Give your Home a New Feel by Adding Beach Themed Décor

Do you want your home to look like you are always at the beach even if you live hundreds, or thousands, of miles away?  This can easily be achieved with some paint, furniture and the right accents.  You can achieve a beach décor even if you don’t want a single seashell in sight.  You can create your own beach front property with basic elements.

First is colour.  Choose any colour that reminds you of the beach. Blues, greens, beiges, or whites are great choices.  These colours evoke the feel of the sky, clouds, ocean, sand, and shells.  Keeping the hues soft will create an illusion of spaciousness and a relaxed environment.  Feel free to use different hues of the same colour, or add an accent colour, that could be found in seashells, coral, or fish.  Once you have chosen your colours, you are ready for furniture.

Great furniture pieces for keeping a beach home decor are lightwoods, unfinished woods, wicker, rattan, or painted weather-worn pieces.  New furniture pieces can be found at your local furniture store, while worn pieces can be found at specialty stores your local flea market.  If you find a piece that needs updating, it is easy to do with paint.  Choose a colour that coordinates with your walls and fabrics.  Need a weather worn table?  Lightly sand the tabletop, edges, and along the legs.  That’s it!

To maintain a casual, comfortable, and relaxed atmosphere, keep furniture fabrics simple.  Using solids will allow for versatility with accents.  Here is where you can start having fun dressing up your furniture.  Use pillows to bring in the colours and accents that you want.  The pillows don’t have to match; in fact, it will make it more interesting if they don’t.  Go ahead and mix different types of fabrics with different textures.  The only rule of thumb is that the pillows have a common dominate colour.

Furniture should be grouped properly to maintain the room’s intended use or function, as well as the room’s flow.  Do you have a conversation area and a game table in the same room?  Separate different areas of a room with area rugs, screens, or plants.  Get creative by hinging old window shutters together to make a retractable room divider.  Sisal rugs lend a nice texture under the foot, and tropical plants add a clean and lively touch to the room. All these elements work together to create a functional décor.

Window coverings should remain open and light.  A sheer fabric that flows to the floor will gently blow in the wind the same way as clouds.  If you need privacy, shutters are a good alternative.  Both will compliment your new theme.  For a more tropical feel, rattan or bamboo blinds or shades will do the trick.

Now that the stage is set, add personal, store bought, or flea market accents to complete your new beach themed home décor.