The Best Ponte Vedra Beach Home Accessories Often Come From Found Materials

People who own a house by the ocean, whether they live in it year round or use it as a vacation getaway, are very lucky. Some people purchase large, multiple story ocean side residences with plenty of room for large families. Others buy cozy cottages that are best suited for one or two inhabitants. Homeowners just south of Jacksonville often pour over style magazines and websites for interesting Ponte Vedra beach home accessories.

It is not unusual for architects and builders to plan homes on the ocean that are full of light and glass. If possible, designers select no, or minimal, window treatments so as not to interfere with the indoor outdoor effect. The hues and tones of its exterior surroundings can be brought inside in wide variety of ways.

Most designers suggest owners paint interior walls in some shade of white, ocean blue, or aqua. A lot of homeowners use a neutral palette for furnishings and accessories. Others incorporate splashes of color into their designs, but are careful to limit their choices to a maximum of three accent colors. Pink, green, coral, and purple make good choices.

With such wonderful scenery as a backdrop, accessorizing with found materials seems like a natural extension of the outside. Driftwood pieces are unique examples of a way to make a dramatic, yet natural, statement. The pieces vary widely in size and complexity. Glass top coffee and end tables with driftwood bases make excellent and functional furniture. An interesting driftwood formation mounted onto a wall will become instant art.

Pebbles, starfish, sand dollars, and shells are usually abundant on the beaches of the Atlantic. They are easily retrieved and can be cleaned, dried, and placed in glass jars or added to an existing arrangement. Cleaning these objects will reduce the possibility that they will begin to give off extremely unpleasant odors. Arranging an assortment of these shells, sea horses, and dollars, and photos in a shadowbox can become a focal point in a room.

Ships are a natural choice for accessorizing houses by the ocean. There are many ways to incorporate a nautical theme into design. People who collect miniature ships and boats might want to set up shelves to show off their finds. Ship wheels, anchors, and knotted ropes are other accessorizing possibilities. Creative use of teak, bamboo, and rattan is a great way to pull all the elements of a nautical design together.

The use of painted and distressed furnishings is common in ocean front houses. They can be used as the principle design element in a room or placed strategically throughout the residence. Glass bottles are an interesting complement to this type of design. They can be strung in the corner of a porch or patio. They can also be turned into wind chimes.

The possible uses of found materials from the ocean edges are limited only by the finder's imagination. The end result may outshine even the most expensive purchased accessory. Accessories created from natural objects are unique and priceless.