This Coastal House in North Norfolk is inspired by the seaside villas of the Hamptons and Cape Cod, evocative of endless summers spent barefoot in the dunes. A beach hut palette of natural wood, sky blue and sun-bleached neutrals celebrates carefree days with sand between your toes, wind in your hair and understated luxury at your fingertips. Bright, airy rooms, stately symmetry and a colonnade balcony embrace coastal views and fresh, sea air into the heart of each living space.
In the morning, open your eyes to cotton curtains lilting in the sea breeze from the wraparound balcony doors, as they welcome in the tranquil energy of Blakeney’s Area of Outstanding Beauty. Whitewashed beams create a spectacularly vaulted ceiling that rises high above the room, crowning it with calming light and space. Behind wooden boards of the palest blue, a chrome rainfall shower awaits, surrounded by gleaming white tiles and frameless glass.
Pad down the hall’s softly carpeted stairs and across heated floorboards of blonde ash to a peaceful, hand made kitchen of pure white with quartz worktops and a shining Rangemaster Cooker. Woven rope stools around a central island, and a natural fibre rug, are a nod to the house’s unspoilt surroundings, while state-of-the-art Bosch, Miele and Fisher & Paykel appliances are at hand for easeful entertaining. Enjoy croissants, coffee and the day’s paper in the bright morning light.
It’s game, set and match for these unrivaled tennis courts set below vast coastal skies, surrounded by the wildlife-rich salt marshes and tidal flats of the neighboring national nature reserve. Serve an ace and win to love in the freshest coastal air before strolling across lush lawns and through wildflower fields to your heated pool. Swim refreshing lengths beneath an expanse of cloudless blue, before relaxing on an elegant sun lounger amongst terracotta pot plants and sprays of lavender.
Walk under the shade of the terrace, through French doors into this spacious, dual aspect lounge illuminated by soft daylight. Blues and neutrals call in the colours of the nearby shoreline, where pale sand and flint shingle mix with the water channels and lagoons of Blakeney Point. Sink into a sumptuous sofa with a book, among patterned cushions and a wool throw by a footstool of nautical stripes. Next to you, an open fireplace with a sandstone hearth awaits cosy nights.
As each passing evening grows lighter still, spend twilight in this serene summerhouse in the company of a potted olive tree, as the day fades behind an abundance of shrubs and blooms. Before bed, unwind on the bedroom’s boarded balcony, in its canopy of evergreen trees. Below you, extensive gardens give way to grassy marshes and breathtaking beaches where wild birds soar high over the sea. This is sublime coastal living that is effortless, elevated and all yours.
And here’s the best part, just by entering you’ll be helping Comic Relief support young people who are at risk of, or experiencing homelessness, through their Every Step of the Way programme.
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