Step inside a holiday cottage by the sea

Blue units, granite worktops and bright, deckchair striped blinds, create a subtle seaside theme in the kitchen.

Blinds

Designers Guild

An extra-wide doorway links the kitchen with the dining room for an open feel. The sky blue units match the dining furniture, bringing the two areas together. The bespoke table and benches with quirky blue legs add a funky look.

Kitchen
Vale Designs

A bespoke table and benches with quirky blue legs teamed with contemporary chairs create a fresh, funky look.

Chairs
Heal's

The bright and cheery living room has patio doors that lead onto a decked area. Modern pieces, such as the coffee table and designer lamp, are teamed with rattan baskets and a stool for a relaxed look.

Sofa
Sofa Workshop
Chair
Ikea

Wooden flooring creates a practical floor solution in the busy family room, and a coffee table with storage beneath allows clutter to be tidied away out of sight.

Cushions
John Lewis

In the other sitting room, a period fireplace creates an attractive focal point, while coastal accessories emphasise the beach-chic feel.

Chair
Ikea

The pretty main bedroom is decorated in pastel pinks and whites. A plain pine dressing table has been updated with a lick of mint-green paint.

Bedspread
Monsoon

A dark wood bed ties in with the exposed beams in this attic bedroom. Blue and white bedding, woolly throws and a candy-striped blind continue the relaxed coastal theme.

Blanket
Atlantic Blankets

A simple white bathroom suite, teamed with nautical pictures and accessories, looks great in this seaside cottage.

Laundry basket
Ikea