The temperature is sizzling and what better time to bring the cool beach breeze into your home décor. If you love the beach but can't get there as often as you like, then bring the beach to your own home.
What color do you think of when you think of the beach? If you said blue, you are right. Blue is the color of the deep ocean, blue is the color of the perfect sky and blue is a color that will make you feel cool regardless of the temperature. Consider painting this beachy color on your living room, bedroom or bathroom walls. Colors that will work well are, Ebb tide, Open Seas and Vast Sky, by Sherwin Williams, the names alone will tell you what inspires them.
White Changing Tab
Cool down your home this summer with shades and textures that create a vista of calm. Feel as though you are on vacation all year long. You don't have to pack your bags and drive several hundred miles to reach your vacation spot, simply create it in your own home with simple, easy and affordable quick changes. You will be surprised what you can accomplish in a weekend.
Changing out your fabrics will evoke a day at the beach. Consider slip covering your sofa and chairs in a sandy beige. Toss in some throw pillows in a fabric with a shell motif.
Nothing looks fresher in the summer than a light fabric at the windows. Choose a white or sandy beige fabric. Tab top panels also work well, many will have a button at the tab, consider gluing a shell on top of the button. The result is quite fresh and very easy to do. Shells can be found at most craft stores or simply stroll down the beach if you are lucky enough to live by the sea. Strands of small shells can also be used to create a valance effect on a simple panel. The result is the unexpected.
Switch out your art for oceanscapes or fish motif prints. Create your own wall décor with large star fish, ceramic fish and large shells.
Create an inexpensive coffee table. Purchase two large garden urns, fill with sand, place shells in the sand and top with a piece of glass. This is a very fast and affordable answer for a very unique look.
Going on vacation to the beach is a very relaxing getaway, but vacations come to an end, so why not create that vacation feeling everyday in your own home. Our homes are the place where we should be able to find peace and solace. I invite you to create that place in your own home.
Interior Decorating Ideas With a Coastal Theme
Kathleen M. Moser, IRIS, SDP, ODSP
Certified Interior Redesigner
One Day Decorating Professional
Real Estate Staging Professional
Bradenton, Florida 34209
Office: (941)794-0153
E-mail: focusint@ptd.net
http://www.focusoninteriors.com
Kathleen is a Certified Interior Redesign Industry Specialist, Society of Decorating Professional and Real Estate Staging Professional. Kathleen has studied with industry leaders in the field of Interior Redesign, Decorating and Staging and has taught Interior Design courses at local colleges. She has decorated homes for several organizational fundraisers including Habitat for Humanity, local public libraries and women's club charity home tours. She has also been on TV, in magazine and newspaper publications and is a sought after speaker in her field. Her passion for Interior Design started at a young age and she has redesigned many homes to reflect the owner's personal style and taste. Her experience and skills have provided a keen eye and creative intuition for what will work with diverse decorating styles and issues.
Kathleen believes that all decorating challenges can be solved and that with a little help, everyone can enjoy a refreshed look that will transform your home into a stylish space. She is comfortable working with any home, large or small, simple to opulent, using any style.
Focus On Interiors is a full service interior decorating and design firm tailored to your individual needs and budget. We offer a full selection of services specializing in interior redesign, real estate staging, custom window treatments, color consultation, furniture, lighting, and flooring. Whether you are remodeling your existing home or building a new home, we will help you along the way in making the correct choices.
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