1. An adorable lake cottage entry featured on the Lily Pad Cottage - complete with paddles used as wall decor to create a real lake shore feel and welcome guests to Kelly's home. (very cute blog - LillyPadCottage.com)
2. Colorful oars coordinate well with nautical style bedding and pillows. Fun, bright look for a kids' room. (sorry - not sure of the original source!) ...super cute life ring pillow!
3. An innovative handrail - this is such an awesome idea! Discovered at "This Old House", homeowners Sue and Burr McKeehan unearthed "found" vintage oars underneath new beach bungalow in Newport Beach, California and simply gave them an extra polish. Voila' - amazing new stair hand rail with a piece of their home's history preserved!
4. Create an unique way to display treasured family framed memories using two oars and hooks. Too cute! (so sorry - not sure of the original image source!)
5. How adorable is this kids' bathroom idea? So cute, and absolutely practical! Add a few hooks and pretty stripes to coordinate and you can create a kid-friendly place to hang towels, bathrobes and other fun bath time essentials (super whale in this pic!) Idea created by Pawleys Island Posh - click to see the rest of her adorable blog!
5. How adorable is this kids' bathroom idea? So cute, and absolutely practical! Add a few hooks and pretty stripes to coordinate and you can create a kid-friendly place to hang towels, bathrobes and other fun bath time essentials (super whale in this pic!) Idea created by Pawleys Island Posh - click to see the rest of her adorable blog!
6. More hooks and paddles - this beach cottage entrance idea from Sarah at Abeachcottage.com. Welcome guests with a place to hang coats, bags, and beach towels too! Simple add of larger, sturdy steel hooks to hold heavier items. If you want to avoid rust, a constant coastal issue, I would use stainless steel. If you don't mind creating an even more "rustic" paddle look then any heavy duty hook ought to work.
7. Super cute idea for displaying your cottage house street address! Paint a vintage paddle (or a new one) in colors to coordinate with your front porch and add fun house numbers. Maybe even your beach home's name? This idea created at TheHappyHousie.com
8. Another great idea for oars from The Shabby Shak - painted oars with the year that you "moved in", and your name or your "house" name. (P.S. She has super fun beachy stuff on her etsy site!)
9. Outside Art! Sorry not sure of the source, but thought this was an innovative way to display rustic oars - just build a rack and hang them up. Think about a constant changing art display by trading the paddles around for different occasions or grouping colors together. Hmmm.... possibilities are endless for summer fun!
9. As "wall art" to highlight more beach art and bring an art wall gallery some cohesiveness. Pretty aqua room and oar from Breezy Designs, as featured on BeachBlissLiving.com. Her home is beach cottage pretty!
10. How about creating a one of a kind idea with just a part of the paddle? Such a fun idea at Coastal Living Magazine in their 2011 Ultimate Beach House Tour home in Norfolk, Virginia. "Fanned-out paddles are a sculptural, cheeky take on the classic round mirror." Not sure that I am that crafty, but it's a neat idea. Polished mirror idea and fits perfectly into this gorgeous East Beach home.
Would love to know what you think! For more decorating with oar ideas - pop over to Pinterest Board: Coastal Decorating with Oars
Have a wonderful weekend!
P.S. If you need an oar or paddle, we have added a ton of new options on our site! Come see our new re-vamped Painted Coastal Oars and Paddles
7. Super cute idea for displaying your cottage house street address! Paint a vintage paddle (or a new one) in colors to coordinate with your front porch and add fun house numbers. Maybe even your beach home's name? This idea created at TheHappyHousie.com
8. Another great idea for oars from The Shabby Shak - painted oars with the year that you "moved in", and your name or your "house" name. (P.S. She has super fun beachy stuff on her etsy site!)
9. Outside Art! Sorry not sure of the source, but thought this was an innovative way to display rustic oars - just build a rack and hang them up. Think about a constant changing art display by trading the paddles around for different occasions or grouping colors together. Hmmm.... possibilities are endless for summer fun!
9. As "wall art" to highlight more beach art and bring an art wall gallery some cohesiveness. Pretty aqua room and oar from Breezy Designs, as featured on BeachBlissLiving.com. Her home is beach cottage pretty!
10. How about creating a one of a kind idea with just a part of the paddle? Such a fun idea at Coastal Living Magazine in their 2011 Ultimate Beach House Tour home in Norfolk, Virginia. "Fanned-out paddles are a sculptural, cheeky take on the classic round mirror." Not sure that I am that crafty, but it's a neat idea. Polished mirror idea and fits perfectly into this gorgeous East Beach home.
Would love to know what you think! For more decorating with oar ideas - pop over to Pinterest Board: Coastal Decorating with Oars
Have a wonderful weekend!
P.S. If you need an oar or paddle, we have added a ton of new options on our site! Come see our new re-vamped Painted Coastal Oars and Paddles
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