The Cross Decor $amp; Design

Beach house.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, …