This Summer, Go Coastal
Even if you aren’t able to visit the beach this summer, you can revel in the tropical colors of oleanders and hibiscuses, or create a seaside cottage feel on your front porch with a vintage swing. Give your home a touch of island style. A great design solution is to identify the heart of what we love about the coast and bring it into our homes in subtle and sensitive ways, without having palm trees and seashells on everything. Incorporate a palette of coastal colors and bring the outside in. If you have a palm tree outside the window, then paint the room the color of the palm tree. Also, incorporate textures that are requirement of the coast, such as a women basket or rug. Here are some tips for infusing your home with seaside flair this summer.
For the Beach Retreat, use sheer fabrics, such as linens, on windows to give a lighty airy feel to a room. Look fro maritine maps to use creatively as anything from framed art to drawer liners. Fabrics such as cotton on furnishing and sea grass rugs carry the natural feeling throughout the house. Incorporate glass items, particularly in blue and green colors to allude to the ocean waters. Look for woods that are worn or distressed. Their color add to the natural color palette and they will be raminiscent of the coast’s driftwood.