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HOW TO DECORATE IN THE COASTAL STYLE - Home Decorating Ideas
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Jun 16, 2025
🌊 Coastal Style Home Decor | Easy Ways to Bring the Beach Home 🐚 Love the relaxed, breezy feel of coastal homes? In this video, I’m sharing simple and stylish ways to decorate with coastal style—without going overboard on the nautical theme. From natural textures and airy color palettes to subtle seaside accents, you’ll learn how to transform your space into a light, fresh retreat that feels like a permanent vacation. Whether you're decorating a beach house or just want your home to feel a little more serene, this guide to coastal decor is full of easy tips you can use right away. | CHAPTERS | 00:00 Intro 00:39 Nautical vs Coastal 02:12 Natural Materials 04:24 Textured Fabrics 05:21 Coastal Color Palette 07:20 Florals 08:31 Scents 09:30 Lighting 11:51 Beachy Accents 14:20 Outro | FEATURED IN THIS VIDEO |
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hi it's Lindsay Diane from dianecor.com
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in this video we're going to talk all
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about how to decorate in the coastal
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style decorating in the coastal style
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can be tricky sometimes because we often
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associate it with nautical decor those
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rope knots and boat anchors and things
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like that and that kit style can be a
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little bit too themed at times but if
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you like that relaxed cozy refreshing
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coastal style I'm going to share with
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you a few tips on how to achieve that
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without going too nautical let's get
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started let's start by talking about the
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difference between the nautical style
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and the coastal style the nautical style
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is much more of a themed style this is
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something that you're going to see in a
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sort of themed beach house setting so if
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you're on VBO or Airbnb and you are
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looking for a vacation destination by
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the beach odds are you're going to find
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a lot of homes that are decorated in
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this nautical style it's very themed
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it's heavy on um you know anchor decor
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anchor patterns bold blue and white
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stripes seashells uh you know beach
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signage
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uh boat ores things like that you're
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going to see as large statement items
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that are common in a nautical themed
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room or home the coastal style on the
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other hand is something that's a little
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bit more subtle and sophisticated the
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idea with the coastal style is that we
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are mimicking basically life by the
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shore the sand the sea the water the sky
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you're going to bring in all of the
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natural elements that you would find on
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the coast you're going to bring in those
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colors those materials and really mimic
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the feeling of being on the coast on the
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beach inside your home in a less themed
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and kitschy way than the nautical decor
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so let's talk about seven ways that you
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can bring that nice calm relaxing
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sophisticated coastal style into your
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home first up is natural materials now
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you do not have to go all out and
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purchase a bunch of things or purchase
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new furniture to add in some natural
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materials into your space think about
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really targeting in on your common areas
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so that's going to be like your living
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room your kitchen your dining room maybe
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a bathroom and source some natural
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elements from around your house odds are
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you already have some going on so think
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about things like woven baskets so
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seaggrass baskets or raton accents you
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may see something like a ratan framed
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mirror or a ratan tray you can also look
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for reclaimed wood pieces these can be
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driftwood pieces or just otherwise sort
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of weathered or reclaimed wood items so
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trays um decorative bowls little
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figurines things like that are really
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great to bring into your space when
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you're trying to achieve that coastal
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style also consider layering in the wood
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tones in your space so don't stick to
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just one solid thing if you already have
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some you know furniture whether it's
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from Wayfair or from Amazon odds are
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it's already in like a highly polished
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wood finish right you might have it in a
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walnut or a mahogany or a cherrywood or
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something like that but then consider
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adding in some more weathered or
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distressed pieces that are of a lighter
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tone something that's going to mimic a
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piece of wood that may have floated up
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on shore on the coast um so we don't
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want anything that's too highly refined
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or too highly polished adding in those
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sort of rougher textures or subtler
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finishes is a great way to add some
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depth into your space when you're going
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for that coastal style also think about
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using um some ceramics or stone wear
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that's in a more uh natural textured
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finish jes bamboo ratan are all great
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materials to look for in your decorative
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accents to kind of sprinkle around your
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space number two is textured fabrics so
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instead of trying to get that coastal
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look through prints and patterns like we
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would with the nautical decor right
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we're going to skip those sailboat
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patterns and the uh you know the rope
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knots and things like that and instead
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go for materials that are light and
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breezy and organic so think about
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lightweight linens in soft cotton sheer
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uh curtains um gauzy uh throw blankets
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that will add a nice textural interest
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into your space these are all textiles
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that have a nice visible texture to them
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and this is what we're going to use to
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layer in a little bit more interest and
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depth into your space instead of having
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to rely heavily on nautical or coastal
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patterns you'll also be able to do this
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by adding you know throw blankets look
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for like a loosely woven throw blanket
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to throw over the arm of your sofa or
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possibly a waffle knit blanket that you
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can throw over the end of your bed when
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it comes to pillow covers think about
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something like linen or even burlap to
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add in some nice coastal style textures
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into your living space number three is
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the coastal color palette now the best
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coastal color palettes are soft and
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natural so think about what you're going
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to see if you're looking out your window
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at the coast you're on the beach think
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about the colors that you're seeing
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there you're going to see some nice
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bright white clouds and some misty blues
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in the sky and the ocean you're going to
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see beige for the sand and light browns
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in the wood whether it's driftwood or
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shells that are coming uh being washed
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up onto the shore these are the soft
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colors that you want to go for another
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great color to splash in is like a
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sealass green these are the colors that
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are going to be best for the coastal
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style ideally you want a light bright
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backdrop so you want brighter walls but
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by no means am I suggesting that you're
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going to go out and paint the walls in
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your home just to achieve this style
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especially if you're going for it just
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for the summer for your home and you
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want to just switch up your decor and
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you want to go a little bit coastal just
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for the summer season we're not doing a
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full renovation here right stick to the
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decorative accents and let let that be
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the vehicle by which you bring in this
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coastal style alternatively you can also
