East vs. West: Shades with Coastal Style
Generally, when we talk about coastal style for homes, we're referring to an interior design aesthetic inspired by the seaside with elements that reflect its natural beauty and serenity. You'll find organic materials like wood used in coastal décor and a soft color palette based on a neutral white hue. Often, horizontal lines are prevalent in coastal design to draw in a maritime feel. When possible, the coastal style promotes abundant natural light to give the warm and vibrant sense of a day at the beach.
However, while common elements run through all the different styles of coastal décor, subtle nuances between the East and West Coast implementation of this popular design style. Our team is here to help you decide if you fall on the east or west side for new window shades with coastal style for your California home.
East Coast Aesthetic
The East Coast style of coastal décor tends to be more traditional than Western interpretations. This style has tailored lines and a polished feel that elevates the organic elements of coastal décor.
Common Design Elements with East Coast Style
- Natural Materials: For East Coast style, we love using wood blinds to add natural material to décor with a clean look. Hunter Douglas blinds have wood and faux wood options that bring the organic charm of natural hardwood into your home.
- Horizontal Lines: The strong horizontal lines from interior shutters play well with the oceanic ties in coastal décor and the more traditional style of East Coast interior design.
- Color Palette: For an East Coast design, stick with bright white hues with a cooler undertone as the base neutral hue to create that open and airy feel common to coastal décor accented with shades of oceanic blue.
West Coast Aesthetic
The West Coast aesthetic is decidedly more relaxed than the East Coast style but no less sophisticated in its design elements. West Coast coastal décor has an easygoing feel that uses softer lines and warmer hues to invite guests to relax and stay for a while.
Common Design Elements with West Coast Style
- Natural Materials: Woven wood shades bring in the natural element of wood to shades with coastal style but a more relaxed aesthetic than hardwood blinds, making them better suited to the non-chantant gracefulness of the West Coast aesthetic.
- Horizontal Lines: Mimicking the strong lines of shutters but with a softer aesthetic are sheer shades that provide the telltale horizontal elements for coastal style and a range of light control, allowing for abundant illumination.
- Color Palette: Though West Coast colors also use a neutral white hue like its East Coast compatriot, for this style, we're looking for more cream-colored whites with warm undertones accented by blues, greens, and grays.
Find Your Coastal Style Designs Today!
Whether your aesthetic tastes lean towards the East or West Coast, our Don's Drapery Service team is here to help you hone in on your unique interpretation of coastal décor with new shades with coastal style. Shop the Hunter Douglas collection at our showroom near Anaheim, California, by requesting a consultation today. Don's Drapery Service serves the communities of Irvine, Yorba Linda, and Anaheim, California.