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hi it's Lindsay Diane from dianecor.com
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in this video we're going to talk all
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about how to decorate in the coastal
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style decorating in the coastal style
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can be tricky sometimes because we often
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associate it with nautical decor those
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rope knots and boat anchors and things
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like that and that kit style can be a
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little bit too themed at times but if
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you like that relaxed cozy refreshing
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coastal style I'm going to share with
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you a few tips on how to achieve that
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without going too nautical let's get
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started let's start by talking about the
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difference between the nautical style
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and the coastal style the nautical style
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is much more of a themed style this is
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something that you're going to see in a
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sort of themed beach house setting so if
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you're on VBO or Airbnb and you are
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looking for a vacation destination by
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the beach odds are you're going to find
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a lot of homes that are decorated in
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this nautical style it's very themed
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it's heavy on um you know anchor decor
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anchor patterns bold blue and white
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stripes seashells uh you know beach
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uh boat ores things like that you're
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going to see as large statement items
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that are common in a nautical themed
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room or home the coastal style on the
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other hand is something that's a little
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bit more subtle and sophisticated the
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idea with the coastal style is that we
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are mimicking basically life by the
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shore the sand the sea the water the sky
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you're going to bring in all of the
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natural elements that you would find on
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the coast you're going to bring in those
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colors those materials and really mimic
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the feeling of being on the coast on the
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beach inside your home in a less themed
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and kitschy way than the nautical decor
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so let's talk about seven ways that you
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can bring that nice calm relaxing
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sophisticated coastal style into your
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home first up is natural materials now
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you do not have to go all out and
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purchase a bunch of things or purchase
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new furniture to add in some natural
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materials into your space think about
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really targeting in on your common areas
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so that's going to be like your living
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room your kitchen your dining room maybe
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a bathroom and source some natural
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elements from around your house odds are
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you already have some going on so think
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about things like woven baskets so
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seaggrass baskets or raton accents you
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may see something like a ratan framed
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mirror or a ratan tray you can also look
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for reclaimed wood pieces these can be
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driftwood pieces or just otherwise sort
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of weathered or reclaimed wood items so
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trays um decorative bowls little
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figurines things like that are really
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great to bring into your space when
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you're trying to achieve that coastal
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style also consider layering in the wood
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tones in your space so don't stick to
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just one solid thing if you already have
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some you know furniture whether it's
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from Wayfair or from Amazon odds are
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it's already in like a highly polished
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wood finish right you might have it in a
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walnut or a mahogany or a cherrywood or
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something like that but then consider
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adding in some more weathered or
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distressed pieces that are of a lighter
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tone something that's going to mimic a
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piece of wood that may have floated up
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on shore on the coast um so we don't
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want anything that's too highly refined
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or too highly polished adding in those
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sort of rougher textures or subtler
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finishes is a great way to add some
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depth into your space when you're going
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for that coastal style also think about
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using um some ceramics or stone wear
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that's in a more uh natural textured
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finish jes bamboo ratan are all great
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materials to look for in your decorative
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accents to kind of sprinkle around your
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space number two is textured fabrics so
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instead of trying to get that coastal
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look through prints and patterns like we
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would with the nautical decor right
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we're going to skip those sailboat
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patterns and the uh you know the rope
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knots and things like that and instead
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go for materials that are light and
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breezy and organic so think about
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lightweight linens in soft cotton sheer
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uh curtains um gauzy uh throw blankets
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that will add a nice textural interest
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into your space these are all textiles
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that have a nice visible texture to them
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and this is what we're going to use to
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layer in a little bit more interest and
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depth into your space instead of having
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to rely heavily on nautical or coastal
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patterns you'll also be able to do this
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by adding you know throw blankets look
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for like a loosely woven throw blanket
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to throw over the arm of your sofa or
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possibly a waffle knit blanket that you
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can throw over the end of your bed when
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it comes to pillow covers think about
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something like linen or even burlap to
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add in some nice coastal style textures
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into your living space number three is
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the coastal color palette now the best
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coastal color palettes are soft and
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natural so think about what you're going
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to see if you're looking out your window
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at the coast you're on the beach think
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about the colors that you're seeing
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there you're going to see some nice
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bright white clouds and some misty blues
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in the sky and the ocean you're going to
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see beige for the sand and light browns
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in the wood whether it's driftwood or
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shells that are coming uh being washed
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up onto the shore these are the soft
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colors that you want to go for another
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great color to splash in is like a
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sealass green these are the colors that
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are going to be best for the coastal
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style ideally you want a light bright
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backdrop so you want brighter walls but
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by no means am I suggesting that you're
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going to go out and paint the walls in
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your home just to achieve this style
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especially if you're going for it just
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for the summer for your home and you
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want to just switch up your decor and
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you want to go a little bit coastal just
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for the summer season we're not doing a
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full renovation here right stick to the
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decorative accents and let let that be
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the vehicle by which you bring in this
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coastal style alternatively you can also
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go with some deeper colors if you like
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or need a more high contrast look so you
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could go with charcoal or you could go
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with like a navy blue as well and this
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will still put you right into that
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coastal color palette and your home will
