Making your dream Hamptons home: top tips

The Hamptons style is a gorgeous way to add a touch of nautical class into your home. It's always a difficult process trying to design your home. It has to balance a range of functions - not only does it have to be a cosy place for your family, but it has to be a beautiful place to entertain guests. The Hamptons style is a great way to balance these - the effortless blends of white, blue and natural materials create a style that is both elegant and homey. Here at French Knot, we love to use this elegant style as inspiration in our home, so we've compiled our favourite tips on how to add a touch of classic elegance to your home.

Creating your Hamptons colour scheme

The Hamptons style is known for its sophisticated, beachy palette. It has an effortlessly put together nautical charm. Incorporating rich, strong blues is a wonderful way to bring this into your lounge room - the perfect harmony of blue and white creates a gorgeously cohesive look. A great way to do this is with ginger jars, which feature these beautiful blues and whites while also being a versatile piece that can double as a vase when you have a bouquet of freshly cut flowers or foliage. Our lovely range of ginger jars include a wide range of charming chinoiserie ceramics so that you'll find the perfect piece. Whether large or small, a classic piece of blue and white ceramic is a wonderful way to add that Hamptons touch to your space. Our ginger jars come in a range of patterns, colours and shapes so there's sure to be the perfect piece to fit your home, whether you prefer pieces that are more traditional or modern.

Hamptons style furniture

Hamptons style furniture is a great way to truly incorporate this timeless look into your home and choosing the right pieces will be a great investment. For outdoors, our adirondack chairs are the perfect way to bring that upscale beachside look into your style. They are great for putting on the front porch or in the pool cabana to create that relaxed coastal feel. We love using adirondack chairs on the back veranda to sit with family and look out at the garden - they're not only a great way to complement your home's style, but they are also super comfortable! We also have a wide variety of Hamptons style furniture for your living spaces including beautiful sideboards and buffets, tv units, coffee tables and luxurious rattan armchairs and storage trunks.

A Hamptons natural touch

Hamptons style interiors often feature raw natural materials as an ode to the beautiful natural landscapes of the beachside and coastlines. At French Knot, we love achieving this look with natural rattan for storage baskets and trunks, as well as handwoven seagrass baskets and other home accessories. We use pieces with natural materials throughout our designs to add a sense of grounded and natural timelessness to our coastal spaces.