Stunning Nautical 

Christmas Decorating

Small nautical touches adorn my home all year.  Incorporating my lighthouses, sailboats and seashells is especially fun at Christmas. 

 Keeping the love of the ocean, beach, sailing alive during the winter brings warm memories to my friends & family.

Whether the seafarer you know is a fisherman, sailor, yacht-er, privateer or merchant marine they'll be singing sea shanties and telling stories all winter long.

Nautical Elegance

This nautical tree with ribbons & poinsettias has an essence of elegance 

that will shine like a beacon in the night.  

At the same time the shells, fauns and boats creates a relaxing ambiance.

This style will take you from warm cozy evenings by the fire to elegant dinner parties with family and friends.

 

 The nautical garland and wreath are Christmas decorations from the 

upscale Disney Yacht Club Resort in Florida.

 

I am going to order some captain hats to add to my tree decor next year.

Traditional Christmas Red 

Married to Seafaring Decor

If you are like me you want a few touches of the Christmas spirit to adorn every room in your house.  This seaside sitting room is fresh & light as the salty air.

                                        

                 

Spruces in red tin pots decorate the coffee table, and knitted stockings with images of sailboats hang on the ladder accessing the loft.  Find more images of this year round nautically decorated beach house at Coastal Living.

Add a finishing touch by embellishing the greenery with seashells, lights 

and ornaments.

Nautical Christmas goes Non-Traditional

in Coastal/Marine Colors

The beautiful light shades of various blues and aquas immediately 

transport one to the coast.

 The mesh ribbon and rope on this tree are uniquely wonderful nautical touches.  The sand dollar ornaments painted in blue and green glitter like the sun hitting the waves adds a touch of sparkle.  

 This nautical dining room is gorgeous in various shades of blue.  The clam shell filled with ornaments, the nautical wreath, greenery and Santa add a festive Christmas touch. 

The understated room remains stylish with these 

understated holiday touches. 

 Natural, Neutral, Airy & Charming

 The neutral colors of the sandy beach create a natural & charming beachy look.

One of my favorite Christmas festivities on the coast is the boat parades.  

The lights brilliantly sparkling off the water bring the 

Christmas spirit and magic to all.

The sea can be a harsh mistress and no one knows that fact better than seafarers who are brave enough to set sail across her stormy waters.  

While you may be a land lover that doesn't mean you can't get gifts for nautical enthusiasts in your family this holiday.  

Make your decorating a breeze and your gift buying relaxing at  A Seaside Home.  We offer a huge selection of unique quality coastal/nautical furniture, pillows, rugs, decor & gifts.

Please stop by my Facebook page for fun coastal posts, decorating ideas & tips. 

Always be you and decorate so that your style shines through!
Happy Decorating!  Sheila

Disclaimer:  Many photos I used were found on Pinterest and Google images, the original sources were not found.  Please notify me, if any of these photos are yours, I will be honored to give you credit.

Fall Coastal Style

Whether you own a Seaside Home or just have a love for all things coastal you can create a warm and inviting fall room with these unique & inspirational designs.

This beautiful arrangement would be stunning inside or out.  The large clam shell, hollowed out pumpkin adorned with cat tails and shells is unique and stylish.

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This nautical idea could easily be created to take you from fall into the holidays.  It is stunning and simple as is, however you could easily bring it up a notch by adding fall leaves and/or bows for Christmas.

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Elegant ~  Done Coastal Style

Create this sophisticated look with an ornate bowl filled with your favorite fall colors.  

Adorned in varying shades of whites & creams this arrange will add the finishing touch to your formal living room or dining room. 

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Speckle with a dusting of gold, blue or any other color to add a little flair.

 

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This magnificent nautical  display would be beautiful in any home.  This display created with a lantern, air plants, candle, pumpkins and rope would be easy to recreate using your own unique touches.

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Simple yet stunning coastal fireplace or sofa table display.

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These four coastal arrangements are very simple and inexpensive DIY projects to bring the a touch of fall into your coastal home.
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Remember ~ Be You - Be Unique ~ Let your Style shine through.

Happy Decorating ~ Sheila

I love no - carve pumpkin decorating for several reasons:

1. No slime
2. They last longer
3. You can design them to fit your decor theme and/or your party theme.
4. The pumpkins can go from regular fall decor/display to an entire new look in a          short amount of time.
5. You can create an elegant setting that is hard to do with a carved pumpkin
6.  You can decorate a fake pumpkin and save it for next year

From sparkles to painting, upholstery tacks to ribbon or any combination of materials.  The possibilities are endless.  Find Free Stencils and how to Video's at the bottom of the blog.

Let's get this pumpkin decorating party started with some amazing ideas.

Elegant & Classy

Gorgeous in Glitter and Beads

 

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A little paint and glitter finished with leaves found at any craft store such as Jo Ann's 

Simple with an elegant touch!

                        

Coastal Themed

                                 
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Mod Pod

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Party/Entertainment Theme

 

Princess, Frozen or Masquerade party!
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I love these wine themed pumpkins and table setting by Better Home & Gardens

 Colors add that unique touch that lets your style shine.

      

 Tickle Me Pink 

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Sparkle and Shine

                 

                        

            

 

This is one of my favorite ~~  fine glitter, larger confetti sprinkled about and a beautiful ribbon adorning the stem.  Finish with an acrylic spray or sealer.

Your choices of color combinations is endless.  

Let your imagination come out and play and have fun.

           

 

Fun Ideas with various techniques

For my crafty talented friends these intricately painted pumpkins are amazing!

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               Leaves cut out of cloth                               Simply Stenciled: Ladies Home Journal

      Use sequins and a spider or small bling                   Twist sequins into a flower & hot glue

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Twine and/or wire beautifully adorns these pumpkins giving them a relaxed rustic look.

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Paint, glued on plastic spiders, upholstery tacks and ribbon take these pumpkins from boring to fun.

Paint them with glow in the dark paint or add glow in the dark spiders for a unique an eerie night element.

In a big hurry, use stickers and a coat of Mod Podge, clear coat or a spray on sealer/acrylic paint.

Painted whimsy and an one that is a little spooky

 

 
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Who said you had to just do one design!  

Stripes, dots, plaid and more..........FUN!

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I love the black and white theme. Stencil or freehand, adorn the stem with ribbon and leaves.

How cute would these painted pumpkins be hanging from a shepherds hook on your porch!

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It was really hard to narrow down the selection of decorated pumpkins to share with you.

Reading and sourcing for unique & various types of no-carved pumpkins was so much Fun!  I hope you find some great ideas and inspiration to make your fall and holidays unique and fun.

Below are a few How to Instruction links along with video's for your DIY fall decorating projects.

You Tube Video: How to add lace to a pumpkin

You Tube Video: How to apply glitter to a pumpkin

Free Stencils for Alphabet and Coastal Images

http://freealphabetstencils.com/

http://painting.about.com/od/freestencils/a/stencils_sea.htm

http://www.bhg.com/halloween/pumpkin-carving/printable-pumpkin-stencils/

Thank you for stopping by, please feel free to leave me a comment, question or idea below.
Stop by our website A Seaside Home along with our Facebook page.

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Remember~Be You ~ Be Unique and let your style shine through!♥
Happy Decorating ~ Sheila