How To Get HGTV Star Christina Haack's Look In Your Home

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Whether you love to binge-watch old episodes of "Flip or Flop" or you prefer "Christina on the Coast" and "Christina in the Country," it's clear HGTV star Christina Haack knows a thing or two about how to achieve the California Casual home decor style. Haack effortlessly blends neutral colors, modern lines, and reclaimed wood with bohemian accents, eclectic textiles, and high-tech features that make each home she designs feel uniquely tailored to the family who lives there. 

The designer frequently flips dark and dated spaces into light and airy interiors by incorporating large, functional windows and doors that bring the outdoors in. And she's not afraid of adding pops of color to an island or bar area, or creating eye-catching texture with accent walls made of stone or unusual tile. To get HGTV star Christina Haack's look in your home, you should focus on seamless transitions between indoor and outdoor spaces, fabrics that feel good to the touch, tons of texture from floor to ceiling, and tiny details that balance and personalize your space.

From client homes on "Christina on the Coast" to her own palatial California mansion, Christina Haack seamlessly blends indoor and outdoor spaces with large windows and unique glass doors that open to flood rooms with tons of fresh air and natural light. When renovating your windows or sliding doors, if it fits within the budget, opt for full lite ones so your views aren't obstructed by grids. Skip heavy drapes or blinds, leaving them off entirely if privacy isn't a concern. Or, use semi-sheer curtains like MYSKY Soft Cotton Drapes from Amazon for coverage that still feels breezy.

Neutrals are never boring in Christina Haack's designs. The HGTV star typically keeps her color palettes restrained but uses a variety of textures to add plenty of visual interest. This calm and soothing approach works especially well in bedrooms. To get the look in your own home, layer white bedding with throw blankets and pillows in muted taupe, olive, and mustard hues. Add decorative elements made of woven grass, rattan, burlap, or nautical-inspired textures with lighting like the 360 Lighting Natural Rope Net Table Lamps.

Although many of her designs rely on light neutral hues, Christina Haack isn't afraid of adding a little drama with darker colors, especially when she's updating client homes in Tennessee. The HGTV star uses black in several interiors featured on "Christina in the Country," from casements on windows and doors to black-on-black finishes in kitchens and bathrooms. Before introducing black decor into your home, give careful consideration to lighting, textures, and upkeep.

Choosing the right upholstery fabrics can be a particular challenge when it comes to getting the coastal cool look Christina Haack is so well-known for. Durability is a must for the sofas, armchairs, and poufs you'll use every day, while beauty and texture matter since you'll spend so much time in your favorite seat. Haack relied on fabrics that look and feel good throughout Season 2 of "Christina in the Country", from rich velvet on swivel seating and pillows to supple strips of leather for side chairs.

Christina Haack combines sleek stainless steel and beachy wood tones in many of the homes she designs. Especially in her client's kitchens, this 'Coastal Scandifornia' style combines the best of two aesthetics: the minimalist lines of high-end appliances and nature-inspired finishes found everywhere from cabinets and range hoods to artfully arranged prep surfaces. Get the look with small accessories like the YSTKC Acacia Wood Butcher Block Wooden Trays from Amazon. You can further enhance the look by echoing those earthy wood tones with simple, sophisticated backsplash tiles featuring organic shapes. 

Although most of her interior and exterior home designs rely on neutral colors like white, cream, wood, and, more occasionally, black, Christina Haack frequently adds a pop of color in her kitchen designs with bold backsplash tile or by painting either the cabinets or the island. But instead of using sandy coastal colors, she often opts for deeper ultramarine blues and greens. You can get the look in your own home by painting your kitchen cabinets a color like Behr's Terrarium or Sherwin-Williams Waterloo.

Christina Haack went high-tech in her own $12 million Newport Beach mansion. Her bedroom features smart curtains that blackout the entire room, a drop-down projection screen for movie nights, and a sleek recessed fireplace. She kept the same modern-yet-relaxed conveniences in mind for the home design she completed during Season 5, Episode 8 of "Christina on the Coast." You can get the look in your own home with products like EUHOMY's Recessed Adjustable Flame Log & Crystal Electric Fireplace or SmartWings Motorized Roller Shades from Amazon.

It's hard to beat classic white when you want to brighten things up, which is exactly what Christina Haack used in a simple but stunning transformation of a young couple's living room in Season 4 of "Christina on the Coast." The HGTV star replaced a builder-grade red brick fireplace and chunky mantel with a floor-to-ceiling stone accent wall in neutral tones that provide just the right amount of subtle contrast with new white walls and furniture upholstery. She also removed plantation shutters that interrupted the view, replacing them with breezy white curtains.

"What we're trying to do here is take a super modern house and really incorporate more of, like, an organic, kind of like, Bali vibe," Christina Haack told viewers during a tour of her Newport Beach home. The designer used bohemian decor elements, from organic striped vases to large crystals, to decorate her space. An easy way to design a boho room that embodies the hippie chick spirit with a nod to Haack's indoor-outdoor design philosophy is to fill unique pieces of stoneware with lush houseplants. 

On Season 2, Episode 11 of "Christina on the Coast," the HGTV star set out to update a mid-century modern house for a pair of empty nesters. The couple told her they wanted a glamorous space that was "super sexy." Their home was already full of mirrors, marble, geodes, and crystal — finishes you can easily incorporate into your own space to make it feel more seductive. Haack added a variety of shimmering metallic finishes to update the kitchen and dining room, with industrial seating and a Sputnik-style crystal-covered light fixture.

"One of my signature designs that I love to do in any house I can is a really big island," Christina Haack exclaimed as she showed off the progress on her Newport Beach kitchen. Along with increased storage, a well-designed kitchen island quickly becomes the hub for all things cooking, dining, and entertaining. The HGTV star often uses wooden cabinets below expansive white countertops, but if you can't afford new custom-built-ins or don't have much space, you can recreate her SoCal cool style with a butcher block table like the HLR Rolling Kitchen Island on Wheels.

On one of the more emotional episodes of "Christina in the Country," the HGTV star helped a family restore their fire-damaged home, incorporating treasured memorabilia from their Texas music studio into a dark, moody, rock and roll kitchen. To balance the masculine black cabinet finish, Haack added delicate pulls that she said brought "a little bit of the feminine, a little bit of glam" during the final reveal. Whether you go light and airy or dark and rugged in your own space, pay close attention to the tiniest details to capture the Christina Haack look.