Beach Cottage Style Decorating

cottage style
A two paneled shutter whose top section is slightly smaller than the bottom section, usually proportioned 40%-60%.
A style of architecture for houses, usually of wood construction, made popular in the 19th century by architects Andrew Jackson Downing and Alexander Jackson Davis, who created pattern books for standard house designs.
A lighthouse comprised of a small one story building with a light on top.  The building housed the keepers, were relatively inexpensive to build and maintain.

decorating
Provide (a room or building) with a color scheme, paint, wallpaper, etc
(decorate) make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
Make (something) look more attractive by adding ornament to it
(decorate) deck: be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"
Confer an award or medal on (a member of the armed forces)
(decorate) award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to; "He was decorated for his services in the military"

beach
land on a beach; "the ship beached near the port"
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
A beach is a geological landform along the shoreline of an ocean, sea or lake. It usually consists of loose particles which are often composed of rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, waves or cobblestones.
A pebbly or sandy shore, esp. by the ocean between high- and low-water marks