See these gorgeous BEACHY dining room decorating ideas and summer tablescape! Lots of summer home decor ideas for entertaining including driftwood, shell and starfish accents and beautiful white place settings!
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I’ve changed up my dining room for summer with some beachy decor – come and see!
Spring in my dining room was all about boxwood and pops of green but for summer I love decorating with watery blues!
Come see my beachy dining room decorating ideas:
Beachy Dining Room Decorating Ideas
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I’ve mentioned before how much I love the beach – I grew up near the shores of a clear northern lake, spending my childhood days chasing minnows, collecting sea glass and driftwood. I have a real soft spot in my heart for the beach.
When our kiddos were young I’d take them every day to the beach too….building sand castles, splashing in the waves.
The beach for me is all about fun family memories and relaxation- so I love to decorate my home with beachy hues of water and sand and lots of shells!
So here is how I brought my dining room to the beach!
I added watery blue candles and napkins to my dining table as well as shells as filler in the rope handled hurricanes.
A vase of white paint dipped branches for a subtle summery look.
I love these tall silver leaf candle holders – aren’t they pretty? Instead of candles I added some driftwood orbs to them for another touch of beach decor. I love using decor items in ways they weren’t necessarily intended!
I placed them on the floor beside my dining room cabinet to create a vignette with my DIY Marbled Paper Wall Art. These candle holders would be beautiful on a mantel or as part of a table centerpiece too.
I also have a bit of an obsession with birch. We are lucky to have lots of birch trees in the forest behind our home so I added these tall birch branches in a vase in the corner of our dining room. I strung a set of globe cafe string lights (which I spray painted gold) onto the branches.
I’ll be adding more beachy decor to my home this summer – stay tuned!
I hope you like my beachy dining room decorating ideas!
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Heather I am just awe-struck with the beachy way you styled these gorgeous candlesticks! The driftwood on top is absolute perfection…you showed us that the candlesticks are truly for all seasons. Your watery blue dining room is full of inspiration my friend xo
Robin you always leave the sweetest comments! Thanks you and I’m so glad you like my beachy dining room!! Happy Summer!
Simple beautiful Heather. I love the crisp, fresh look with a touch of Summer. Your candlesticks are the icing on the cake. Thanks for sharing your ideas. I love your taste.
I’m ga-ga over those candlesticks!! Distressed wood with some glam silver leaf is just so pretty!! Thanks for sharing such lovely compliments! xo Happy Summer!
Those candlesticks look great in your beachy dining room. Love all the white! And the lights on the birch branches… great texture. I love it all!
Those cafe lights are so fun! Thanks for your sweet compliments – Happy Summer!!
You have such beautiful style, Heather! I know I’m going to love whatever you are sharing before I even click over. Just lovely! 🙂
Aw – you are soooo sweet Christy!! Thanks for passing on such lovely compliments – I truly appreciate them!! Hugs and Happy Summer! xo Heather
You make me want to jump in my car and drive to the beach. Well, if the nearest beach wasn’t 8 hours away 🙂 Your dining room is lovely and very summery and just about perfect!
Let’s hit the beach together Pam!! Thanks for your lovely comments – Happy Summer!
Love your beautiful and elegant table Heather! The nautical touches are perfect.
xo
Nancy
Thank you Nancy! I’m glad you like my summer beachy table decor!! Happy Summer!! xo Heather
Absolutely gorgeous! Love your beautiful setting, so cozy and inviting!
Thanks Anne – so sweet of you to say!! Happy Summer!
Oh I love your beachy dining room Heather! And now I’m obsessed with your birch branches! Could you bring me a bunch of those beauties when you pop down to Florida next time?! We can hit the beach 😉 Miss you lady! Have a happy summer!
Thanks Therese for your lovely comments!! Miss you too!! I’m packing now for a visit with those birch branches for you! 😉 Happy Summer!
Heather what a lovely beachy dining room you created! All the touches are so classic and beautiful.
You’re so sweet Jen – thanks for the lovely comments!! Happy Summer – hopefully we’ll get lots of beautiful summer weather!
What a lovely, fresh, cool room! I can hear the waves and seagulls! Great job and those candle holders are lovely. The napkins and shells got me…love them!
Thank you Kim for your sweet compliments!! We don’t often get to the beach these days since we live further away from one…but the next best thing is bringing the beach home! 🙂 Happy Summer!
Very pretty, Heather. I love those candleholders!!
Those candlesticks are beautiful, Heather, and the way you styled them is perfection. They are a wonderful compliment to your beachy dining room. *hugs*
I love that tablescape! The blue candles and napkins add just the right amount of color.
Your dining room table setting is just beautiful! I love that you used blue and white.
Those lights must add a charming glow to your living room at night. Love your entire tablescape. I hope some guests got to enjoy it, too!
Beach it is! The rope handled hurricanes are so simple and elegant and really work with your traditional furnishings in blending the outdoors and the refined indoors. Beautiful. The candlesticks with the driftwood orbs bring the whole room into the beach theme and reflect an air of summer. Who knew! I also used the globe lights, but never thought of painting them. It looks fantastic on the birch as it doesn’t distract. Thank you for sharing this wonderful look with us.
I’m so thrilled you like my out of the box decor idea of adding driftwood orbs to the gorgeous candlesticks!! It was so fun to decorate my home with Balsam Hill decor and accessories! Happy Summer!