A beach house is the apex of relaxed living, right? It’s an escape that exists outside of your day-to-day life and—if designed well—it’s the place that lets you automatically turn off and relax. Question: Is it too much to ask for our everyday lives to look and feel like a retreat? Answer: Nope!

We don’t have a Homepolish beach house (yet!) but we design a lot of them for clients and feel pretty comfortable laying down the requisites. So, without further ado, here are our tips for bringing the light airiness associated with beachy getaways into your own probably darker, smaller, less well-located (probably) apartment.

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