Simple and serene coastal living room ideas that look designer, on a budget.

We spent the last few days installing and decorating our new beach house, Steps Away on 30a in Watercolor and I am so excited to share our coastal living room with you!

It was fun seeing my Beach House Design come to life! It went from Canva…

A furniture floor plan featuring two white sofas, two light blue armchairs, a woven coffee table, a beach landscape print, and a light-colored rug.
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A bright living room with white sofas and two light blue armchairs arranged around a square wooden coffee table.

I integrated several elements into our coastal living room design to reflect the beach just a few steps away. The off white sofas mimic the sugar white sand, the green swivel chairs embrace the beautiful hue that the Emerald Coast and pillows blend the colors and the room is light and airy, like the sky, with a Frame TV bearing a photograph.

Our coastal living room incorporates several Serena and Lily Look for Less including end tables, lamps, sofas, pillows and coffee table.

Coastal Living Room Furniture

Light blue upholstered armchair with a skirted base.ChairsSquare woven rattan coffee table with a lower shelf.Coffee TableWhite two-tier nightstand with four legs.End TablesWhite sideboard with four cabinet doors and four drawers, featuring gold bar-style hardware.Buffet

White barrel-shaped garden stool with a textured rope pattern.Rope StoolGold-finish table lamp with a white conical shade and dual pull chains.LampsA flat-screen television with a white frame displaying a painting of a moonlit, snow-covered forest with figures standing in a clearing.Frame TV

Coastal Decor

I sprinkled in a few of my favorite indoor outdoor pillow covers to flank the sofas. They can tolerate excessive use and resist stains. The rug I ordered looked different in person than it did online, so I ventured to Walmart and found this gorgeous washable rug! It was even better than what I envisioned and the pop of color this coastal living room craves! The colors are light and airy, but bright and beautiful!

Area rug with a white center and a wide blue border, both decorated with blue, green, and light-colored floral patterns.Rug (similar)Light blue square throw pillow with white fringe trim.PillowLight green waffle-weave blanket.ThrowRectangular lumbar pillow with a sage green center panel, white sides, and white corner tassels.Pillow

Coastal Games

I love to blend style and function. I incorporated several pretty board games into the decor so they’re dual purposed and maximize space.

A Scrabble game set featuring a board with tiles spelling “ELEGANT,” “PLAY,” “BREEZE,” “OCEAN,” and “SHORE,” accompanied by four tile racks, a letter pouch, a timer, and a scorepad with a pencil.ScrabbleA blue and white chess set with the game board housed in a matching blue box labeled “CHESS.”ChessA blue domino set in its box, with five loose dominoes scattered beside it.Dominoes
A white Scrabble board game on a woven table, with a blue Domino game box resting on top.

For now, the previous owners’ art remains. Chris is going to make pieces that will be hung to each side of the large sleeper sofa, inspired by a coastal designer I stumbled upon.

Living room with white sofas, a light blue armchair, a woven coffee table with a game of Scrabble, and a blue and white patterned rug.

This view gives you an overview of the space. It looks and feels larger in person. The extra deep, extra long sofas are incredibly comfortable to sink into, but consume valuable space. To compensate, I integrated narrow side tables. I am going to use these lamps in another space and add colorful lamps to draw the eye in.

Living room featuring two white sofas, two light blue armchairs, and a wooden coffee table centered on an area rug.
A Scrabble board with stacked blue boxes for chess and dominoes on a woven coffee table in a living room.
White cabinet with gold handles, topped with a coffee table book titled “The Seaside Style” and a glass bowl, below a framed print of an ocean shoreline.

Were you surprised by the ceiling fan? I personally don’t care for ceiling fans visually or for comfort, but know that most do in a Florida beach house, so I selected a minimal all white ceiling fan to blend into the ceiling.

A bright living room with two white sofas, a woven coffee table with a game board, and four framed prints on the wall.

Thanks for stopping by to visit our beach house, Steps Away on 30a! More to come soon!

White side table holding a glass vase of hydrangeas and a small object, with a blue blanket reading “Steps Away On 30a” draped over a white sofa in a living room.

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    1. Hi Susan! They’re performance fabric which is stain resistant, but can be washed and bleached. The previous owners left them and they’re incredibly comfortable, so we decided to keep them. I am obsessed with performance fabric – it has saved me so many times!

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    1. Thank you, Janet! These are soft, plush and comfortable with ample support. I believe they are Pottery Barn with performance fabric, but I’ll check next time I visit!

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