Sunday, December 8, 2013

Bringing the Beach to your Holiday Home



Adding a touch of the sea to your holiday décor is a delightful way to show your affection of all things beach.  The way you incorporate ocean-worthy design is flexible; you can adapt it to reflect the style of your home.  The colors and textures used can take your holiday look from beach-house-homey to resort-worthy-glamour… or anywhere in between.  What’s your coastal-inspired holiday style?   


Classic meets coastal: Red + white + natural. 
Think of red berries contrasted by a bleached white starfish.  A driftwood wreath with a full bow in red satin.  An evergreen garland dotted with red holly and white shells.


Beach house holidays: Turquoise + white + natural. 
Picture a weathered wood sign pronouncing “Joy to the World” in turquoise and white stenciled letters.  A burlap table runner completed by a centerpiece of sea glass and glowing candles.  

Gidget Goes Kitsch: The-more-color-the-better + glitter.
A foil Christmas tree is resplendent with glittered Santas-on-surfboards and Snowmen in swim trunks.  Christmas lights adorn palm trees and sparkly pink flamingos.  The Elf on the Shelf goes tropical with a hula skirt and lei (coconuts optional).


Nautical Noël: Navy + white + gold.  
We see a Christmas tree draped in gold ribbon with classy blue, gold and white glimmering ornaments and bleached white starfish and sand dollars.  White, monogrammed linen stockings have a navy anchor motif. 


Seaside Glamour: White + metallics. 
First, a table runner of shimmering white fabric is topped with candles in white, cream and gold.  Puddles of white sand with bleached white coral branches and shells complete the scene.  The mantel is adorned by a garland of sumptuos white and gold ribbons intertwined with metallic beads and studded with white starfish.  White stockings are hung with gold stocking hangers in sea life shapes.


For more holiday inspirations visit SolEscapes's Pinterest Christmas at the Beach board. 

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Beachy Holiday Tunes

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“Oh the weather outside is frightful… “, unless you’re spending the holidays at the beach! 

Embarking on a Caribbean Christmas cruise?  Escaping to a sunny tropical island for the Holidays?  Or will you be staying home, and hoping for a White Christmas?  Wherever you’ll be, let this playlist set the tone for your Beachy Holidays.
 

Mele Kalikimaka – Bing Crosby
Christmas in the Sand – Colbie Caillat
Tropical Christmas – The Bellamy Brothers
Christmas Island – Leon Redbone
Deck the Rooftop – Glee Cast
I’ll Be Home for Christmas – Jimmy Buffet
Little Saint Nick – The Beach Boys
All I Want For Christmas – Jimmy Fallon, Mariah Carey & The Roots
Calypso Christmas – Lord Mouse & the Kalypso Katz
Christmas Morning – Go Jimmy Go
Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World – Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwo'ole
Somewhere Over the Rainbow / Simple Gifts -  The Piano Guys

What are your favorite tropical or beachy holiday songs?




 

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Announcing Gift Certificates!




We are so pleased to announce the arrival of SolEscapes Gift Certificates!

The Holidays are upon us; we’re all scrambling to find the perfect gift for each of our loved ones.  While giving gifts can be a delight, the challenge of finding just the right thing sometimes adds too much pressure, during an already stress-ridden time of year.

SolEscapes Gift Certificates are here to save the day!  They’re easy, personal, and fun.  Your loved one will be appreciative of the thought put into finding a gift that truly suits them. 

Who would be thrilled by receiving a SolEscapes Gift Certificate?  Many of the people on your list!  Here are a few ideas:

  • Your lucky friend that goes on a cruise every January.
  • Warm weather lovers that want to protect their skin from the harmful rays of the sun.
  • The Aunt with the tropical time-share.
  • The Mom that needs to protect her skin while at the park with her kids.
  • Any beach lover.
  • The (wise) family that’s planning a winter escape to Hawaii.
  • The Newlyweds heading off on a honeymoon at an island resort.
  • That family that enjoys camping and outdoor adventures every summer.
  • Anyone that’s dreaming about warm weather (and in the chill of December, isn’t that most of us?)

SolEscapes Gift Certificates are available in both e-gift certificate and paper gift certificate format.  Use the convenience of email to send an e-gift certificate to a distant loved one – even last minute.  Wrap a paper gift certificate up in a special way and put it under the tree.

Ordering SolEscapes gift certificates is easy, just go to the GiftCertificates page, click on “Add to Cart”, and follow the instructions.

Happy easy gift giving!