Coastal Home Decor Accents

Coastal home decor accents and accessories exemplify summer-centric chic reflecting the elements of a relaxing day or evening at the beach.

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Photo by Mourad Saadi

Streaming smooth jazz smooth wave complete with the sounds of summer tunes and sea waves on a Saturday afternoon sets the tones and tunes to a coastal pictorial.

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Architectural Digest – Photography by Emily Followill

Even though at present it’s just too hot to do anything remotely close to a real day at the coast, the sights and sounds do put me in a sourcing coastal home décor accents and accessories state of mind.

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Blossom Honey Rattan Accent Chair

Casual Coastal Vibes

In this sea escape scenario the following host of words characterize casual coastal vibes.

Friendly.

Relaxed.

Natural.

Informal.

Whimsical.

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Anita 29″ x 22 3/4″ Rectangular White Rattan Wall Mirror

Include rich neutrals, warm tones, sleek lines and sophisticated presence and that’s exactly the vibe and the look we’re going for.

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Continuing as a favorite to source, the Ashlyn Round Wall Mirror reminds me of ruffles of ocean waves.

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A&B Home Ashlyn 16-Inch Round Wall Mirror in Gold

Martha Stewart Salina Woven Cane Accent Cabinet

Martha Stewart Salina Woven Cane Accent Cabinet

Biscayne Wicker Barrel Chair

Omni Transitional Coastal Rattan Barrel Chair

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Jada Geometric White 20 in. x 20 in. Braided Jute Decorative Throw Pillow

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allen + roth Animal Print Cala Crane Square Throw Pillow

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Nora Arch Rattan Woven Boho Wall Mirror

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2-Door Rattan Storage Cabinet

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Rayna Round Grass Wide Frame Boho Wall Mirror

Boho Entryway Storage Cabinet

Boho Entryway Storage Cabinet

Emeka Hand Carved Wood 72x36 Leaning Floor Mirror

Emeka Hand Carved Wood Leaning Floor Mirror

Look to the coastal sky and sea for inspiration as to what your color palette will be.

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Photo by John Jason

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Mark D. Sikes

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Teakwood Bone Inlaid Chair with Arms

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iCanvas “Roseate Spoonbill by Natural History Museum (UK)

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Livabliss Stellar Traditional Accent Table Lamp

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Livabliss Xian Bohemian & Eclectic Accent Table Lamp

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Coral Framed Oval Wall Mirror

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Baxton Studio Quintus Mother of Pearl BOHO Storage Cabinet

Layering builds upon the décor style central theme and can be strikingly accomplished through the introduction of pattern and texture to the space.

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Coastal 26″ Fabric Pebble Accent Chair

Rattan and wicker pieces fall under the category of classic coastal home décor furnishings done right.

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Florence Bohemian Ivory Braided Rattan Arm Chair

White Contemporary Unique Coastal Mirror

White Contemporary Unique Coastal Mirror

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Houzz – Photography by Emily Followill

Kayla 6-light Mystic Sand Chandelier

Kayla 6-light Mystic Sand Chandelier

  Bloom Tamarind Wood Bowl

Bloom Tamarind Wood Bowl

To all chic and stylish accents there is a season, but you don’t have to buy in to locking your decorative items into a particular season.

Coastal home decor steps into the spotlight in the spring through summer season, but is never out of season to the legions of decoristas who realize and embrace this perennial favorite decorating style.

Off-White W/ Gold Detail Seashell Box

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 Sarah Bartholomew Design

bali & pari Anfield Boho Dining Chair, One Size, Natural

bali & pari Anfield Boho Dining Chair, One Size, Natural

spindle-legs-on-round-farm-dining-table (1) Antiques partner beautifully with traditional and new-traditional pieces and patinas.

Antique Country French Provincial Drop Leaf Oak Dining Table

Antique Country French Provincial Drop Leaf Oak Dining Table

Juxtaposition is always in my bag of focal point tricks as it has the decorative power to immediately catch the eye.

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New England Home – Photography by Matt Kisiday

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Vera English Pine Wood Dining Chair

I’m a little bit country, I’m a little bit coastal chic. 

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Country Farmhouse 19” H Walnut Side Chair

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Machine Washable Indoor/ Outdoor Chantille Modern Diamonds Rug

Machine Washable Indoor/ Outdoor Chantille Diamond Argyle Rug

Machine Washable Indoor/ Outdoor Chantille Diamond Argyle Rug

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Springwood Caning Sideboard, Light Honey Finish

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Vista Woven Coastal TV Stand for TVs up to 65″, Light Honey

Check out consignment shops, estate sales, vintage sites for focal point coastal home décor pieces.

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Treasure Chest

New and vintage mid-century furniture is on-trend, and this pretzel rattan chair is a wonderful example of a classic design and style befitting a coastal castle.

Inspiration Found

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Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles

If you think about it, oceans and seas share the commonalities of form, color, layers, balance, and flow with interior design and decorating.

