http://www.nauticalluxuries.com/lbw by Nautical Luxuries Sat, 15 Nov 2008 02:05:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Getting Started: Taking A Space Inventory Even on a small boat, the prospect of decorating can be daunting.  We recommend breaking the process down into individual steps. The first step, is to get a clear idea of exactly what spaces on the boat you want to decorate. Your list of available spaces ... http://www.nauticalluxuries.com/lbw/2008/11/feathering-your-floating-nest-getting-started/ Revelations of a Boating 'Betty' I've been accused of being a 'Betty' on more than one occasion. Fair enough. Like many female sailors/boaters I suspect, I often prefer my heels to my Dubarrys, champagne bubbles to beer suds and an afternoon chat with friends in the cockpit to an afternoon in ... http://www.nauticalluxuries.com/lbw/2008/10/boating-in-heels/ The news of Mike Campbell's passing came on Friday. Since then, I have been reading the many tributes and memorials to Mike being posted on Scuttlebutt, but I still feel an unquenchable need for more - as if reading them will somehow extend Mike's presence and defer my own acceptance of so great a ... http://www.nauticalluxuries.com/lbw/2008/10/farewell-to-a-friend/ It may seem hard to miss something more than two stories tall and 156 feet long, but superyachts have a habit of slipping quietly into the end docks on Lido, virtually unnoticed, staying for a few days, then disappearing again, as quietly as they came. Such was the case this past weekend when ... http://www.nauticalluxuries.com/lbw/2008/10/a-beautiful-visitor/ I've often wondered how many homes on the island are second, third, or maybe fourth homes.  As an investment, Lido seems to be weathering the housing downturn better than many areas in Southern California - can't say that I've seen more Open House signs than usual, and there are a lot of houses ... http://www.nauticalluxuries.com/lbw/2008/10/no-place-like-second-home/ The Santa Ana winds are blowing and fires are raging in Southern California, but the air here is already beginning to take on a holiday chill! Even Mr Jones seems to have made it through the fall allergy season and is diving head-first into the holiday spirit, donning one of our early-arrival wreath bases, ... http://www.nauticalluxuries.com/lbw/2008/10/what-the-elves-are-up-to-in-october/ Have you ever wondered where design trends come from - and who makes the decisions?   [caption id="" align="alignright" width="296" caption="As Close To Trendy Purple As We Get"][/caption] Well, according to an article in the Las Vegas Market Insider written by Michelle Lamb, (co-founder and chairman of Marketing Directions, Inc., and senior editor of The ... http://www.nauticalluxuries.com/lbw/2008/10/forecasting-design-trends/ You just never know when an item is going to be a huge success, but it certainly helps to have Coastal Living feature it in their magazine - as happened to our Coral Coir Doormat last September. Terrific photo, catchy copy, beautiful item, great price and guess what, we had a ... http://www.nauticalluxuries.com/lbw/2008/09/the-most-popular-item-we-ever-had/ As part of our new Fall Collection, we're introducing a beautiful new line of extraordinary hand embroidered linens from Thornvale, a South African company with a story as extraordinary as their linens. Since 1999, Thornvale has produced meticulously embroidered linens made by Sesotho women in the Free State, South Africa. The ... http://www.nauticalluxuries.com/lbw/2008/09/beauty-in-the-details/ Two great local boat shows were on the docket this weekend, the Lido Yacht Expo in Newport Beach, and YachtFest in San Diego.  Both are in-water annual shows with an always-impressive number and variety of boats to see and explore. I enjoy strolling along the docks - don't forget the sun hat and sunscreen ... http://www.nauticalluxuries.com/lbw/2008/09/boat-show-weekend-in-southern-california/