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Where are The Hamptons and What is Hamptons Style?
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welcome, my name is Belle and my channel is all about bringing the Coastal
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what Hamptons Style actually is, so you get a clearer picture of where the style
came from and what constitutes a Hamptons Style house. Let's start with a map.
Here we have Manhattan, the amazing city centre of New York USA. You can see
Central Park right there under the word Manhattan. Just to the right of Manhattan
we have the aptly named Long Island. Heading out towards the end of Long
Island, you will eventually hit West Hampton and Hampton Bays which are kind
of at the gateway to the Hamptons, and then a string of other towns and
hamlets which are collectively known as the Hamptons, like Southampton,
Bridgehampton,
Sagaponack, Sag Harbor, East Hampton and
Montauk, just to name a few. You may have also seen photos of the picturesque
Montauk Point Lighthouse.
This whole area of Long Island used to be home to farmers and fishermen in the
mid 1600s and in fact East Hampton is one of the oldest towns in America,
settled in 1648, although it was originally known as 'Maidstone'. It wasn't
until the early 20th century that wealthy families began to come to East
Hampton looking for some respite from the hustle and bustle of New York and to
this day it remains one of the wealthiest areas in the Hamptons.
Today the Hamptons are known for housing the summer homes of the rich and famous,
including people like Paul McCartney, Beyonce and Jay-Z, Robert Downey Jr,
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, Martha Stewart, Julianne Moore,
Steven Spielberg, Jennifer Lopez, Brooke Shields, Alec Baldwin, Gwyneth Paltrow, and
Ralph Lauren, just to name a few.
Sprawling green lawns, amazing mansions and beautiful houses with pools and
tennis courts, stunning beaches,
and everyone's soaking up the holiday vibes. These stunning aerial shots are
truly breathtaking.
As far as the exterior of the houses go, there are wooden shingles and weather
boards and white trim, pitched roofs and dormer windows, manicured hedges and
hydrangeas.
What would you normally expect to see inside a Hamptons Style home? There are
the popular included colours of a base of white with navy, silver-grey and duck egg
blue, and then dark wood floors or whitewashed wood and wood panelling, with
jute rugs and rattan furniture and baskets, big comfortable linen couches,
tufted or nailhead chairs, to name only a few. You can see where the Hamptons colour
scheme has come from when you head to the beach. The jetties or piers are the
silver-grey whitewash and panelling; the clear, shallow water and the sky is like
duck egg blue, and the deep water is the navy blue. The sand and the seaweed are
the natural fiber elements. This is possibly largely why Australians
resonate so well with this style, with around ninety percent of Australia's
population living within 100 kilometers of the beach and our own stunning
coastlines, we already know that Aussies love the beach, so bringing it into our
homes with this classic but coastline-inspired style just makes sense.
So when it comes to the interior design of the houses in The Hamptons, there are
some surprising choices considering what we usually consider to be Hampton Style.
We do have the running themes of blue, white and natural fiber decor, wood
paneling and traditional furniture in a casual way, but the decor is also
sometimes very eclectic, sometimes with bold splashes of unexpected colour,
sometimes grand, sometimes mixed with an industrial style or crossing over with
French Provincial, but all in a relaxed way. I love the way that Sarah Jessica
Parker and Matthew Broderick have used simple IKEA tables in their Hamptons
house similar to what would be found in many everyday households and they
upholstered their furniture here in dark denim.
So let's have a look and see what's usually found in Australian modern
Coastal Hamptons Style houses. We have some beautiful exteriors here with grey
weather boards and white trim or sometimes any mix of weather boards,
stone and render, cute front porches and the roofs are usually either tiled or
corrugated iron. Interior wise, we're continuing with the classic coastline
palette of blues, navy, white and natural materials, with double-raked ceilings and
exposed beams, glass and wood, coral pictures, plantation shutters and
crisscross detailing. Greenery and flower arrangements also play an important role
in the airy feel of these homes. Overall, I think the important factors of this
beautiful style are the light bright airy feeling, white walls, greenery and
natural materials and coastal colours. That being said though, don't be afraid
to experiment with adding your own personal flair - some additional colours, or
mixing in a couple of design elements from another style, like you might see in
houses in East Hampton, Montauk, Bridgehampton, Southampton, and any of the
other Hampton towns. Just keep it simple and relaxed and you'll have the holiday
vibes in your house before you know it. I hope you've enjoyed this very quick
overview of Hamptons Style. There are many more things to mention but we'll save
those for another day. If you liked this video please give it a thumbs up, don't
forget to subscribe and check out my other videos, and I'll see you in the
next one. Bye!
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