Coastal Decor

Coastal Christmas Trees

Here are some of the best coastal Christmas tree ideas to get you in the holiday spirit this year. Coastal home decor just doesn’t have to be during the year. You can bring the love of the coast home for the holidays too.

The Coastal Christmas tree idea is from Pottery Barn. This tall and skinny tree is filled with all kinds of coastal theme ornaments and sits on top of a wicker tree stand.

How about a white Christmas tree that makes it look like it is covered with snow. Pastel blue and silver ball ornaments give this a coastal vibe. Starfish ornaments are scattered throughout and even used at the topper.

This coastal Christmas tree is decorated with starfish ornaments, aqua blue tinsel garland and blue and white twinkling lights.

This Christmas tree is decorated with glass rope balls, sand dollars, frosted aqua blue and white ball ornaments and enhanced with springs of white pearl berries.

A different take on a coastal Christmas tree is to bring in beige tones and greenery. Rope balls and white pearlized ornaments a well as pine cones are used to be this a more natural look.

White trees with white lights are definitely in this year. This tree doesn’t need much decorating to bring it to life. Just some blue balls and a few ornaments with a blue tulle fabric complete the look.

DIY Coastal Home Decor Ideas

Give your home a coastal feel without spending a lot of money with these DIY coastal home style accents. From beach front art to coastal home accents, there is something for every room in the house.

You can easily find supplies like shells, rocks, and even driftwood for free depending on where you live. If you want to recreate some of these coastal accents, you will need to grab a variety of supplies to have on hand. Dollar Tree has many of the items you will need including shells, twine, glass vases and candle holders, burlap ribbon, and even sand. They even have glue guns and glue sticks, Mod Podge, paint and paint brushes, sand paper, tape and glue.

If you need wood, your local Lowe’s or Home Depot can supply that but you can also gather free pallets if you search Facebook Marketplace, your local “Buy Nothing” Facebook group and even Craigslist. Sometimes you will spot pallets on the side of the road and you can stop and ask the business owner if you can take them.

Many of these coastal home decor ideas also fit nicely into any Farmhouse style room you have in your home. It even has a name, “Coastal Farmhouse”!

Pottery Barn Inspired Rope Wrapped Sand Dollar Candle holders from Stone Gable give you that high-end look for a lot less.

Shell Succulent Planter (source unknown) can be made by taking multiple shells and hot gluing them together.

Wine Bottle Candle Centerpiece (source unknown). Get a friend to cut the bottom out of 3 wine bottles of various sizes and place them on top of candles. It looks so elegant and it didn’t cost much to put together.

Coastal Sea Glass Farmhouse Candles from Sadie Season Goods combines the look of sea glass with the pattern of fishing net by substituting it for chicken wire.

Round Beach Candle Fishbowl Centerpiece (source unknown). Coastal home decor features a lot of blues and sandy color and LOTS of shell. Here’s another centerpiece that is shells, sand, a glass fishbowl and a candle.

Twine and rope are also a big part of coastal home decor. This Pottery Barn Inspired “Monkey Fist” Rope Knot Lamp made by Down Home Inspiration utilizes basic 3/4″ rope and a little bit of talent to make a monkey fist knot but you’ll have a coastal lamp that costs $25 to make instead of $225 to buy.

If you have a plain shade you want to turn into a Coastal lampshade, try this DIY Sisal Coastal Lamp Shade idea from Sand and Sisal. All you need is some 1/4″ sisal rope and a glue gun and in an instant you have a natural fiber lampshade to add to your coastal home decor.

You probably have seen these wood bead strands all over the Internet, Pinterest and in stores like Homegoods but now you can make a strand yourself and save a buck or two. Sand and Sisal also shows us how easy it is to make them with a box of round wood beads, a drill and hemp cord. In about an hour you’ll have a fantastic strand of beads you can use in your coastal home decor scheme.

If you like to hunt for antiques and spot a printer’s tray or even purchase one on Etsy, you can use it as kind of a shadow box to display a variety of shells. Blesser House shows us how she did it. his is a great accent for your Coastal home.

One of my favorite coastal pieces is this Coastal Driftwood Mirror made by Sustain My Craft Habit. It’s so versatile and can do in any room of the house. If you can’t find driftwood in your area you can buy it on Etsy and even Amazon. You’ll need a 14″ beleveled mirror to complete your project. This mirror is stunning.

