Coastal Pottery Barn Living Room on a Budget
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Today I am sharing how to get a coastal Pottery Barn living room on a budget. Do you love the Pottery Barn look but not their prices? I am right there with you. I recently helped a friend decorate their new living room on a budget featuring a coastal Pottery Barn living room theme.
My friend wanted a Pottery Barn look but didn’t want to spend thousands of dollars. She did end up getting a coffee table and side table at Pottery Barn when they were on sale, and honestly, sometimes you just need to wait for the sales when you are decorating on a budget.
Pottery Barn Living Room
How Do You Decorate A Coastal Living Room
- Paint walls light blue, light green or white
- Paint trim and interior doors white
- Consider painting interior doors light blue if walls are white
- Slipcovered furniture
- Wood toned end tables
- Seagrass and rattan furniture
- Jute or natural fiber rugs
- Coastal themed art work
- Coastal themed decor
- Organic textures and earth toned colors
Your wall color is one of the easiest most affordable places to start when decorating a Pottery Barn styled room. The blue paint color on the wall is Mount Saint Ann by Benjamin Moore. The blue gray color provides a neutral beautiful backdrop indicative of coastal design.
The wall color with bright white trim is pretty fabulous right? Chantilly Lace by Benjamin Moore is my favorite neutral white paint (see it in our lake house) and looks fabulous paired with the blue Mount Saint Ann color.
To start this makeover, they needed all new furnishings. They recently moved into their new home and had nothing to start with so they did invest in some key furniture pieces.
Sofa
They ended up getting their slipcovered sectional from a local retailer here in Mass for about $2300. This sectional from Wayfair (click here) is similar and this smaller sectional (click here) I had at my old house. Both are great options! If buying a white slipcovered couch is not in your budget, you can purchase a white slipcover to put over your existing couch. I have done that in the past and stapled the slipcover to the couch to keep it in place.
Be sure to checkout my latest, “affordable sectionals and where to buy” post for great deals on buying the perfect sectional or sofa.
Related: our modern living room with white walls and blue decor accents
Coastal Rug
The blue and white rug is from a local retailer but this rug option will get you the white and blue pattern look.
Wood Furniture
This coffee table and this round end table are two options. Her sofa table is sold out but you can easily get the look with this one.
Pottery Barn Living Room Ideas
Their end table, coffee table and sofa are all from Pottery Barn (they were on sale and she had a gift card) but the key to getting the Coastal Pottery Barn look is to layer in deep warm wood tones with white (or light colored) furniture.
We mixed in varying sisal and wicker elements from HomeGoods and Amazon which often you can find at Pottery Barn, but at a high dollar amount. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE Pottery Barn but often wait for their sales.
Secret Shopping Tip:
Did you know that the Amazon Brand – Stone and Beam is the Pottery Barn “look-a-like” brand? If you like the Pottery Barn decorating style, it’s definitely worth a look. We have several pieces and I have been very impressed with the quality and design.
If you like West Elm, check out Amazon’s brand, Rivit!
To achieve the coastal look, we went to Home Depot and got a few indoor/outdoor plants. Large rooms need plants and placing the plants and corners or behind a couch (next to a sofa table) are usually great spots for them.
Shopping Options:
Wicker Basket | Tall Wicker Basket | Ceramic Planter | Coastal Planter | Rattan Tray | Vase | Tray 2 |
Throw Pillows
Layering blue pillows (like this one) and this blue and white block pillow will help add a coastal look. This textured pillow and sand toned decor elements + coastal print pillows like this one will help you achieve this look in no time.
Pottery Barn Inspiration
The Coastal Pottery Barn look is all about texture and color. Like I said, blues, whites and sand colors all look great together giving beautiful results but you also need to mix in varying elements of texture through pillows and throws.
We decided to mix blue stripes and paisley designs and a hint of green on the couch and chair. The green is also introduced through the plants. The slipcovered striped chair and ottoman are also from a local retailer here in Mass but keep reading, I will share options at the bottom of the post.
The wooden off white lamp (this one is similar) from HomeGoods is to die for and was the perfect accent near the sofa table and slipcovered chair. Not only is it functional but it added the necessary height behind the chair.
Pottery Barn Coastal Decor
TIP: when it comes to buying decorative accents. Don’t over think them! We knew our color scheme was white, blue and sand. So when shopping for coastal decor, we simply purchased items in those colors. Anything sisal, wicker, sand, white or blue will most likely always give you a coastal feel, especially if they are boats! -ha
Want to see more of their beautiful house? Check out their waterfront blue lakeside deck living space (click here) I helped them style about a month ago. It’s a winner for sure!
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Hope you enjoyed these easy tips to achieve the Coastal Pottery Barn living room on a budget. If you are looking for more coastal living room ideas, be sure to click through this post, “decorate a coastal living room like a professional designer.”
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I love this room! I live in Mass and am wondering where the couch is from? Jordan’s? Also what color did you go with! Would love to have in my back pocket as I try and convince my husband that we need a new couch 🙂
Yes Jordans! I will find out the exact color but it’s their only off white sectional color choice
Lovely room! Great job! What is the light blue wall color? Would love to paint my sunroom that color. I am a fan of blue and yellow with white.
Thank you.
So pretty and welcoming! Love the ducks in boots–can you share where they came from? Prayers still continue for you and your entire family.
Wow, your living room looks amazing! I simply love the style and the color palette. Thank you for sharing the pics!
Homegoods 🙂
So beautiful!
I love the wall coler!