Sunbrella® has launched The Beach House, Part III of Perspective New England, which follows the makeover of a Narragansett, Rhode Island, beach house—from faded to fabulous—in a series of seven online episodes. The story follows interior designer Kate Jackson of Kate Jackson Design as she breathes new life into the beach house through a sophisticated and kid-friendly coastal-chic design.

Gina Wicker, design and creative director for Sunbrella fabrics, says, “The Beach House episodes feature a series of design challenges that will resonate with families everywhere, whether or not you live on the New England coast. For this makeover, we looked to interior designer Kate Jackson to bring the beach house to life through her unique style, her fabric and color-palette choices, and her careful consideration of the family’s needs.”

Jackson, a native of Rhode Island and a working mother of three, understands intimately the challenges facing the owners of the beach house: Greg and Stacie Hall balance bringing up two active daughters and two dogs with running two small businesses. “It’s not enough for a home to be just beautiful; it has to stand up to our active families and the busyness and messiness of our everyday lives,” Jackson says. “It was so much fun to work exclusively with Sunbrella fabric for this project because it combines the style and beauty that consumers want with the high performance that families need.”

With a solutions-oriented approach to design, Jackson tackles fading in the living room and dining room; an open floor plan in need of a smarter furniture arrangement; a large, beachfront backyard in need of defined spaces for dining and relaxing; and a new design for the girls’ bedroom/play area that reflects their personalities and can grow with them into their tween years. “Sunbrella fabrics are really the perfect solution for the modern family home, and I think Kate was able to show us that in her design of the beach house,” Wicker says. “From the sheer window treatments and retractable awnings that let in just the right amount of light to the furniture upholstered in stain-resistant Sunbrella fabrics, Kate has created a design that is sophisticated, kid friendly, and livable.”

Additional online content includes blogs and short videos on tough interior-design challenges, including Jackson’s advice on hanging draperies in relation to transom windows and on arranging furniture for different occasions. The series also will educate consumers on Sunbrella fabrics available at the retail level and how to gain access to additional Sunbrella resources by working with interior designers.

Perspective New England is a three-part design journey exploring the versatility of Sunbrella fabrics for every aspect of your life—at home, on the water, and on an adventure. All three parts of Perspective New England—The Rhode Yacht, The Real Yacht, and The Beach House—can be viewed online by visiting www.sunbrella.com/perspectiveNE.