Coastal Style Living Blog

If you have a whimsical nature, then you understand the importance of decorating your home with some flair. Whether you want to use a party beach lamp for your den or living room, or a funky beach lamp for you nautical designed bedroom, the variety of novelty beach lamps make decorating your home fun.

Now that summer is fast approaching, it’s time to liven up your living space. Try brightening up your kitchen with a cute beach lamp that can sit on a small side table. Make the room brighter both with additional lighting, and the colorful products that are available on the market today. With many lamps to choose one, it is possible to find the perfect lamp for any room in your house.

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Finding that unique and memorable gift for Mom can be a struggle. You want to get something for her that she will truly enjoy, yet you’re not sure what exactly to get for her besides another bunch of flowers and a cheap card. Well, save the sappy card for next year. Or better yet, throw it out entirely. This year you can get her something truly inspiring to last her a lifetime. This year, consider pole garden art. Everyone enjoys sprucing up their outdoor area and thanks to garden pole art, Mom can add a huge splash of character to liven up any garden no matter the size or area. Stick a garden pole by the patio and plant a few flowers around the base or use several of them to create a mesmerizing garden path for that perfect backyard experience.

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Whether you are lucky enough to live at the beach or not, you can bring the beach indoors at your home with coastal wall decor. What do you love most about the beach?  Bring those treasured elements of the beach into every room in your home with beach wooden signs and beach wall art.

Lighthouses

Lighthouses are a beautiful reminder of a favorite beach location and are treasured for their symbolism of guiding sailors through the dark storm. Showcase historic lighthouses of New England like the Cape Neddick and Point Judith. Recall family vacations to New Cape Henry or Harbour Town lighthouses. Enjoy the beautiful Key West and Big Red lighthouses with your coastal wall art.

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One way that you can celebrate the arrival of summer is by giving your bedroom a summer redesign. A beach bedroom theme gives your bedroom a comfortable, relaxed setting that is can be your own special place of solace away from the daily chaos. You can bring a bit of beach style into your bedroom by simply incorporating some beach bedding. There are a lot of coastal bedding styles that will help you create your personal oasis.
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Pillows are the ideal accessories for comfort, to add some pizzazz to a room and even create a themed look. For example, nautical and ocean themed pillows can bring the romance of the sea inside. Use beach needlepoint pillows or coastal burlap throw pillows on your ottoman, chair, sofa or bed. With botanical pillows, you can capture the freshness of a garden.

Pillows, Pillows Everywhere!

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Truly artful beach decor has a relaxed coastal feel. Sitting in the room of a yacht, houseboat, or beach house, visitors should feel strong inspirations of salty ocean breezes, lengths of sandy beaches, the tang of seasoned driftwood, and the distant call of  seabirds.

We offer inspiration in modern beach themes and nautical designs in all different size coastal rugs.  Our product line is distinctively unique, designed by artisans with an eye for a creative touch and useful decor. The addition of a well-made, nautically inspired hook rug or knot rug will tie all your beach decor together.

Nautical Rug Designer Spotlight

With all the reminders of the fun we enjoy at sea, this blue and white nautical pattern displays useful knots that seaworthy travelers must know, sailboats, lifesavers, and anchors. This rug can be had in two sizes “mate”,  22″ X 34″, or 5′ X 7′. This designer nautical rug with ships wheels, sailboats, life preservers, anchors and nautical theme is thoughtfully created in blue tones to match any nautical theme.

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Living near the beach is an amazing experience. Beach-side and beach-view residents can walk outside and experience the calm ocean waters, the gorgeous sands, and the life that exists by the waters. Beach décor products are perfect for people who live near the beach or have a beach themed room to decorate. Such items can create a peaceful environment for a person who does not live anywhere near the beach, as well. For the beach-side residents, the décor can paint a picture of happiness. Beach doormats are inexpensive items that speak volumes to a person’s visitors. They set the mode for the experience that they will have once they enter the person’s home.

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Beach lovers are constantly seeking to find trinkets that will make their homes seem similar to the beloved beach. A sand dollar lamp is an item that fits the theme of the beach. The sand dollar is an interesting species of sea urchin that takes the shape of a star.

Decorating with Sand Dollar Lamps

The sand dollar has many alternative names such as the pansy shell, sea cookie and snapper biscuit. Artists were so fascinated with its uniqueness that they began to develop lamps with the sand dollar embedded into their bodies. A true beach enthusiast will love to have a sand dollar lamp in his or her room.

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The perfect light fixture can set the tone and theme for a whole room, and if it’s the right fixture, the entire house. Chandeliers in coastal themes add striking visual interest and touches of drama to beach décor homes. Decorating pros recommend that you determine the size of your fixture by the room’s length and width. Add these dimensions together in feet, translate the number into inches, and you’ve got the perfect diameter for your new focal point.

Coastal Chandeliers Welcome Friends

The entry, or foyer, makes the first impression and sets the mood for visitors. The pineapple, a longtime symbol of hospitality, was used by wayfaring New England sea captions to announce their arrival back home after sailing the Caribbean Islands. A speared pineapple on the fence post alerted neighbors that all was well, inviting them over for libations and stories of the journey. What better way to say, “You are welcome here!” than with a pineapple chandelier? Read the rest of this entry »

Beach throw pillows on the couch provide a splash of contrasting color and texture for your living room layout. Furthermore, gorgeous nautical designs on the pillows can send the mind racing with visions of the ocean and marine life living beneath the surface. Passersby cannot help but spend at least a few moments daydreaming of the beach after gazing upon all of the beautiful Coastal Hook Pillows resting on your couch. Here’s a few of the benefits you will net from grabbing these Beach House Pillows for your living space.

Inspire A Run On The Beach

Catching a glimpse of detailed sand dollars, starfish, red snappers, and lobsters designs displayed on the pillows will make you want to go out there and spot those creatures in their natural habitat. In addition, inspirational suggestions on the Embroidered Pillows will inspire you to set sail, lie in the sand or surf a bit. Your physique will definitely benefit from all of the extra activity inspired by these pillows. Read the rest of this entry »