Cape Cod

• Hamptons pattern is refined and anchored in blue and white.
• The classic formula: one large pattern (chinoiserie wallpaper or Oriental rug), one medium (striped pillow or upholstered chair), and solid linen everywhere else.
• Grasscloth counts as texture, not pattern.
• Keep the palette to blue, white, and natural.

• Wide-plank white oak in pale tone — bleached, whitewashed, or natural matte.
• 7"-9" widths.
• Painted white floors for cottages.
• Light stone in entries.
• Avoid: dark stains, narrow planks, tile in main areas, concrete.

• White marble — Carrara, Calacatta.
• Subway in beveled white.
• Hex mosaic in white marble for bath.
• Avoid: bold patterns, dark tile, industrial, cement tile.

• Sisal or seagrass wall-to-wall in main areas (signature Hamptons).
• Wool in soft blue or cream for bedrooms.
• Stair runners in sisal with cotton binding.
• Avoid: plush, bold pattern, dark colors.

• Shaker in white or pale gray.
• Inset or full-overlay.
• Beaded-inset for detail.
• Glass-front uppers.
• Polished nickel or chrome hardware.
• Avoid: bold colors, slab modern, dark stains, rustic.

• Polished nickel or chrome — bin pulls and round knobs.
• Classic, refined.
• Avoid: matte black, brass, rustic, ornate.

• Polished nickel or chrome.
• Widespread or bridge faucet with lever handles.
• Undermount white sinks.
• Freestanding tub — classic slipper or pedestal.
• Avoid: matte black, brass, colored, industrial.

• Polished nickel pendants, white linen drum shades.
• Blue and white ceramic table lamps.
• Woven rattan for casual areas.
• Beaded chandeliers in whitewashed wood.
• Avoid: brass, industrial, dark finishes, ornate crystal.

• White painted wood mantel with classical proportions.
• White marble or painted brick surround.
• Ship-lap above.
• Avoid: stone, modern linear, dark, rustic.

• Full-length white linen or cotton — pinch-pleat or ripple-fold on polished nickel rod.
• Bamboo shades for texture.
• Plantation shutters.
• Avoid: dark colors, heavy fabric, valances, bare windows.

• White marble — honed Carrara or Calacatta.
• White quartz for practical.
• Avoid: granite, dark stone, concrete, bold veining.

Eased or ogee — classic but not heavy. Avoid: mitered, square modern, ornate double-ogee.

• Five or six-panel in painted white.
• Crystal or polished nickel knobs.
• Transom above for light.
• Avoid: flush, dark, barn doors, minimal.

• White painted balusters — square or turned.
• Dark wood handrail.
• White risers, wood treads.
• Sisal runner with brass rods.
• Avoid: iron, cable, glass, modern.

• Grasscloth in blue or natural.
• Blue and white patterns — chinoiserie, tropical, stripe.
• Avoid: dark, bold modern, metallic.

• White — BM White Dove, SW Snowbound.
• Blues — BM Hale Navy for accent, Palladian Blue for soft.
• Gray: Revere Pewter.
• Avoid: warm yellows, earth tones, bold colors.

• Tongue-and-groove in white.
• Coffered in formal rooms.
• Tray ceiling with wallpaper or color inside.
• Avoid: exposed beams (too rustic), flat without detail.

• Board-and-batten or shiplap in white.
• Wainscoting with picture-frame moulding.
• Chair rail.
• Full paneling in formal rooms.
• Avoid: bare walls, rustic treatments, modern flat.

• Classic American — rolled-arm sofas in white or blue linen.
• Slipcovered seating.
• Rattan for casual.
• Blue and white upholstered chairs.
• Campaign-style dressers.
• Avoid: heavy traditional, modern minimal, dark leather, ornate.

• Blue and white — stripes, solids, subtle patterns.
• Linen and cotton.
• Indoor-outdoor performance.
• Quilted bedspreads.
• Avoid: velvet, silk, dark tones, bold patterns.

• Sisal or seagrass foundation.
• Blue and white flat-weave.
• Antique Oriental in blue tones.
• Avoid: dark, bold modern, cowhide, shag.