Completely Coastal Christmas Decoration Joy to the World

A Blue, Blue Christmas

On this coastal covered patio, Christmas's traditional reds and greens are replaced by snowy white and brilliant blue hues. A collection of ivory pillows and aqua cable-knit throws cozy up the outdoor lounge while a pair of pines adds a wintry touch.

Braid a Beachy Wreath

Bring the seaside to your front door, entryway or fireplace with this easy-to-craft coastal wreath. If you can braid, you can make the rope's base, which you'll top with starfish, shells and faux greenery. Use this coastal-chic wreath instead of a standard holiday wreath or display this year-round and mix in a few shatterproof ornaments for a Christmas fix-up on the fly.

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Oh Starry Night

Spiked cider and holiday serenades are enjoyed under the stars at this coastal Carolina home where a pair of Adirondack chairs provide a front row seat to sweeping lowcountry views. A starry trio of pendants lights up the scene and adds to the marsh's enchanted ambiance.

Seasonal Centerpiece

Starfish, seashells and sand dollars — oh my! Holiday meals are sure to be special around this beachy dining table. Designer Marian Parsons creates a coastal centerpiece by filling antique pitchers with found seashells, fresh-cut evergreens and mercury glass ornaments. A curling burlap ribbon winds around the separate arrangements to create a cohesive display while fanned evergreen branches topped with saltwater treasures add even more texture.

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Merry + Bright

This waterfront great room is flocked and festive with shades of white, aqua and red. The airy blue and white hues speak to the coastal setting and create a crisp base that allows the spirited red accents to pop in the cheery design.

Shells + Cypress

This coastal place setting checks all our boxes with a mix of new-meets-old elements to create timeless holiday appeal. A woven rattan charger provides earthy texture beneath a crisp white dinner plate. A fresh linen napkin folded neatly atop the plate provides a clean base for a fresh-cut cypress twig and a personalized seashell place card.

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Flag Banner

Make a happy holiday statement with a DIY maritime flag banner. Maritime signal flags can be found at flea markets and thrift stores and given a temporary holiday update with vinyl decals, or make it permanent with iron-on letters.

Decorate a Tote

For a quick holiday fix-up, add self-adhesive letters, available at your local craft store, to a cotton grocery tote. Use the updated tote as part of your holiday decor or use it to transport holiday gifts and goodies.

Sea Life Garland

Turn seaside treasures into a crafty garland by stringing the shells together with twine. Mix in with faux or fresh evergreens for a coastal Christmas feel.

Dashing Driftwood Details

A driftwood reindeer combines scavenged shore materials with whimsical holiday spirit in this coastal living room. The home's traditional Christmas tree shimmers in the distance with a collection of aqua baubles, snowy white berries, textured pampas picks and striking starfish accents.

Mini Seashell Trees

For a casual coastal look, create tabletop shell trees by covering a trio of foam topiaries in seashells of various colors, textures and shapes with hot glue.

Spell It Out

Give weather barnwood planks a holiday update by cutting the boards into rectangular 10x12 planks. Choose your holiday greeting, then customize each board with handpainted letters, styling the O's as captain's wheels, the S's as ropes and the J's as anchors. For a laidback look, temporarily lean the letters against the wall, or to properly hang them, add picture hooks to the back.

Seashore Celebration

The countdown to Christmas is in full effect in this cozy family room. A flocked tree dazzles by the sofa with brilliant sapphire, cerulean and frosty blue ornaments. Burlap ribbon wraps the tree with warmth , while fuzzy bottlebrush animals bring texture and charm to the display. The soaring windows are framed with glittering garland and a minimalist driftwood wreath marks the season on the built-in bookcase.

Holidays in Full Sail

Model sailboats offer a timeless approach to nautical style. Intended for year-round use, dress them up for the holiday season with a surrounding faux or fresh garland and a few frosted glass ornaments.

Santa's Favorite Stop

This preppy, blue-and-white patio is sure to earn the owners a top spot on Santa's nice list this year. The polished sunroom is dressed to impress with a bowl of glittering champagne ornaments on the coffee table and a twinkling pine, trimmed to the nines, behind the pillow-lined rattan sofa.

Capiz Shell Wreath

For a more textural approach to nautical holiday decor, update a fresh pine wreath with organic embellishments like capiz shells and starfish.

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Sea Blues + Silvery Hues

The weathered teal server by this beachfront dining table is styled for the season with shimmering stags, aqua ornaments, eucalyptus garland and cerulean tapers in silver candlesticks. Each leather dining chair is cozied up for guests with a contrasting, cable-knit throw and a hot cup of spiked cinnamon cocoa.

