Bright modern living room with white sofas, patterned pillows, a white coffee table, and large windows overlooking the ocean and patio.

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Rooms, colour, and the thinking behind the prints

Twenty years of designing island houses, written down. What holds up, what does not, and how to use a print you love.

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The Quiet Pieces That Make an Island Room
Rooms

The Quiet Pieces That Make an Island Room

Most of the attention in a colourful room goes to the colour. What actually holds it together is quieter than that.A neutral...

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Our Never-Fail Neutral Paint Colours
Colour

Our Never-Fail Neutral Paint Colours

Bold colour needs somewhere quiet to sit. These are the neutrals we return to, and what each one does best.Sea Pearl 961,...

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How to Use Caribbean Colour
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How to Use Caribbean Colour

I love bright, bold colour in a client's home. We are in the Caribbean after all. If there was ever a place...

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Mixing Patterns Without the Hodgepodge
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Mixing Patterns Without the Hodgepodge

Pattern is the fastest way to give a room personality, and the fastest way to lose control of it. Combined well, several...

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A framed tropical beach painting hangs on a white wall above a woven rattan daybed with cream cushions and green patterned pillows. A wall-mounted light fixture is visible above the artwork.

Rooms

Bedrooms, porches and powder rooms, one at a time.

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A bright, modern open-concept living room and dining area with light wood floors, a white dining table with coral chairs, a beige sectional sofa, a patterned armchair, and large glass doors leading to a balcony.

Colour

Choosing a print, and putting prints together.

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A modern bathroom interior with a walk-in shower featuring teal and white wavy patterned tile, white vanity cabinets, double sinks, mirrors, and small potted purple flowers.

Care

Salt, sun, open doors, and what actually lasts.

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A bright turquoise glass chandelier hangs in a staircase landing with a colorful floral mural on the wall, a black metal console table, and a potted plant below.

Projects

Island houses, as they were built.

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From her projects

Rooms she designed in the Virgin Islands, and what each one had to solve.

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To us, island style means ease. 

Ease of use and flow; a comfortable and pretty place where friends and family gather.

Tiffany CassidyFounder and Designer