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
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I'm reconstructing the designs of nature in my embroidery
Dried flower embroiderer, Olga Prinku
LOVE IS IN THE (FRESH) AIR
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ARTFUL BLEND
A rich mix of bold colour, unique finds and abstract art converge in the weatherboard coastal cottage of artist Caroline Yates
THE ART OF TILING
Treat the walls and floor of your bathroom as a blank canvas, ready to be transformed with the simple addition of beautiful tiles
TOOLS FOR THE JOB
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WARMTH & SIMPLICITY
We chose reclaimed wherever we could,' explains Lee Thornley, the creative and business brain behind artisan tile company Bert & May, about the details he incorporated into the North Yorkshire home he shares with partner Phil Brocklebank and their children, Lyla and Iris.
Just the two of us
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NEW ROMANTICS
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