Ambient Lighting By the Sea!

Ambient lighting is the basic and main lighting source for a room. Sunlight is beautiful and natural ambient lighting. A ceiling chandelier will provide softness to your seaside space and make your room more welcoming by eliminating contrasts. Ambient lighting should be bright enough that your room does not look dark, but soft enough that your room does not feel washed out by a flood of bright light.

Ambient lighting can set the mood for your whole room, and the choices in style are plentiful. The beautiful view and lighting choice above in the dining room is from Coastal Living Magazine. We have chosen a few of our favorite seaside chandeliers from By the Sea Decor to add not only ambient lighting, but a striking decorating accent to your space.

Sea Urchins . . . By the Sea!

Sea urchins are amazing! Often referred to as the "hedgehog of the sea", these creatures are found on the ocean bottom near rocky shores and are usually only 2-4" in size. In all the years we have been visiting our NJ beach, I have only found one sea urchin in my many, many shell expeditions! It is adorably tiny and a beautiful shade of purple.

At By the Sea Decor you will find some unique sea urchin inspired products to decorate your coastal home. Our Stacked Sea Urchin Lamp has a subtle base of sea urchins with a pop of coral on its shade. Also available with a shiny silver base and a neutral shade to bring some seaside sparkle to your space.

Our pillow collection features sea urchins in many varieties. The Eco-Art Sea Urchin pillow shown above is made from organic cotton with a pillow insert made from ecofill fiber. Isola Bella has sea urchin coastal pillows hand-painted with earth-friendly inks on a 100% natural linen background in either natural or vibrant violet.

Need linens? Isola Bella has another exquisite collection of sea urchins on linen table runners and cocktail napkins. Not to mention their sterling silver jewelry line of sea urchin earrings and necklaces.

One of our favorite coastal decor accessories is our sea urchin vase available in two sizes: 12" diameter, 5" in height or 15" diameter and 8" in height. Perfect on your seaside table or shelf.

Love sea urchins? We have you covered!

New Glass Coastal Decor Lamps!!

We are excited about this brand new coastal collection of glass lamps by Regina Andrew. They remind us of sea glass washed upon the shore, which always brings us back to our favorite place . . . the beach. The large glass base gives this lighting choice a cool, light feel in any summer room. Available in perfect Baha Blue, Stardust and Ice Cube! All measuring a substantial 28 1/2" in height with a coordinating neutral 15" diameter shade. The simple lines of this coastal lighting will give your seaside room a contemporary ambiance. Not to mention the feel of sea glass!

It's Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas - Day 18 of our Holiday Gift Guide - Coastal Decor Lighting

Surprise someone on your list with a unique, yet classic coastal decor lamp. Our stacked sea urchin lamp is available in natural with a beautiful coral shade or a silver urchin base with a neutral shade. Coral on a lucite base is always a classic element in your seaside setting. Mother of Pearl column lamps available with a round or square base will give your coastal setting an elegant look. Our new barnacle lamp will bring a little bit of the sea to your space. In stock and ready to ship! Sorry, gift-wrapping is not available on lamps. Remember to take advantage of your 10% SLEIGH coupon -- it expires 12/22!!! Happy Holidays!!!!

A few of our Favorite Turquoise Things!!

We love the shade of turquoise for life at the beach! It is such a soothing color and works so well with taupe, sand and white. Our store has a large collection of everything turquoise. From small sugar and creamer sets to pillows, to lamps, to artwork. Guest towels, table linens and our ever-popular starfish glassware. Bring a clean fresh feel to your seaside retreat with a splash or two of turquoise.

Our New Coastal Lighting is Arriving!

Well, after a rather long anticipated wait, our new coastal lighting collection from Regina Andrew is arriving . . . slowly . . . but worth the wait! We have recently received the Coral & Chrome and Barnacle Lamps and they are beautiful. The Barnacle Lamp has a resin barnacle base in a rectangular shape with a large oval shade. The Coral & Chrome Lamp has a coral branch base resting on a small cube of lucite and chrome. The shade is a very updated square shape. Regina Andrew lighting offers wonderful quality and some great lighting choices in their new coastal collection. We are still awaiting the delicate Ribbon Coral Lamp and the updated version of their Capiz Mother of Pearl column lamp, this one with a square base.

Coastal Decor Lighting

The choices! Coastal decor lighting has grown since the days of Old Salty as a lamp base. Choices in coral studies bring a natural seaside element to your space. These coral pieces are usually intricately designed with resin and very realistic. Driftwood also brings us seaside. The Bodega driftwood lamp by Arteriors adds a bleached driftwood look to your table top. Tropical touches are found in updated rattan and wicker pieces. Shells are now intricately placed on lamp bases as works of art that double as lighting choices. The price points are varied to make coastal lighting choices in a range of prices.

In redecorating our beach house, I chose many of the lamps we carry at By the Sea Decor. My husband says that sometimes I am my own best customer! It is true, because I tend to select products that I would use in my home! I used the Capiz column lamps in our bedroom, and, believe it or not, used two of the same! They are classically elegant and enhance our blue and white theme there. The branch coral lamp from Regina Andrew is in our entrance on a console table next to another one of my endless shell collections. Our guest bedroom is home to the Capiz sealife lamps also by Regina Andrew. Another room hosts one of my favorites . . . the stacked sea urchin lamp . . . the base is a collection of sea urchins while the lamp shade is a deep coral. I am still working on the finishing touches for the living room. I think I may do something like the Arteriors Iced Nautilus lamp to bring another color tone into our aqua and taupe room. We'll see what transpires!



Many beach decor lamps are now used as a subtle yet important decorating elements in a room. Chandeliers can make the most dramatic decorating statements as their focal point in a room. And the best part is, lamps do not have to come in pairs anymore . . . mixing and matching coastal lamps can make the most interesting statement of all.