Who needs a vacation to get in on the beach vibes when you can get everything you want in the comfort of your home? Add a few fun elements to your home and you can live in a coastal-inspired haven 24/7. Sun, sand, and surf, from décor to comfort, here’s how to create the ultimate beach resort experience right at home.
1. Create a Soothing Soundscape
The sound of the ocean helps you feel like you’re toes in the sand. So, set up a mini-fountain on your porch or crank up a nature sound machine playing breaking waves. Add wind chimes to the patio and listen to that beachy soundtrack soar like the seagulls.
2. Bring Beachy Scents Indoors
Scents can help conjure a setting. Use light candles or essential oil diffusers featuring scents like coconut, Aurelian, or pineapple, or whip up your own potpourri with a fragrant pot of water simmering with orange slices, whole cloves, cinnamon sticks, and a teaspoon of vanilla.
3. Upgrade Your Outdoor Space with Hot Tub Accessories
Claim your backyard as a beach paradise; use cheerful hot tub accessories to create a special place. Pop in waterproof LED lights or a floating cup holder and you’ve got vacation vibes galore. Add a few bath sheets and a cooler of your favorite canned sips, and you’re set for a staycation.
4. Add Pops of Color and Texture
Incorporate some of the colors of the tropics in your decor—all those gorgeous blues, turquoise, creams, and corals. Adding a few throw pillows in watery blues or tans, a sandy shag rug, or simple coral illustrations can give your bedroom that top-of-the-lagoon look.
5. Create a Coastal Lounge Area
Create a beach-worthy nook, indoor or outdoor, with hammocks or oversized throw pillows piled deep on striped beach towels. Hang a few strings of fairy lights, an abundance of candles, real or LED, in ‘fruity’ scents, and settle in like you’re hours past happy hour.
6. Go Big with Greenery
Fill your space with potted palms, ferns, and monstera to get that outdoors-in feel. Don’t have a green thumb? Get faux plants; you will have zero concerns about bugs or wilting. The look will totally change the feel of your staycation spot.
7. Serve Resort-Worthy Cocktails
Get that frozen drink vibe going with a personal piña colada – or two. Is your bar already prepped with sliced pineapples, a muddler, a shaker, and hurricane cups? Even better. Cocktails can keep you cool and make your day feel like apres-surf every afternoon.
8. Let the Light Shine In
The ability to let the light in or block it out is a luxury resort hallmark. Time to ditch those heavy curtains at home — too hot — and install a few well-placed mirrors to bounce light around. When the sun goes down, twinkly string lights or dimmable sconces are super beachy.
Your Private Resort Awaits
With these guiding principles, you can make your home your vacation destination. Just throw on a shirt and some sandals, blend yourself up a frosty beverage with a little paper umbrella, and you’ll be surfing an endless summer right in your backyard.
