Hamptons Styles to Emulate This Summer

Friday, April 26th, 2019

 

The Hamptons style has taken the world by storm and it’s easy to point out why – just look at the airy palette, the freshness of the spaces, the beach vibes at times, and all the natural textures and you’d fall in love with it straightaway.

 

The Hamptons design is inspired by the décor and architecture of luxurious buildings and holiday homes in many seaside communities along the beaches in the east and the upstate Long Island habitats.

 

The Hamptons interiors display a relaxed setting, mostly in a coastal atmosphere, with generous helpings of seating units from couches to recliners. Outdoor entertainment areas are also abundant.

 

Setting up your home with this style means you have to use white somewhere – or even everywhere. Build around this hue as you add interesting decorative elements and accents with bursts of colors and textures where they’re aptly needed.

 

The Hamptons provide comfort, a relaxed atmosphere, elegance, and classic furniture pieces. Taupes and blues are fused with shades of white or paired with metallic and wood accents for elements like lighting.

 

The Anchor

 

 

The decorating palette for Hamptons is based on the crispness of white paint in a muted sheen finish. It can be modern or classic and in both times, it is welcoming. Use Vivid White or Dulux White to achieve the Hamptons elegance. The walls are always the best place to begin using white.

 

Glass is widely used to cover the expansive windows. They are often edged with timbers that are painted with a semi-gloss finish. Others come in aluminum frames or dolled up with plantation shutters.

 

The outdoor vistas in Hamptons homes are also common and these are brought forth by the charming bay windows, oversized French doors, or the louvered glass doors.

 

It is also advisable to pick white finishes for the cabinets in a Hamptons kitchen. Open shelves are most welcome or those with glass panes as cabinet doors. Be true to the light-colored hue that’s ever present with marble and some natural stones. Stools and bench tops can be dressed with white laminates.

 

As for illumination, stick with glass and metal pendant lighting.

 

The Layers

 

 

Hamptons style can also layer with the beauty of greens, blues, and other coastal colors. And those stripes? Truly remarkable.

Hamptons flooring is almost always timber floorboards while those who would want to switch to the style but currently have a different material could use any neutral-colored carpeting.

 

Pale or gray undertones, whether painted, whitewashed or distressed can all serve as amazing choices for that coastal breeziness that’s required in Hamptons style easy living.

 

Layer with natural fiber rugs such as sisal, jute or woven cotton. Bleached wool can also be paired with timber floors. If you like carpeting more than any floor covering, go for natural tones and basic textures that make you visualize driftwood and sandy shores.

 

The Style

 

 

Protégé Upholstery: Distressed is also the name of the game. Here, weathered and neutral pieces perfectly frame the soft blue couch.

Pile the colorful cushions on top and add a bit of Chinoiserie, China blues, chintz, and coastal-inspired motifs. Textures play a pivotal part as do jute edges, beautiful linens, and piping that come in complimentary tones.

 

Experiment with vignettes all around your living space. The table tops are an awesome way to infuse task lighting together with plain linen shades. These can sit on top of glass or stone-based lamps, coffee table books, and china bowls.

 

Remember that throughout your home styling, there are blue and white hues, some light florals here and there, lace and geometric lattice patterns.

 

Talk of patterns, they can add a bit of personality to you subtle seaside look. Use patterns on curtains and cushions of gray or blue. Ikat and florals are also popular inside Hamptons homes.

 

And we’re not done yet – you can also introduce the East coast design with timber staircases and hallways. The trims must have exciting details like cornices, architraves and skirting.

 

A Generous Helping of Furnishings

 

 

Typically, Hamptons homes come with overstuffed seats dressed up with linen or washable slipcovers. Upholstered pieces in pale hues and stripes are also paired with side tables and sideboards that are also painted white.

 

If you like the look that’s offered by rattan or cane armchairs, then it’s easy for you to love the look that’s offered by Hamptons style. These materials are suitable in a relaxed and comfortable setting without sacrificing elegance.

 

Choose unique lamps, big sofas, and glass coffee tables. Let these pieces be inspired by the seaside neutrals, blues, creamy tones and greens. You don’t even have to worry about using the same hues, just be sure to set up colors that harmonize.

 

Hamptons Exteriors

 

The laidback look that Hamptons style offers isn’t just for indoor settings. You can also take the beach vibe outdoors by also being versatile and clean there. The key elements to consider include weathered tones and for those who like a sleeker style, deeper tones to mirror the streetscape.

 

There are many ways to set up the Hamptons exterior. Use the landscape as your anchor. Darker colors go with sleeker styles and in an urban habitat. The coastal home, on the other hand, is more suited with weathered and softer tones but with complex detailing.

 

If there is one thing that a Hamptons exterior must have, these are the weatherboards. Find the low-maintenance types which will provide the needful horizontal, clean shadow lines. You can paint or apply them over brick.

 

The simple rule outdoors (just like indoors) is to capture the essence of embellishments such as window trims, pillars and balustrades. Finish the look with decorative window trims.

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