Room Decorating St. Louis

coastal decor

Roger Davies

From easy, breezy materials like rattan and grasscloth to accessories inspired by oceanic elements, like seashells and seaweed, it's impossible to not perk up the minute you enter a bright beachy home. Let these rooms with coastal style lift all your worries away.

Interior design, Room, Textile, Home, Living room, Interior design, Furniture, Ceiling, House, Couch,

Simon Upton

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Worldly Brazilian Beach House

Global style meets the beach at this home in Trancoso, Brazil. Kenyan masks and a 19th-century painting found at a flea market balance the patterns of the sofa and ottomans by designer Sig Bergamin. The armchair is African, and the Barcelona stools are by Mies van der Rohe.

Room, Furniture, Interior design, Building, Property, Table, Dining room, Restaurant, House, Ceiling,

Eric Plasecki

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Cool Coastal Home

Stools by Julian Chichester line the vintage bar, which was bought locally at the Tyler Florence Shop, in this California home. The sink fittings are by Lefroy Brooks, and the cane chair, a flea market find, has cushions of Josef Frank linen by Svensket Tenn. The checkerboard floor is painted in Farrow & Ball's Off-Black.

Living room, Room, White, Blue, Furniture, Property, Interior design, Ceiling fan, Mechanical fan, Ceiling,

Bjorn Wallander

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Bright East Hampton Home

Reclaimed barn-board floors are painted a fresh white throughout out the house this East Hampton, New York home. The Ralph Lauren Home love seats are upholstered in an outdoor fabric, and the vintage stool is from Merci in Paris.

White, Stairs, Property, Floor, House, Interior design, Architecture, Room, Building, Home,

Alyssa Rosenheck

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Classic Cape Cod

Shiplap walls painted a soft, custom shade high-gloss gray and beachy white oak hardwood flooring that ups the cottage feel of designer Raquel Garcia's airy Cape Cod home.

Blue, Room, Furniture, Dining room, Table, Interior design, Chair, Wall, Living room, House,

Francesco Lagnese

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Fashionable Fishers Island House

In style scribe Amy Fine Collins's fashionable Fishers Island house, painted Louis XVI chairs surround a 1940s table from Sutter Antiques in the living room; custom-made plaster sconces flank a mirror designed by Robert Hoven.

Living room, Room, Interior design, Furniture, Property, Curtain, Window treatment, Home, House, Couch,

James Merrell

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Sun-Bleached Beach House

Custom Spanish esparto rugs from Antonia Molina cover the local-limestone floors in this Ibiza home. The walls are coated in a sandy lime plaster, and a wood-beam ceiling set a rustic tone in the living room. Custom sofas by Atelier Tapissier Seigneur and curtains in a quilted Braquenié fabric; the Oeil cocktail table by Pierre Chapo is vintage, the lacquered-coral sculpture is by Maurizio Epifani, and the painting over the mantel is by Alex Katz.

Furniture, Room, Interior design, Ceiling, House, Property, Table, Building, Home, Floor,

Joshua McHugh

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Sag Harbor Beach Bungalow

The dining porch of this Sag Harbor retreat contains a table by Moooi, chairs by Gloster, and a teak sideboard from Mecox; the banquette is covered in a Perennials fabric, and the ceiling fan is by Haiku Home.

Room, Blue, Living room, Interior design, Furniture, Wall, Building, Ceiling, Floor, Wallpaper,

Simon Upton

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Interior design, Room, House, Furniture, Property, Building, Yellow, Floor, Wall, Architecture,

Trevor Tondro

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Mod Pacific Palisades Palace

In a modern Pacific Palisades home, the entry's console was modeled on a midcentury piece by Giuseppe Scapinelli, and the resin work above it is by Ron Reihel; the door is a custom design.

Dining room, White, Room, Furniture, Interior design, Table, Property, Floor, Lighting, Building,

Rikki Snyder

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Minimalist Hamptons Beach House

Room, Furniture, Living room, White, Interior design, Property, Building, House, Ceiling, Floor,

Magnus Anesund

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Lofted Island Cottage

The custom sectional in the great room of Stockholm-based architect Ninni Ryott's cottage on the Swedish island of Hölö also serves as guest beds, and one of the storage units underneath is used as a cocktail table; the hemp rug is from Armadillo & Co., the fabric in the doorway is from Ikea and the sculpture fragments on the wall were discovered in the studio of the property's previous owner.

