Everyone has a special place in nature. For some, it’s the mountains; for others, it’s large crystal lakes, and for many of us, it’s by the beach on the coast. Something about the coast sets my mind at ease, and I feel that coastal areas and landscapes are some of the world’s most eternal and soothing places. The seas are vast, mysterious, beautiful, and always present - this could be why many of us long to be near them.
It’s not always possible to live by the beach or even near any of them in the coastal regions, but bringing the coasts into your home with coastal colors is possible! In this article, I will talk about the different schemes that coastal colors can have, depending on where they’re derived home, and how coastal colors can transform any interior design scheme for the better!
Coastal Colors: What Are They?
Coastal colors are the color arrangements that homeowners use to instill a feeling of being close to where the ocean meets land; it sounds simple, doesn’t it? Well, it is, and it isn’t! The concept of coastal colors is not hard to grasp: bring the natural beauty of the ocean into your home with different color palettes. However, there’s a lot to consider when arranging these coastal color palettes to ensure the coast is accurately represented and best recreated within the home.
For example, each coastal region around the United States has different hues, tones, and intricacies to their color arrangements. If one or more colors in the palette do not match these natural color arrangements, the end result will feel inauthentic and inorganic. It’s the job of a paint color expert to create beautiful coastal color arrangements that fill the home with seaside joy and also work in harmony with day-to-day life.
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From Coast to Coast
Costal colors are not as simple as some might think they are, and this is because of the unquestionable uniqueness that each coast has. An evening walk along the beaches of Cape Cod in late August will have very different colors than that of a stroll on the rocky coasts of the Pacific Northwest on a foggy morning in late April.
As color experts, it’s not enough to say that the ocean is blue, sand is a soft yellow, and the clouds are white - there’s more to a coastal color arrangement than that, and we all must be aware of how the coastal colors will work in each space of the home.
Close your eyes and picture the last vivid coastal experience you had. For me, there are brilliant purples, pinks, oranges, royal blues, beiges, greens, and off-whites. Walking on the beach during sunset has given me a million different color and color ideas to use for inspiration. There’s no reason to oversimplify the colors that nature provides us, so let’s use them in unique and interesting ways!
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Coastal Colors In Your Home
I feel that bedrooms are an ideal space in any home to use coastal color palettes. The bedroom is an area of the home that needs to be soothing, peaceful, zen, and help relax the mind’s chatter, just like a calm afternoon on the beach! Bedrooms lend themselves perfectly to the colors that the coasts provide.
For example, a master bedroom could be heavily influenced by coastal colors by using multiple shades of whites, off-whites, and creams to set a soothing neutral base color. Layers of blues, such as sky, teal, and royal, would look stunning, scattered in as accent pillows, throw rugs, blankets, and even borders and frames.
Bathrooms are another ideal place to take the energy from coastal colors and organize them to put any visitor’s mind in a state of relaxation. I love the idea of soft grey appliances and exposed plumbing against soft blues, purples, and creamy oranges in a bathroom. It’s exciting but very subdued.
Loving the coasts is reason enough to explore some of the captivating coastal color schemes in your home!
