FAQ

• What is beach decor and how can it benefit me?
  Living by the beach has been scientifically proven to lead to happier and healthier lives. Beach decor brings a calm, seaside state of mind to wherever you may live, even if you’re landlocked.
• What are some design tips for creating a beach interior?
  Designers recommend incorporating woven materials, grasscloth wallpaper, greenery, and beach colors like soft blues and blue-greens to create a beach-inspired aesthetic.
• How can I bring the ocean into my home if I don’t have a sea view?
  If you don’t have a sea view, you can still bring the ocean in with beach photography, seascape paintings, and woven accents to create a calming effect and make you feel closer to the beach.
• What are some examples of woven materials used in beach decor?
  Woven furniture, woven pendants, and grasscloth wallpaper are popular choices for creating a beachy vibe in your home.
• How can I incorporate tropical greenery into my beach decor?
  To achieve a resort-like look, you can add tropical plants such as Kentia Palms, Snake plants, Bird-of-Paradise, and Fiddle-leaf Fig trees in woven planters to enhance the coastal ambiance.
• How can I select beach colors for my home decor?
  To create an elegant beach aesthetic, consider channeling your favorite seaside destination and incorporate colors like whites, blues, greens, and sand tones to evoke the feeling of being by the ocean.
• Where can I find more beach decor inspiration and design services?
  For more beach decor inspiration and design services, you can visit the Design Services page to explore design projects and kickstart your own beach decor journey.

Beach Decor Ideas: Bring the Ocean In

People who live by the beach are scientifically proven to lead happier, healthier lives, but if you are landlocked, that does not mean you are out of luck. By decorating with elegant beach decor, you can create a calm, seaside state of mind, wherever you are. There are countless ways to design a cool, beach interior (and for starters, it does not involve kitschy nautical-themed decor). Designers swear by a few common beach design cues that you can use to make your home feel like its perched on the Pacific Ocean, no matter what your address is.

Read on for a few beautiful beach decor ideas for every home.

Sprinkle in Woven Materials

If you live by the beach and the room you are decorating has an ocean view, please, do us all a favor and open those curtains wide. Don’t bother with busy wallpapers or anything that will distract from the view you already have one magnificent focal point. If you are not blessed with a sea view, bring the ocean in with beach photography or a seascape painting.

In this bedroom by Celebrity designer Will Wick, the sea photography has an instant calming effect, and makes us feel like were by the ocean, even though its a room in the heart of San Francisco.

Hang Grasscloth Wallpaper

There is something about woven materials that feels instantly beachy, so they’re one of our favorite beach decor accents. Woven furniture can be beautiful, but small accents will work, too. In a poolhouse bar by Celeb designers Studio LIFE.STYLE, a pair of simple woven pendants adds an elegant beach-themed touch to the otherwise modern space. Although this home is located in Brentwood, Los Angeles, which isn’t quite a beach town, you can almost hear the ocean thanks to those fresh coastal accents.

Go for the Green

Grasscloth wallpaper had its heyday in the 50s and 60s, but its making a comeback, and its cooler than ever. We love to use this woven wallpaper for a seaside-inspired living room as it lends a textural, sandy look that both looks and feels like the beach. Paired with other neutral materials in this sitting room designed by Celebrity designer Erinn Valencich, it feels decidedly laidback and calm, just as an interior should be.

Channel Your Favorite Place

Bringing the outdoors in is always a good idea, but if you want an elegant coastal aesthetic in your home, pick up some tropical greenery for the real resort look. Some of our favorite indoor plants include Kentia Palms, Snake plants, Bird-of-Paradise, and Fiddle-leaf Fig trees, all tropical plants youd be likely to find in an ocean town. Put one in a woven planter, take a deep breath, and smell the sea.

Select Beach Colors

One of our favorite elegant coastal decor ideas is to channel your favorite seaside destination. Want to recall your honeymoon in Mykonos? Whitewash your walls and floors and decorate with woven pendants, salvaged wood furniture, and simple white textiles. Love to holiday in Palm Beach? Bring in the pink and green. We love how Celebrity designer Antonio Martins was inspired by his heritage in Portugal to design this coastal blue bedroom.

With Portuguese azulejos (blue-and-white tiles) in a modern wall collage and glossy, white floors, the room feels like it belongs on one of Portugal’s picturesque southern Algarve beaches, yet its right here in San Francisco.

It may sound cliché, but there’s nothing like a cool blue to bring to mind the ocean. Soft blues and blue-greens are coastal colors that will never go out of style, and when paired with other beach-themed decor elements like ocean photography and woven accents, they create a calm, coastal aesthetic. When selecting furniture, look for light woods, instead of dark woods, for a relaxing, sandy look.