What is Modern Coastal?<\/h2>\n
Modern coastal style is rooted in its anchor interior design style: modern<\/a>. Modern interior design embraces:<\/p>\n When you add coastal style to modern, you\u2019re amping up the number of natural materials, and selecting weathered finishes reminiscent of wood and canvas beach chairs left seaside for too long.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s take a look at just a few examples of modern coastal style:<\/p>\n Warm up a cool, neutral room with the cozy texture of a whitewashed, shiplap feature wall<\/a>.<\/p>\n Soften boxy, geometric furniture with the organic lines of a driftwood coffee table<\/a>.<\/p>\n Brighten up your dark, nautical blue sofa with some neutral, coastal throw pillows<\/a>.<\/p>\n Add cozy coastal style to a sleek, modern kitchen with knotted rope pendant lighting<\/a>.<\/p>\n Add beach-y and nautical textiles without getting kitschy by selecting bamboo, rattan and wicker furniture with modern lines<\/a>.<\/p>\n Understanding modern coastal style is easy. Achieving the modern coastal look on your own will take some work.<\/p>\n Stressed out by what it\u2019ll take to transform your beach house? True, staging your vacation home may take time, effort, and money, but it\u2019s definitely worth it.<\/p>\n \u201cStaging works because it helps buyers envision how their family will enjoy spending time at this beach house,\u201d says\u00a0 Peter Sollecito, an agent in\u00a0Myrtle Beach, South Carolina<\/a> area. \u201cStaging will certainly help that property sell a lot quicker than a vacant property.\u201d<\/p>\n There\u2019s an oceans worth of ways to capture the modern coastal style\u2014and you won\u2019t need a pro stager to achieve the look if you follow these seven tips.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen people buy beachfront property, even if they\u2019re buying the second row, the goal is to have great views of the water and the beach from the house. So, your staging needs to highlight those views,\u201d explains Sollecito.<\/p>\n Indoor\/outdoor window sheers<\/a> in a crisp, sailboat sail frame your serene seaside views and let in lots of light. You can finish the modern coastal look with a natural, bamboo shade<\/a> that can be rolled up to show off the view during the day.<\/p>\n Note, however, that water reflects and amplifies sunlight, which heats up your beach house and may cause any furniture in the paths of the sun to fade. Use privacy window films<\/a>\u2014which uses one-way vision technology to make living environments more comfortable\u2014to allow for ideal ocean views from the inside, and daytime privacy and sun protection from the outside.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re marketing your tourist-town home as a beach house to vacation-minded buyers, but you don\u2019t have the advantage of ocean or lake views, hang large paintings or photos of your local beaches and nautical sights (think docks, sand dunes and lighthouses) on your walls.<\/p>\n This both serves to add a touch of modern coastal d\u00e9cor, and pulls double duty as a reminder to buyers of the reason why they\u2019re buying your house.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t, however, blow up snapshots of your family enjoying your local attractions.<\/p>\n \u201cYou don’t want to have photos of your family at the beach everywhere,\u201d says Sollecito. \u201cYou don\u2019t want buyers focusing on your family, you want the buyer to come in and imagine themselves vacationing there.\u201d<\/p>\n You shouldn\u2019t have to look far to find affordable local artwork for your walls.<\/p>\n Since your beach town is a tourist attraction, you\u2019re apt to find dozens of local artisans and photographers creating scenic beach-inspired artwork at affordable prices. Just take a stroll along the boardwalk, or check your local art galleries and gift shops for photos of the ocean, or artistic renderings of local sights.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you’re staging to sell, you want the d\u00e9cor to be neutral, so don’t go overboard with kitschy d\u00e9cor. Your beach house doesn\u2019t need to look like an aquarium,\u201d advises Sollecito.<\/p>\n The coastal in modern coastal is borderline theme-y, so it\u2019s tricky to tell the difference between coastal d\u00e9cor that\u2019s chic and the stuff that\u2019s over-the-top tacky.<\/p>\n Here are two words to help you pick out the right modern coastal d\u00e9cor accents: authentic and subtle.<\/p>\n Picture a modern kitchen that needs a little coastal d\u00e9cor to bring in the beach house vibe. This could go one of two ways:<\/p>\n (Note: Stick with authentic-looking d\u00e9cor, like oars you could actually pull off the wall and use. That\u2019s much more subtle and non-kitschy than cheesy, oar-shaped artwork<\/a>.)<\/p>\n With the weight of kitschy hanging over your head, it\u2019s tempting to omit any ocean or nautical-inspired elements in your beach house d\u00e9cor, for fear of turning off buyers.<\/p>\n However, completely ignoring your locale\u2019s best feature in your interior will make it harder for buyers to view your home as a beach house\u2014which could could cost you.<\/p>\n A few beach, nautical, or coastal decorative accents are the best way to remind buyers that the beach is easily accessible, even if it\u2019s not visible from the house.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously, location is going to determine the price. There’s a limited amount of beachfront property available, so it\u2019s very scarce and very valuable,\u201d explains Sollecito.<\/p>\n \u201cIf your beach house (is) actually on the beach, adding a little driftwood, or a few seashells to the d\u00e9cor is a great way to bring the seaside inside, without going overboard on beach-themed d\u00e9cor.\u201d<\/p>\n That\u2019s right. You can even add theme-y pieces like seashells and driftwood without the d\u00e9cor getting too kitschy. You just need to have a light touch when adding on-the-nose items. (Picture a mirror framed in driftwood<\/a> or a handful of white seashells in neutral shadow boxes<\/a>.)<\/p>\n Between sand, the dampness, and all the freshly wet-from-the-waterplay bodies lounging on the furniture, it\u2019s hard to keep crisp, neutral beach house d\u00e9cor looking nice.