The coastal or beach style fascinates us all. It brings to mind joyful days of sand and fun. And being so attractive, why not capture its colorful essence in our home this summer? There’s no need to change your entire decoration; just draw inspiration to give it that “cute” vibe. It doesn’t matter if you don’t live by the sea or have a second home on the beach… you don’t have to give up the flirtatiousness and “freshness” of this style.
Talking about coastal or beach style decor, this style is widely embraced in beach houses, summer homes… those right by the sea. The ones located in coastal areas…close to the beach, the sea. But we’re here to inspire you to enjoy that vacation feeling with a few decorative details.
Because even in the city, we don’t have to give up feeling as enthused as the sound of the sea makes us feel. Viewing images like these, surely brings back many wonderful memories. Memories filled with long walks, hours of relaxation, smiles, and much more. In the city, we can also have fun, while also enjoying our home. Especially if we adopt some of the season’s colorful vibes for our living spaces.
And that’s when the coastal or beach decor style comes in handy. It will make us feel cheerful and comfortable on those warm days, away from the murmur of the sea. Because this style of decoration maximizes the use of natural elements and colors inspired by coastal areas. But it’s worth reminding you that this style is different from the so-called “nautical” style. Simply because it focuses on fewer decorative elements. And the one also called the “navy” style, is identified by the use of many elements. All inspired by nautical life. However, they look very similar in the ambiance they evoke of the sea and its breeze.
Summer with Coastal Style Details in the Rooms
Taking inspiration from the key aspects of the coastal style and from these perfect images, you can have the relaxed, bright, airy, fresh beach vibe. One of the essential keys is to bring the natural daylight inside the house. Sunny days should be felt indoors, and this is quite easily achieved. By keeping the windows open for as long as possible. And of course, using long sheer curtains or those made of cotton.
But not only white is the color for curtains, textiles, and other elements of coastal style. There are enough colors for everyone’s taste. So note that you should take advantage of the brightest and clearest shades of white. Those you can mix with beach colors, like sand, for instance. So many warm, sandy neutrals are perfect.
The “maritime” shades of blue and green. And if you’re feeling bold, earthy shades of yellow and orange. As we’ve said, the color palette is inspired by the beach environment, those unforgettable summer landscapes… So soft shades of gray, red, intense yellow also fit. Because surely you remember many summer days of intense red sun, fully blue or slightly sky-blue skies. Orange sunrises… reasons why we like the beach so much!
These are colors that influence us by making us feel relaxed and happy. That become doubly attractive used, for example, in the softest textiles, the fabric of the furniture…the covers for the cushions in the living room, bedroom. The table linen…it’s very easy to give your home a coastal vibe as you can see.
Beautiful summer Colors
We’ve mentioned the importance of resorting to maximum naturalness when choosing textiles. They should be very light fabrics that flow a lot. That will combine or contrast wonderfully with the elements you already have in your interior decoration.
Coastal style colors are beautifully reproduced in the colors of textiles. Mixes of blues and whites… vibrant shades of sky blue, touches of yellow and orange, and much more. Don’t forget the prints that are emblematic of the coastal and also nautical style, stripes.
Defining that “coastal air” we want this summer in our city home, let’s make the most of the details. Beautiful prints inspired by boats, sea, marine life in general. Decorative elements with figures of fish, starfish, there are many and they are very easy to integrate.
Take note, let’s not fall into an excess of elements that ruin our coastal touch. A few elements and the use of colors can easily recreate this decorative style. With total elegance, modernity, so that when summer passes…little will have to be changed to return to the chilly days of fall. If you have white, green, or blue walls at home, you’re halfway there. From there, merge with other colors.
Don’t forget that furniture adds a lot to any decorative style. In this case, furniture made of wood, wicker, bamboo, or rattan. Macrame details can bring a lot of coquettishness and a feminine touch to the environment. And these decorative elements are very easy to add to the bedroom, kitchen, dining room décor… Glass and brass are also important in this style, take advantage of vases and others, in colorful greenish or bluish tones.
Do you like summer? The getaways and long stays on the coast? You will love reproducing at home that feeling of being on vacation at the beach.
Isn’t it fantastic to paint the walls in anticipation of summer? Completely white or in a maritime blue that already makes you think of sand and sea. You won’t need more vacation days… because when there are still days left before leaving or when returning to routine, the coastal style in the living room or dining room, will make you feel as if you were enjoying a warm summer day at the beach.
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