If your living space is all about colour and clutter but you want it to be serene and streamlined, take your cue from this room revamp. It looks like a professional design job, but this Hamptons haven is DIY all the way! So get out your toolkit and the dropsheets and get to work. You’ll be amazed at how easy it is to give your living-in-the-past room cool, contemporary, coastal charm.
1. How to DIY your own wainscoting
Paint your room to create a backdrop for the revamp, then glue pre-cut panels to the walls for DIY wainscoting. Click here for the step by step.
2. How to make picture shelves
Give your picture frames an update with paint and display them on floating shelves. Click here for the step by step.
3. How to make a merbau side table
Tripod tables are a classic in many design styles, from curvy timber antiques to modern minimalist pieces. To make your own, simply screw legs to tabletops. Click here for the step by step.
4. How to give your TV cabinet a makeover
Before you spend on new furniture, take a look at which of your pieces can be upcycled to fit in with the new look. Click here for the guide.
Hallmarks of Hamptons style
Hailing from the beach holiday homes of Long Island, New York, this style is about relaxed coastal living. Defined by architectural features, timber floors, natural textures and a palette of crisp white with neutrals and blues, there is variation in the look – classic, nautical, luxe – but the basics stay the same.
Get the look
1. Premium striped nautilus shell, $69, Peek a Blue
2. Hydrangea lamp, $225, Interiors online
3. Resin Branching Coral on Stand, $59.95, Myer
4. Orchid pot, $29.95, Freedom
5. tensil jar coastal blue, $50, Myer
6. Dynasty jar, $59.95, Provincial Home Living
7. Cream palm trees piped rectangular cushion, $79, Temple & Webster
8. olia 21cm fine bone china vase, $149, Myer
9. 3 Piece Decorative Jute Ball Set, $59.95, Temple & Webster
10. Marble ruffle bowl, $110, Inside Home Style
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