<\/p>\n That\u2019s why your beach house is probably furnished with random, inexpensive thrift store finds in the first place. Comfortable, mismatched, even grungy furniture is fine in a beach house that you\u2019re renting out to college kids on spring break.<\/p>\n However, when you\u2019re getting ready to sell, the quality and style of your d\u00e9cor needs to match the price you\u2019re asking for your beach house.<\/p>\n \u201cMismatched, dated furniture is definitely a beach house vibe killer. When you walk into some of these beach houses, you’ll see a mishmash of couches that look like they\u2019re right out of J. R. Ewing’s office on that old TV show, Dallas<\/i>,\u201d says Sollecito.<\/p>\n \u201cIf your furniture just looks like a collection of a garage sale finds, buyers will focus on the d\u00e9cor of the property instead of the ocean views. If that happens, you’ve got a problem.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n When you\u2019re selling an oceanside beach house filled with ratty, outdated furniture, it\u2019s worth the money to hire a professional stager<\/a>. A local pro stager will have a warehouse of stylish, non-kitschy beach-worthy furniture to capture the perfect, breezy modern coastal style in your beach house.<\/p>\n For sellers without the budget to hire a stager, or the money to throw out and replace your existing furniture, don\u2019t worry.<\/p>\n All you need are a few slipcovers in beachy neutral hues<\/a> and crisp, casual fabrics like canvas or cotton. Plus, slipcovers are a go-to decor trick<\/a> designers use to capture the modern d\u00e9cor look.<\/p>\n Carpet all throughout the living areas of a beach home is never a good idea.<\/p>\n \u201cAll buyers think about when they see carpet in beach houses is all the sand from feet and bathing suits that\u2019ll become stuck in the carpeting,\u201d says Sollecito.<\/p>\n Sand isn\u2019t even your biggest issue if you\u2019ve got carpet in your beach house. Waterfront properties (and even those in close proximity) are notoriously damp. That makes your carpeting a magnet for mustiness and mold<\/a>.<\/p>\n For beachfront properties likely to fetch a high dollar, right-on-the-water price, go for high end, less warp-prone, hardwood options<\/a>, like bamboo flooring<\/a>.<\/p>\n If hardwood is too pricey for your budget, you can still get the cozy, modern coastal wood floor effect with wood plank look ceramic tiles<\/a>, which are inexpensive and easy to clean, too.<\/p>\n Beach home buyers aren\u2019t planning to sit around inside the house, so the backyard needs to have a great outdoor living area and feel like an extension of the vacation mindset.<\/p>\n The general rule is: don\u2019t take on extensive renovations right before you sell. However,\u00a0 there are dozens of ways to DIY a built-in fire pit<\/a> that\u2019ll complement the exterior style of your beach house for just the price of a couple dozen pavers<\/a>.<\/p>\n Alternatively you can create the illusion of a permanent backyard hangout spot with a portable, decorative firepit<\/a> flanked by a couple of modern coastal patio chairs<\/a>.<\/p>\n And don\u2019t think that you need picturesque views to enjoy lounging in a modern coastal porch swing<\/a>, or a rustic, nautical porch swing bed<\/a>.<\/p>\n Keeping a beach house clean and staged is relatively simple for sellers who are year-round residents. It\u2019s not much of a challenge if no one but your family ever uses the place.<\/p>\n However, most vacation home owners don\u2019t let their beach houses sit empty for most of the year.<\/p>\n \u201cNo one washes a rental car,\u201d explains Sollecito. \u201cSo if you are selling a beach house that you rent out most of the time, we want to show the property in between renters, and definitely after the cleaning crew has come through.\u201d<\/p>\n When you\u2019re selling a beach house that you rent out, you\u2019ll probably sell it faster if you suspend renting it out once it\u2019s listed for sale\u2014because it\u2019ll be available for showing whenever a buyer is interested in seeing it.<\/p>\n If you need the continued rental income, consider a compromise that limits the rental availability to weekends only, say Thursday through early Sunday. That\u2019ll leave your beach house open for showings for most of the weekdays.<\/p>\n While that schedule may not be completely convenient for buyers, you are providing a consistent timeline to schedule showings when it\u2019s clean, vacant, and properly staged.<\/p>\n It\u2019s easy to go overboard on cheesy, tacky, kitschy d\u00e9cor when you\u2019re decorating a beach house\u2014and that\u2019s totally fine and wonderfully nutty fun when you\u2019re interior designing to please your own tastes.<\/p>\n But when you\u2019re looking to sell your beach house for top dollar, you need a chill, tasteful style like modern coastal that\u2019ll appeal to a wide pool of beach-going buyers.<\/p>\n Header Image Source: (jovana veljkovic\/ Shutterstock)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Staging a beach house is as simple as understanding the latest take on a relaxed, water-inspired modern coastal vibe. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":12658,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[321,240],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-attract-buyers","category-staging"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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<\/a>7 tips to bring in beach house chic when staging your vacation home<\/h2>\n
1. Show off your beach views (if you\u2019ve got \u2018em)<\/h3>\n
2. If you don\u2019t have a view, hang artwork that highlights local sights<\/h3>\n
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<\/a>3. Keep the kitschy beach d\u00e9cor to a minimum<\/h3>\n
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4. Don\u2019t ignore the beach, though<\/h3>\n
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<\/a>5. Get rid of (or disguise) grungy, mismatched furniture<\/h3>\n
6. Replace sand-trapping carpet with an easy-clean, hard-surface flooring<\/h3>\n
7. Stage the outdoors to feel like vacation<\/h3>\n
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<\/a>How to keep your vacation home staged if it\u2019s a rental<\/h2>\n
Beach house staging at its finest<\/h3>\n