What is classic design that is coastal? Believe French Riviera matches the Hamptons. The look is sophisticated: crisp linens, flawlessly painted beadboard, bold stripes and a different palette of whites, neutrals, blues, charcoal and black. Classic coastal design uses beautiful accessories, such as specimen shells, crimson, marine tools and coastal artwork, and it aims to get a clean, classy feel.
You don’t need to live by the sea to get a coastal search for your home. By simply putting a few tips to practice, you may feel like you’ve got the sea on your doorstep. Classic coastal is simple to achieve — keep it simple and edit ruthlessly to find this appearance.
Penguin Random House, LLC
Light neutrals and stripes
Painting the whole room in varying shades of white makes a great background for displaying soft furnishings and accessories. Use striped fabric — particularly widely spaced stripes — for upholstered furnishings to create an instantaneous coastal appearance.
Liz Williams Interiors
Paint your fireplace surround and alcoves in neutral shades to create a great backdrop for displaying specimen shells, coastal and coral artwork. A limed or weathered oak coffee table completes the look.
The Lettered Cottage
Wall art
Gather nautical or coastal graphics in a specific theme to hang on your walls. You might choose photographs classic yachts in white and black and blend in some closeups of rope, a ship’s bell and other marine accessories. Frames can be purchased really cheaply from discount shops or from the local flea market, auction house or eBay. Paint them, lime-wash them just use a mixture of different woods to get a well-weathered appearance.
Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc..
Window coverings
Roman blinds always seem smart. I frequently have them made using a mitered edge to add definition — try matching the borders with the paint colour of the walls. This deep indigo instantly says classic coastal.
Richard Bubnowski Design LLC
Straightforward linen curtains are perfect for this appearance. To create more impact, use a white pole and put a contrasting edge on the curtains to match the walls and soft furnishings. You also can use a striped fabric with a plain edge to provide definition.
Mary Prince Photography
Shutters are a great alternative for a classic appearance. When painted in a neutral colour, they won’t detract from a fabulous view.
Studio Marcelo Brito
Furniture fashions
Revamp a piece of furniture by painting it use a solid color to produce a bold statement. This blue creates an ideal backdrop for model yachts.
Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc..
An ottoman offers extra seating for visitors and works as a base for a beautiful display of shells and coral.
Tara Bussema – Neat Organization and Design
This conventional Chesterfield leather package is adorned using a mixture of fabrics in sea colors. Crisp linens and soft velvets in a coastal palette operate well with the life-buoy wall artwork. Shells provide the timeless chandelier a twist. Rugs in daring, monochromatic stripes ground this room.
Studio Marcelo Brito
Traditional and refined furniture styles and layouts work best for your traditional coastal appearance. Slipcovers are a great idea for sofas and chairs — white or cream consistently looks upscale, or you can mix this up with a few stripes as well. Experiment with contrasting piping to match your wall colour for a classy look.
RGN Construction
Materials
Beadboard — called butt and bead in the United Kingdom — is a decorative wood paneling frequently used in coastal houses. It’s simple to install and you can get it in sheet form. Here, crisp white paint retains the look simple.
Bilton Design Group
Use beadboard as wainscoting in a bathroom to give it a feel.
Tip: An easy method to work out wainscoting height is to divide the height of this room into three, then cut your boards to two-thirds the height of this room. This will make sure that the wainscoting is perfectly proportioned and easy on the eye. Finish it off with decorative molding and a coat of oil-based eggshell emulsion for durability in a moist place.
Olga Adler
Natural floors, such as coir, seagrass and sisal, make good rugs. This rug appears very effective against the dark timber floor.
It would be very easy to provide this room the traditional coastal remedy — simply swap the green paint for deep blue, alter the cushions to get stripes to match the wall color and include a few well-chosen accessories. This coffee table looks perfect for a display of shells and coral.