Summer Real Estate

July 30, 2009 Whether it's a 10-room contemporary, a clapboard cottage or an ocean view apartment, today's chic coastal interiors exude elegance, comfort and low-maintenance with nary a cliche in sight. Materials are also very important ... the contrast of metals, such as polished chrome, with white stucco creates a strong architectural effect which I believe is very representative of beach design today. It's not about living bigger; it's about living better," observes Tweak owner Tara Riceberg who travels nationwide providing style injections into homes and considers herself "the Botox to the interior designer's plastic surgery.

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