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look nice bright fresh and airy next up
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are florals florals are a great way to
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bring those natural textures and colors
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into your space whether it's greenery or
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not now when it comes to the coastal
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style you just want to make sure that
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you don't go too tropical so by that I
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mean we're not looking for like hibiscus
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or birds of paradise no overly colorful
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um florals are really appropriate for
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the coastal style that's more of like a
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tropical Miami style but instead you
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want to go for something like maybe a
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white or a pale blue hydrangeanger
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eucalyptus stems are nice uh you could
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even do like olive branches in a vase or
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some other type of simple greenery dried
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grasses are of course always a good
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choice for the coastal style as well so
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make sure that when you're choosing your
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florals whether it's you know just a
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little centerpiece on a console table or
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on a dining room table stick within that
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color palette and that will help direct
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you towards the right florals stay away
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from anything too bright and too
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colorful and instead go for something a
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little bit more pale or muted to go with
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your coastal look number five is scents
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now we all know that scents and
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fragrances in the home really go a long
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way to setting the mood and when it
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comes to decorating in the coastal style
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you don't want to just stop with what
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you can see visually the real cherry on
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the top is also going to be the smell in
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your space and so when you're thinking
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about what candles or essential oils to
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choose think about some of these look
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for candles or diffusers or linen sprays
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that have sea salt coconut driftwood
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citrus or a fresh linen scent also like
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a eucalyptus and a mint is a great blend
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if you want to you know put that in an
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essential oil diffuser or you can find
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you know candles that are eucalyptus and
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mint as well this is a nice fresh clean
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smell that you want through your house
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if you're going with that coastal style
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lavender is also another great option
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number six is lighting lighting is key
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with the coastal style you want to have
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as much bright natural lighting coming
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into your space as possible now ideally
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to do this you want to minimize the
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amount of window treatments that you
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have going on so that you maximize the
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amount of light coming through the
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windows so if you can you want to let's
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say forego the blinds and just do maybe
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some sheer curtains or do shades instead
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of blinds so that you can pull them all
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the way up and you see the full
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unobstructed window during the daytime
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when you have those shades up and then
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you can draw them at night but ideally
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you know you want to minimize the amount
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of window treatments that you have going
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on now of course if you are just
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mimicking the look of being on the coast
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and you're not on the coast like most of
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us probably aren't and you're in the
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suburbs and you've got the neighbor's
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fence right next to you you know blinds
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are important for privacy and so instead
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think about just having your blinds open
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and just having the shears there instead
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and then use the supplemental lighting
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in your space to help brighten it up so
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this is where your floor lamps and your
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under cabinet lighting and your overhead
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lighting are really going to come into
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play they're going to help brighten up
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that space and in the evening time think
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about using a warmer toned bulb and that
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will give you that nice warm sunsetty
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kind of feeling in your space also
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remember that with your artificial
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lighting this is another opportunity for
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you to infuse in things like ratan or
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wicker so think about your lamp bases
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those might be made out of raton and
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then you have a nice bright white lamp
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shade to go with it or you might have a
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lamp base that's like a sealass green
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that's really pretty and plays off of
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the water and you could have that with a
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nice bright lamp shade as well wood of
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course is also another great option for
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your lighting bases these are all great
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natural elements that you're going to
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find that go very well with the coastal
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style number seven is beachy accents now
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you can still use beachy themed accents
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with the coastal style without going too
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nautical the key here is to keep it
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subtle and you also want to make sure
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that your scale is not too big with the
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items that you choose so choose one or
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two little featured accents but make
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sure that they aren't sort of oversized
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statement pieces and by this I mean you
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may not want a huge massive driftwood
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sculpture in the middle of your coffee
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table or massive uh seashell bowl filled
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with rocks and sand and things like that
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choose something that's a little bit
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more subtle and understated to put on
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some of your horizontal surfaces so it
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may be that you have a little small
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driftwood bowl that is on your console
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table or maybe you have a little uh
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decorative vase that may be filled with
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little mini seashells but you only have
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one of them right you don't have
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seashells in a variety of collections
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all over your room or all over your home
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you would sort of do it once and leave
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it at that and then for sure stay away
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from any super oversized beachy accents
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like we talked about earlier the you
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know the beach signage or you know boat
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ores or giant uh you know anchor wall
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decor pieces those are a little bit too
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big and they scream sort of nautical and
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themed instead you want to stay on the
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more subtle side so look for smaller
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accents look for um you know one or two
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pieces to kind of sprinkle here and
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there without going too heavily themed
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with your decorative accessories some
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things to try when you're looking for
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beachy accents would be like a wooden
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bowl with some small seashells in it or
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a bowl of coral a framed print of a
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coastal landscape is always a great
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option or a abstract painting with
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watercolors that are in that coastal
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color palette so the blues the beige the
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white any kind of watercolor in that
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color scheme would be great a reclaimed
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driftwood sculpture is a nice option for
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your tabletop decor and then of course
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ocean photography is always a good pick
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as well as woven wall hangings so that's
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it for this video i hope you found it
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