Ponte Vedra Beach Home Decor Thoughts And Designs

By Larry Robinson


Living next to the ocean seems like a dream come true for many people. If you are someone who owns a piece of seaside property, you probably feel lucky to have an opportunity not available to most. Your house should be a reflection of this easy way of life with light colors, lots of windows, and casual furniture that is comfortable and inviting. You might be in the middle of deciding how you can make your style really come alive and are looking for a few Ponte Vedra beach home decor suggestions.

If your style is casual, you don't have to decide on one motif and carry it throughout the house. You can combine several eclectic styles if you know how to tie them all together once you have them in place. You might try adding some interesting driftwood pieces in your family room. You can use them as artwork, either framed or free standing. You might be able to find a local artist who specializes in wood and get that person to make you something unique.

If starfish are something that interest you, you could incorporate some design elements using them into your decorating. Once again arts and crafts festivals are a good place to find unusual pieces that might fit in your house. It could be a painting, a collage, or even a free standing sculpture. Decorative pillows and rugs are possibilities for adding starfish to your family room, bedroom, or bathroom.

Shells are abundant, and there is nothing that says ocean more than these interesting forms. The possibilities for use are limited only by your imagination. A do it yourself project can be a good way to spend a rainy day that keeps you inside. You could make a shadow box or glue shells you have found on the beach onto a lamp, a vase, or a planter. Faint shell designs in fabrics are a good way to add them to your room without making the theme overwhelming.

If boats interest you, you can probably find all kinds in local shops. Woodworking artists who specialize in recreating historic schooners are sometimes in the area and are happy to share the history with interested parties. Sometimes they can even be persuaded to part with one. Boats in bottles, tiny replicas of Indian canoes, paddles and oars are all elements you can use to create a unique display.

Some people love old signs and clocks. They can make attractive decorations for a porch, mud room, entry way, or kitchen, if they are placed strategically and sparingly. Overuse will ruin the effect and make your decorating seem contrived and stiff. Finding these kinds of items is usually easy. They are popular with tourists and so are in abundant supply.

If you like whimsy, arts and crafts festivals, yard sales, and antique stores are good places to hunt for old and unusual artwork. You will probably find plenty of mermaids, wooden fish, old sailors, and fishermen statuettes that you can place strategically throughout your house. Visitors will be intrigued by your choices.

If you are lucky enough to have an oceanfront house, as a vacation retreat or permanent residence, you should really consider filling it with the art and design that brings the outside in.




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