This is more of an idea than a coastal craft you make. Lanterns make great table centerpieces. They can also be placed just about anywhere you have a shelf. This lighthouse lantern makes a statement on the dining table. Between Naps on the Porch gives you ways to arrange the table.

DIY Rope or Jute Coasters work up super quick. You just need sisal rope or thick twine and a glue gun.

Source: Marrietta.ru

If you’re going to make rope coasters, why not use some of that rope and make a DIY rope rug that is super useful. You could also turn them into rope placements. Just don’t make the circle as large as you would for the rug.

Rope Placement from City Farmhouse

DIY Rope Cushion from an old tire — Source unknown

Or how about making a coastal rope cushion by covering an old tire with rope. This would look great on the porch or patio.

Continuing with sisal rope, let’s cover an old lamp and make a coastal rope lamp you can be proud of.

Switching gears to sea glass. This unique sea glass table accents any coastal home decor style.

Pallet Beach Coastal Garland from Finding Home Farm is made using a hot glue gun to attach shells, starfish and old Mason jar lids to twine. The twine is then tied to a piece of rope. The wood backdrop is made from old pallets.

Coastal Wood Pallet Shelf can be made to hold all of your coastal goodies like candles and shells.

DIY Coastal Driftwood Headboard — Source: Houzz

After some time beach-combing and acquiring enough flat driftwood you too can create a coastal-style driftwood headboard.

Driftwood Crab Art from Remodelando La Casa is made by taking bits of driftwood and basically laying them out like a puzzle until the pieces fit.

This Coastal Rope Handle Wood Tray from H20 Bungalow can be made in a few hours from start to finish.

This DIY Sea Blue Wood Starburst Mirror from Sgt. Pepper’s Kitchen isn’t made with driftwood but it is made using wood shims. You can purchase them for cheap at your local hardware store and the finished mirror looking stunning once it is painted a sea blue color.

People have been decorating their coastal homes for years with wood buoys. Now you can make your own for cheap. Sense & Serendipity shows us that with a 4×4, a saw, a drill, sandpaper, rope and some paint you can whip some up in no time.

Beach wall art is easy to create. Go to the Dollar Store and get a simple picture frame and a canvas. Paint the canvas a beige or blue color, inset it in the frame, remove the glass and glue a large shell in the center. Or you can purchase it on Etsy.

Dollar Tree Beach Wall Art — **Purchase on Etsy**

10 Beautiful Rustic Wood Centerpiece Boxes

Get inspired by rustic wood centerpieces that you can use to decorate your dining room table, a bench by the window, or even a wedding table centerpiece. Rustic wood makes these natural centerpieces fit in with many home decor settings.

Shop for Wood Table Centerpiece Boxes in our Etsy Shop

Wood Table Centerpiece Box Merry Christmas

Wood Table Centerpiece Box Merry Christmas Cards

Wood Table Centerpiece Box Merry Christmas, Let it Snow

Add Clear or Chalk painted Mason jars to a wood planter and then fill the jars with florals or greenery. Faux or real florals such as lavender, hydrangea or peonies or greenery such as faux boxwoods, will make your centerpiece pop with color. Stones and shells are also good centerpiece fillers. Pillar candles, small pumpkins, boxwoods pieces, and other baubles transform your simple wood box into an awesome centerpiece. The designs choices are endless.

To help you get inspired, we have put together a collection of 10 beautiful wood centerpieces boxes that do not require much skill beyond some basic crafting knowledge.

1. Simply Blessed Rustic Wood Centerpiece Box

This is our own design. We actually used new pine boards to create our wood centerpiece box. We then painted the box with an Espresso brown acrylic paint, and used a sanding block to give it that rustic look, especially on the corner. Instead of buying handles, we made our own out of rope and attached them by drilling two holes in each end of the box and forming knots inside of the box.

The Simply Blessed wording is a vinyl cutout using the Cricut machine. You can create a vinyl stencil and paint the words on, or use white vinyl and create a vinyl sticker, which is much less mess. Once everything was finished we added pea gravel inside of the box around the chalk painted Mason jars to complete our look.

