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Embracing Coastal Vibes in Your Home
Breezy Summer Interiors
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Embrace coastal interior design to create a serene, beach-inspired retreat in your home. This style focuses on creating a light, airy, and relaxing atmosphere that evokes the feeling of being by the ocean.
Achieve the look by using:
- A light, neutral colour palette of whites, beiges, and soft blues
- Natural materials like wood, rattan, and bamboo
- Open, breezy spaces that maximize natural light
Complete the style with subtle nautical accents, varied textures, and indoor plants.
What is Coastal Interior Design?
A light and airy colour palette
Incorporate natural materials
With the ever-changing seascape for inspiration, natural materials are woven into the interior of this Golden Bay home. Photo: HOME Magazine
Add some nautical accents
Capitalise on open, breezy spaces
Achieving a coast vibe is about connection to the natural environment, enhanced through the use of floor-to-ceiling windows and sliding doors. Photo: Amanda Aitken
Mix it up with some textural variety
Top it off with some botanical elements
Bringing elements of the coast into our homes in the form of feature planting is another way we Kiwis celebrate the coastal environment. Photo: David Straight
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