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Recreate the Hamptons at home with these simple design ideas

Get the contemporary casual look of Hamptons style décor with these five key elements.

20 June 2024

AI summary

Achieve the sophisticated Hamptons style with a coastal colour palette of soft whites, dusty blues, and soft greens. This look combines a casual, nautical vibe with elegant details.

Key elements include:

- Shiplap or wainscoting on walls and ceilings

- Shaker-style cabinetry for a minimalist look

- Muted stripes on furniture or wallpaper

- Signature pieces like cross-backed chairs and overstuffed armchairs

Keep seaside references subtle to nail the modern, high-end aesthetic.

Detailing on walls and ceilings

Integrate stripes

Shaker-style cabinetry

Use a coastal palette

Hamptons style furniture

This white-on-white interior provided a blank canvas for Lynette Lochhead of Design on James to create the texture, colour and sense of luxury for a Hamptons-style home on Takapuna Beach. Image: Samuel Hartnett

A restrained palette and timber wall panelling provides the perfect elements to create an elegant Hamptons style. Pictured here is the 2021 City Home of the Year by CAAHT Studio and Design on James.

Carefully chosen materials in this dining area in a Takapuna home by CAAHT Studio lend themselves to an elegant Hamptons style. Here, the home opens onto the beachfront, allowing the coastal environs to be drawn into the interiors. Image: Samuel Hartnett