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March 6, 2015 ·

Shop with Me! West Elm Virginia Beach

baskets· beach· Capiz Shells· Coastal Decor· decorating· decorating inspiration· Sea Glass· seaside decor· Sisal· West Elm

West Elm - Virginia Beach

Can I tell you how excited I have been this week? West Elm has opened here in my area, Virginia Beach Towne Center! If you follow me on Instagram then you most likely already saw a sneak peek of this gorgeous store. I had the wonderful opportunity to have a tour of West Elm Virginia Beach before the grand opening, guided by the delightful Nicole, Director of PR (pic above).

Woo hoo! @westelm has arrived to Virginia Beach Towne Center! I’m so happy & excited to be celebrating & partnering with them for the grand opening! Get ready for more gorgeous new product pics & spring makeover post coming soon!

A photo posted by Kim Wilson (@sandandsisal) on Mar 4, 2015 at 2:05pm PST

I’ve always loved West Elm. My dining room rug is from them. West Elm’s spring and summer collection has a wonderful coastal chic vibe that captures and reflects the flavor of Virginia Beach. Watery, pale shades of pool, turquoise, navy and seaglass paired with crisp white, creamy, irredescent capiz, sea grass and sandy linen form the West Elm coastal color palette.

West Elm - Sea Glass Vases & Pillows

Texture, texture, texture is one word to describe West Elm. Knobby soft pillows, chunky fuzzy throws, sand blasted glass, reclaimed wood, metallics, and high gloss laquers all work together to help you create a home that is beautifully coordinated and rich in visual interest and comfort.

Coastal Decor - West Elm

If you love capiz shells then you will adore their capiz shell chandelier collection. Of course if you have been a fan of Sand & Sisal then you know that I was immediately drawn to the sea glass vases and bottles.

Capiz Globe Chandelier - West Elm

A fun highlight of the preview was a grand opening cocktail party! I invited my friend Nancy from Artsy Chicks Rule to come with me. We sipped on sparkling flutes of champagne with raspberries and shopped the store, ooooing & ahhing.

West Elm Virginia Beach Cocktail Party

Forget two-toned furnishings, how about six-tones? West Elm has a great new Patchwork Collection of furniture which has a richly grained facade featuring 6 eclectic furnishes.
Patchwork dresser

Air Plant & accessories - West Elm

West Elm has had a long standing dedication to working and empowing artisans all over the world and bringing their goods to their stores. What I also learned was that in addition to their global outreach, they are also dedicated to the local community. They have partnered with ETSY to bring a representation of local artists’ works to each store.  For example, the monkey knot rope ball (pic above) and the framed prints (pic below) are both by local artisans.

Local Art - Virginia Beach West Elm

Now, these sweet little nautical plates are a total preview and are not available online yet! So you will just have to go to your local store or wait for a bit until the full summer line is published! (Feel free to say you saw them 1st on Sand & Sisal!)
Nautical Plates - West Elm

Nautical Anchor Towels - West Elm

West Elm rocks visual merchandising! The store was full of creative design installations. This white dipped, knoted sisal rope canopy was stunning! It was hard to get a good picture of it because it is right against the front glass, but you get the idea. I love it! Creative Merchandising -Rope Canopy- West Elm

If you prefer a more neutral and sophisticated palette then just check out the variety pictured below.

Gray, Sand & White Color Palette - West Elm

They combine foggy gray tones with sandy linens, warm gold and wood and soft brushed silver in a casual yet slightly industrial flare. The rustic wood storage coffee table (pictured below) is one of their most popular selling tables.

Rustic Storage Coffee Table

Besides all the gorgeous furniture, bedding, and accessories available at West Elm, you can also find interesting botanicals for the home. My eyes opened wide with childlike happiness upon seeing the driftwood toned Manzanita & Grapewood branches available for purchase!

Grapewood Branch - West Elm

Visual candy is another word to describe West Elm’s stores. Just look at how they “package” their Crinkle Duvet Covers & Shams! Genius and beautiful!

Crinkle Duvet & Shams - West Elm

Tangerine & Turquoise - West Elm

West Elm Virginia Beach Grand Opening

 

I hope you enjoyed this little shopping spree with me at West Elm Virginia Beach! Stay tuned for a spring mini-makover soon in my home showcasing some of these gorgeous finds from West Elm.

Do you see something you want? Let me know what caught your eye!

KIM

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Comments

  1. Summer says

    March 6, 2015 at 1:47 pm

    I love the beach themed jars and vases. They look like the ones that you made. Just gorgous.

    • Kim Wilson says

      March 6, 2015 at 2:21 pm

      Hee,hee, hee, yep me too! … giggled when I saw the huge collection. I wrote that tutorial 2 years ago too. 😉

  2. Letty says

    March 6, 2015 at 2:04 pm

    Love it all! Is that rope canopy something that they sell?

    • Kim Wilson says

      March 7, 2015 at 9:38 am

      Hi Letty! No it isn’t, the canopy is just part of the display. It really is neat isn’t it?

  3. chris aka monkey says

    March 6, 2015 at 3:24 pm

    nice to see nancy and you having fun, i can’t say what caught my eye because both of them fell out from ogling gorgeous store xx

  4. Janet says

    March 6, 2015 at 4:31 pm

    Yay!!! Thanks for letting me know! I’m getting pretty bored with Home Goods…. I think they’re sick of me too! I just saw that Anthropology had opened at Town Center too! Woo Hoo! Perfect time for renovating our condo at the Oceanfront!

    • Kim Wilson says

      March 6, 2015 at 6:03 pm

      Hi Janet! You will have to stop by… it’s gorgeous! And guess what? Anthro is just next door to West Elm!

  5. Christy@Confessions of a Serial Do-it-Yourselfer says

    March 6, 2015 at 8:20 pm

    I am SO excited we have a West Elm now!! I see so many beautiful things. What a fun opportunity for you and Nancy to get to check it out before the grand opening! 🙂

  6. Shelley @ Calypso in the Country says

    March 6, 2015 at 8:51 pm

    Love it all – everything seems so beachy! I am craving summer after dealing with this insane winter weather in the northeast!
    Shelley

  7. Nancy @ Artsy Chicks Rule says

    March 7, 2015 at 11:27 am

    Oh you got such great shots of everything! That store is amazing. I had a great time and so appreciate the opportunity to attend! I need to head back over soon and go through all the things I missed ….and figure out what needs to come home with me! 😉
    Nancy

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