Seaside decoration: 10 essentials to know

Do you like fresh and exotic interiors? Shades of blue don’t scare you? Then, the seaside decoration is made for you! Discover the 10 essentials of maritime decoration.

Seaside decoration for a moment of guaranteed escape

The seaside decoration is coveted for its soft and relaxing hues. It immediately gives an interior a holiday spirit in the sun. What better way to feel on vacation all year round? It is quite easy to reproduce a maritime decoration at home thanks to a few decorative objects and tips.

Discover the essentials for a 100% successful seaside decor thanks to the 10 tips from our decorators.

1: A color code to respect

A color chart of blue

For a harmonious and successful seaside decoration, it is above all necessary to respect the color code. Indeed, blue and white are the key colors of this sunny style. They are found a lot on the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts.

Blue represents the sea and the good weather that we have in the middle of the summer season. White softens this sometimes fiery blue by bringing softness and relaxation and a more refined touch for a contemporary seaside effect.

Beige, sand and cream

The best association for this seaside style is the mixture of several shades of blue. We find them from the lightest to the darkest. The contrast will be present and the exotic effect guaranteed.

It also works with a swatch of beige. This color brings a touch of modernity to the seaside decoration that we sometimes know is a little too cliché of the sea air. Beige also brings a relaxing side with this sand shade.

2: Weathered furniture

Aged effect for more authenticity

The seaside style lives up to its name. The wood found in holiday homes by the sea is often damaged by the salt of the sea as well as by the sun.

We use this aged effect on furniture to be stored in an interior in this style. For this, you have to arm yourself with weathered wooden furniture. We like the slightly aged and faded white furniture.

Holiday home effect

The “holiday by the sea” effect will be there! This patina aspect can be found in particular on a beautiful white sideboard, a coffee table or a family dining table. Go for collection at Homary! If you are a bit of a handyman and follower of DIY creations, you can transform your furniture into 100% seaside furniture with a few little tricks to give furniture a patina, to add character to your furniture.

3: Wood, an essential material

To use without moderation

For a flawless seascape, the color code is not the only one to respect, the material code too! Indeed, we find in a seaside decoration essentially wood in all its forms. In furniture, in patinated furniture. In decorative objects, in driftwood. White, lighter or solid wood. It is also found in panelling.

Right in the theme!

Wood is the essential element for a successful seaside decoration. It is he who reminds us of the wooden huts of fishermen on the edge of the beaches. Weathered wooden decks, boat hulls and many other elements refer to the wood found at the seaside.

4: Natural materials

Rattan for a complete marine decor

In seaside decoration, it is true that we mainly find wood. But we can also add other materials, such as rattan or wicker. In small doses, on a rocking chair or on a small stool for example. These natural materials complement each other perfectly and give a clean and soft look to your decoration.

Braided fibers

For a well-finished seaside decoration, you will also need to opt for braided fibers. They are found in particular on lighting fixtures as beautiful suspensions with a 100% natural look. But also, on carpets or on a chair.

5: Decorating seashells

From escape to vases

Obviously, for a successful seaside decoration, decorative accessories will be very useful to us. Think vases or jars filled with seashells. You can also use them as a garland. Mixed with driftwood, you can make your own 100% seaside garland. We cannot, in fact, do more sailor.

A marine detail to achieve

To go further in the seaside decoration, you can also stick seashells on frames. In a bedroom or bathroom in this style, such frames will fit perfectly. Softness, cozy atmosphere and taste of holidays guaranteed.

6: Sailors

Household linen but not only…

When you see it, both in decoration and in fashion, you immediately think of summer. They are perfectly in tune with the seaside style and can also be used on different decorative elements.

We can find the marinière on household linen, a tablecloth, a cushion or an armchair. But also on everyday decorative accessories, such as on the base of a lamp, a stool or on a vase.

Don’t overdo the stripes!

We don’t hesitate to add a touch of marinière while remaining subtle and avoiding going too much, at the risk of falling into the cliché of seaside decoration.

7: Rope and weaving

An original decorative object

The rope is a decorative object characteristic of the seaside style. It is mainly found on boats. So, we can have a little fun in its interior to decline the rope as we see fit. As a drawer handle, ramp or carpet for example. The rope fits very easily into a seaside decoration and automatically makes us think of marine knots.

Macrame for more character

For more modernity, macrame weaving adds an extra touch to a relaxing decoration. Used in the Bohemian Ethnic style, macrame is also available in various decorative objects. In wall decoration, we opt for a giant macrame headboard.

It is also adopted for a suspension of flower pots or dream catchers. The mixture of rope and macrame is also done for a complete seaside decoration.

8: The 100% decorative seaside lantern

Much more than a light

What would a seaside decoration be without its lantern? Whether white, blue or wooden, lanterns are essential decorative items to give a holiday spirit to both your interior and exterior. Inside, it does not have to be functional but simply decorative.

You can simply garnish it with seashells. Outside, as a candle holder, you will have a subdued atmosphere, perfect to remind you of the hot summer nights.

Multiply them!

Lanterns are practical in decoration in general, because as a lamp or as a simple decorative object, you can place it anywhere. On the ground with a variation of lanterns of different sizes or even suspended, the holiday effect will be there.

9: Fairy lights

Lights conducive to escape

As with lanterns, light garlands always add a little more cozy to an interior. We think of summer evenings, the warmth and the soft light coming from lanterns and garlands. We will opt for garlands in marine colors, such as blue, white, beige.

A significant touch of light

To hang along a wall, above the curtains or simply to store in a transparent jar. The light garland can be placed anywhere. Lit, it takes all its charm.

10: Paintings with 100% marine quotes

What we also like in decoration, whatever the style, are quote boards. A word or a motivational phrase, it always has its effect when you get home.

There are different kinds, but there are some that adapt perfectly to the seaside decoration. From the most classic such as “beach” or “sea” to the most personalized, we like to place small quotes everywhere in the house.

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Pub: 20 Dec 2022 11:28 UTC
Edit: 20 Dec 2022 11:29 UTC
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