As the hours of sunlight begin dwindle
and the remaining beach days fade, I find myself clinging to that summer
feeling for as long as possible. Labor Day has always felt like the last
hurrah of summer. Growing up, my school was one of the select few that
began before Labor Day; a schedule I always considered to be the most
preposterous way to start the school year. With this early start I used
to pretend that those first few days of school were practice, they didn't mean
anything, and soon I would soon be back enjoying summer.
Here I am, years later and I still feel the need
to cling to summer. As a final hurrah, I have decided to feature blue and
white this week. The combination of blue and white is a longtime
favorite of mine. This crisp and often nautical look has timelessness
to it unlike any other color arrangement.
Above, are photographs of one of my favorite
seaside interiors by Victoria Hagan. Here blue and white create a crisp
and classic, nautical living space.
I love Victoria Hagan's use of shiny white walls with contrasting dark
metal and wood finishes. Additionally, the area rug compliments this
space as a nautical graphic element, leading visitor's eye to the exterior
seaside views.
Whenever I see this room, I want to sit back and
enjoy the outside view. I picture myself enjoying a warm summer evening on one
of these chairs, with a cool drink in hand, looking out on the harbor in
the distance. Finally my summer is complete.
Images from Victoria Hagan's Interior Portraits
Blue and white decorative pillows by John Robshaw:
Blue and white area rugs by Dash and Albert.