Sandy Splendor

Watery hues take a back seat to sandy taupe and ivory tones on this coastal Christmas tree. The burlap ribbon cascades from the ornament-crowned treetop and adds movement to the tree's snowy silhouette while metallic blue ornaments shimmer against the warm twinkle lights.

Beach Towel Stockings

If you're handy with a sewing machine, turn last summer's beach towels into nubby stockings, customizing them to suit each family member.

Souvenir Tree

Start a new tradition this year by mixing vacation souvenirs into your Chrismas tree's theme. Destination keepsakes, like keychains, are easy to pick up while on vacay, and seeing them on your tree year after year will remind you fondly of past travels.

Spirited Staircase

Christmas celebrations are underway in this coastal foyer with a pair of petite pines and a flocked staircase garland embellished with metallic silver and turquoise ornaments. Ruffled burlap and shell-clad stockings drape the railing and serve as a festive nod to the home's beachy locale.

Repurpose Driftwood

To put a coastal spin on a sculptural section of found driftwood, dress it up like a tabletop Christmas tree by knotting glass ornaments (or seashells and starfish) onto each branch.

Sub Shells for Flowers

For small DIY tabletop arrangements that you don't have to water, create bouquets of conch shells. Start with a low, wide-mouthed container, like a large sugar jar. Fill the perimeter with sprigs of greenery, then arrange three to five conch shells in the center.

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Try a Beachy Keen Tree

Made from layer on layer of scavenged driftwood, this towering tree adds coastal flair to the corner of comedienne Lisa Lampanelli's holiday home.

Seaside Greetings

Lifesaver Entry Wreath

Add coastal flair, indoors or out, with a DIY wreath made to resemble a ship's lifesaver. To create it, cover a foam wreath form with alternating bands of white and blue nylon rope, securing the ends with hot glue. Add a red burlap banner, using a white paint pen to add the punny greeting.

Heart of the Holidays

This is where the real magic happens — cookies and pies, ham and rolls and all the other deliciousness that comes out of a Christmas kitchen. Functionality is a top priority in such a bustling space so designer Brian Patrick Flynn keeps decorations to a minimum: pretty natural garland over the window, stockings on the stools, a tiny tree for charm and a glittering wreath over the stove.

Take Holiday Celebrations Outdoors

Weather permitting, Christmas Eve is best enjoyed with good people, great food, bubbly booze and unobstructed ocean views. This sunny spot is ready for seasonal celebrations with a flocked pine needle garland and clear containers filled to the brim with gold and silver ornaments.

Served in Seasonal Style

Christmas breakfast is built on buttermilk biscuits, ooey-gooey cinnamon rolls and spiked spritzers galore. This South Carolina lowcountry serving station offers guests sweeping views of the adjacent saltwater marsh while fixing their plate and pouring spirits. To set the seasonal scene, a faux pine garland wraps the window with woodsy charm while a collection of white-and-aqua ceramic candlesticks hold pillars to illuminate the eats.

Nautical Stocking Hangers

Add an extra layer of coastal charm to your holiday stockings with hangers in beachy shapes. Here, rustic burlap stockings are given a seaside touch with brass hangers shaped as lobsters and anchors.

Baby, It's Cold Outside

Coastal colors are put on ice in this frosty and festive living room. Designer Brian Patrick Flynn draws on the home's existing teal-and-gray color palette to create an arctic-inspired Christmas display complete with a lofty, flocked pine, a frostbitten wreath and a perky polar bear toss pillow. Metallic ornaments shimmer in varied oceanic hues against the snowy branches while an embroidered navy ribbon wraps the tree with splashy contrast.

Recreate the Beach in a Bauble

Similar to creating a snow globe, DIY beach scene ornaments are easy to make. Just, remove the cap from a large glass or plastic ornament and pour in a layer of sand. Then, drop in small seashells or seaglass, replace the ornament's cap, add ribbon and hang on the tree.

Start the Season on the Front Porch

To honor its coastal setting, the front porch of this house in Portland, Maine, was jazzed up for the holidays with nods to boating culture and a classic New England palette of reds and blues.

Fishing Cabin Vibes

If you want to bring a kitschy look to your coastal holiday, collect vintage items with outdoorsy seaside charm and group them together artfully.

Driftwood Touches

Driftwood ... for Christmas? Why not? Keep your coastal holiday decor natural and organic by incorporating found elements mixed with classic holiday touches like glass ball ornaments and lush pine garland.

Completely Coastal Christmas Decoration Joy to the World

Source: https://www.hgtv.com/design/make-and-celebrate/handmade/10-coastal-inspired-holiday-decorating-ideas-pictures

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