Coastal Modern Design

Transitioning your beach home decor for fall

The leaves are changing, the air is brisk and our skies are crystal clear - that must mean it's Fall! We personally love the Fall season. It's cozy, inviting, sunsets and sunrises are INCREDIBLE and we get to bring some cozy into our beach home decor. Come with us as we explore some easy ways for transitioning your beach home decor for the Fall Season. This post may contain affiliate links, which means we may receive a commission, at no extra cost to you, if you make a purchase through a link. Please see our f[...]

Retro Summer Beach Home Decor - Orange pillow and "California" Hook pillow on a white couch

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How to Decorate your Home with Retro Summer Style

Happy Summertime Sunshine!!! It’s the time of year that we could all use a little interior refresh to reflect the warm, sunshine vibes we’re all feeling. This year, we’re taking it a little retro and a lot fun! Welcome to Retro Summer style :) Come along with us as we share some easy ways to transform your space for Summer fun! This post may contain affiliate links, which means we may receive a commission, at no extra cost to you, if you make a purchase through a link. Please see our full discl[...]

Oyster Shell Ring Dish DIY for Coastal Home Decor

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How to Make an Oyster Shell Ring Dish

We love bringing natural, coastal elements into our decor. One of our favorite ways to do this is with this simple Oyster Shell craft. We adore this DIY because it’s simple and an easy way to bring color and beach vibes into your space AND it’s incredibly versatile. Most commonly this can be used as an Oyster Shell Ring Dish, but can also just be used as a nice coastal accent in any interior decor, we’ve even used these as table-scape decor at bridal showers! This post may contain affiliate links, w[...]

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5 Storage Solutions for Coastal Small Space Living

We’re no strangers to tiny home design - a few years ago we were actually featured on HGTV’s Tiny House Hunters show as the Realtors helping a client find the perfect tiny home. During that time, we studied up on Tiny Living. and simple storage solutions for the small home We like to equate it to living on a boat, everything serves a purpose (and if you’re lucky a dual or triple purpose). Our little Sea Loft is approximately 579 square feet, fitting 2 adults, a dog and frequent guests is nothing sho[...]

Beach Spa Bathroom with white tile, glass shower door and a white vanity with tropical flowers on top

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How to Design and Style a Spa Beach Bathroom

Ohh how we love a good spa day! When we think of a spa day, we think of feeling clean, pampered and relaxed - sounds pretty good, don’t you think? Theres no reason you can’t feel that way every single day when stepping foot into your own bathroom. Sound too good to be true? Come with us as we take you through the design and styling of of our Coastal Spa Bathroom at the Sea Loft. Bathrooms are functional spaces so they need to work well, this does not meat that you should forgo feeling pretty and refre[...]

Beach House interior design - Striped turkish towels hanging on entry hooks with a straw hat and starfish

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Get the Beach House Look in your Home

Our 10 Favorite Items to bring Beach House vibes into your Home Bringing the beach house to your home to create a classy, modern coastal aesthetic is surprisingly easy to do. Bring in lots of white, natural accents and flowy, relaxed fabrics and you’re well on your way to creating the beach house of your dreams! We’ve rounded up some of our absolute favorite pieces that can help beachify any space quickly and beautifully. This post may contain affiliate links, which means we may receive a commission, at[...]

Elements of Coastal Modern Interior Design

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Elements of Styling a Modern Coastal Interior

When beginning to style a new space, it's quite easy to get overwhelmed when it comes to choosing the interior furniture. You want to choose furniture that is unique, but cohesive, cohesive, but not all the same. This can get confusing and difficult to manage. We highly suggest some sort of vision board, digital or physical, that can give you a really good feel for the vibes you're going for. When selecting furnishings, look back at the board frequently to make sure you're following your desired path. You can also[...]

Modern Coastal Home Decor in the Kitchen

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Styling a Kitchen with Coastal Design Flair

Now that you’ve studied the nitty-gritty construction of the kitchen at the Sea Loft ~ if you haven’t, have a look here ~ it’s time to take a look at the fun stuff - the styling of a kitchen with coastal design flair! Without the sprinkles, kitchens can be a bit cold… hard surfaces, straight, harsh lines, and stainless steel, these features don’t always elicit the casual and comfortable vibes that you want in a home. That’s where the “fluff” comes in: Natural Accents Lighting Bar Stools[...]

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How to Build a Modern Coastal Kitchen

Photo by Rafael Bautista We’re big cooks (& eaters) in our family so a workable kitchen that flowed with the rest of our modern coastal design was a must for us. Even though we have incredibly quick access to fabulous restaurants and eateries just outside our front door, we still wanted a functional kitchen situation with a beachy flair at the Sea Loft. After all, sometimes you really are just craving that homemade meal! We’re excited to share with you our process and how you can create your own Modern[...]

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Creating a Relaxed Beach-Inspired Living Room

The Living Room is one of our favorite spaces to style and also one of the most complicated - there are just so many elements to coordinate. Especially here in the Sea Loft, the space is quite small and open, you see the living area as soon as you walk in the door and literally from every other room in the house. We had to absolutely nail our beach vibes for this space so that the overall home felt cohesive. Luckily, we were able to tie in many natural elements to create a relaxed atmosphere while keeping many of[...]

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