Beach House gone to Holiday

The first in the new collection to sell.
This canvas has gone to a designer store in Robe, South Australia called Holiday… what a perfect name!

Beach Shack’s are so Accepting

I was up at 4am this morning… so by 8.30 tons of Kahuna work was done and it was time for beach inspiration.  My poodle and I walked along our beach.. Palm Beach for a good hour.
I never ever get tired of looking at the beach houses. Shacks seems to be my favourite.  They have [...]

Invite all your friends!

This is insane… I think I counted seating for 15!  I LOVE this idea of a giant wooden table outside.
Its so lush with the surrounding white pillars and greenery of the tropical palms.
I would personally put a ton of white pillar candles on my table though and scatter a long row of perfectly white [...]

Margarita?

I can imagine sitting here for hours with my friends chatting and drinking margaritas.

Decorating: Room Review

There is a lot that I love about this apartment, but my first reaction was it’s nice, but didn’t give me the wow decorating memorable factor I love.
The couch really looks too small under the big window and just looks funny in between the two windows.
Fast improvements in an afternoon:

Move the couch away from the [...]

Hot topic

Whats your best decorating tip for creating a beautiful home and saving money at the same time?
One of my hot tips for some new art is to grab a few of your favourite beach art postcards, photocopy them (check copyright of course!) and place in recycled frames painted white!

Recipe for beach decorating style : 7 Simple tips

Beach and tropical decorating is easy.

White, white, white…. cover cushions in white to brighten and freshen.  Get your couch and chairs covered in a fabulous sturdy white cotton.
Bring in sisal rugs
Use large jars to hold simple collections of same look shells, pillar white candles or bouquet of driftwood
Paint furniture white.
We love white lamps, think chunky [...]

New Sydney Rep for Kahuna Bay

Late last week I hopped on a plane and jotted down to Sydney. While I was there I met with Mike Leggett. Mike has over 35 years experience in the retail industry and knows absolutely everyone who owns a boutique.
I’m excited that he’s going to be representing Kahuna Bay to Sydney- hopefully we’ll [...]

Building the Kahuna Bay Brand: Shift in Focus

Kahuna Bay has been going for one year in just another week. Its been an amazing year- packed with three massive international trips to establish links with our factories in South East Asia among a zillion other things.
When I first started Kahuna Bay I envisoned it as more of a place for my customers [...]

Kahuna Bay in House and Garden and Real Living magazines

Kahuna Bay has started 2008 with a bang.  I am continuing to strategically grow the Kahuna Bay brand with a national advertising campaign.  Focusing on beach house decorating, we have booked ads through March 2008.  We’ve seen some positive results already.  So a big thanks and welcome to all our new magazine customers.