About Us
About Brume & Brine
Born on the misty coastline of Maine, Brume & Brine is a coastal parent brand that honors the beautiful tension between serenity and real life—the quiet poetry of salt-air mornings and the joyful chaos of raising children by the sea.
Founded by a community health nurse and mother of two, Brume & Brine is shaped by a life spent noticing patterns—whether in patient care, tidal shifts, or the way toddlers can dismantle a room faster than the tide turns. This brand exists at the meeting point of two truths: that calm is something we seek, and that chaos is something we learn to carry with humor, grace, and occasionally a well-timed snack.
The Story Behind the Name
Life on Maine’s coast teaches its own curriculum.
There are mornings when the harbor feels still enough to whisper, and afternoons when beach toys, seagulls, and small humans create a living illustration of entropy.
Brume & Brine reflects both sides of that shoreline:
- Brume — the mist, the quiet, the heritage-driven artistry
- Brine — the salt, the play, the beautifully imperfect reality
Together, they form a brand that embraces the full picture—not the curated postcard, but the lived-in coastal experience.
A Founder Shaped by Care and Coastline
With a background in community health nursing, I spent years learning to see details others might miss: subtle shifts, early signals, the patterns hidden inside complexity. Motherhood added a new layer of education—patience, perspective, and the skill of finding humor in situations that would make lesser mortals weep into a beach towel.
Those two worlds—clinical precision and family improvisation—inform everything here.
Brume & Brine is not about perfection. It’s about presence.
The Brume & Brine House of Brands
Atelier Brume: The heritage-driven side of the brand—refined watercolor artistry with an heirloom sensibility. Quiet, intentional, coastal without cliché.
Camp Brine: The spirited counterpart—sun-bleached humor, whimsical illustration, and the affectionate chaos of family life by the water.
They are distinct, but never separate.
Two tides, one shore.
What Inspires Us
- Mist rolling off the harbor at dawn
- Weathered rope and linen-soft neutrals
- Children who treat the coastline as both playground and laboratory
- The elegance of worn-in things
- The honesty of real coastal living—unfiltered, and occasionally sticky
Brume & Brine brings these observations to life through art, pattern, storytelling, and objects designed to feel both timeless and deeply human.
What We Believe
- Calm isn’t the absence of chaos—it’s the space we make within it
- Beauty can be refined without becoming precious
- Humor belongs in even the most elegant rooms
- Heritage and modern life can share the same table (preferably with gold-rimmed glassware and a half-eaten graham cracker nearby)
From Our Coast to Your Home
Whether you’re seeking a moment of stillness or a reminder that life is wonderfully unscripted, Brume & Brine offers a place where both can coexist—gracefully, honestly, and always with a touch of salt.
This is where coastal heritage meets everyday life.
