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So here's to picnics and tide pools and sand
in your hair with pockets full of memories and
seashells. It doesn't matter what sor t of house
we have or where we live. Collecting and living
with the cool aesthetic of vintage coastal
pieces allows us to return to the sea, time and
time again.
The seaside mind, freed of noise and com-
plication, finds beauty in the faded, weathered
and rusted fragments of these salty remnants
of the past.
Marjorie Snow is a published writer and pho-
tographer with a vast knowledge of antiques and
their histor y. Snow was the owner of Terra Cotta in
Las Vegas, an exclusive architectural vintage
galler y, which was featured in numerous West
Coast magazines.
Weathered decorations, old chains,
sea glass, abalone shells, worn-out
fishing nets, glass floats and many
more objects from the ocean make
great decorating pieces for home and
garden. The more beat up and antique
the item, the more character it
possesses. Vintage postcards from the
seashore, surfboards, mermaids and
fish decorations bring the alluring
mystery of the coast into one's life.
Photos:
Marjorie
Snow