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The Summer I Turned Pretty: Coastal Nostalgia Inspired Home Decor and Interior Design
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items The Fisher beach house in The Summer I Turned Pretty is a home that has been used for decades and shows it in the best possible way. Sun-bleached wood, linen that has been washed too many times, blue and white ceramics that have been on the same shel...full styling guide on the blog for more on how the show's design captures that feeling and how to bring it home. This list contains affiliate links. If you choose to purchase any of these items, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.
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Decor and Objects
Furniture
Lighting
Textiles
Wall Decor
Decor and Objects
A pewter clam shell bowl from the 1960s is the coastal object that earns its place by being genuinely old rather than coastal-themed. The Wilton Armetale form reads sculptural and slightly unexpected - more interesting than a decorative shell, more m...
Mid-Century Modern Pewter Clam Shell Bowl | 1960s Wilton Armetale, Vintage Coffee Table Decor
A cowrie shell sculpture on a coffee table or shelf is the coastal object that reads handmade and personal rather than purchased from a beach shop. The natural shells in an organic arrangement belong in a summer house where things from outside make t...
Handmade Cowrie Shell Table Decor: Coastal Boho Sculpture
A ceramic shell dish in an organic glaze is the smaller, more intimate coastal object for a nightstand, a bathroom shelf, or a bookcase surface. The sculptural form is delicate enough to belong in a bedroom without reading decorative in the overdone ...
Vintage Ceramic Shell Dish | Sculptural Ceramic Shelf Styling Object in Organic Modern Style
An etched brass bud vase on a coffee table tray or a bookshelf beside the pottery vases brings a warm metallic note into the otherwise natural material palette. A single stem or none at all. The vintage etching gives it the kind of quiet detail that ...
MCM Brass Bud Vase | Etched Vintage Coffee Table Decor
A bamboo rattan chest with brass hinges sits on a coffee table or a shelf and holds whatever the summer house accumulates - cards, small objects, things worth keeping. The natural material and aged brass read coastal and collected at once. Use it as ...
Vintage Bamboo Rattan Chest with Brass Hinges | Small Coffee Table & Keepsake Box
A blue and white porcelain jardiniere holds a plant, a fern, or dried branches and brings the show's signature color pairing into a larger object. The traditional blue and white porcelain pattern reads slightly heirloom - the kind of piece a family w...
blue and white porcelain jardiniere for indoor or outdoor use
Two metal trays in a coastal living room organize the coffee table surface without making it feel managed. Use the larger one as the base for a vignette - candle, shell object, small book - and the smaller one on a side table for a glass and a remote...
Deco 79 Metal Living Room Tray Set of 2
A silver faux bamboo tray brings the material language of rattan and natural fiber into something more refined. The silver plate reads slightly formal against the casual coastal palette - which is exactly the kind of mix that makes a summer house fee...
Silver Plated Faux Bamboo Trivet or Tray | Unique Coffee Table Decor | Metal Bookmark for Small Shelf Styling
A silver MCM wine rack on a kitchen counter or bar surface in a summer house is the detail that signals the adults in the house have good taste and plan to use it this evening. The open metal frame reads sculptural beside rattan and natural materials...
Midcentury Modern Silver Wine Rack or Metal Shelf | Minimalist French Country Countertop Decor or Narrow Entryway Table Organizer
A cream bamboo magazine rack beside the sofa holds the summer reading stack in a way that makes the room feel occupied and alive. Bamboo in a coastal interior reads naturally without being theme-forward. Fill it with actual magazines, paperbacks, or ...
Vintage Bamboo Magazine Rack Cream Color
Wooden sailboat bookends on the mid-century bookcase hold the summer reading upright with a detail that fits the setting without making a scene of it. The natural wood finish keeps them from reading kitschy. Heavy enough to do the job, designed well ...
Sailboat bookends made of wood, precision detailed and heavy. Nautical themed bookshelf and office decor, natural finish
A carved wood fish on a stand is the coastal object that avoids being a cliché by being handmade and slightly sculptural rather than decorative. It belongs on a bookshelf between the sailboat bookends and the studio pottery vase - the kind of thing a...
