Layer the room with a super soft hand. Stripes are your friend here, simple stripes that remind you of deckchairs and old beach towels, slightly faded and certainly not graphic. Mix and match your bedroom textiles with washed out cottons, light quilts and easy open and hand made weaves. You're not trying too hard here, you have created just enough depth to keep your eye moving and thinking "ohhh, thats lovely." It all comes together so very nicely when you let it be a bit undone, almost flopping things around the room.

Let the room settle into itself. A throw left to fall where it lands, cushions that are placed, not pouffed. It has a familiar, slightly nostalgic charm, like long summer holiday days that blur into each other. Comfortable, easy and joyful to be around.

Keep the light soft and natural. Let daylight do the work, then ease into warm lamps as the evening draws in. A gentle glow lifts the colour and keeps everything calm and breezy, like fresh air drifting through an open window.

Finish with pieces that feel personal and a nostalgic; bits and bobs that hint at seaside trips, slow afternoons, little memories collected along the way. Summer By The Sea creates a bedroom that feels light, relaxed and full of easy charm, your own little pocket of sunshine.