Modern Beach Houses with Water Views

Old Man Winter has been really hard on us here in the Midwest. Thanks to Houzz.com, there's always a place to which we can escape the cold. Today, I am featuring modern and contemporary homes, because the cabin fever that I'm feeling has me in need of this uncluttered, minimalistic style. I don't think I need to explain the ocean views. That is medicine for the soul ...

Stay warm, America! Can't last forever!

~Natalee

Modern Living Room

Modern Living Room by Miami Beach Photographers Interiors & Architecture Photography by Ken Hayden

Beach Style Bedroom by Ferndale Specialty Contractors The GR Plume Company, Inc

Contemporary Patio by Dallas Lighting American Lighting Association

Contemporary Living Room by Mill Valley Architects & Designers Mahoney Architects & Interiors

5 Ways to a Beach House Entryway

I often point out that you don't need to live on a beach to have that beautiful beach home look, and there is no better way to send that message to your guests and family to that welcoming feeling of a beach home than by introducing it to them the minute they walk in the door. Friends meet the beach house entryway. Beach house entryway, welcome our guests.

And if you think there's only one way to do it, you're wrong. Check out this modern entryway with juuuust enough of a personality.

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I'm feeling the Hamptons on this one. I don't know how I would feel living with an all-glass front door, but I certainly love the look of it. Maybe they have a gated property and it doesn't matter!

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Now in my house these pillows would stay on this bench only for a few seconds every day, but I think I would still put them on just to get that 60 seconds of pleasure everyday.  And I would stop in to look at it often because the color of the wall alone would make me smile.

More stripes and black and white stairs , but the accessories tone down the formality of the space. They look as though they have been relaxing on the beach themselves for at least a decade.

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Have a spare closet? You can still use the space to capture that carefree, fun-in-the-sun feeling of beach town living. Love those pillows? Check these out!

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Benjamin Moore Color of the Year 2014

Benjamin Moore announced its 2014 Color of the Year: Breath of Fresh Air. It is, in a phrase, the color of the ocean.

The ocean never goes out of style on your walls, in your clothes, and in your home decor. Here are some rooms that have used a color that evokes the same feeling as Breath of Fresh Air. Smell the salty air and listen for the seagulls.

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It can be simple.

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It can be elegant.

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It can change with the lighting available to it, but it is always beautiful.

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And it can be used in ANY room.

Will you be using this paint color this year?

Check out these products from StylishBeachHome.com that would look great in any room with this paint color on the walls:

Tall Barnacle Vase

Vintage Glass Float - Aruba

Cucumber Kitchen Towel

Harborside Buoy Ottoman