INTERIOR

Implementing Complementary Decor

Adding the right decor to match your new interior design is one of the best parts of the process. You can either work with your interior designer to procure these items, or you can take to the island’s markets yourself to look for one-of-a-kind buys.

The goal is to add just the right amount of decor to pull the style together. In the case of a modern design, you’ll want to stick to only a few main focal points, reducing the amount of clutter on walls and shelving. For rustic and eclectic homes, the goal will be to layer in elements, offering a warm and cosy appeal to each room. Gain inspiration with a visit to your local boutiques and design shops.

Blending Your Indoor And Outdoor Space

Make the most of life on an island by bringing your indoor and outdoor spaces together. Rather than simply focusing on your interior design as a standalone subject, look for ways to naturally meld your indoor and outdoor living spaces.

Line walkways with plants and build living walls inside your home. Use interior courtyards to draw the style of your home into the outdoors.

The goal is to seamlessly blend your home’s elements. As you journey between the outdoors and your home’s interior, you should feel a natural connection between the two. If minimalism is central to your interior theme, make it central to your outdoor living space as well. If you have focused on Spanish tile and rustic walkways outside, draw these elements into your home’s kitchen, living room and bedrooms.

Island living is, after all, centred around life spent embracing the outdoors. It is only natural, therefore, to create design elements that guide you to nature and that showcase the splendour of the area’s landscape via your home.