Coastal Christmas
Plunge into coastal Christmas decor for a stunning span of accents, from beach Santa collectibles to seashell stockings. Shades of blue and sand featured on pillows, wreaths, and even wall art will transport you away to paradise this holiday season.
Whether you live on the beach or just wish that you did, you can keep the summery vibes going even into December with coastal Christmas decor. Shades of blue, seashell designs, and beach bum Santas are the name of this decorating game, so find everything you need to make a splash this season!
Feel free to eschew the traditional holiday color schemes—your aim is to evoke the sea, so spring for colors like cerulean blue, cool gray, or sandy beige instead. Blue Christmas decorations are particularly telling of a seaside atmosphere. Pops of classic red on Christmas stockings or holiday pillows add a nautical touch.
From there, it's as simple as borrowing a few shells from your collection, perhaps a coral branch, and arranging them all around your tabletop tree. You don't have to go too crazy with the winter imagery, but as all lovers of the American Coastal style can attest, it never hurts to add another shell or two!
Turn your attention to the fireplace mantel or your staircase banister. Beach Christmas decorations include the much-loved stocking; after all, even beach-dwellers need a place for Santa to stash their goodies come Christmas morning. For example, you might pick out a few stockings in a natural hue. An applique seahorse, starfish, sand dollar, or scallop shell detailed with embroidery and textured edges is delightfully unusual. If you can swing it, consider pairing your stockings with a white garland fashioned from driftwood or even rope netting. This contributes to a seasonal look without bending to the ordinary conventions of Christmas decorating.
How else can you work the coast into this holiday season? Try out beach-themed pillows with embroidered details. These would be just perfect for a light cream couch or a weathered whitewash bench in the entryway. A coastal tree skirt, too, underscores this festive time of the year without treading too far into holly and ribbons territory.
And of course, what would Christmas be without a few depictions of Santa here and there? Beach Santa figurines from Possible Dreams(R) or Kurt S. Adler depict Santa with his toes in the sand or enjoying a fishing weekend. Whether it's a Key West or Hawaiian look, Christmas decorations in a coastal style allow for your own unique take on the holidays.