Interior Designer Caitlin Moran designed this coastal chic living- and dining area:

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The crisp white walls of this living room is balanced with warmer beige floors and an area rug. Seafoam green and smokey blue, perhaps inspired by the beautiful landscape art behind the sofa, brings that beachy feel. Pops of bright rusty red adds warmth and a lot of interest.

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The classic white tulip table apparently goes with everything, even this coastal look.

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Color palette for this look!

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This home is part of the Nations Next Top Model Home competition, where 7 designers each were given $5,000 and 28 days to transform a home. You can read more about the challenge here. You can also cast your vote on your favorite design! Let’s take a look at one of the entries, this one is by interior designer Jill Shevlin:

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Love how the colors of both living room and dining room are picked up in the stripes in the hallway. Horizontal stripes also makes the hall look longer, and has a calming effect.

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A smokey tone of blue (blue with black in it) is a perfect choice if you want to create a contrast with white.

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The walls are blue, detailing and seating furniture is white, while coffee- and side tables are dark. I love the little dog bed in the lowest shelf there. Cutest detail!

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The mantle is decorated with sea stars and silver vases. This carpet is perfect!

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Another view.

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The dining room is clad in natural fiber wallpaper with white 1/3 paneling. I would love to see a nice carpet here.

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You can see more pics from Jill’s entry here, and make sure to cast your vote on your fave!!

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Lets take a look at some very coastal designs by Morgan Harrison Home:

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White coastal kitchen with polished black counter tops and white tiles. This wooden thin-plank cabinet design works perfectly with both the coastal and the nautical decorating style.

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This ice blue and white living room is balanced with some hot rust-red pillows.

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The dining room has the same color scheme as the living room.

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2/3 wall paneling provides an excellent shelf as well as giving the beach hut feel. Black details and furniture adds great contrast to this room.

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Words have been popular wall art for a long time now.

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White and blue coastal bedroom with gorgeous white headboard. The snail house pictures on the wall reminds me of the last pic in this beachy design by Tobi Fairley!

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Make sure to click the pics to view them in original size on Morgan’s site, and see the rest of her portfolio on her site!

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White yellow and green makes for a great summer color palette, don’t you think?

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Sunflower pattern on both rug and blinds. This is fresh.

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A lovely light living room. What do you think about that coffee table?

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A small work space.

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Apothecary jars are gret for storing in height, and is also super decorative. Can go anywhere from bathroom to kitchen too, lol.

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1) Fish decor. 2) Fish vase. 3) Snailhouse candle holder. 4) Coral candle holder.

Cute white beach-themed decor!

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A summery beach house style living room, decorated with seashells and lanterns. A ladder serves as a shelf.

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White, blue and medium dark wood bedroom. Check out the fun tree-stump nightstand!

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Cute duvet and pillow covers in nautical/ coastal style.

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In keeping with the theme is the blue white striped cushion and sisal rug. Multiple candle lanterns provide a cozy atmosphere in the evening, and prohibit the flames from blowing out.

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For a beacy vibe, decorate with seas tars and white porcelain fish!

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You can get it all from Pottery Barn!

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Beige and coral living room, with splashes of blue. The beach theme is completed with the rattan furniture.

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A beautiful light dining area. Nothing says coastal more than sea fan dining chairs!

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The modern kitchen is kept light and beachy too, with splashes of oranges and yellow.

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A beach-theme display under the staircase. Nice detail.

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Gorgeous bedroom in white, green and purple. Hot lamp!

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These gorgeous ceiling lamps are designed by Amanda Nisbet herself, they are available at her site!

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If you want more, check out my earlier posts here and here featuring Amanda Nisbet’s work!

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Light and bright living room in a calm light blue, white and saffron. Hot Chinese lattice coffee table!

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A gorgeous light bedroom, coastal style!

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This seashell and sea grass pattern duvet cover is beautiful, no?

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Cute star accents to place on a shelf or mount on the wall!

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Decorate with pretty seashells and lanterns.

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The natural color of the rattan items is great for creating a warm atmosphere in a cold white room. It has the sunny glow.

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If you want this mirror, you you can get it here!

Tobi Fairley is an American interior designer, lets take a look at some of her gorgeous work:

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Truly serene color palette of white, cream and green. Love.

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The gorgeous dining room.

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Romantic.

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Love how the peacock pattern is repeated on the recliner (in upper pic).

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A super stylish lounge. Check out how the picture frames are placed close to each other, like one huge picture installation!

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I adore the way Tobi can create a sophisticated and ‘adult’ room, yet staying on top of the trends. I am sure we will see more to miss Fairley in the future here at theLennoxx! In the mean time, you can check out her website here.

This is one of the most beautiful homes I have ever seen! It is a waterfront home with a coastal theme. The color palette is based on a soft beige and crisp white, with different accent color separating the rooms.

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This living room is gorgeous! One white sofa, one blue and two beige recliners, all pulled together with same color theme cushions!

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Tall gorgeous windows. Open plan. The blinds fits in perfectly.

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In there is the master bedroom. This is the entry.

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Light and bright kitchen.

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Second view of kitchen dining area.

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Master bedroom in beige, white and green. Perfect.

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Master Bathroom in light blue and white.

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One of two guest bedrooms.

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Even the laundry room looks great!

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The entry. What a gorgeous art deco glass door!

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If you like what you see here, go check out this site, where you can view lots more pictures from this home, and if you really really like what you see, you can even BUY IT!!