summer interior

so, I love coco + kelly. she posts amazing interiors and works for anthropologie which is just about enough to love her and be super jealous of her. but every summer I look drearily at my living room and think, yep, this is a winter room. our small living room is filled to the brim with bookshelves (2 metal barristers one mammoth black ikea number), a large tv and two brown couches (one cloth (mine), one leather(his)) and to top it off, a lovely hand-me-down, wool indian rug (beautiful, but dark). So while I pine away for a little more space, maybe some new pillows (that G will throw off the couch - why do men hate pillows?) and a sisal rug to brighten up the place, I do nothing. Still I am struck with the dreamy, seaside, beauty of these spaces...

{coco + kelly}

and then it hits me. he hates pillows, but how could he hate that a little lightweight throw? when i saw this picture, I just knew that I needed a linen or cotton throw to make those two dark brown couches look a little less depressing in the summertime:

{coco + kelly}

But where to get such a lovely little thing without breaking the bank? Et voila! Design*Sponge posted this lovely little day at the beach product guide and so, I ordered this: 

{steven alan via d*s}

the only trouble is you don't get to pick out your color. I'm sure it will match our living room's vintage tour de france posters just lovely. don't you think?