Hand Carved Wood Fish on Stand
A cluster of small vintage brass oval frames on a console, nightstand, or bookshelf holds the photographs that make a summer house feel like a family one. The easel backs mean they stand without being hung. The 1980s gold tone reads warm and slightly...
Vintage Brass Oval Easel Back Picture Frames: Choice - 80's Small Gold Tabletop Photo Frames
A coffee table book on antique furniture belongs in a summer house living room where the furniture itself has a history. Stack it at the base of a tray vignette with the ceramic objects on top. It signals that the house has been collecting and apprec...
Unique Coffee Table Book on Antique Furniture | Perfect Bookcase Decor | Vintage Entryway Organizers and Sofa Table Styling
A Van Gogh book on a shelf in a coastal summer house suggests that the people who come here read and look at things when they are not at the beach. The warm palette of the cover works beside blue and white objects on the same shelf. The kind of book ...
Unique Coffee Table Book About Vincent Van Gogh | Vintage French Country Decor | Entryway or Bookshelf Decor for Book Lovers
A studio pottery vase in an earthy glaze holds dried grasses, a few beach stems, or nothing at all. The handmade quality shows in the surface variation and the weight. On a bookshelf or a console beside the brass frames and the bamboo chest, it reads...
Vintage Studio Pottery Vase | Sculptural Ceramic Shelf Styling Object in Organic Modern Style
A larger handmade pottery vase in warm brown belongs on the coffee table or a shelf where its scale can read properly. The midcentury modern silhouette and the handmade surface give it the kind of presence that a mass-produced piece never manages. Fi...
Vintage Brown Handmade Pottery Flower Vase | Ceramic Sculpture for Bookcase or Large Coffee Table | Midcentury Modern Minimalist Decor
Furniture
A generous modular chaise in a neutral upholstery is the living room piece that makes a summer house feel genuinely comfortable rather than just decorated. The bumper form is relaxed and welcoming - the kind of sofa that gets claimed immediately and ...
Denver Modular Bumper Chaise
A beige upholstered accent chair pulls beside the chaise or into a reading corner and completes the seating without matching it precisely. The included pillows give it enough layering out of the box for a space that is still being built toward. Neutr...
ONBRILL Accent Chair w/ 3 Pillows, Beige
A honey wicker coffee table in a coastal living room reads like it has been there since the house was first furnished. The natural material works with jute rugs, linen upholstery, and ceramic objects on the surface. Use it inside or on a covered porc...
Jeco Carell Wicker Patio Coffee Table Honey
A simple light brown side table beside a reading chair or the end of a chaise holds a lamp, a glass, and whatever is being read this week. Unfussy form, honest material. The kind of piece that disappears into a room in the best way - present and usef...
Christopher Knight Home Side Table, Light Brown
A metal bed frame with a simple headboard is the bedroom anchor that keeps everything else from floating. White or cream metal reads coastal and clean - the kind of bed that looks right under a blue quilt with linen pillows and morning light coming t...
Yaheetech Queen Metal Bed Frame w/ Headboard
A clover green nightstand in a coastal bedroom introduces the earthy green note that appears throughout the show's color story — it reads like something brought in from the garden or the dunes. Two drawers keep it functional. The color pops warmly ag...
HOME IMPORTS EMPORIUM Night Stand 16 in. x 22 in. Clover Green Rectangle End Table Wood Laminate Top with 2-Drawers for Bedroom VL-12-ET-440-HD
A black accent table with drawers provides the dark contrast note the otherwise cream and sandy palette needs. In the Fisher house, darker furniture pieces ground the lighter textiles and keep the room from reading washed out. Two drawers mean it doe...
Ameriwood Franklin Accent Table, 2 Drawers, Black
A compact mid-century bookcase holds the summer reading, the shells collected from the beach, and the decorative objects that accumulate in a house that people keep returning to. The open shelves invite styling rather than hiding - fill them loosely ...
Mid Century Bookcase. Modern Bookcase. Industrial Bookcase. Small Bookcase. Book Stand. Wood Bookcase. Kids Book Shelf.
Lighting
A white ceramic base with a rattan shade is the living room or bedside lamp for a coastal interior that wants warmth without weight. The rattan shade diffuses light softly and reads natural beside linen and jute. The Studio McGee collaboration means ...
