Look at the piece of coral and the lily on the nightstands. They are great jumping off points for adding rich reds to his chocolate tan and off-white palette. Those hanging fixtures are total textural eye-catchers, as is the cowhide bench at the foot of the bed.
A bench upholstered in brown and tan cowhide incorporates many of the hues used in this room. It's also an unexpected material to pair with the elegant gold legs.
A palette of browns, creams and orange allows the designer to mix a gold and cowhide bench, a Scandinavian modern Marimekko canvas, vintage shell light fixtures and a bamboo lattice duvet.
Pair a heavily patterned bed with a bench upholstered in faux animal hide. When you’re working with a lot of patterns, animal prints are a great way to neutralize the look.
Interior designer Tara Seawright solved the problem of furnishing a small bedroom by using this stretched canvas to serve as a tall headboard. Unlike those hot Prada heels, it doesn't take up any floor space.
Leave visual "breathing room" between two patterns. Use a solid fabric between two different bold patterns. In this photo the white euro sham pillows are use as an important visual transition to the color and patterns of the throw pillows and duvet cover.
The most important thing when shopping for artwork is buying what you love. However, it helps to keep in mind where you’re going to place it, so color and size will be appropriate. This piece above the bed ties in the brown, orange and cream color scheme, creating cohesion.
Tara's experience doing projects in New York City, where space is at a premium, taught her the value of every bit of space: "Working in New York City, I learned that every inch counts... a headboard can be very expensive and take up too much room." The Marimekko fabric stretched over a canvas serves as an inexpensive space-saving headboard. The vintage light fixtures "weigh a ton because they are made of shells... It was a real pain to get them hung and working but the effort was well worth it. When I found them at Brimfield I knew I was going to make them work somewhere in this house." More: 20 Spectacular Beach HousesBrowse beach-house photos