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How to Create a Classic Hamptons-Style Home

We all know and love the classic Hamptons style—coastal charm, elegance, relaxation, and light colours. It’s that dreamy mix of natural tones and relaxed sophistication that is synonymous with New York State home-away-from-home living.

30th January 2025

That open, airy and effortless sense of chic translates beautifully to Australian homes, where our love for open living, natural fibres and blurring the indoors with the outdoors continues to influence many a design brief.

If your client wants to feel like they’re luxuriating in Long Island, at Intrim we have plenty of tricks up our sleeve. From Hamptons skirting boards to distinctive wall wainscoting, we’re on hand to guide you through the palettes, furniture, and lighting that make up the perfect design elements.

Hamptons style decorating ideas—scenic seaside and brilliant whites

Long flowing beaches and distant seagulls—the idea is for a sense of pleasing isolation and beautifully detailed precision with each fitting. Many interior designers choose to add a crisp, clear mix of contrasts to the whites with dark timber woods or brown rattan.

Flooring and lighting are also major design choices, with wall-to-wall carpets often complemented by crafted ceramic table lamps with tapered shades. Spacious windows with room for lots of natural, flowing light is the finishing touch to bring those breezy colours to life. That’s the essence of a classic Hamptons house.

Here’s our three-step overview of interiors, decorations, and colours to get that distinctive look. Plus, with a nod to the products that will help you master your design.

1. Timber mouldings and high skirting boards for a clean, custom design

Classic Hampton-style homes should boast a clean style, which is about carefully merging eclectic decor. Timber mouldings are a key component in helping to elevate this style and add an authentic feel to overall furnishings.

The timber helps you match the sleek appearance and sharp profile you’re looking for, whether that’s with dado rails, inlay moulds, sill nosing, or corner blocks. Those finishing decorative details make all the difference with a highly stylised design like this.

Meanwhile, high skirting boards are also essential as they boast a large rounded profile alongside the whites you need to make this design work. They make for a smooth transition between your walls and floors, which is a cornerstone of any Hamptons design—you definitely do not want a jarring cut from one to the other.

Wainscoting wall panelling is another decorative desirable to create the classic look for Long Island living. A standout feature of this style, wainscoting gives the illusion of a longer wall length. Notable for its elegance, wainscoting is all-important when pursuing a classic Hamptons interior.

2. Decorations: Set the mood with lighting and furniture

From lantern-shaped pendant lighting to open windows with plenty of room for sunlight, decorations should promote a beaming atmosphere. Aim bright! And liven your design stance with large open windows that flood natural light into every room across the home.

The idea is to recreate a beach house, with bright sunlight flooding through the room to make the homeowner think of long sunny days by the beach.

3. Colours: Blues, creams, and whites to match the water

Hinting at sounds of the sea makes classic Hamptons-style homes a winner. Colours are essential to this feeling. You need:

  • Blue
  • Cream
  • Celadon green
  • White

It’s a simple palette, but one that requires careful alignment to match the theme you’re aiming for. You can be creative with your choices, using a wide range of blues and complementing them with natural timber, linen, or cotton.

Top Tip! Indah Island’s Natalee Bowen makes Hamptons interior design simple

Renowned interior designer and Hamptons expert, Natalee Bowen’s Hamptons home designs are to be marvelled at. With a unique talent for combining the traditional with the new, Natalee specifies Intrim in every project she designs.

Looking for some extra inspiration? This Indah Island modern Hamptons-style case study is packed with the essentials. Get the know-how, order samples, download technical specs, and then head off and create an interior masterpiece.

Finishing flourishes—bathroom and kitchen designs

Classic Hamptons isn’t complete without a focus on two key rooms—the bathroom and kitchen. Here the style shines, with a polished aesthetic providing an immaculate impression.

Classic Hamptons kitchen

Cleanliness, brilliant whites, and all offset to a dark brown timber floor—that’s the perfect kitchen design for this style. Yet creating exactly the right vibe can be difficult as this is deceptively simple. In reality, you’ll need a combination of several products in tune with each other:

  1. Shaker style cabinetry
  2. Kitchen island—a central focal point for cooking and conversation
  3. A butler’s sink featuring archaic, endearing taps
  4. Bright lighting with lantern-shaped pendants
  5. Upholstered stools
  6. The right colours

And on that final point, the Australian Hamptons style differs from its classic American counterpart. The palette is more informal and mixes up the whites with emerald, olive, and teal. However, this is a more modern take.

But if you want a truly distinctive classic style, stick to the familiar blues, creams, and whites.

Classic Hamptons style bathrooms

An all-encompassing white is the hallmark here. From the ceramics to the shower curtains and colour towels, the room should positively live and breathe an airy atmosphere.

It’s an elegant look. You’ll need high-quality materials to create the graceful design you’re aiming for—consider bold marbles, Hamptons cabinetry, and even soft furnishings. Some designers even add a blue duck egg ottoman into a corner to add balance to the room.

Specifying the classic Hamptons house is easy with Intrim

At Intrim, we have helped set the standard in manufacturing and supply of specialised mouldings and architectural building products to help shape homes into a Long Island retreat clients will love. We offer a range of Hamptons-style sample boxes for sale on our website, allowing you to see, touch, and visualise the size, shape and style of your mouldings.

If you’d like to learn more about how Intrim can create WOW in your next project, contact us for a personal mouldings consult. We’ll talk you through the products you need to create a memorable design. Call us on 1800 622 081 or send us an enquiry online.

What is Hampton’s style?

It’s a bright and light interior with colours such as blue, cream, and white. It’s a very welcoming decor style and one that’s popular all across the world, not just here in Australia. It’s so popular as it merges a sense of cool with classic sophistication, allowing homeowners to enjoy a bright, light setting that exudes class and quality.

The style has been a hit in Australia since the 1960s. It makes perfect sense why, as the design replicates life by the seaside, which is a day-to-day part of life for so many Australians.

What colours are Hamptons style?

The classic colour scheme is blue, cream, and white. Beige also gets a look in, too, but the main three colours replicate a seaside vibe while also promoting personable sophistication in a welcoming home.

What is a Hamptons style home?

The style is celebrated for its mix of cool, classic, and sophisticated interiors. While very modern, it also hints at the inherent classical quality—light colours, clean designs, and limited clutter. It lives and breathes a controlled and welcoming environment, which is why the style is in such high demand.

It has a resort-like quality as if the homeowner is staying in a high-quality hotel. That’s one of many reasons why the style is ever-present, ever-popular.

What is a Hamptons style kitchen?

A clean, crisp, white environment is the hallmark of a Hamptons kitchen. Continuing the nautical vibes from the rest of the home, the cooking environment relies heavily on wonderful white walls. It promotes a feeling of cleanliness and unmistakable elegance.

While the homeowner cooks, those stark whites bring to life the colourful foods on the ingredient lists. From spices to lemons and vegetables, this kitchen design makes cooking a majestic experience.

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