5 steps to furnish a living room in the Hamptons style - nautical inspirations in the interior
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If you love the maritime climate, associate it with summer, beaches, sand and the blissful sound of the waves, then you will not have to wait for them all year round, for the next vacation or the next trip. You can design a living room in a marine style, give yourself your own oasis of calm - an interior inspired by nature and all shades of blue. It will be beautiful! How to do it?
Hamptons style interiors
While traveling or during movie screenings, you have probably seen what foreign beaches, beautiful seaside mansions and elegant houses look like. These climates are characterized by the Hampton style, derived from the name of an American resort famous for its mansions decorated in ... the colors of the sea.
Hamptons in — in short - the collective name of several coastal towns in eastern Long Island. The richest people in the United States, artists, celebrities spend their holidays here - people who appreciate comfort, relaxation and tastefully decorated interiors. And these interiors have become a source of inspiration for other creators, designers and architects, and this style can already be admired in houses and apartments around the world.
Hamptons Style Features
The Hamptons style is simple, but it also has an elegance, like a glamorous style. The latter is also a source of quilted sofas and armchairs or even palatial inspiration, which combines in an interesting way with rustic elements (bleached, aged wood, natural structures) and a maritime atmosphere.
The interiors are bright, white and well lit. The color palette here is represented by various shades of blue, blue, navy blue, gray and beige, reminiscent of hot sand. There may also be a gentle, muted yellowness, similar to the rays of the summer sun. Natural materials are used as accessories, i.e. decorations that can be found on the beaches are shells, small branches of trees washed and carved with water.
And for long and cool evenings, color-matched blankets and stylish candlesticks or lanterns that can also be used indoors will come in handy.
Among the furniture you will find wooden tables, wicker chairs, rattan stools, lamps woven with ropes. Sofas and armchairs are decorated with linen bedspreads and pillows. The walls are decorated with themed paintings and elegant mirrors. All this creates a stylish, harmonious and atmospheric whole. In such an interior, we will feel like in a luxurious resort, and on the other hand, we will find here closeness to nature, peace and a place to relax.
How to create an interior in a marine atmosphere?
If we want to recreate the Hampton style in our own apartment, then we can think of such decor for all rooms or choose one of them. The easiest way is if it is a salon. We can play designer. It's worth looking at sources of inspiration earlier - in interior design magazines, in the media, as well as in stores. We will also rely on one color palette (and we will stick to it) - from white, beige, gray, to blue and marine shades. Let's focus on a calm, subdued, elegant interior. Check out a few simple tips to transform your ordinary living room into a modern, elegant Hampton style. What to buy and what salon tricks to use?
Stylish modern furniture
The most fashionable addition of this season, and at the same time a beautiful and comfortable piece of furniture, will be a shell chair. It is extremely effective and in itself is a decoration of the room. It will work as a place to relax, sit on it and read a book.
You should also think about wooden furniture, a table, chairs, coffee tables made of sawn wood and white shelves (you can use worn, aged white). You can go for lightness - elegant chairs made of rattan and wicker - they are not only for the terrace or garden!
Also in fashion are wooden boxes in which we can put our treasures or hide children's toys, and on which we can sit. It's efficient and practical.
Or maybe, like on the beach, hang a hammock in the room? It will be very convenient to read or listen to sea stories on it.
All shades of the sea and blue, that is, the right colors
Since we already know the color palette of the Hamptons style, it's time to transfer them to your interior. Perhaps, let's think of blue curtains and beige tablecloths, big white vases in which we will put dried plants, like those found in the dunes.
Do not forget about the correct selection of bedspreads and pillows. Details are the secret of a beautifully designed interior. However, let everything be not one color, but different shades of blue. Just like the sea, it comes in different colors, it can be lighter or darker, depending on the time of day or year. You will see how, by combining different shades from the same color palette, you get an interesting effect!
Beach landscape with ocean view
As a decorative element, natural wicker baskets or seaweed baskets are suitable. Depending on the shape and size, they can be used as a fruit tray, flower cover, newspaper stand, etc.
For your new elegant interior in the atmosphere of Hamptnos, you can also look for interesting posters or wall graphics (or trendy seascape wallpapers). Your photos from the sea can also be useful. Enlarged, expanded, beautifully designed, for example, in gold frames, can replace finished landscapes.
When choosing jewelry, pay attention to: Lamp twine, boats in a bottle, hourglasses, rudders, anchors, life buoys or compasses to hang on the wall. They will become a fun, original and designer accessory.
Cozy interiors in a natural atmosphere
You should also think about candles or diffusers - there are even those on the market with the smell of a sea breeze. They will provide a unique atmosphere and mood in this place. It immediately becomes more comfortable!
In the meantime, we are talking about candles and flashlights, fluffy blankets - beige or dark blue - will also be indispensable. Especially in autumn and winter, when we miss summer and holidays, it is worth thinking about rest and memories. Sitting under a blanket, with a cup of hot tea (you need beautiful tableware - white china, blue mugs, etc.), next to it is a wicker basket with newspapers, and the warm light of a candle, the smell of the sea and music to the sound of waves in the background ... and soft under feet, a fluffy sand-colored rug.
Shells and sand - handmade jewelry
Another integral element of all marine inspirations are seashells. They can be a drawing on bed linen, glasses or dishes. You can also try DIY decorations - fill glass vessels with squeaks and shells and create your own decoration. put on a table or bookcase. As in the fashion of forests in a jar, so we will create our own beach in glass.
You can also decorate photo frames with shells (hot glue and your own creativity), or use such a motif with old furniture, shelves - replacing the handles in them, for example, with porcelain shells (another option - the handles can be replaced with leather straps or lace - no matter how sounds incredible, but glamorous). Just close your eyes, imagine the beach, the sea, the sound of the waves and try to bring this atmosphere into your interior.
See how the sea can inspire! Which of these designs do you like the most? What style is in your interiors?
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