The Coastal Path

Bringing a coastal theme into your home doesn’t necessarily require views of the sea. If you do happen to gaze out of your window across the ocean, it would be difficult not to let the calming influence of the water seep into you home; but, even if it’s just the aesthetic you appreciate and want to capture, there are ways to incorporate it without your decor looking too themed or contrived.

- Catherine Coyle

Colour palette is a good place to start. Blues are obvious, but the spectrum offers so many variations you’ll be spoiled for choice if you explore beyond the usual suspects. Look to the colour wheel; green is blue’s closest neighbour, so don’t be afraid to place the two together, as American interior designer Phoebe Howard has done (see the main image on the previous page).