Hamptons meet Country

Those who know me identify me as a lover of the country whose home is decorated farmhouse style interior. 

This is very true.  Enter my home and this is what you will find. 

However, I am also a devoted beach lover and aficionado of coastal style interior.  (when your husband is an avid surfer/kitesurfer and you are at the beach every weekend, how could you not be?) 

With my current interior quiet possibly being a little out of date (ok it is out of date), I have been thinking is it possible to combine both interiors - Coastal & Country -  in my home without it looking mismatched?

As I always do when looking for inspiration, I turn to Instagram and Pinterest where I overwhelm myself with endless photos and desires.  From here I create a vision board on Pinterest. 

My next step was to find display homes that combine the two - which I did and now I am obsessed.  

So it begins. Project - Hamptons meets Country French Provincial. How inviting does that sound?

I am a true believer in breathing fresh air and light into an old space. 

With natural tones and dark hard wood floors already existing in my home, I now have to introduce pops of colours consisting of vanilla white, sky blue, coral, aqua and light grey to initiate the coastal feel. 

I am on the look out for a mixture of fabrics (lightweight sheers) and textures and a few seaside quirky accents.  If any one has any recommendations of relevant online stores, let me know. 

I have always loved whitewashed woods and I think it looks great with both country and coastal interiors.  Especially against stained hardwood floors, it softens the intensity of the look.   So I am on the hunt for these as well.  (or maybe I could learn and do myself.  There's a thought)

Check out these guys on instagram for inspiring ideas.  @hamptonshomeau, @coastal_living, @countrylivingmag.
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Oh and if any of you reading this have a house in the Hamptons you would like to do a 3 month house swap - let me know.  That is my goal for 2020.

Love

YF

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