The Natural Beauty of
Tropical Home Decorating
Tropical home decorating is one of today's sophisticated interiors.
It is a relaxed casual style with fresh appeal and focuses on comfort with a touch of the exotic.
Decorative elements incorporate island motifs like pineapples and stylized palm tress, natural textural elements mixed with restful sun and water inspired colors.
The palette includes natural sun, sand, and sea drenched colors, such as fresh aqua blue, sandy tan, several shades of green and pale peach and yellows.
These colors are rich but muted and serve as a primary foundation as they represent sand, water and trees.
The use of pale gray shades blends well with this palette and evokes the feelings of weathered seaside boardwalks.
Infuse the use of bright colors that reflect the culture and of the exotic tropical flowers, such as orange, pink, red and purple.
Tropical home decorating rooms, offers furniture in grand style, often selected for relaxation and comfort. The fabrics used should be soft, lush and inviting
The furniture might include carved ornamental motifs such as pineapples, palm leaves, trees and flowers.
Exotic hardwoods like teak, rosewood, ebony, mahogany and koa is used with a dark wood stain and sometimes combined with natural materials like cane, wicker and rattan.
Rattan brings a natural element since it is a tropical tree that grows in the jungle.
The rule that less is more and bigger is better applies to the accessories for tropical home decorating.
Avoid lots of little tiny accents scattered about and go for the bold strong statement of keeping it simple.
Large plants, especially areca palm trees are a fabulous way to give your home the tropical flavor and a perfect addition to tropical home decorating.
Artwork could feature jungle themes, palm trees with their far reaching fronds, tropical plants with vivid and beautiful blooms like hibiscus, orchid, and bird of paradise.
Look to the beach for inspiration, and find ways to incorporate them into the room.
- a piece of coral
- shells displayed in bowls
- sea glass and beach pebbles washed smooth from the ocean’s surf
Natural materials like rattan, grass cloth, baskets and wicker will infuse the room with a warm weather attitude and add another layer of texture.
Bamboo as accents in picture frames or vases is an ideal element for this style.
Consider these materials for wall coverings and folding screens.
Window coverings should exhibit a natural quality like breezy linen panels billowing in the sea breeze.
Bamboo, matchstick blinds and plantation shutters are all choices suited to the tropical home decorating theme.
For the floors think about natural materials, like a dark rich hardwood, tile or stone.
Accent the hard floor with area rugs woven in natural sisal or jute. This will provide a natural texture against the floor.
Other area rugs to use could be traditional oriental rugs in muted tones for an old world feel, or a patterned rug with lush foliage that is jungle inspired to lend a more contemporary flavor.
Let in lots of natural sunlight.
Choose light fixtures in materials of wood, antiqued metal and ceramic.
Dark lamp shades will blend nicely and will add visual weight to the room.
Light fixtures can be whimsical with decorations in monkey, leaf and jungle accents.
A ceiling fan with slowly turning rattan paddles creates a natural breeze and brings down a high ceiling.
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