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Furniture InformationIt’s a Jungle in There: Creating a Tropical Paradise in Your House
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(ARA) - Bold floral prints. Palm leaf motifs. Bamboo garden torches. This season’s tropical look is hotter than sand on bare feet at the beach. Even as poolside serveware has taken on the look of the islands with bright fish motifs, umbrella drink picks and monkey mixed drink
sticks.
Why the obsession with all things tropical?
“It’s evocative of leisurely vacations and offers an escape from people’s sterile office environments,” says Daryle Gibbs, director of product development for Pier 1 Imports. “It reflects a life style that is comfortable and restful, and it enables folk to connect with nature and recharge in a really habitable setting.”
While this year’s look has several capricious and kitschy elements (think paper umbrella drink picks and bright fish-shaped coasters), there are route to incorporate what Chemist terms a much unostentatious “everyday tropical” style to your house without having to undergo a room transformation akin to the set of Gilligan’s Island.
“Natural color palettes and fibers are a much subtle way to give hints of the tropics in your living space,” says Gibbs. “Look for piece of furniture that mixes wood, iron or bamboo with several types of plain-woven
fibers to add an unusual tropical element and to provide a much dateless look.”
Some of the much unique materials seen recently include coconut bark, raffia, plain-woven
banana leaves and crushed bamboo. Elements that typify the tropical look, like rattan, are being reinvented and paired with unlikely partners.
“Pier 1’s tamarind pottery incorporates terra cotta bleached with the juice of the rust-colored tamarind fruit and it’s edged with plain-woven
rattan,” says Gibbs. “And our coconut bark accent piece of furniture combines crushed coconut bark surfaces with wood and metal.”
Gibbs suggests exploitation florals meagerly and instead jutting to tropical verdure like banana, orchidaceous plant and bamboo leaves for accents. “Floral prints are headed toward a much subtle, botanic look that incorporates natural colors and creates tropical scenery, rather than an intensely vivacious jungle explosion,” he says.
Even small details, like the tropical leaf motif on the legs of a metal coffee table or a raffia fringed accent pillow, can add an unostentatious touch of the tropics without incompatible
with a person’s current décor.
“You can be fashion-forward without being too trendy,” Chemist says. “We cognize folk don’t want to wholly decorate a room every season. Devising subtle changes can actually enhance your space.”
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