18.5"x11" Ceramic Table Lamp with Rattan Shade White - Threshold™ designed with Studio McGee: Nightstand Wicker Lighting
A navy and white ceramic lamp brings the show's signature color pairing into a functional object. The LED base means it works in a bedroom where a warm, low light is wanted for reading. Navy reads deeply coastal beside sandy and cream tones without p...
JONATHAN Y 21.5" White Navy Ceramic LED Lamp
A double wall sconce with linen shades above a bed or beside a bathroom mirror adds the warm layered light that makes a summer house bedroom feel genuinely restful. The vintage form and natural linen shade read relaxed and considered. Two lights from...
PERMO Vintage Double Sconce 2-Lights Linen Shade
A seahorse ceramic lamp base is the coastal reference that earns its place by being beautiful rather than literal. White ceramic, wooden base, included shade - it belongs on a nightstand or a console in a bedroom that is already pulling in blue and c...
White Ceramic Coastal Seahorse Table Lamp with Wooden Base. Included Lamp Shade
Textiles
A large chunky jute rug in off-white is the single most impactful floor decision for this aesthetic. The natural fiber texture reads coastal and organic. The scale anchors a full living room seating area. Jute wears beautifully in a high-use summer h...
nuLOOM Natura Chunky Loop Jute Off-White 10 ft. x 13 ft. Farmhouse Area Rug NCCL01E-960126
An embroidered parrot on velvet is the unexpected pillow that makes a neutral sofa come alive. The tropical design reads playful and slightly vintage - like something that arrived in the house one summer and never left. Layer it beside the white line...
Embroidered Parrot Velvet Pillow Cover, Tropical Jungle Design, 18x18
White linen with red piping is the classic coastal color combination that never reads overdone when the rest of the room is already doing its job. The piping detail elevates what would otherwise be a plain white pillow into something with just enough...
White Pillow with Red Pipping,White Linen Throw Pillow,Red Pipping Pillowcase,Decorativ Throw Pillow,Sofa and Couch Pillow,Halloween Gift
A coastal patio pillow cover in a larger format works both indoors on the chaise and outdoors on a covered porch where the living room extends. The coastal print language - stripes, natural tones, ocean references - fits the Fisher house without bein...
Hofdeco Coastal Patio Throw Pillow Cover 20x20
Off-white linen with a grosgrain trim in light blue is the pillow that ties the cream and blue palette together in a single object. The grosgrain detail is the kind of quiet design decision that makes a pillow feel considered rather than generic. Use...
Off White Linen Pillow Cover, Light Blue Grosgrain Trim
A blue floral quilt in a summer house bedroom is one of those details that reads immediately as right - the pattern, the scale, the color all belong. Walled Garden Blue has the faded-slightly-in-the-sun quality that makes a bedroom feel like it has b...
Laura Ashley Twin Quilt Set, Walled Garden Blue
A clean blue duvet cover set for the primary bedroom reads fresh and coastal without any pattern to manage. The solid blue grounds the room while everything else - lamps, frames, objects - provides the texture and interest. Three pieces means enough ...
Bedsure King Duvet Cover Set Blue 3PC
Wall Decor
A vintage-style painting of children playing at the shoreline is the wall piece that captures the emotional register of this show more than anything else on this list. It reads nostalgic, sun-warmed, and entirely at home in a beach house living room ...
Vintage Summer Painting | Children Beach Wall | Art Kids Playing | Painting Farmhouse Children | Wall Art Shoreline Summer | Landscape Art
Blue and white toile removable wallpaper on a bedroom feature wall or an alcove brings the classic coastal color story into an architectural moment. The toile pattern reads vintage and slightly storybook - pastoral scenes in navy blue on white ground...
Toile Peel and Stick Wallpaper: Blue & White Farmhouse Removable Wallpaper
A set of maritime signal flag prints framed in a row above a bed or desk brings the nautical reference in through language rather than imagery - the flags communicate something, which makes them more interesting than a painted anchor. The graphic qua...
Maritime Signal Flags Giclee Set No. 2, Coastal Art Prints