Well, I'm back from vacation (and being sick before that), but I'd rather still be on Kauai. While we were there, my husband and I started talking about moving there! So for the past couple weeks, I've been day (and night) dreaming about a home on Kauai. Dreaming of whites, windows, bright yellows, brilliant blues and greens, wood, wood, coral and comfort :)
Found some furniture and accessories that would be fun in an island home and thought I'd share!
Have you designed for a home in Hawaii? What did you end up using?
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| I love Khrome Studios' coral mirror even before I went to Kauai. The natural curves and fluidity of coral adds to the easy going feel to the islands. |
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| These are magnets, but I love the color and design. I think these would work as art work, or plates, pillows, etc. |
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| Almost everything from Palecek would work obviously, but I really liked what they did with these shells and starfish. Love the wood frame and how they're attached. |
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| Pillowwwss! |
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| Wood, Bamboo, Rattan, yes! |
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| The last Palecek item, but definitely needed. |
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| Innovations' wall covering |
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| A chandelier that would be above my wooden, maybe natural slab dining table. |
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| The coral decoration in a Hawaiian home might by 'kitchy' to some, but I would greatly disagree! I'd want my home to feel like I was on the beach constantly. |
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| I like the light colors from this Safavieh rug and the 'waves' on here. This would look great on my dark wood floors :D |
And buying things on the island is always helpful to the local economy! While we were there, we saw a few furniture stores and one store that was just full of bamboo furniture, bamboo decorations, etc. The sidewalk smelled like bamboo walking by!
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| Indigo throw rugs by By The Sea (www.kathrynletson.com). She has beautiful, natural dresses, accessories, and stuff for a home, even a very inviting hammock! |
Hopefully getting these items out of my head and sharing with you will let me concentrate on other things and get my brain back on the mainland.
Please share your thoughts and designs!
