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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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!

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.

Here is some inspiration for a light blue and white themed beach house.

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A light and lovely kitchen. Pic from this site.

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Beautiful blue, beige and white themed bed set.

I really love this style, and I know I am not alone, so lets take another look at the beach-style homes, with a cream, white and powder blue -theme :

Living room:

Beautifully soft and light.

Lets look at some ways to go for creating a beachy feel to your home!

Soft beige, white and dark brown details. A modern and sophisticated living room I must say. The blond carpet really works for this room, giving it the sandy beach feel.

Beach themed bathroom. cute sea stars make a nice contrast to the dark shelve. Mint green, medium wood and white details.

Cute glass jars with fake snow (?), birds nest, pine cone and sea shell. You might want to use sand instead of ’snow’ for a more beachy look.

White, blue and yellow porch dining area.