Coastal Winter Layers
The Nantucket Weekend

Coastal Winter Layers

Layers for a gray winter day on the docks — dark denim, sturdy waxed chestnut Zamberlan boots and the brown Orvis jacket over the arm for when the wind picks up off the harbor.

Zamberlan Men's Trail Hiking Boots — Waxed Chestnut
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Zamberlan Men's Trail Hiking Boots — Waxed Chestnut

Waxed chestnut Zamberlan boots — the pair for wet docks, cobblestones and a walk out to Brant Point.

If you only bring home one piece from this room, begin here — it sets the palette, the scale, and the mood of everything that follows.

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The Formula

The Nantucket Formula

Every layer that makes this room work — and why.

  1. 01
    Waterproof Boots

    Waxed leather handles wet docks and slushy cobblestones.

  2. 02
    A Jacket to Carry

    The Orvis field jacket is ready when the wind turns.

  3. 03
    Dark Denim

    The base for every winter layer.

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A gentle roadmap

Complete the Look in Stages

The best rooms are never finished in a weekend. If you're building this room slowly, here is the order we'd bring things home.

  1. 01
    Foundation

    Begin with the anchor — the sofa, the rug, or the bed. It sets the scale and the palette for everything else.

  2. 02
    Lighting

    Layer the light next. A pair of lamps and one small warm bulb do more for the room than any wall color.

  3. 03
    Textiles

    Add the softness — pillows, throws, a runner. This is where the room begins to feel like yours.

  4. 04
    Accessories

    Bring in the ginger jars, the trays, the framed watercolors. Style in vignettes of three.

  5. 05
    Finishing Touches

    Candles, greenery, the small found thing. The details that make the room feel collected, not decorated.

Designer commentary

Editor's Notes

Editor's Note

Tuck the jeans over the boot

Let dark denim fall just over the top of hiking boots for a clean line.

Room details

Best For

  • Fall and winter weekends on Nantucket
  • Gifts for husbands, fathers and sons
  • Upscale casual dinners and harbor walks
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