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I fell in love with this style when I vacationed in Barbados several years ago and stayed at Sam Lord's Castle, the former home of actual pirate Sam Lord, who lured ships aground by hanging lanterns in the coconut trees. Captains mistook the lights for the nearby port city of Bridgetown and ran their ships into the reefs. Sam and his men then promptly looted them. This beautiful plantation was decorated in authentic West Indies British Colonial style and couldn't help capturing my heart…

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Contemporary British Colonial Decor, British Colonial Decor Bathroom, British Colonial Decor Living Room, Colonial Bedroom Ideas, British Colonial Style Bedroom, British Colonial Living Room, Bayou Cottage, British West Indies Decor, British Colonial Interior Design

British colonial style decorating was created when British citizens went to live in Africa, India, Asia, and the Caribbean in the late 1800's. They adapted their refined British interior design style to the climate and available materials where they moved. Here are a few ways to add British colonial style to your home. ArchitectureThe architecture of homes in a British colonial style typically has high ceilings to let the heat rise and keep the room a bit cooler. Oversized ceiling fans…

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As a designer myself, I do love SO MANY different types of style, but one style that never leaves my heart and is there to stay is anything that make me feel as if I'm on a tropical island in the days of old British Colonialism. I wanted to share some I found. Cane back Chairs - YES!  Dark wood - YES! Jute rugs - YES! Black Tropical Transitional Decor, Colonial Singapore Interior, British Colonial Rugs Living Rooms, Asian British Colonial Style, Bahama Style Interior Design, Caribbean Colonial Interior Design, Colonial Caribbean Decor, British Colonial Ceiling Fan, Colonial Style Living Room Ideas

As a designer myself, I do love SO MANY different types of style, but one style that never leaves my heart and is there to stay is anything that make me feel as if I'm on a tropical island in the days of old British Colonialism. I wanted to share some I found. Cane back Chairs - YES! Dark wood - YES! Jute rugs - YES! Black

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Eye For Design: The Timeless Appeal Of White Foyers West Indies Interior, West Indies Decor, White Foyer, Tropical British Colonial, British West Indies Style, Colonial India, West Indies Style, Scott Snyder, British Colonial Decor

If walls could talk, the white foyer would shout elegance and refinement. It makes no difference if yours is classic, contemporary, or cottage, it will say the same thing. In a white foyer furniture pops,the feeling is clean, bright, and airy, and your space seems larger and more grand somehow. The foyer is the first space guests experience when they step into our homes and the last thing they see before they depart so it should pack a great deal of WOW factor. The white foyer can certainly…

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