Coastal Chic


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Imagine an airy coastal home filled with sun-bleached whites and deep ocean blues, doors thrown open to the breeze. It’s a home built on environmentally friendly choices—materials that honor the natural beauty of coastal living.

This coastal home is made for real life, inviting and comfortable, well-edited, and easy to be at home in, with a respect for the environment that’s felt in every way of living.

Create your own oasis at home with new furniture and houseware from Crate and Barrel. This coastal home is made for real life, inviting and comfortable, well-edited, and easy to be at home in, with a respect for the environment that’s felt in every way of living. We live, work, and play here.

There are pure, minimal, and modern pieces like The Hague Mid-Century Sofa, the Icon Pine Wood Coffee Table in white wash finish, and the Solano Bed made of solid white oak with soft round edges. Bring a touch of the tropical to your home with the Fields Cane Settee by Leanne Ford and the Brigton Rattan Lanterns handwoven by skilled artisans. Everything is relaxed and casual with the Meadow Grasscloth Tables with waterfall edges and natural fiber and the Wren Dinnerware dip-dyed in ocean blue surrounded by white.

Go coastal with these new drops of quality furniture and houseware pieces. Discover these and more when you visit the Crate and Barrel stores. Order by phone (SM Aura Premier 09178895667; SM Makati 09175833573; SM Megamall 09178704796) or shop online (www.storecatalog.crateandbarrel.com.ph). www.crateandbarrel.com.ph