I asked Butera the three easiest things we can do to get an instant coastal feel at home, even if we live in the middle of a field in Iowa.
"I love doing coastal for clients who crave the look but live in urban or rural areas," says Butera. "The translation does not have to be 'hit you over the head,' but by using soft, washy, beachy colors of paint like Ralph Lauren’s Shoreline Blue, Faded Seafoam and Whisper (with all high-gloss white painted trims) you get a real, clean beach-glass feel. Add in textured sea grass wallpapers and accessorize with mother-of-pearl and shell accents and you have the look. Lots of oversized silver hurricanes are great as accents as well."