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Black and White Round Capiz Framed Mirror with Beveled Glass

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Long Console Sofa Table for Living Room Entryway Hallway – Black

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Beautiful by Drew Oval Dining Table, Rich Black

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Woven Tana Antique/ Grey Wicker Dining Chairs (Set of 2)

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Farrington 26″ Tall Ceramic Table Lamp with Fabric Shade

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Hilty Coral Sculpture

Ormond Octopus End Table

Ormond Octopus End Table

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Aged Wood Beaded 6-Light Candle Chandelier

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New England Home

Entryways are the gateway to your house of style.

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Brown Teak Wood Handmade Live Edge Tree Trunk Console Table

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Modern Console Table with Geometric Base

Natural elements and neutral beauties delineate the colors, textures, and patterns associated with sand and sea.

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Maharaja Sandblasted White Wood Hand-Carved Arm Chair

Maharaja Sandblasted White Wood Hand-Carved Arm Chair

Thalia Woodcroft Sideboard

Thalia Woodcroft Sideboard

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Maharaja Walnut Brown Wood Hand-Carved Arm Chair

Harrelson wooden Cabinet

Harrelson Cabinet

Dining Room

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Island Retreat – At Home in Arkansas

When you search and source to no avail and still come up empty handed it’s time for a creative interpretation.

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6-Light Candle Style Wagon Wheel Chandelier

The Chatelet extendable trestle dining table offers European appeal in farm to coastal detail.

Hardwood solids paired with pecan, walnut and maple veneers replicate a provincial patina, making this a dining table contender for the casual yet elegant coastal dining room.

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Antique English Oak Jacobean Style Oval Barley Twist Dining Table

If old-world charm appeals to your decorating style, go all in with an antique English barley twist dining table.

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Wooden Round Dining Table in Antique Black Finish

Wooden Round Dining Table in Antique Black Finish

Alise Boho Dining Chair

Alise Boho Dining Chair

Contrast works the space.

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Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles

In the style of choices stand as stylish options when items in selected photos are no longer available. 

Candle Chandelier Black Large Wagon Wheel Chandeliers

Candle Chandelier Black Large Wagon Wheel Chandeliers

SAFAVIEH Erika Rattan Accent Chair with Cushion (Set of 2)

SAFAVIEH Erika Rattan Accent Chair with Cushion (Set of 2)

Suite Dreams

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Farmhouse Wood Beaded 6-Light Candle Chandelier

Wood Beaded 6-Light Candle Chandelier

Beige Faux Bamboo Hollywood Regency Coastal Furniture

Beige Faux Bamboo Hollywood Regency Coastal Furniture

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White Wicker 3 Drawer Accent Chest

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Alexander Home Monroe Geometric Moroccan Area Rug

Long Sunroom with Hanging Rattan Chair

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Rattan Ottoman with Cushion – Handwoven Wicker Accent Bench 

Coastal Inspired Cocktails, Anyone?

Beach-ocean-seaside cocktail hour is set to coastal style for the it’s five o’clock somewhere crowd.

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Warm breezes, cool drinks, and crystal clear waters feed the soul and inspire the coastal home decor decorating mind. Dress a cart or cabinet top with a table lamp, eye-catching decorative accent or art piece.

Sailing Ship Crystal Chandelier

Sailing Ship Crystal Chandelier, 6 Lights, Glass & Antiqued Bronze

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Ships in Harbor Print

Ships in Harbor Print

The style is chic and the pattern is summer spot on.

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Southern Living – Photography by Hector Manuel Sanchez

Decorative shells and figural vases make perfect toothpick and cocktail stirrer holders.

  conch-shell-planter  Coastal Style Carts & Cabinets

Cabinets and carts house a coastal collection of beverage station necessities for creating cool and refreshing libations. bali & pari Diwata Rattan BOHO Kitchen Cart, Natural Brown

bali & pari Diwata Rattan BOHO Kitchen Cart, Natural Brown

bali & pari Genet Rattan BOHO Kitchen Cart, Natural Brown

bali & pari Genet Rattan BOHO Kitchen Cart, Natural Brown

Coastal Style Accents

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Coastal Living

An entryway console table becomes the perfect piece to decorate with coastal accents.

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Couture Karlee Rattan Back Dining Chair-(SET of 2)

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Bahama 30″ Tall Plywood and Wood Abstract Sculpture

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Beachcomber Handwoven Rectangular Basket

Seashells typify coastal areas, and a striking display of gathered shells from the shore or from the shelf housed in a decorative bowl or urn planter in coastal home décor fashion draws the eye.

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She, he, we decorate(s) with seashells found on the seashore or the local craft and hobby stores. So sea chic!
 

A and B Home Urn Planter Statue

Danna Weathered Antique Ceramic Garden Urn

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New England Home

Classic coastal style is here to stay.

It transcends a passing trend and consistently ranks as one of the most popular interior design styles.

Tasteful and timeless coastal home decor accents and accessories accentuate the casual, comfortable, fun, elegance, and seaside sophistication associated with classic coastal style.

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Little Updates For a Big Impact

Seeing that most of us are spending an inordinate amount of time at home these days, why not utilize a moment or two to refresh the places and spaces in your decorating repertoire with little updates for a big impact.

