Skip Spring Break This Year and Bring The Beach Home - Mansion Global

Spring break is right around the corner, but feels so very far away.

Because of the pandemic, flitting off to the Bahamas isn’t as easy this year. And good luck getting your hands on a house in the Hamptons.

But just because you can’t feel the sand between your toes doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the beach. Homeowners are creating calm, relaxing environments by bringing the beach to them.

A custom beach home by Marnie Oursler, featuring shiplap walls and an abstract painting that pulls in colors of the sea and sky.

Dana Hoff

Susana Simonpietri, founder and creative director of interior design firm Chango & Co., works with many clients in the Hamptons, Connecticut and New Jersey who want a breezy, coastal style.

It’s an aesthetic that works just as well in a waterfront home as it does in a city loft, says Mrs. Simonpietri. "We’ve had clients say to us, ‘I don’t love living in the city, but I have to. How can I have a space that transports me and feels more like a vacation?’"

Bringing the beach to you

Start with a neutral color palette and accent it with blues and warm tans. Then layer on timeless materials that call to mind surf-smoothed driftwood or feathery seagrass for texture and character.

"Think sand, sky, and ocean," says Marnie Oursler, a luxury home builder and designer in Delaware. "Look to the elements of the beach that are always constant and bring the outside in."

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Use wood in contrasting finishes — like exposed beams paired with whitewashed shiplap — over polished metals or glossy marble. Choose furniture with soft lines and natural materials like jute, sisal, and rattan that lend a tropical vibe.

For upholstery, opt for linen slipcovers to make your sofa feel like a sun-softened beach shirt.

Chango & Co. uses a similar color palette in most beach homes, but makes each design feel fresh with unique pieces, like statement light fixtures in woven materials.

Raquel Langworthy

Contrasting wood tones create definition, while varying light fixtures add character in this home by Marnie Oursler.

Dana Hoff

"Rattan and woven furniture bring that beachy, calm, warm, casual vibe," says Roxy Te Owens, founder of Society Social, a North Carolina-based furniture store. "They work in all types of spaces, from New York City to the English countryside."

Ms. Oursler says that redecorating just one room or space can create the feeling of escape. "Having a designated space for relaxation can make it feel more like a retreat. You might just be walking to a different room, but it feels like you’re going somewhere new."

Keep decor simple, and avoid tchotkes and beach kitsch like seashells and dolphins. When it comes to artwork, Ms. Owens suggests larger statement pieces, like a seascape or beach photograph, over a gallery wall. "It makes a space feel more calm," she says. Plus, it’s a great way to fake an oceanfront view.

A permanent vacation

For some, turning a home into a beach escape literally meant moving to the beach.

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In Connecticut, Douglas Elliman agent Jennifer Ho says that single-family homes in Greenwich’s beach community sold at the highest rate in 11 years during the fourth quarter of 2020. "I had a client sell her beautiful 9,500-square-foot home on two acres and move to a smaller property just to be two blocks from the beach," says Ms. Ho.

This waterfront townhouse on the San Mateo County coast sold for $1.6 million in late 2020 after just 10 days on the market.

Beyond RE Marketing

It’s about wanting "a feeling of escape," says Marian Bennett, a Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty agent working in California’s Half Moon Bay area. Unlike many regions, condos and townhouse sales outpaced single-family homes in 2020 because the lower price point made it a more accessible option for a coastal property. "People wanted to be near the beach."

It’s a similar situation in many Florida markets. "From a mental standpoint, people have felt trapped in cities, and are looking for panoramic views, beach escapes, and areas where they can be outside year round," says Dan Kaplan, managing partner at PMG, the developer of Sage Longboat Key a new boutique condominium on a barrier island off the west coast of Florida.

Douglas Elliman agent Jennifer Ho listed this Old Greenwich, Conn., home in mid-February for $3.325 million, and recently accepted an offer after upwards of 20 showings and multiple bids. “And I’m still getting calls from agents and buyers who want the house,” she says.

Douglas Elliman

The rental impact

In areas that are accessible from nearby cities, demand for short-term rentals last summer went through the roof. In Greenwich, Ms. Ho saw homes rent sight unseen, and expects that demand to continue this year.

It’s the same in the Hamptons. "Many of the people who had rented last year locked in their leases all the way back in September when they left" says Todd Bourgard, Douglas Elliman’s senior executive regional manager of sales for the Hamptons. "So seasonal rentals are certainly now harder to come by."

Located on Hawaii’s Ka’anapali Beach, this 11,000-square-foot vacation home rents for $10,000 to $13,000 per night.

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But for an island destination like Hawaii that requires a flight and mandatory quarantine, the pandemic all but halted rental demand. Matthew G. Beall, CEO of luxury brokerage Hawai’i Life, which manages more than 600 rental properties on the islands, said the vacation rental market "went completely to zero" last spring. While the market has marginally improved, "it’s nowhere near the volume or frequency that we had prior to the pandemic."

The luxury sector of Hawaii’s vacation rental market has been the first to recover, and Hawai’i Life CEO Matthew G. Beall believes high-end homes like this eight-bedroom beach estate will be completely sold out.

HI Luxury Rentals

But with the vaccine rolling out, jet setting to a beach destination could very well be on the horizon. "People have not gotten on a plane in so long, that when they say go, they’re going to go," says Ms. Ho.

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