I’ve given my tips previously on how to define your home style – and what I consider to be mine – which is a Transitional California Casual vibe.
My style has been heavily influenced by American interiors for around a decade now, but with the hit Netflix series by Mcgee & Co ‘Dream Home Makeover’, Shea McGee’s style seems to be taking the world by storm and I’m starting to see these influences hit the UK in a much bigger way than ever before.
If you love my Transitional home style, take a look at my homeware collection so you can bring it into your own home and read on to find out how I’ve defined what is Transitional California Casual Home Style….
So What is Transitional California Casual Home Style?
I consider this style to be a mixture of elements which is what makes it more casual looking, and what I LOVE is that it’s easy to adopt and you can take different aspects of it to make it work for YOU and your home.
It essentially fuses:
- rustic and natural woods
- neutral coastal textures and furnishings
- modern farmhouse style
- vintage alongside modern
- transitional alongside casual
- old European architecture
The result? A home style that is utterly sophisticated yet relaxed and lived-in.
If you’re wondering what ‘transitional’ means, according to Karen Williams for the Huffington Post:
‘Transitional designs are somewhere in between traditional and modern styles; they bridge the gap between the two, borrowing from each aesthetic. What it yields is an environment that is warm and welcoming, unfussy but incorporating classic components.’
If you’d like lots of home decor inspiration I have HUNDREDS of Pinterest boards with one for every room you could possibly imagine, as well as party themes, cocktail recipes, Christmas decor and more!
How can I easily adopt this style in my own home?
Having such a mix of styles can be daunting and although in some ways ‘anything goes’ there are some key principles that you can apply in order to easily achieve the Transitional California Casual Home Style to make your home look intentional rather than thrown together:
- Paint off-white walls! It’s rare to see a California Casual home without them. You’ll often see a contrast somewhere in the home though, such as a dark charcoal grey, deep blue or dark olive green office.
- Mixing warm and cool tones such as earthy colours and black. Think cognac rusty vibes, olive and sage greens, mustard yellows and navy blues alongside charcoals and greiges, black and white. This can be done through seating, cushions, accessories and a rug which pulls the scheme together can be the hero to achieve this.
- Introducing coastal organic materials such linen materials, rustic wood flooring, beams and accessories plus rattan or cane furniture. This is where the boho influences tend to pop up and they key is creating a ‘just back from the beach’ vibe.
- Mixing in modern furniture with clean lines which is perhaps boldly black or rustic-looking but very angular in shape.
- Bringing nods to old European architecture to your scheme such as archways, plaster cooker hoods or fireplaces, old stone features and perhaps wood beams or flooring.
- Warm woods – brownie points if you mix warm mid-tone woods together to create a relaxed look
- Have modern farmhouse windows with Georgian bars in white or black
- Decorate with vintage style rustic pieces – you’ll find a LOT of this in my own homeware collection! What this does is bring personality to your space, removing any stuffiness from your scheme.
You may already have some heirloom pieces such as a vase, painting or mirror, which you can mix together with new charming items such as mango wood dough bowls, distressed pottery, antiqued metal cowbells, rustic wood trays and vintage look art…all of which you can find in my unique chic online decor shop here on ohsokel.com/store
