«The mollusk, of the house the tenant is understood from the shell.» Paraphrasing improperly the words of Víctor Hugo, the Personality of your beach house You cannot trust sea stars, shells and anchors, but, as you are not Richard Branson and at most you will spend three weeks in this house, feel free to dare with prints and iconic objects, you will not get bored. «
4. Look for old furniture
«It is our noticing the one who puts the objects in a room, our habit that takes them out again and frees us space.» This beautiful thought of Proust should not lead you to think that if you don't know where to place your grandmother's furniture, Your beach house is not the solution. Especially when you have little space, it is better to choose some elements that fulfill several functions, hybrid furniture, versatile and designed for the space to be inhabited, «explains Francesca Venturoni.
Here is also the ideas of the architect and interior designer Roberto Palomba, by Palomba Serafini Associati, about How to furnish a beach houseeven when the space is limited.
5. Play with the light
«As if it were a white box, choose floors and walls of the same material and color. The bright white resin will give you a feeling of amplitude and luminosity in a small space. On the sea, the most important thing is the light, which constantly changes from the morning of the morning to the golden yellow of the sunset. That is why it is important to create an environment in which to project all the colors of the sea, which as a mirror reflect the color of the light.
6. Enter color touches
«In a small space you can also include color accents, but the important thing is that they are primary. From the blue and green tones, which remind the sea, to the warm colors of the burgundy, through orange and gold beige It is definitely prohibited. «