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Coastal Living room Ideas

Create a relaxed, vacation feel in your home with coastal living room ideas that feature plenty of light, soft colors, and casual elements that look lived-in and inviting but always fresh and expansive. By tying everything together with one or two colors you can avoid sensory overload, ensuring your coastal living room is soothing to the eyes and restful for afternoons spent lounging. Natural textures can keep things interesting and add a natural element.

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The Coastal Blues - Coastal Living Room Ideas

Refined Relaxation

Coastal decor can be tailored and refined without being stuffy, like this tufted sofa with brass stud accents. While blues and whites are always a play, some rooms can work with accenting blue rather than focusing on it and still create a beachy atmosphere. Also, a creamy rug featuring a starfish on top of a weathered, whitewashed floor can help recreate the feeling of driftwood.

The Coastal Blues

Shades of blue and white are hallmarks of coastal design and are key to easily creating a sense of serenity with a seaside aura. Adding other elements of the sea - such as the rug's whimsical fish design - or tying together different pieces of decor - such as a seascape painting or blue-toned throw pillows - are great ways to bring together the themes of the sea for a cohesive look.

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Ocean Blue Seashells

Elevate your coastal-style living room with a touch of the ocean by adding blue couches that capture the essence of clear coastal waters. To effortlessly transport the beach into your living space, decorate your walls with an artful presentation of delicate seashells. The seashells not only add a touch of coastal charm but also bring a natural, textural element to the room.

Simple Ocean Oasis

Bring your living room to life with neutral colored hues and a view as vast as the ocean. Opt for a palette of soothing colors that mimic the sand and seashells found along the ocean floor. At the center of this calming oasis is a long, pristine white couch positioned to maximize the view. The simplicity of this coastal haven seamlessly blends the indoors with the outdoors, inviting you to unwind and relax.

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We See Seashells

If you want to make a splash, use an unmistakable focal point, as in this coastal living room with sumptuous, metallic wallpaper ornamented with vibrant seashells in blues, greens, and purples. When you have a bold graphic element on the walls, little else is needed aside from sleek, white furniture placed on pale wood floors. Choose chrome legs or accent pieces to tie the furniture to the silvery finish on the walls. When you keep all the other elements simple, your wallpaper is art, not kitsch.

Urbane Coastal Style

To elevate coastal living room decor with a touch of elegance, keep the cool color palette, but go for classics like mid-century modern furniture. A subtly striped rug captures all the colors of the coast, including shades of earth, sea, and sky. Adding tweedy furniture in muted blue-gray topped with vivid blue cushions against lots of white keeps it fresh without being overly themed.

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Nautical Navy

Create a cheerful, nautical theme with the crispness of navy and bright yellow. By arranging things symmetrically, you evoke a tidy, "ship shape" feel. Soften the effect with pale wall colors and rich fabrics. A bold patterned, nautical rug can transform the room from basic to beautiful.

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Coastal Composition in White

Looking for ways to create a beach-themed living room with modern flair? A predominantly white color scheme is a great starting point. The geometric shapes of the smoked glass light fixture and structural furniture are contemporary without being industrial. To keep the room looking coastal, use shades of blue and let sunlight in through bare windows. Use a rug as the focal point by choosing a colorful option with natural colors and geometric shapes, such as this rug with repeating blue and gray sand dollars.

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Harmony in Blue and Gray - Coastal Living Room Ideas

Harmony in Blue and Gray

For a coastal living room steeped in serenity, opt for soft, powdery shades of gray, blue, and cream This blue gray coastal living room whispers "beach retreat" rather than shouting it. Focus on softness through fabrics and avoid bright colors for a soothing look. Add contrasting textures such as wood, a chunky crocheted stool, and a stoneware planter for organic interest.

Something Fishy and Fashionable

Don't let old-fashioned design rules hinder your style. It's okay to center an entire room around one feature, such as this colorful, tropical fish rug. The bold reds, greens, blues, and corals of this richly imagined rug capture the brilliance of sunny, seaside days. To avoid a confusion of colors, keep other furnishings subdued. The softly weathered furniture and neutral cushions here are ideal foils in shades that reflect a stormy sky.

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Breezy and Bright

Coastal living is all about letting in the light, and floor to ceiling windows can create an airy, vacation atmosphere that's ideal for relaxing. Keep it light and fresh with white floors, walls, and a soaring ceiling with open rafters. Choose a rug with just two colors, such as this deep blue pattern, to ground the space without busyness. Using the same blue in touches throughout the room draws the eye around the area, moving from chairs to sofa. This helps define an intimate conversation area in an otherwise open space.

Sheer Beauty

Using various shades of blue creates a tranquil room. We love this fabulous sea turtle rug for its many shades of blue with mellow accent shades of green and coral. Choose a couch with contrasting blues in the piping and add a striped throw and pillows to tie everything together. It can create an immersive feel of watery surroundings. By strategically placing plants and and a leaf print to the decor, you add a touch of the outdoors.

