Do you want to erase your winter doldrums? A great way to do this is to bring the tropics into your bedroom. Beach home decor can mean many things to different people. If you want to feel better about the fact it is wintertime, decorate your rooms in colors and images that will brighten your entire mood. Tropical bedding set is a perfect place to start.

When you want to bring hot, tropical colors into your home, think bright orange for the sunsets, green for the palm trees and deep blue for the ocean. Mix them all together for a great island feel.

Tropical flowers or the birds are another way to get the tropics captured in your bedding. Go with bright colors and look for hummingbirds, parrots or flamingos. The colors of bird of paradise flowers or hibiscus will bring back memories of your last vacation in Hawaii. You can pair the prints with solid colors in the pillows, comforters and curtains in order to get the most out of your coastal decor theme.

Tropical fish combined with blues and greens is another way to get a tropical theme in your bedroom. Add your own touches to carry the theme even further. The nice thing about themed decor is that it means different things to different people. You can pick and choose the things that make you think of a brilliant tropical sunset, or jungle foliage, or the blue of a perfect August day on a sailboat.

A theme that isn’t necessarily tropical, but ties in well with a marine idea is lighthouses. Ocean waters and lighthouses can be found in the tropics, but they may also be reflective of a northern coastline. Bedding with lighthouses and warm sands can be a beautiful addition to a bedroom searching for a coastal theme.

Another way to get the tropics into your home decor is to use bedding that has prints of sailboats. With billowing sails and perhaps a warm sunset in the background, you can mix and match prints and solids for color and images reminiscent of sandy shores. Tranquility in the images and vibrancy in the colors can be brought together with the effect of portraying tropical warmth.

For a little milder tropical representation, look for bedding that uses seashells as its central motif. They can be the elaborate coiled shells or a simple scallop design in color or in an embroidery type edging. Decorative shell edging to sheets and pillowcases can provide a hint of tropical seas.

Decorating with beach themed bedding is a great choice when you want to get over the depression that sometimes occurs when the weather is cold and there isn’t as much daylight. Bright colors lift your spirits. The whimsical nature of beach home decor can be fun to enjoy as well.