Whitewashed Get the Hamptons look

There are some geographic areas which become synonymous with style and architecture.

The California Bungalow, Scandi, Tuscan, Dutch Colonial, The Queenslander, Spanish, Cape Cod and … Hamptons. The irony is that while Hamptons style is seen to be coastal, casual, cool, white and weathered the area is in fact home to some of the world’s most expensive and lavish real estate. Seaside simplicity comes at a price!

The Hamptons – Southampton, East Hampton, Bridgehampton, Westhampton along with various villages like Sag Harbor and Amagansett – are names long associated with seaside wealth, style and leisure. The area is renowned as the most expensive zip code in New York and a summer getaway for NYC’s rich and famous.

But many people achieve the timeless Hamptons look with a lot less money, there are any number of builders in our region who are advertising Hamptons-style new-build homes for a fraction of the real thing and there are equally many interiors decked out to reflect Hamptons style. A bit of white tongue and groove timber, some exposed beams, a lot of white paint along with some subtle neutrals, pieces of cane furniture, linen fabrics, and you’re on your way. Add a few weathered nautical touches and the odd beachcomber find for a beachy look and you could be in Sagaponack. A stone feature wall and/or fireplace complete the comfortable look if you’re somewhere cooler.

Get out the white paint!?