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go with some deeper colors if you like
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or need a more high contrast look so you
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could go with charcoal or you could go
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with like a navy blue as well and this
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will still put you right into that
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coastal color palette and your home will
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look nice bright fresh and airy next up
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are florals florals are a great way to
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bring those natural textures and colors
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into your space whether it's greenery or
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not now when it comes to the coastal
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style you just want to make sure that
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you don't go too tropical so by that I
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mean we're not looking for like hibiscus
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or birds of paradise no overly colorful
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um florals are really appropriate for
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the coastal style that's more of like a
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tropical Miami style but instead you
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want to go for something like maybe a
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white or a pale blue hydrangeanger
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eucalyptus stems are nice uh you could
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even do like olive branches in a vase or
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some other type of simple greenery dried
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grasses are of course always a good
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choice for the coastal style as well so
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make sure that when you're choosing your
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florals whether it's you know just a
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little centerpiece on a console table or
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on a dining room table stick within that
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color palette and that will help direct
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you towards the right florals stay away
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from anything too bright and too
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colorful and instead go for something a
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little bit more pale or muted to go with
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your coastal look number five is scents
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now we all know that scents and
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fragrances in the home really go a long
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way to setting the mood and when it
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comes to decorating in the coastal style
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you don't want to just stop with what
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you can see visually the real cherry on
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the top is also going to be the smell in
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your space and so when you're thinking
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about what candles or essential oils to
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choose think about some of these look
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for candles or diffusers or linen sprays
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that have sea salt coconut driftwood
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citrus or a fresh linen scent also like
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a eucalyptus and a mint is a great blend
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if you want to you know put that in an
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essential oil diffuser or you can find
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you know candles that are eucalyptus and
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mint as well this is a nice fresh clean
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smell that you want through your house
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if you're going with that coastal style
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lavender is also another great option
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number six is lighting lighting is key
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with the coastal style you want to have
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as much bright natural lighting coming
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into your space as possible now ideally
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to do this you want to minimize the
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amount of window treatments that you
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have going on so that you maximize the
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amount of light coming through the
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windows so if you can you want to let's
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say forego the blinds and just do maybe
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some sheer curtains or do shades instead
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of blinds so that you can pull them all
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the way up and you see the full
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unobstructed window during the daytime
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when you have those shades up and then
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you can draw them at night but ideally
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you know you want to minimize the amount
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of window treatments that you have going
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on now of course if you are just
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mimicking the look of being on the coast
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and you're not on the coast like most of
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us probably aren't and you're in the
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suburbs and you've got the neighbor's
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fence right next to you you know blinds
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are important for privacy and so instead
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think about just having your blinds open
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and just having the shears there instead
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and then use the supplemental lighting
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in your space to help brighten it up so
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this is where your floor lamps and your
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under cabinet lighting and your overhead
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lighting are really going to come into
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play they're going to help brighten up
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that space and in the evening time think
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about using a warmer toned bulb and that
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will give you that nice warm sunsetty
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kind of feeling in your space also
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remember that with your artificial
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lighting this is another opportunity for
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you to infuse in things like ratan or
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wicker so think about your lamp bases
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those might be made out of raton and
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then you have a nice bright white lamp
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shade to go with it or you might have a
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lamp base that's like a sealass green
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that's really pretty and plays off of
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the water and you could have that with a
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nice bright lamp shade as well wood of
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course is also another great option for
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your lighting bases these are all great
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natural elements that you're going to
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find that go very well with the coastal
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style number seven is beachy accents now
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you can still use beachy themed accents
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with the coastal style without going too
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nautical the key here is to keep it
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subtle and you also want to make sure
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that your scale is not too big with the
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items that you choose so choose one or
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two little featured accents but make
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sure that they aren't sort of oversized
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statement pieces and by this I mean you
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may not want a huge massive driftwood
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sculpture in the middle of your coffee
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table or massive uh seashell bowl filled
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with rocks and sand and things like that
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choose something that's a little bit
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more subtle and understated to put on
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some of your horizontal surfaces so it
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may be that you have a little small
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driftwood bowl that is on your console
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table or maybe you have a little uh
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decorative vase that may be filled with
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little mini seashells but you only have
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one of them right you don't have
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seashells in a variety of collections
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all over your room or all over your home
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you would sort of do it once and leave
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it at that and then for sure stay away
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from any super oversized beachy accents
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like we talked about earlier the you
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know the beach signage or you know boat
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ores or giant uh you know anchor wall
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decor pieces those are a little bit too
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big and they scream sort of nautical and
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themed instead you want to stay on the
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more subtle side so look for smaller
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accents look for um you know one or two
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pieces to kind of sprinkle here and
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there without going too heavily themed
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with your decorative accessories some
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things to try when you're looking for
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beachy accents would be like a wooden
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bowl with some small seashells in it or
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a bowl of coral a framed print of a
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coastal landscape is always a great
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option or a abstract painting with
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watercolors that are in that coastal
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color palette so the blues the beige the
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white any kind of watercolor in that
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color scheme would be great a reclaimed
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driftwood sculpture is a nice option for
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your tabletop decor and then of course
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ocean photography is always a good pick
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as well as woven wall hangings so that's
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it for this video i hope you found it
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