You might love the coast for its open sky, the changing water or the colours left on the beach at the end of the day. Choose the part you want to bring indoors. It will give you a more personal starting point than adding a collection of nautical symbols to the room.
Our catalogue offers several ways to work with that idea, from a photographed beach to a drawing of seaweed.
A photograph if the view is what you love
Mediterranean Beach , photographed by Tono Balaguer, shows turquoise water and golden sand. The connection with the coast is immediate.
Plain pale curtains and natural wood can sit beside the image without adding another beach scene or a collection of shells. The wallpaper already gives the room a specific view.
Decide which part of the photograph most attracts you. If it is the sand, take a warm pale colour into the larger textiles. If it is the water, a small related blue detail may be enough to connect the image with the rest of the room.
A painted sea for softer detail
Julia Purinton's Shimmering Sea Gray uses a painted ocean and cloudy sky. Compare its treatment of the water with the sharp detail in a photograph.
You still have a recognisable sea view, with more of the artist's handling visible in the image. Its soft grey and cream give you colours to use in larger furnishings. A cream sofa, for example, could leave the sea as the most noticeable cool colour in the room.
The way the view is drawn can be as important as the coast it shows. Choose a painting if those marks are the part you would most enjoy on the wall.
The way the view is drawn can be as important as the coast it shows.
