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Seaside StyleWith so many miles of coastline, it’s no surprise that the nautical

interiors trend is ever-present in Devon. Anna Turns meets industry insiders and ocean obsessives to bring you up-to-date

ways to use this nautical theme in your home

Whether you already have a spectacular sea view or

just wish you lived closer to the beach, with a few stylish steps you can transform your interior into a seaside escape. “We are always collecting nautical bits and bobs,” says Nick Philbedge, who runs Love the Sea Gallery in Salcombe with his wife, Tina. “An old broken oar can be transformed into a prize possession to adorn your wall when presented in the right way.”

As well as trawling boat jumbles and old chandlery shops, Nick and Tina also love collecting dri� wood from the beach, and as Nick explains: “The more knarled and weathered, the be� er.” The couple are always on the lookout for washed-up treasures. “From old fl oats to washed-out old rope,

With a few stylish steps you can transformyour interior into a seaside escape

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it is all good for the home, great fun to collect and absolutely free,” he adds.

For the walls“An effective way to create a coastal style is to add tongue and groove panelling, either halfway up your walls or up entire walls, depending on the space,” says Holly Keeling, Interior Designer.

Choose eye-catching artwork as a feature and then develop

your colour scheme gradually around this, adding accent colours. Teignmouth-based artist Laura Wall creates fun illustrations of seaside towns for her series ‘Love at the Seaside’, while Torquay-based painter Emma Carter creates dramatic fine art seascapes.

For the galley“Go in at the deep end with co-ordinated units, tiles, flooring and accessories, or simply add accents

Chose artwork as a feature, then develop your colour scheme around this

to your new neutral kitchen with fabrics and bright splashbacks,” explains Ian Thomas, Director at Inline Kitchens. “My favourite 2014 designs are Mereway Kitchen’s contemporary driftwood-inspired door, and slab-style, sprayed or woodgrain doors.”

Claire Feasby, Inline Kitchens’ Interior Designer, enjoys working with fabrics from Romo and shares her colour advice: “Add a light and airy feel with blues, reds, whites,

Seacape by Emma Carter

Blue Anchor by Nick Philbedge. Love the Sea Gallery, Salcombe

Lazy Afternoon, Teignmouth by Laura Wall. Prints available at Blue Indigo Gallery, Teignmouth

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pastel and putty colours to give a clean, sharp look during summer, while retaining a sense of relaxed summer days throughout winter.”

For simple touches, make a driftwood spice shelf, spread an eco message with mugs from Surfers Against Sewage, or choose hand-painted ‘ships’ crockery from

Susie Watson Designs. Plymouth artist Debby Mason’s marine wildlife etchings printed on tea towels and aprons can even make the washing up more fun.

Below deckHolly Keeling explains that the layering of pale and neutral

shades is key for this look. “Source natural materials, distressed wood furniture, rattan, hessian rugs and wicker baskets,” she advises. “Scour car boot sales for glass bottles and ships lanterns, and invest in some timeless striped linen by Ian Mankin or Clarke & Clarke.” Build a natural blend of greens and blues with mix-and-match sea colour fabrics and throw in block colours, nautical stripes or gingham for a rustic style. Holly also suggests using outdoor lighting in the interior of coastal properties, and limewashing wooden floorboards or using driftwood-effect Amtico vinyl.

For little onesYou can experiment with themed fabrics for your young pirates and mermaids, but if you want to go one step further, designer Amelia Isaac at Barnstaple’s The Sign Shop suggests printing a design on tiles, kitchen worktops or wood. Laura Wall’s beach hut

This bespoke design from Inline Kitchens overlooks the River Dart and embraces coastal style with bright units and accessories

Quba Sails sofas echo the boats sailing down the River Dart at 35 Dart Marina, Dartmouth: coastandcountry.co.uk

Handpainted mini pitcher, ideal for milk or cream. £16. Susie Watson Designs, Salcombe

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Get the look

Artwork:laurawall.comemmacarter.comnickphilbedge.com Interior design:hollykeeling.co.ukeverysign.co.uk

Kitchens:inlinekitchens.co.uksas.org.ukdebbymason.comsusiewatsondesigns.co.uk

Lighting and accessories:amoslighting.co.ukgraceandgloryhome.co.uk

Willow crab pots:crabpotcellars@hotmail.com

has been digitally printed onto veneered plywood to create unique changing rooms in an Ilfracombe shop, but why not do something similar in your child’s bedroom: how about a pirate ship wardrobe?

On the deckYou’ll be amazed at how colourful and eff ective buoys, fi shing net

and rope can be when hung in the right way. Or why not even install an old wooden dingy as a raised vegetable bed? Keep in sync with the sea by hanging Grace & Glory’s all-weather tide clock by the back door, and if you are feeling cra� y, make a traditional willow crab pot with Hope Cove weaver, Sue Morgan. The world is your oyster!

A new wave of accessories: • Give a vintage boatyard

sign a new lease of life on your kitchen wall

• Paint your garden furniture in blues or whites

• Fix oars along your stairway to create or decorate banisters

• Hang a willow anchor above a doorway

• Learn how to splice and show off your rustic ropework with a monkey fi st doorstop

• Buy a handmade driftwood clock with hidden storage space

A new wave of

Changing beach huts installed in Adrift, Ilfracombe, by The Sign Shop

Love the Sea Gallery

Boat jumble:27 September. 10am.

Newton Abbot Racecourse, £3.

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