If you love the idea of incorporating some coastal design influences into your home, then color is a great place to start. The best way to weave in any beach-inspired references is to take a subtler approach, and that applies to your interior palette, too. While nautical schemes often lean on primary shades and brighter hits of color, a modern beach house palette takes a more understated route, harnessing tones from the surrounding environment, both land and sea. Blue in all manner of shades — from pale and hazy to deep and inky — is an obvious choice, but it’s also worth looking to earthier tones for a less conventional take, such as soft greens, foggy greys and warmer hues like clay and rust.
"My approach to devising color palettes for coastal homes is inspired by the natural beauty and tranquility of the seaside," says Salt Design Company’s Sarah Brady, whose design ethos is inspired by her New England upbringing. "I focus on incorporating soft, muted tones like sandy neutrals, crisp whites, and various shades of blue to reflect the ocean, sky, and shore. These colors are not only soothing but timeless too, creating a serene and inviting atmosphere."
