So you're not a fan of the traditional or the contemporary living
room styles, and you love hanging out at the beach. Bring the ocean and
seashells into your living room with a beach themed living room. If you live
right on the beach you can bring some seashells and sand into the house and
fill a blue glass vase with them. The overall mood for this theme should be
calm and not too outlandish and here is how you can accomplish the theme.
Make the Walls Light
Colored
When creating a beach
theme for the living room you should paint the walls in light and airy colors
such as light pink, light blue, light yellow, pastel green, antique white,
light gray, beige or bright white. These colors simulate the beach well and
they make the living room appear more open. These colors also bring in the
outside natural light into your living room.
Purchase Beach Influenced
Artwork
Now that you painted your walls in a beautiful light color, don't
leave the walls bare. Add a touch of the beach to them by putting up a few
pieces of beach influenced artwork on the walls. Some good themes to look for
in the artwork include seashells and the ocean, kids building sandcastles,
couples sitting near the water and images of birds flying over the water.
Use a White or Tan Sofa
as Focal Point for Living Room
White or tan sofas work
well for a beach themed living room and you want to use this sofa as a focal
point for decoration. Place bold colored decorative pillows on the sofa and put
a gray or light blue small coffee table in front of the sofa. Also place a
decorative area rug in front of the sofa that has hints of gray, powder blue,
pink and light yellow.
Add Tropical Tall Plants
This is also an important element of beach home design and you can
buy two or three colorful plants to place in the living room but make sure that
they're not so big that they take up too much space in the living room. Look
for plants that do not require a lot of water and put them in a section of the
room that receives the most natural sunlight.
Get an Aquarium
Some beaches have sharks
and other fishy creatures so you can put an aquarium to add the natural element
to the room's design. Put the aquarium in a part of the living room that is in
the far corner so that it will not block the walkway in the living room.
Conclusion
A beach themed living
room is your private oasis when you don't live near the beach and it may
inspire you to consider a few days' vacation to the nearest beach in your
state. There is versatility when you design your living room like the beach and
this design is simple, elegant and long lasting.
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