2. Monogrammed Wood Centerpiece Box

Not a fan of mason jars? This centerpiece is a rustic farmhouse planter box that stands are four homemade pegs to elevate its beauty. Add a monogram to make a custom piece. Perfect as a wedding gift. Fill it with peonies or roses for a chic look.

DIY Farmhouse Wooden Box Centerpiece — Lenny and Jenny Designs

3. Reclaimed Wood Centerpiece Box

This is one of the most versatile centerpiece you’ll ever own! These centerpiece boxes can be used for decorating any season or occasion. This box is handmade from rustic weathered pallet and barn wood. Because these boxes are handcrafted, the look of the wood will vary, as no two pieces of wood are the same.

4. DIY Farmhouse Wooden Box Centerpiece

This DIY Farmhouse Wooden Box Centerpiece was made with rustic wood, a few screws and some paint. It’s a super simple project and works up as a cute centerpiece for your table, mantel or wherever you want to put it! The simple elegance of a rustic box with flowers will warm your heart and it’s perfect for spring or decorated for fall or Christmas with greeneries.

Rustic Wood Centerpiece Box — Sophia’s Decor

5. Rustic Wood Centerpiece for a Long Table

Are you hosting a dinner on the patio or on the terrace? Think of highlighting the long table with a rectangular rustic wood box centerpiece, decorated to your personal taste.

We have a tutorial to show you how to make this wooden box

6. Rustic Wedding Wood Centerpiece Box

Add a little rustic flair to your wedding table with this wood centerpiece box with handles. This also makes a lovely gift for new couples. Fill the box with glass jars filled with babies breath or roses.

7. Candlelit Fall Inspired Wood Centerpiece

You will need Mason or Kerr jars and pillar candles to create this look. During the Fall season, fill a wooden centerpiece box with acorns, leaves, cinnamon sticks, mini pumpkins and more.

The secret work is reclaimed.

8. Reclaimed Wood Centerpiece Box

We’re back to Mason jar decor because we find these jars to be so versatile. These Mason jars have been tinted with a Sea Glass spray to make them look like they are made out of sea glass. The wood box is made out of reclaimed barn wood. White hydrangeas complete our decorative wood centerpiece box.

9. Wood Centerpiece Box with Raised Feet

Illuminate your dining table while displaying candles surrounded by succulents. This versatile wood centerpiece box serves as a candle holder and planter for real or faux succulents. Fill it with rocks, moss, plants, wine corks and more. The little feet elevate this wood box to give it a unique look to any decor.

Rustic Wood Centerpiece Boxes — source unknown

10. IKEA Pillar Candles & Eucalyptus Centerpiece

The glow from candles can add atmosphere to any moment as they light up dark. Complete your seasonal décor with festive and elegant white candles, berries and vines.

Do you want to make your own wood Centerpiece box?

We have full step-by-step instructions.

Fun Birdhouses to Make, Sell and Just Enjoy!

Birdhouses are functional but they can also be decorative. We like to paint, use broken china, tiles, embellishments, flowers, and even dollhouse shingles for the roof of our birdhouses. There are so many creative ways you can decorate a birdhouse. Let us give you some ideas.

Let your imagination run wild with these painted birdhouse ideas. Bright colors and fun designs will bring your birdhouse to life and fill your garden with color and flair.

Bright and whimsical colors make this birdhouse a great addition to any garden, indoors or out!

Have you ever thought of using coins or stones to decorate a birdhouse? These birdhouses utilize stones and coins to decorate roofs and walls. These DIY birdhouse are embellished with stones and a roof made out of pennies

DIY Birdhouse with a Pretty Penny Roof — Source: Dream a Little Bigger

Repurpose those old pennies you have lying around and use them to add a roof to a birdhouse. The copper will age over time and turn a nice patina shade. This rustic birdhouse is definitely something fun to create.

How cute is this rock bird house with it’s flower pot. rocking chair, screen door, window box, side window, and dormer roof window added as embellishment. The birds will want to move right in!

Stained Glass Red Blue Bird House

Note the beautiful craftsmanship in the stained glass design on this birdhouse.

