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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.
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Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2024
The powerful waves are created by larger-than-average swells that can suddenly surge much farther inland than expected, breaking over rocks and lifting logs or driftwood onto the beach with deadly force.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2023
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Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2024
The powerful waves are created by larger-than-average swells that can suddenly surge much farther inland than expected, breaking over rocks and lifting logs or driftwood onto the beach with deadly force.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2023
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“Driftwood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driftwood. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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driftwood
noun
drift·wood
ˈdrift-ˌwu̇d 
: wood drifted or floated by water
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