Coastal decorating ideas for every room
Bring the ocean indoors

Choose stormy greys

Coastal schemes needn't be bright and whimsical. Stormy grey tones can create a stylish and contemporary space with plenty of atmosphere. Potted coastal reeds bring the seascape indoors and make a sculptural statement in this laidback living room.
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Embrace a theme

Make it modern and minimalist

Install a wall mural

Add tranquil tiling

Breakaway from blue

Channel Boho beach vibes

Decorate with driftwood

For a modern coastal scheme, create a feature wall of driftwood with rustic sanded wood planks or raw panelling. This textured backdrop is the perfect way to offset a muted dining table dressed with organic linens and a vase of coastal reeds.
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Take tips from Miami

Fake it with wallpaper

Bring in metallic tones

Accessorise with blue ceramics

Go vintage with nautical motifs

Take it traditional

Team inky fabrics with whitewashed furniture for a smart Long Island-inspired scheme. Traditional tastes will appreciate this more elegant take on the coastal trend. Match heavy white wood units with dark blue furnishings and add chrome accessories to complete the luxurious look.
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Turn up the texture

Combine tonal shades

Plump for pops of colour

Style it with stripes

Channel East Coast elegance

Smartly striped rugs, oversized nautical pendant lights and blue and white crockery turn this large, bright kitchen into a Hamptons-style hub for the whole family. Created with nautical-inspired accessories that can be changed seasonally, this versatile look can be easily recreated regardless of your existing cabinetry.
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Make it modern Med

Deeper denim tones and modular lines will transport your living room to the stylish Mediterranean coastline. The abstract pendant takes on a lobster pot-look and works beautifully teamed with an industrial-style coffee table. Add accessories in natural woven textures and pair with weathered paint and wood to finish the look.
Slumber on the seven seas

Recycled or faded furniture is a key element to coastal schemes as well-worn and sunbleached surfaces take on an organic feel. Complete a bedroom scheme with light fabrics in nautical-inspired motifs. Mix-and-match pillows look relaxed and interesting – especially the watercolour sailboats, which look as if they're gliding across the bed linen.
Add whimsical wallpaper

Painted wood surrounds on the sink and bath turn a white bathroom suite into a coastal-style space with the addition of some delightful seabird wallpaper. Pebble-white tiles and pale wooden flooring balances the busy scheme keeping it light, airy and inviting.
Introduce watery hues

Hang festoon lighting

Feel the breeze

Light the way

Warm with burnt orange

Not your typical coastal style, but we could just imagine this impressive copper bathtub in a ship captain's quarters. Offset by sailboat roller blinds, this striking look is a sunny success thanks to the unusual colour combination of cool pale blue and warm burnt orange.
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Pare it back

Keep it cool and collected

Anchors away

Get playful with artwork

Create a simple yet uplifting gender-neutral nursery scheme with a dreamy white and blue palette. Introduce playful sea animals across artwork and accessories – a sure winner with little ones – then simply update them with more mature seafaring motifs as your child outgrows them.
Host a coastal banquet

Create a cosy seaside spot

Keep it classic

Plump for pastels

Add nautical details

Pick out bold shades

A pale tonal colour scheme that maximises available light needn't feel bland. Upcycle quirky mismatched chairs with a lick of paint in tonal shades for a bold focal point. Here, azure blue makes a real statement in this dining space, whilst creating a sense of coastal calm and openness.
Play with levels

Embrace ombre

Take it down a tone

Invest in quirky decor

Make it rich and moody

Give your bedroom a maritime mood with dramatic navy blue walls. The rich tone will instantly transform your space into a cosy, smart and effortlessly elegant retreat. Balance the heavy walls with a light weathered headboard and smartly striped bedlinen. Then, use lighting techniques to create pools of warm light. We love how the brass frame of the tripod lamp shines out from the deep blue behind.
Enhance with weathered wood

Go overboard

Here's a coastal living room to satisfy the most ardent of sea lovers. White wood walls make an apt backdrop for matching units, featuring distressed and mismatched drawers. Natural materials are abundant, while a lobster pot pendant light and fish-shaped accessories add a light-hearted feel to the space.
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