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Southern Living – Photo by Melanie Acevedo – Styling by Olga Naiman

Rearranging furniture instantly gives the room a refreshed update.

Floating a sofa and/or accent chair(s) away from the wall opens up the room, creating the impression of a larger space.

Enlist the help of your fellow able bodied stay-at-home quarantiners to get the job done and give the room an updated look.

Little Updates For a Big Impact

Styling a coffee table with a sense of individual style is an easy decorating refresh to undertake.

Treasured keepsakes, fresh flowers or plant, a short stack of great reads and coffee table books, a vintage decorative box to house remotes, and a framed picture of a favorite something, somewhere or someone become coffee table conversation pieces.

Eclectic Home Photo Credit Sara Essex Bradley

Eclectic Home – Photo Credit Sara Essex Bradley

Art travels well from one room to another.

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Switching art pieces and wall decor from one wall to another or countertop, shelf, accent table or mantel is a visual game changer.

Dodson InteriorsPhoto Credit Julie Soefer

Dodson Interiors -Photo Credit Julie Soefer

A borrowed piece or pieces from another room falls into the category of take away from and add to.

It’s amazing how often this decorating trick works to the betterment of a space.

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Julia Reed – One Kings Lane

Play a game of decorating I spy, the edit from within your home version.

That accent chest in the den or spot accent chair bedside table.

Bring a lamp from another room to the mix.

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Flower Magazine

While you do your part to be stay-at-home safe, why not consider a style-at-home little updates for a big impact project.

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Storm Watching

The tropical storm slowly brewing in the gulf is becoming the Barry of bad tidings for the entire state of Louisiana and the Gulf Coast region.

We’re no strangers to storm watching, and we know all too well the warnings and preparations that go with the territory must be heeded.

My initial intention for this blog post was to show you all the treasures I recently found shopping my favorite antiques and gift shop, but between storm watching and grocery store runs that ain’t happening.

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Gulf coast themed accents remind me just how beautiful the area is and star in the summer at the coast style show currently decorating the dining room table and sideboard. 

We’ll have to see what Barry brings our way, and what, if any, damage we will be left to repair.

In the meantime, we’ve got enough bottled water, non-perishable foods, batteries, and tenacity to hang in there.

Dave is already sweating over the looming loss of air conditioning. We do like our air conditioning.

I feel like the lady in the home warranty commercial. We just got the new roof less than two years ago when the tornado ripped the old one to shreds.

This isn’t our first time at the storm watching rodeo, and we can hang on Louisiana strong for the entire eight minutes, hours, days- you get the idea.

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Customizing Bookcases Part 2

Customizing bookcases enhancements for that custom built-in look with moldings, panelings, trims, and embellishments takes an average, plain, and otherwise boring bookcase from prefab drab to post-style fab.

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Crown and trim moldings easily punctuate the custom look.

Most basic prefab 5-shelf bookcases are approximately 6′ tall, but not all ceiling heights are created equal.

Decorative furniture feet will take the bookcase to new heights.

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Unfinished Solid Hardwood Round Bun Foot

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Stained Cherry Solid Hardwood Round Bun Foot

Creating a custom look is enhanced by adding for example by updating the back of the bookcase.

Wallpaper backs take the look from common to custom.

Modern Burl Peel and Stick Wallpaper by Jeremiah Brent

Modern Burl Peel and Stick Wallpaper by Jeremiah Brent

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Etched with Time Peel and Stick Wallpaper By Jeremiah Brent

Bookcases become further enhanced with the addition of ornamental appliques and onlays.

Ornamental appliques and onlays applied to the front, side or back panels take the ordinary to the extraordinary.

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Molding Installation and Applique and Onlay Application Recap:

The bookcase has an assembled height of 71.25 inches.

Decorative molding will have to be cut as it is usually sold in 8 ft lengths.

Measure the selected area of the bookcase where the molding will be placed.

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Keep things as simple as you can by marking the area on the molding to be cut with a pencil.

Carefully make the cuts on the molding using a miter saw.

Sand each finished cut with sand paper to smooth edges.

For Top Crown:

Nail the crown molding into place at  the top and sides of the unit.

Fill the gaps with caulk and allow to dry for approximately 30 minutes before paint application.

For Appliques and Onlays:

Determine desired placement of applique or onlay.

Apply small beads of Liquid Nails Paneling and Molding Construction Adhesive or a preferred wood glue to the applique or onlay and put in place.

Small bead applications of adhesive or glue will help to prevent it from running out from under the sides when pressure is applied.

Apply pressure for a few minutes to ensure tight adhering.

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Decorative hardware remains one of the most inexpensive and dramatic accent updates known to decoristas.

Strategically placed decorative pull(s) or door knocker on a front trim, side or back panel takes the piece to custom built-in statement piece status.

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We’ll look at how to go from prefab drab to post style fab by creating polished style in the stacks in part 3 appropriately titled From Prefab to Post Fab: Customizing Prefabricated Bookcases Part 3.

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