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The words alone have the hypnotic associations Henry James once famously ascribed to summer afternoon–“the two most beautiful words in the English language.” Lifelong beach girl Mary Emmerling captures that implicit promise of freedom in her captivating volume celebrating the American beach cottage.
Much of the beach house’s allure is in its reflection of a simpler way of life, a pared-down existence where the breeze is the housekeeper, the furnishings don’t mind a damp swimsuit, and the most precious treasures are seashells and memories. In Mary Emmerling’s Beach Cottages, Mary invites us into seventeen coastal retreats that capture that spirit, and introduces us to the people who take joy from them.
Join Mary on a warm, intimate tour of unique seaside escapes, including:
•A pint-sized artist’s studio in Key West
•A dramatic black-and-white retreat in Newport Beach, California
•A shell-lined jewel box in Laguna Beach, California
•A nautically inspired Cape Cod getaway
•A haven in Galveston, Texas, with sea-grass rugs and matchstick blinds
•The homes of designers such as Barclay Butera and Rachel Ashwell
•Mary’s own charming cottage, complete with beach balls, sailfish, and beaded curtains
With gorgeously photographed profiles of easy-going seaside homes and innovative design solutions for everyday living, Mary Emmerling’s Beach Cottages is both beautiful and inspirational. Like a beloved seaside haven, this is a book to return to again and again.
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Mary Emmerling | | Hardcover: | 224 pages | | Publisher: | Clarkson Potter | | Publication Date: | April 15, 2008 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0307338223 | | Product Length: | 7.84 inches | | Product Width: | 0.8 inches | | Product Height: | 9.77 inches | | Product Weight: | 2.07 pounds | | Package Length: | 9.61 inches | | Package Width: | 7.48 inches | | Package Height: | 0.79 inches | | Package Weight: | 2.07 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 19 reviews |
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25 of 25 found the following review helpful:
 Loved this Book! May 08, 2008
By pitaprice
I have been waiting for this book as I am one of Mary's devoted fans. After reading the reviews from other customers, I was feeling let down before I even saw the book. I have to say that I was happily surprised and thought it was BETTER than her previous books. I love the size of the book - it has a cozy feeling - and the photographs are perfect. I, for one, enjoy seeing pictures of people's swimming pools (even if they are part of a beach house). I loved her choice of homes and don't really care if some are redundant (Rachel Ashwell) because a lot of these designers/homeowners move all the time and there is always something fresh to see. Count me in as a continuing huge fan of her taste and joie de vivre. So many books today (in the dying era of coffee-table tomes) are sterile and boring. You can tell she cares about her subjects - both the homes and the people who inhabit them. Go Mary!
18 of 20 found the following review helpful:
I must not be looking at the same book May 07, 2008
By Noticat
as the previous reviews. I found the book to be full of wonderful pictures and very evocative of a wonderful stay by the seashore. The houses were not the usual beach cliches.... they were very elegant and had a lot of personality and individuality. I would recommend. A concise, nice little volume.
23 of 28 found the following review helpful:
 Fussy Beach Homes? Oct 29, 2009
By Mary K.
"Mary K. of Wheaton"
My personal opinion is that a beach house should be a respite, a getaway, a place of calm and serenity. For me, the homes in this book were way too fussy, cluttered, busy, and not that distinguishable from normal homes (not very cottage-like) that might be found in the suburbs or any other place. These homes were just packed with a lot of "stuff", and if you're like me, a beach cottage is where you go to get away from all the "stuff" so you can clear your head, relax and enjoy the beach outside. A beach cottage should be beautiful to one's senses, but NOT require so much dusting, or look overly "maintained", overly decorated, or everything needing to be "just so", but that's exactly how these homes appeared. I would not feel very relaxed in these homes, but rather uptight and worried I'd knock over something breakable, or spill a beverage on the fine fabrics, and be wondering what's the point of this?
12 of 14 found the following review helpful:
Seaside Sublime Jun 01, 2008
By mary kay andrews
I'm a longtime fan of Mary Emmerling's work, and was thrilled to find BEACH COTTAGES. I've dog-eared favorite pages, and find myself returning to them over and over again for inspiration. I loved the diversity of design styles, and even when the homes shown are waaaay out of my own budget, I enjoyed seeing how the other half lives. This is a book for dreamers as well as doers.Of course, it doesn't hurt that she recommended one of my books, SAVANNAH BREEZE, in her list of great beach reads. I'll be buying more copies of BEACH COTTAGES for my beach dreamer buddies.
Mary Kay Andrews
6 of 7 found the following review helpful:
A lovely visit to the beach Jun 22, 2008
By sonyag
As a longtime Mary Emmerling fan I can hardly wait for each book to come out; as a beach fan I was not disappointed; a lovely book. I enjoyed seeing her old beach cottages and how they have evolved. I think she missed some great old cottages in my northwest florida area; especially at Grayton Beach; but otherwise this is a very nice book representative of her great taste. I'm looking forward to her work with House Beautiful.
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