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Fans of the filmmaker are, for the first time, given an opportunity to explore Jarman’s idiosyncratic interior décor, much of which reflects the cottage’s setting on the shore of the English Channel: There are sea-glass engravings, driftwood sculptures and garlands made of beach pebbles.
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Ella Riley-Adams Jamie Sims Alice Newell-Hanson Jameson Montgomery Jameson Montgomery Caitie Kelly MacKenzie Oster, New York Times, 6 June 2024
Other Pigeon Point options include a sunset soak in a hot tub with an ocean view (and often a sea lion soundtrack) or a fort-building session with driftwood on a nearby beach.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
There are a few other decorations that don’t boast horses or fleur de lis, like glass floats, driftwood, and an old wine rack that now holds lights.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 20 May 2024
Bernard used a lot of warm, natural tones to make the rooms feel organic and location-appropriate: think baskets for light fixtures; thick sisal rugs, ideal for absorbing any stray specks of sand; and wooden coffee tables, organic like a piece of driftwood.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2024
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Ella Riley-Adams Jamie Sims Alice Newell-Hanson Jameson Montgomery Jameson Montgomery Caitie Kelly MacKenzie Oster, New York Times, 6 June 2024
Other Pigeon Point options include a sunset soak in a hot tub with an ocean view (and often a sea lion soundtrack) or a fort-building session with driftwood on a nearby beach.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
There are a few other decorations that don’t boast horses or fleur de lis, like glass floats, driftwood, and an old wine rack that now holds lights.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 20 May 2024
Bernard used a lot of warm, natural tones to make the rooms feel organic and location-appropriate: think baskets for light fixtures; thick sisal rugs, ideal for absorbing any stray specks of sand; and wooden coffee tables, organic like a piece of driftwood.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2024
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driftwood
noun
drift·wood
ˈdrift-ˌwu̇d 
: wood drifted or floated by water
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