DIY Beach House Dining Room Decor

When decorating a Beach house many inspirations come from nature, the sea, and the ocean. Sea Shells have always been a inspiration for me to walk the beach. A purple sand dollar I found on Venice beach sits in front of me as an accessory and inspiration on my writing desk. Sea Shells make wonderful accessories and best of all they can be collected from your beach trips anywhere in the world. With Sea Shells as a decorating motivation, I came upon this lovely dining room to stimulate beach house owners or renters.

Cottage Beach Decor is always a charming beach house look. I grew up with a Madman Father and very creative Mother. We lived in many houses where my mother transformed ordinary wicker into beautiful furniture pieces in our homes. Later in my business life, I became a total groupie of Palecek Wicker, which I sold in my shops. I have placed Palacek in many design clients homes. Today I recommend them as a top quality wicker furniture company, to you my readers of Beach House Decor. Wicker was and still is an affordable furniture resource for families. Many quality pieces from the 1950's and 60's are making the reappearance in the decorating of homes today. For a beach house, wicker can sustain humidity and moisture which is important when decorating in most tropical climates. Today vintage wicker can be found at many antique shops, flea markets, and thrift stores. Painting wicker is easy and fun, if done outside with several cans of spray paint. Spraying the first coat, and then letting the furniture dry at least 12 hours before applying the second coat. Another affordable Beach house decor item is a sizzle rug, which is always inexpensive and can be found at Pottery Barn, Restoration Hardware, Pier One, Create and Barrel, Target and Walmart. When one lives at the beach, sand is always everywhere! Hardwood floors, stone, and tile are always the best for beach homes and a sizzle rug. I will be the first to admit sizzle can feels not so great on bare feet, however flip flops and sizzle rugs are a beach house stable. Especially if you are renting your beach house, both wicker furniture pieces and sizzle rugs can lend themselves to be durable and affordable.

This turquoise inspired dining room is an inspiration in beach house cottage decor elegance.
Here is your DIY Inspiration:

4 wicker chairs new or old-painted white
1 flea market table -painted Blue
10 or more Sea Shells
1 Corner Book Shelf
2 Antique or Flea Market China Pieces
2 Catherine Chairs from Calico Corners
6-8 yards of Fabric
1 Cottage Style Mirror
1 Sofa Table -preferably vintage that you paint white
1 affordable, crystal, ornate and pastel colorful Chandelier
6 Fleur de Lis Tall French Drinking Glasses
1 can of Benjamin Moore™ 2060-60 Turquoise Haze
1 can of Benjamin Moore™ 912 Linen White
1 sizzle rug


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Beach House Dining Room Inspiration

Lately I have been watching HGTV while working on a project on the wintry coast of the North East. I enjoy the channel, however many of the shows are so far from what really goes on in Interior Design in real Life. The crafty Designer, the hunky Carpenter, and the happy go lucky client that takes the paint and helps. Then I thought about this blog, Beach House Decor and how I constantly seek inspirations for beach decor and my own passion for anything beach. I realized HGTV inspires our imaginary creative spirits and helps many to try something different. The same inspirations that fuel me to find anything ocean, sea, or seashell for the Beach House owner.

Color, is something I have never been afraid of when designing a room or house. Ask anyone who I have worked with "I love color." So I was inspired when I saw Candice Olson creativity, practicality and sophisticated practicality of using brown. I have been using browns for years in my design projects and now I thought, why not give my Beach House Decor readers a design inspiration using brown and turquoise. The two colors will lift your spirits in almost any room. I came across this fabulous dining room that was featured in House Beautiful.
This is a great inspirational beach house decor dining room. The reef like mirror is covered with family photos and the vintage chandelier picks up the coral color of the ocean seas. Even Designers need inspiration and this room truly is that.

Photo Credit: House Beautiful

Interior Decorating of God Buddha In Your Beach House

Start the New Year with energy of God Buddha says spiritual teachings. Interior decorating of God Buddha sets the state of nirvana that is liberation from the cycle of birth and death.  So why not take your vintage beach house bathroom and decorate with the right living of meditation and practice of inner self-consciousness?

We love the turquoise vintage bath tub setting the ambiance of the calming feeling of the ocean.  Adding the God Buddha to your beach house continues the collective energy of the Buddha. Some may refer to it as Venice Bohemian a popular beach style in Southern California.  The color of turquoise is the accent of ocean and energy, when you paint your beach house bathroom decor, with Benjamin Moore color Mexicali Turquoise.  

Spiritual teaching of interior decorating of God Buddha encourages everyone to have compassion for each other and develop their own virtue. At Beach House Decor we encourage this spirit for a Happy New Year in 2010. 

Photo Credit:  Canadian House & Home