Room, Property, Bathroom, Interior design, House, Ceiling, Wall, Pink, Floor, Building,

Ricardo Labougle

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Clapboard Beach Bathhouse

While it may not be seaside, the sunken bathtub at this lakeside estate in Uruguay, gives a picturesque view of the water while maintaining privacy. The bench is from Zimbabwe, and the room's colors we custom-mixed by Claessens.

Room, Interior design, Furniture, Living room, Purple, Ceiling, Property, Home, Violet, House,

William Waldron

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Moroccan-Inspired Pool House

Patterns and color bring a breezy, coastal vibe to the raised sitting area of this Moroccan-inspired pool house in Millbrook, New York. The patterned wallpaper and cushion fabrics are by Nancy Kintisch and the sconces are by Atelier de Troupe.

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Björn Wallander

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Hamptons Summer House

A shop owner's home in the Hamptons masters beachy elegance. On the terrace, a pergola covered in white wisteria shades an outdoor dining area with a reclaimed teak table, a French iron chair, and rattan chairs with Sunbrella cushions, all from Bloom; the paving tile is natural cleft bluestone.

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Richard Powers

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Contemporary Palm Beach Apartment

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Thomas Loof

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Dreamy East Hampton Summer Home

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James Merrell

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Richard Powers

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Gaelle Le Boulicaut

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Italian Island Villa

A dreamy palette of blue, white and gray lends coastal vibes in one couple's villa on the isle of Capri. Antique Italian mirrors hang above consoles by Conde House in the living room; the slipper chairs are by Creazioni, and the antique tile flooring is original to the house.

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Ricardo Labougle

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Capri Island House

In the living room of a century-old villa on the island of Capri, an early-20th-century iron table was originally used in a yacht club, the sofa is custom made, a pair of 18th-century cabinets flank a fireplace by architect Francesco Della Femina, and the patchwork rugs are made from pieces of bleached and dyed vintage kilims.

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William Waldron

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Ricardo Labougle

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Relaxing Portuguese Retreat

The beds in a guest room of one supermodel's breezy summer haven in Comporta, Portugal are topped with crocheted-cotton coverlets from Bulgaria, the wall hanging is Portuguese, and the tile floor is original to the house.

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William Abranowicz

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Serene Beach Shack On St. Barts

French designer Christian Liaigre's simple beach shack on the island of St. Barts still manages to reach new heights of sophistication. In the kitchen/dining area, the chairs are by the designer, the wicker pendant light is by Ay Illuminate, and the teak-and-oak table and brushed-oak console are custom made; the painted cabinets are topped with oiled local wood.

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William Abranowicz

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Island Home In Greece

An islet in Greece's Aegean Sea serves as the relaxing island home of hotelier Costis Psychas. The low tables in the living area are family heirlooms that were originally used for making flatbread; the wool pillows and cotton rugs were handwoven in Greece, and the handmade floors are a mix of white cement and sand.

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Douglas Friedman

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Cape Cod Cottage

Designer Ken Fulk's Victorian cottage on Cape Cod plays with beachy decor in the library. The wing chair was bought at Chelsea Antiques, and the antique brass bed is covered with indigo fabrics and pillows made from grain sacks; the ceiling fixture is crafted from a salvaged boat hatch, and the walls and ceiling are painted in Benjamin Moore's Dash of Curry.

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Joshua McHugh

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Martha's Vineyard Vacation Home

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Ricardo Labougle

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Greek Vacation Home

Set on the Greek island of Folegandros, the vacation home of Milan-based designers Miguel Queda and Simone Ciarmoli couldn't be more serene. On the north-facing terrace, the vintage Ming-style chairs were found at a flea market in Beijing and then painted white.

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Joshua McHugh

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Connecticut Country House

Quirky touches abound in the Connecticut home of designer Philip Gorrivan. The dining room features chairs designed by Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano, a custom-made table, and an 18th-century pine commode from Vermont; the hand-painted wall covering is by Gracie, and the rug is by Holland & Sherry.

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Pieter Estersohn

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Antique-Filled Hamptons Home

At James "Ford" Huniford's Bridgehampton weekend home, the dining room is brimming with unique finds. Early-20th-century French diagrams for light fixtures are on display, and seaweed sculptures by an unknown artist rest on a vintage table.

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Simon Upton

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Colorful D.C. Home

Lively hues and rare seashells put a colorful spin on this D.C. home. A painting by Loren MacIver is flanked by displays of ceramics, shells, and mercury glass; the cocktail table is a vintage army cot topped with glass, the chair is by Swaim, and the Lee Industries sofa is covered in a Brunschwig & Fils velvet.