This place becomes a red, white and blue frat party on the 4th. And by this I mean, public debauchery gets cranked up to an all time high; the bridge and tunnel folk descend upon our little beach town and house parties spill out onto the walk streets and beach. In the midst of the chaotic miasma, my friend and neighbor, Ann, never fails to create sophisticated and beautifully art directed parties.

Her home, vintage and just steps to the beach is everything a beach house should be ,complete with a front porch and a picket fenced front yard filled with hot pink flowers.

Look at this great vintage bar cart she found at the Long Beach Flea for $15.00. total score:

Interesting trivia, the outside of the house was used for 'Weeds'. This shot was taken about 2 years ago. I found it on Flickr. Now the garden has matured and is, Flora-Abundance.

Ann also has a terrific blog, which she's always downplaying by saying, 'Oh it's really just for my friends and me'. But I'm outing her here.

It's filled with creative ideas and recipes.

If you have chance, stop by Peggy & Fritz