Take a look at this gorgeous open plan solution by interior designer by Timothy De Clue:

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The style is fresh and modern with a beachy theme. The living room walls are painted brown, while the wall of the dining area is terracotta. The color scheme is pulled together through the sofa pillows. I love the raw wood console table behind the couch, it is very befitting of the theme. Like drift wood. The shiny barracuda (fish) sculpture is from Z gallerie, you can get it here. The wood sculpture in the dining area would be super nice with a spot-light directed at it, I’m sure it would create some kick-ass shadows on the wall!

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These Photos are borrowed from Houzz, click to see the full size images. You can also check out more designs from Tim De Clue at his site!

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This home is part of the Nations Next Top Model Home competition, where 7 designers each were given $5,000 and 28 days to transform a home. You can read more about the challenge here. You can also cast your vote on your favorite design! Let’s take a look at one of the entries, this one is by interior designer Jill Shevlin:

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Love how the colors of both living room and dining room are picked up in the stripes in the hallway. Horizontal stripes also makes the hall look longer, and has a calming effect.

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A smokey tone of blue (blue with black in it) is a perfect choice if you want to create a contrast with white.

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The walls are blue, detailing and seating furniture is white, while coffee- and side tables are dark. I love the little dog bed in the lowest shelf there. Cutest detail!

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The mantle is decorated with sea stars and silver vases. This carpet is perfect!

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Another view.

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The dining room is clad in natural fiber wallpaper with white 1/3 paneling. I would love to see a nice carpet here.

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You can see more pics from Jill’s entry here, and make sure to cast your vote on your fave!!

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Take a look at Southern Living’s 2009 Texas Idea House. With a consistent theme of light wood and fresh colors, this home is the epitome of beach-chic:

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The light bright living room with white, coral and light blue.

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A small colorful seating area behind the living room sofa

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The kitchen dining area has the same color theme as the living room.

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A light coastal kitchen with dark wood counters and polished marble tops. Citrus fruits works as both yum and decor!

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This loft is converted into a kids bunk!

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Fun playroom with colorful stripes on the wall and turquoise bean bags.

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White, grey and yellow does the trick in this coastal master bedroom.

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LOVE this bedroom to bathroom door solution! Slidin’! Oh, and there’s that bathroom chandelier again!

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See the rest of the photos from this beach-style home here!

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Beautiful cream dining room with classic dark wood furniture and natural green accents.

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Brown and cream living room with a big soft cream colored couch. Simple geometric furniture. Love that hard/soft contrast.

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Grey and soft beige classic bedroom with gorgeous rich brown wooden furniture.

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A brown faux leather zebra print chaise lounge adds a bit of fun!

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You can get all the the furniture in the photos from here.

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Beige and coral living room, with splashes of blue. The beach theme is completed with the rattan furniture.

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A beautiful light dining area. Nothing says coastal more than sea fan dining chairs!

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The modern kitchen is kept light and beachy too, with splashes of oranges and yellow.

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A beach-theme display under the staircase. Nice detail.

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Gorgeous bedroom in white, green and purple. Hot lamp!

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These gorgeous ceiling lamps are designed by Amanda Nisbet herself, they are available at her site!

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If you want more, check out my earlier posts here and here featuring Amanda Nisbet’s work!

This is one of the most beautiful homes I have ever seen! It is a waterfront home with a coastal theme. The color palette is based on a soft beige and crisp white, with different accent color separating the rooms.

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This living room is gorgeous! One white sofa, one blue and two beige recliners, all pulled together with same color theme cushions!

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Tall gorgeous windows. Open plan. The blinds fits in perfectly.

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In there is the master bedroom. This is the entry.

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Light and bright kitchen.

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Second view of kitchen dining area.

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Master bedroom in beige, white and green. Perfect.

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Master Bathroom in light blue and white.

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One of two guest bedrooms.

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Even the laundry room looks great!

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The entry. What a gorgeous art deco glass door!

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If you like what you see here, go check out this site, where you can view lots more pictures from this home, and if you really really like what you see, you can even BUY IT!!

Lets go back in time and take a look at last years HGTV Green Homes (2008) sweepstakes. We have already seen this years (2009) prize home here on theLennoxx. Al though I was absolutely blown away by this years entry, the 2008 house was super cute too:

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Red, white and beige living room. Okay, this looks real good. The sofa is lovely, as is the cushions, carpet and well.. everything else.

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The living room, dining room and kitchen are all part of an open plan solution.

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A beach theme dining room. The details are cute, including that ceiling lamp.

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The green and white (chaotic?) kitchen.

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Bringing the beach-theme into the choral- red and white hall.

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A daybed in mimosa and white.

Lets take a look at some pics from beachy- and nautical style homes in beige, white and mahogany:

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I think this room is really harmonic. The floor and most furniture is kept light (white), while the walls are beige. This simple color palette divides the room beautifully into two color zones, which are then pulled together again by accents of the opposite color, like a wooden (beige) chair in the ‘white zone’.

Pic from this site.

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A lovely dining room with a great ocean view. Classic furniture.

More info on this pic on this site.

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A beautiful bathroom.

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As there is a sailboat in bith the living room and dining room above, we include one here! You can get yourself a nice rustic sailboat here.

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You can get these decorative shells from here.

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Super clean colors and simple lines as a backdrop for a few, but well chosen details. This beachy-glamour look has it all!

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Those chairs are really nice. Super glamorous crystal chandelier, in stark contrast to the raw wooden bowl filled with sea stars. I would move that beautiful round mirror to another wall though, looks a bit crammed in..

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Same crisp and clean color palette in the bedroom. The two former pics are from this site.

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Check out this fantastic mirror and gold plated sink

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Horse head vase mounted on the wall. And yep, you put the flowers into his forehead and he becomes a unicorn!

I love this home, it is so whimsical and pulled together, at the same time!

Living room:

Natural fiber wallpaper is frequently used in this atmospheric home. Soft blue (turquoise) curtains with cream valances.

Second view of Living room:

Floral rug is cute.

Last angle from Living room:

Cute details!

Dining room:

Colors are consistent with the living room.

Bathroom:

Gorgeous! From the rock-wall to the fake candle-lamps to the spectacular sea shell sink!

Hall:

Look at those fantastic carvings! Larger than life, lol.

Master Bedroom:

Nice.

Cigar room:

Check out that old diving suit!

See a lot more pic’s from this beautiful house here.