rule adds serenity to the house. Your mind is free to relax. I love this post Joni!LIBERTY POST EDITORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06755358649295669904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-74526264999786538002008-07-08T13:23:00.000-05:002008-07-08T13:23:00.000-05:00Okay, I think I can guess what happened with that ...Okay, I think I can guess what happened with that banquette... Can't you hear the conversation?<BR/>CLIENT: Uh... Listen, I hate to ask you this, but my husband, he has this wierd fantasy of installing a sort of banquette area. He was in this, I guess, nightclub with dancers or something in Vegas and he just thought this thing was really cool. I KNOW it sounds ridiculous, but with all the floralAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-72880164986220959452008-07-08T12:16:00.000-05:002008-07-08T12:16:00.000-05:00sooooo soothing. i can see why that hideous banque...sooooo soothing. i can see why that hideous banquette was left out! horrible. also the floral explosion in the bedroom. not my taste! the rest is beautiful!!! i always love seeing the real space vs. the styled space. great post!cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03012231109141210455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-19084078043483708332008-07-08T11:58:00.000-05:002008-07-08T11:58:00.000-05:00Some kind of BEACH HOUSE! Love Veranda mag... the...Some kind of BEACH HOUSE! Love Veranda mag... they have great photos!Fifi Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186646442542919342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-44019136642575461312008-07-08T11:31:00.000-05:002008-07-08T11:31:00.000-05:00LOVE Babs Watkins' work. Also loved all the comme...LOVE Babs Watkins' work. Also loved all the comments to this post! Joni, thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-60720566475588547142008-07-08T11:14:00.000-05:002008-07-08T11:14:00.000-05:00Amazing pictures, I love her use of unique mirrors...Amazing pictures, I love her use of unique mirrors in lieu of a lot of artwork.<BR/>-LaurenLaurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02477824815600090056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-69043579818641185552008-07-08T09:52:00.000-05:002008-07-08T09:52:00.000-05:00Well,that was a close call. I was prepared to get ...Well,that was a close call.<BR/> I was prepared to get bitch-slapped for not loving those aqua floors, but you relegated the task to a surrogate. Sneaky!<BR/>Look here everyone, I have been a fan of painted floors long before most of you were born. Think of Deeda Blair's house, or Pauline de Rothschild's set at Albany~ two examples of just how charming pale floors can be. Somehow that Beach Toby Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887066048372484464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-66366182418142338562008-07-08T08:05:00.000-05:002008-07-08T08:05:00.000-05:00My opinion, of course... the floors are VERY cool....My opinion, of course... the floors are VERY cool. Great idea, different and I love the juxtaposition of them with so many antiques. I think it must a been a huge design decision- on the part of the homeowner- a big commitment. I happen to LOVE anything turquoise/aqua so my opinion might be a bit swayed. Painted floors are so pretty to me, I love the idea of them... but I would be afraid to own Creative Tonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13722649753622670551noreply@blogger.com