Pool Blue and White at the Beach

Tropical gallery wall with plush aqua velvet tufted sofa and antique blue on blue striped armchairs.

It’s always a treat to visit my grandparents beach house, a magical Mediterranean style house right across the street from the ocean. My grandmother and her good friend and decorator, John Oetgen, used pool blue throughout the house to pull in the pool in the backyard, and keep things beachy without going nautical. 

Pool blue and white beach house entry, with terracotta floors and hand-painted mural.

Blue lantern pendant in an aqua and white beach house.Details of a pool blue and white beach house.

Antique armoire in a pool blue and white beach house dining room with hand side chairs and blue and white striped upholstered dining chairs.

Bedroom details of a pool blue and white beach house.Entry details of a pool blue and white beach house.

(photography by Yours Truly)

The result is a spectacularly aquamarine-colored retreat perfectly balanced with the comforts of a primary residence. How cool is that? 

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