Thursday, August 30, 2007

Shelling Out

I am heading to the Georgia seashore this weekend with shells on the brain. As Labor Day signals the end of summer on the East Coast, I am suddenly feeling not-quite-ready for the season to be over.


Lettuce coral is the centerpiece for a table set by Hable Construction founders, Susan Hable Smith and Katherine Hable Sweeny. (Image from Southern Accents).



Michele Oka Doner's collection of shells and shell books in her Miami Beach Library (From At Home with Books).


Ornithological prints framed in ocean-motif decoupage (from Decor Fall/Winter '07).

11 comments:

ALL THE BEST said...

Lovely post, enjoy your weekend!

Laura said...

i'm headed to the georgia coast this weekend, too, and your post has me even more ready to go than i already am! such a beautiful post.

TIG said...

Beautiful post, BA--especially love the lettuce coral on the green table cloth in the second image. I'm not ready for the summer to be over either. Have a really great weekend.

KellytheCulinarian said...

Enjoy your vacation! I'll be spending it driving cross country ... not fun.

girl meets glamour said...

Have a great weekend in Georgia!!! Such a lovely post, will you bring back some shells from the shore?

~Kate

The Peak of Chic said...

Have lots of fun Brilliant!

Style Court said...

Hope you have a great trip! Thanks for sharing that Hable pic, I'd forgotten that one :)

katiedid said...

Have a great weekend! Wish we were there! :)

Brilliant Asylum said...

Thanks everyone. Have a nice weekend!

Mrs. Blandings said...

Brilliant - lovely post - have a great weekend - nothing better than the beach. I lived in Atlanta until I was 8 and my family vacationed on St. Simons - I have the best memories and pictures from there.

franki durbin said...

I had a similar moment today. As unbearably hot as it has been, the realization that it's now time to pack it all in and prepare for fall seems quite serious.

But I can't deny my desire for knee high boots and sweaters... ;)

Now is the time to soak up that last bit of sun and sand.