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Embracing Coastal Vibes in Your Home
Breezy Summer Interiors
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Embrace a serene, coastal interior design to bring the beach to your home. This popular style focuses on creating a light, airy, and relaxing atmosphere.
Key elements include:
- A light colour palette of whites, sandy beiges, and soft blues
- Natural materials like wood, rattan, and wicker for furniture and decor
- Subtle nautical accents, mixed textures, and indoor plants
By maximising natural light and creating open spaces, you can transform your home into a relaxed, year-round retreat.
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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