Nostalgic Beach Home Decor
If you are giving your beach home a new makeover, there are a number of classic styles to turn to for inspiration. Giving a modern touch to old-school decor styles is the way to go! This adds the perfect amount of nostalgia that works beautifully for a family beach home. It is simpler and more efficient to use some of what you have rather than starting over with a new theme, right? Today, we thought it would be exciting to step back in time and think back to the old decor styles of the past! These themes never really left the scene.
Lighthouse Decor of the 60s and 70s
In the 60s and 70a nautical themes were all the rage throughout the United States. Everyone had that one room in the house that was covered in lighthouses. Maybe your mother or grandmother collected lighthouses. The odds are if you had a beach home during this time, the whole house was decorated floor to ceiling in tall red and white and blue lighthouses! Perhaps the comforters displayed a large lighthouse scene with crashing waves and flying pelicans. Bathrooms were sporting this nautical displayed with the lighthouses joined by anchors and tons of seashells of every size and shape.To avoid this over-indulgence of seaside love, stick with a more minimalistic approach. Vintage Lighthouses make wonderful additions to beach houses given moderation!Dolphins and Sea Turtles of the 80s and 90s
From the 80s to the mid-90s every beachside home was dressed in marine life decor. The most popular types were dolphins and sea turtles! In the year 1989, Little Mermaid was released sending a wave of enthusiasm for sea creatures throughout the US. Everything was green and blue to represent the ocean and the decor was very laidback and chill. It was all about the vibes! This “under the sea” style was eclectic and oftentimes disorganized to represent the ways of the ocean and the Island Time way of life. This style influenced what later became what we know today as Tiki Style.
