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Showing posts with label coastal interiors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label coastal interiors. Show all posts
Tuesday, 23 July 2019
Thursday, 22 February 2018
Which Shade of Blue Denotes a Restful Interior
Design by Cottage Company of Harbor Springs
Blue and white are my favourite combination, however as blue comes in many shades and tones, what blue works best if you want to create a restful atmosphere.
Thursday, 29 June 2017
Decorating a Holiday Rental - Part One, Living Room
This holiday rental was designed by Vanessa Wood Interiors
Monday, 18 January 2016
Coastal Style in Brisbane by Designers, Verandah House
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Recently I came across a beautiful Brisbane home whose interior has been designed by mother and daughter design duo, Verandah House. I was initially drawn to the image above as I love the black and white contrast and how beautifully the bookshelf has been styled.
Monday, 10 August 2015
A Californian Beach Cottage Renovation
When putting together a relaxed, coastal theme, good design does not mean cliche blue and white stripes, clusters of white coral and decorative oars, it is about creating a haven that shouts, "come in, sit down and relax" and importantly stamping your style. It can be traditional or contemporary, it may have a Mediterranean feel or it could be rustic and neutral. In the renovation of this Californian beach cottage we see a combination of most of these styles that has come together to create a coastal haven for its owners.
Monday, 27 April 2015
Pink and Blue For a Beach Themed Cottage
Introducing colour into a space can sometimes detract from the calmness you may want to achieve. However, Martha O'Hara's use of colour in this contemporary home achieves a calming environment with a coastal feel.
Monday, 19 January 2015
A Blogger's Coastal Cottage
I spotted a coastal cottage on Apartment Therapy, it reminded me a little of my home and my own collection of blue and white china.
Friday, 26 September 2014
A Cottage Renovation Creates A Charming, Spacious Beachside Home
A spacious cottage interior lies beyond the exterior of this charming 1950's home. An addition of 800 square feet was added onto the rear of the house which includes a family room, two bedrooms and a bathroom. A former porch becomes a new dining space. Inside the owners have used neutral tones in grey, taupe, white and soft blue to create a modern interior with cottage charm.
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
Creating A Coastal Feel - Home Inspiration
Down at the beach this morning as Poppy and I walked along the promenade, the day was so perfect we decided to sit down and soak up the sunshine. While sitting silently I realised how immersed I was in the colours surrounding us. The differing shades of blue of the ocean and white sails of the yachts bobbing around the harbour. Grey and white gulls squabbling over fishy morsels and the soft, beige sand, sparkling like the sugar crystals my mother used to offer her visitors with their coffee. These subtle colours combined with the right textures, can easily evoke a coastal feel to your home.
Creating a coastal feeling, is about creating a relaxed atmosphere using colours and textures relating to the seaside. It can be as simple as placing a pretty bowl of shells beside your bathroom basin or a seaside inspired vignette on a bookshelf. You could use a piece of art to inspire a coastal feeling or you may want to go all out and devote a whole room to this theme. Whether it be with art, accessories or furnishing, a coastal look can easily be achieved.
When trying to create a coastal look, don't go all out and choose everything with a nautical feel, mix and match your pieces so it doesn't become too predictable. I began by putting together a mood board of textures and furnishing that would help create my coastal look. Most of the items on my board are from http://www.scs.co.uk. SCS are a UK nationwide furniture company where I spotted a few unique pieces such as their drift wood table and pebble look lamp. I combined them with a few of SCS understated pieces, and added some accessories from elsewhere to complete the look.
1. Sandy table lamp 2. Dundee Sofa 3. Driftwood table 4. Dundee footstool 5. Carpet 'Arran' in twine...(All from SCS Sofa carpet specialist).
If you want to learn more about how to create a coastal mood board, selecting the right textures and using word association to help you create your board. You may want to read an earlier post on....'Coastal Themed Interiors & Accessories'.
1. Coral and shells - "please make sure you don't take coral or live shells from the sea☺"
2. Blue stipes mixed with beige and grey and botanical shell prints create a restful area
3. Soft greys reminiscent of the colour of seagulls wings
4. Create a coastal feel to an outdoor covered porch with ever popular blue and white
5. A combination of some of my favourite textures; rustic wood, sisal, rattan and bleached linen
6. Seaside colours and a nautical painting
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Tuesday, 11 June 2013
Coastal themed Interiors & accessories
I'm aware Summer's long gone in NZ, but hey! the sun was shining today and I am still able to walk along the beach most mornings. One of the hardest things about returning to NZ after so many years in SE Asia and the Middle East was not having daily sunshine and that wonderful warmth I felt waking up every morning to the sun streaming through our windows. Recently I shared a post on a lovely coastal interior which jogged my memory that I had started to draft a post in April about coastal themed interiors and had not yet finished it, so with a bit more work and a lot of searching of images I have completed the post and hope you will be inspired to bring some coastal sunshine to your home.
A simple way to incorporate a theme into your home, whatever it may be, French, Country, Contemporary, Coastal, is to take the word and then make a list of words that spring to mind, a kind of "word association" game. Taking the word "Coastal", I created a short list of words to help me with my textures, a quick and easy way to help create a mood board.
I then created another list to help select accessories that will work with the coastal theme...
seagulls
sand
sand
driftwood
stripes
coral
coral
wicker/rattan
shells
glass
waves
sun
starfish
starfish
More inspiration...
The coastal lamp above and below is a smart idea from Laura Ashley. Fill your jar with shells, pebbles or whatever little treasures you have to add some interest and texture. You could even place a faux nest and eggs inside.
The items above are from Laura Ashley's coastal range.
Create a nautical mirror - link to instructions can be found at the end of this post.
Sand dollar cookies, see quick links at the end of this post for recipe and step by step instructions.
Coastal style...
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Nautical mirror instructions from Martha Stewart....Instructions here.
Cute sand dollar cookies from Sugarbelle....Recipe & instructions here.
We hope you've enjoyed our coastal inspiration. A recent post with a tour of a coastal home can be seen at the link below.
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