Just COASTING

Capture the easy, laid-back charm of coastal living. Which look will have you living your best beach life?

-  KIERA BUCKLEY-JONES

Like a sea breeze...

NEW ENGLAND STYLE

Channel a relaxed Hamptons aesthetic by embracing off-white shades across painted furniture and tongue-and-groove walls, creating depth with washed woods and beach finds. The key is to keep it simple - just add the occasional sun-umbrella stripe for that preppy-style-on-holiday vibe.

1 Display beach finds on a hallway table. Suffolk console table, from £1,085, Neptune.

2 Set oversized striped upholstery against a soft-white backdrop. Walls in Moonlight White aura matte, £32 for 0.94ltr, Benjamin Moore.

3 Use geometric pattern. Kiftsgate fabric in Ink, £100m, James Hare.

4 Bring in natural woven accessories. Interior design, MBC Interior Design. For similar built-in storage, try Neville Johnson

Ahoy-there surfaces

Choose tiles that echo seaside hues and wood-effect flooring with a worn look

Blue Stripes encaustic cement tiles, £157.20sq m, Otto Tiles

Shoreline ceramic tile in Sea Kale, £1.86 each, Artisans of Devizes

Impressive laminate in Concrete Grey, £39.99sq m, Carpetright

Crafted Textures Waresley plank, £111.95sq m, Ted Todd

Becalmed paints

Explore this palette of blues to create dramatic depth or a soothing, subtle effect on your walls

41 Borrowed Light estate emulsion, £52 for 2.5ltr, Farrow & Ball

Grey Stone absolute matt emulsion, £52 for 2.5ltr, Little Greene

Blue Pearl pure flat emulsion, £54 for 2.5ltr, Paint & Paper Library

Atlantic Blue paint mixing matt, £33.11 for 2.5ltr, Dulux

Peek-a-Boo Blue breatheasy matt paint, £16 for 1.25ltr, Crown at Homebase

Chic castaway...

MODERN COASTAL