Sheer Beauty - Coastal Living Room Ideas

Sunset Inspired Decor

Transform your living room into a coastal sanctuary with serene blue walls decorated with seashells capturing the essence of the seaside. The reddish-orange decorated vases add a vibrant pop of color, reminiscent of a coastal sunset, while coastal plants bring a touch of nature indoors.

Contemporary Meets Coastal

This living room is an ideal choice for those seeking to modernize the coastal style by effortlessly combining the timeless charm of coastal aesthetics with a contemporary touch. The soft greys of the couch and the wall evoke a calmness into the room, while pops of vibrant yellow and golden accents add a touch of sunshine. Add some blue wall art decor and you have transformed your space into a modernized coastal style getaway.

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Pattern Play

When the furniture is simple and sleek, patterns take on added importance. Look for a variety of patterns, such as these Greek keys and curvy coral forms, then add elements of nature with distinctive shapes such as a starfish print to add textural appeal and keep things interesting. Tossing in an ombre throw with deep blue ruffles that mimic ocean waves will add coziness to the room for those cool evenings.

Sculptural Seaside Escape

The appeal of this beach themed living room is a lesson in how to create depth in a small space. Curved rattan furniture is light and open, while wood and macrame touches add rustic charm. The deep pile of the sculpted rug adds to the layers of texture with a strongly patterned seascape.

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Naturally Neutral

Overcome the challenges of creating a coastal living room in a small space by introducing neutral hues and organic materials. A painted brick and jute-style rug are casual backdrops; you can use these as the canvas for muted blue and coral cushions. When space is limited, look for eye-catching elements that serve double duty, such as this unusual rope stool/side table in marine blue that can serve as additional seating or a side table.

Beach Inspired Rug

Craft a modernized coastal-style living room that exudes subtle beach vibes. A cream-colored patterned rug creates the sensation of walking on soft, golden sand, setting the foundation for the room's coastal ambiance. The simplicity of the rest of the room makes this setting comfortable and inviting. Complete the look with tasteful beach art decor, creating a tranquil seaside retreat within your home.

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Coastal Beauty at Your Feet

Create a soothing retreat with gauzy curtains and fluffy throws to encourage visitors to sink into comfort. Chrome trimmed-furniture and side table can add a soft shimmer like sunlight on water. Adding an abstract rug with deep blues and whites can give your living room a welcoming effect for bare feet as if you too were walking on flowing water. You can create a soothing harmony with just two colors when you include texture and a few tropical plants.

Clearly Right White

Love the clean look of bright whites? Let white walls and furniture take center stage, but keep it coastal with sheer white curtains for a breezy look and lots of sunlight streaming into the room. An intricately carved white side table adds needed texture. You can magnify the light and open up the room with clear glass accent pieces and a Lucite table. The nautical pillow is a bold pop of color and texture that brings the seaside feel home.

Coastal Beauty at Your Feet - Coastal Living Room Decor Tips

BLUE, BLUE, BLUE

Centered around the calming shade of blue, fashion a coastal-inspired living room that mirrors the serene ocean waves and the clear blue sky above. Bring your coastal dreams to life with soothing blue patterned walls, a plush blue couch, and a white and blue rug at the focal point of it all. Enhance the room's relaxed ambiance by adding papasan styled furniture, infusing a touch of laid-back charm.

Simply Coastal

Do you love the simplicity of the ocean and want to infuse that into your home decor? In this elegantly simple coastal-style living room, a pristine white couch takes center stage, embodying the freshness of white sandy shores. The subtle blue accents scattered around the room and a rug with grey hues bring hints of the ocean into your home. This minimalist coastal retreat embodies relaxation and timeless seaside charm.

Breathe Life Into Your Living Room

Make a statement with this statement rug in your coastal living room. The intricate blue and white designs embodies the elegance of the ocean, while the presence of coastal plants breathe life into this room. This serene yet colorful coastal getaway is the perfect fusion of style and design, combining a blend of coastal beauty and inviting charm.

Coastal Elegance

Design a coastal-style living room that evokes a serene seaside escape. With plush blue couches that beckon you to unwind and relax, and a cream-colored rug like sandy shores beneath your feet, you can add a touch of coastal elegance to your home.

Coastal Decor

Transform your living room into a serene coastal space with effortless simplicity. A pristine white couch takes center stage while meticulously curated and minimalist ocean-inspired decorations cover the shelves. A striped blue-green rug brings the room together, creating a serene ocean vibe. This simple yet stylish coastal haven invites you to unwind and immerse yourself in the soothing coastal atmosphere.


Our coastal living room ideas can help you transform your home into an oasis of serenity and comfort. Tactile touches like plush rugs and chenille throw pillows are wonderful elements for relaxing into. Muted colors reminscent of ocean waves, sandy beaches, and sunsets can contribute to the coastal feel. Building your room around airy, bright furnishings and accenting with beachy colors will create a room family and guests will gravitate to all year round.

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