I have noticed one interior design trend in particular on my many travels. While I used to stay in grey hotel rooms with blue-grey carpets and sometimes mouldy ceilings in the bathrooms in the USA, many hotels have decided to completely modernize old buildings, significantly improve the service in the rooms and create a general feel-good atmosphere due to the enormous competitive pressure with Airbnb. This is not always successful, but the choice of colors and furniture plays an important role.
Hello Surfer
Earthy, sandy tones and decorations with a connection to the sea are particularly striking. All of this is characterized by the magical attraction of the coastal lifestyle. I see blue tones in the hotel rooms, a surfboard hanging diagonally from the wall and a modern coffee bar with bright blue porcelain cups. Whether on the west or east coast, life is slowing down. On Vancouver Island, everything seems calmer, more relaxed and friendlier. The bars and restaurants are cool and honest, you don't have to dress up, the food is great and the people are friendlier to each other than in the megacities of the USA or Canada. New or newly renovated hotels try to convey this laid-back attitude, even if the sea is a long way away in some cases.
Mother Nature
Large green plants scattered throughout the room give the room a natural aesthetic. Overall, you feel more comfortable and welcome. Traveling is exhausting and slowly but surely the trend towards aesthetic furnishings has become more important in hotels and motels than the welcome cocktail or the all-you-can-eat buffet in the evening.
Coastal Decor at Home
And then I'm at home. So do I buy everything quickly from IKEA, or would I rather buy second-hand furniture at a flea market or from a super outlet design store? Unfortunately, all three alternatives disappoint me and Ebay isn't great as a new furnishing assistant either. And if you don't live by the sea, is it better not to buy surfer style furniture, as this looks rather artificial and somehow embarrassing? As always, patience is required here too and for example, using large, beautiful green plants for furnishing is not the problem. Renovation and a new coat of paint are not possible every quarter anyway. So, for me, small changes that benefit from the coastal home decor trend are good. Decluttering, minimalist rethinking, frees the mind and the home. Earthy tones in the furniture, for example, are calming and create the projection surface for a sufficiently coastal interior style, combined with small, affordable furnishing elements, it reminds me of a long, beautiful afternoon at the beach.
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