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New Orleans may be your favorite place on the map, but you’ve been known to daydream about far flung destinations. Add a sense of wanderlust to your abode by exploring decor pieces that conjure up visions of globetrotting.

By Amy Gabriel

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1. Created in Paris, bask in the otherworldly glow of a dome shell light made out of Japanese washi paper. SWADOH, swadoh.com. 2. A handmade palm leaf fan is perfectly fit for foyer decor or for stashing in your suitcase to bring your own breeze. B. Viz Design, 3506 Magazine St., 504-913-4111, bvizdesign.com. 3. Can a scent transport you to the coastal towns of southern Italy? Find out through the notes of citrus, sea salt and volcanic ash of the Saint Enzo candle. Available locally at ByGeorge inside the Hotel Saint Vincent, 1507 Magazine St., 504-3502450, saintvincentnola.com and Merchant House, 1152 Camp St., 504-233-2240, merchanthouse.co. 4. Imagine making a splash in sparkling vacation waters with a linen divers tip towel, hand-embroidered in Vietnam. Maisonette Shop, 2727 Prytania St., Ste. 13, 504-4371850, maisonetteshop.com. 5. While flipping through travel books, rest your coffee or cocktail stylishly atop a fringed raffia straw coaster, handmade in Madagascar. Available in a set of 4 or 6 in terracotta and natural or in black and natural. Inside ZELE, 2841 Magazine St., 985-9239103, soavastore.com. 6. Bring about a moment of Mediterranean charm with an Ibiza pendant shade, crafted from raffia woven over a black iron frame. Sunday Shop, 2025 Magazine St., 504-3422087, sundayshop.co. 7. Have a divinely restful moment outside or indoors while lounging in the Indo daybed, handcrafted from bent cane and reed in the Philippines. Eclectic Home, 8211 Oak St., 504-866-6654, eclectichome.net. 8. Take a visual journey to Italy in Robert Malmberg’s ancient romance-inspired ‘Postcards from Rome’ wallpaper. Available locally at Spruce, 2043 Magazine St., 504-2650946, sprucenola.com. 9. Because your feline friends fantasize about far off places too, give them an in-home getaway in a woven pet hut made of elephant grass from Ghana. 35x20” Perch, 2844 Magazine St., 504-899-2122, perch-home.com. 10. From the Tapis Amis rug collection, experience the call of the wild with a hand-tufted, 100% New Zealand wool throw produced in India. Merchant House, 1152 Camp St., 504233-2240, merchanthouse.co. 11. Where better to destination dream than in a sleeping swing? The Nozumu hanging chair is crafted with allweather rope and resin cord to allow for both indoor and outdoor enjoyment. Villa Vici, 4112 Magazine St., 504-8992931, villavici.com. 12. Integrate a feeling of wandering whimsy with a woven fringed stool that opens up as a surprise basket or planter option. Sotre, 3933 Magazine St., 711 O’Keefe Ave., 504-3049475, sotrecollection.com.

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