Do you have old maps not being used? If you don’t you can always find some at flea markets, thrift shops and yard sales. There are so many things you can do with old maps. Here is an idea for a decorative birdhouse. Amanda took the original idea from Midwest Living Magazine to paint and then glue old maps to her wood birdhouses using Mod Podge.

Create an enchanted feel in your bird garden with the Home Bazaar Windy Ridge Stone Bird House. Blending style with realistic details, this cottage will certainly bring a charming touch to your home or backyard in moments. The stone covered façade lends a rustic feel to the piece, furthered by the faux wood pile, bird house, and window box with fabric flowers.

Mosaic Birdhouses — Desert Rose Art Glass

Blue Tile Mosaic Birdhouse — Elzabieta Frydel

You can make a Rustic pallet wood birdhouse with a license plate for a roof for little or no money. Inspire to Make shows you how on his YouTube channel. It’s a very easy DIY woodworking project for beginners that requires minimum amount of tools.

Add a bit of whimsy to your birdhouse by using an old license plate as the walls. Felt Magnet provides step-by-step instructions for this birdhouse condo.

This Stained Glass Birdhouse is easy to achieve. Purchase an unfinished wood birdhouse or build your own birdhouse, use painter’s tape and create an exquisite stained glass design. Paint inside of the sections, remove the painter’s tape, use a ruler and draw lines around each section with a thin paintbrush and black paint or a Sharpie marker.

Let your creative juices run wild, grab your paints and paintbrushes and paint a garden scene on a birdhouse.

Exquisite Mosaic Bird Baths To Make & Enjoy

Mosaic Bird Baths are so unique all of your friends and neighbors will be envious and want one of their very own. Add a pedestal to your bird bath as a platform. Using a large terracotta saucer, you can create and design the most beautiful mosaic bird bath that doesn’t cost a lot. Use a large terracotta pot turned upside down to create the pedestal base. You can even tile the base if you want or paint it. Just use your imagination. If you don’t want a pedestal just place your bird bath anywhere you like – on a rock, bench, porch, anywhere. Use shades of blue, turquoise, aqua to give your bird bath a calming feel of the ocean.

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Gypsy Sky Mosaic Garden Bird Bath — Jo Sara Designs

The Gypsy Sky Mosaic Garden Bird Bath has a Bohemian feel it and a design which reminds me a bit of tie die, and a bit of a Mandala. The pattern uses shades blue from turquoise to aqua, and dark sapphire to sky, and then is finished with graduating blues as a border.

Blue Green Mosaic Birdbath — whors USA, Inc.

Bright and brilliant mosaic tiles are used to create a gorgeous birdbath that the birds will want to take a splash in. Terracotta flower pots aren’t just for flowers either. Turn a terracotta pot upside down to make the birdbath pedestal.

DIY Mosaic Bird Bath Supplies

If you want to try your hand at making some of these easier mosaic bird baths, here are some of the supplies you will want to keep on hand.

You will need a variety of Tesserae tiles, ceramic tiles, tile cutter (to break plates), tile grout, and some strong Tile Adhesive.

These beautiful mosaic birdbaths are ready for the birds to visit in your garden! These unique designs are made on a terracotta base and includes a range of materials from a broken china to Tesserae tiles and glass pebbles. There are lots of elements which will sparkle through the water in the sunlight.

Mosaic Birdbaths to Make and Enjoy — Mosaics by Hippo

This DIY birdbath project is so simple and inexpensive that even a child can help with it with adult assistance. You will need a terracotta pot and large saucer, spray paint (optional), tiles and glass gems, strong glue such as E-6000 or Gorgilla Glue, white grout and sponges.

Sparkling mirrors and a burst of blue make a beautiful addition to your Spring Garden with this gorgeous concrete and mosaic birdbath that is made with hundreds of pieces of hand cut silver mirror tile, blue Italian glass tile, glass gems and Italian Millefiori.

The pastel tile colors in this mosaic birdbath include pale and light aqua blue, mint green, and pale sea green. The center of the daisy flowers are translucent amber glass which give a lovely depth to the design.

This mosaic bird bath might look difficult or expensive, but it is actually easy to make and the supplies are cheap. You’ll be making many of these DIY bird baths in no time for our garden and to giveaway to friends. Put out several of different designs in your yard, or give them as gifts to bird-loving friends!