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How To Mix Metals In Interior Design

Mixing metals can be difficult, but I have a few tips to help you. Many types of metals are used in interior design, but these eight are the most popular.
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Open Door Decor: 8 of Our Favorite Indoor-Outdoor Home Pieces and Materials

There are many ways to bring the outside in or properly furnish your outdoor areas with materials that can withstand the elements. Take a skim through the list below for some of our favorite indoor-outdoor items that can be seen across yacht and island designs.
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Using the 2020 Color of the Year in a Beach Home

Color is a key part of any home design, and this year’s color of the year, according to Pantone, the global expert on color communication, is “Classic Blue.”
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4 Design Lessons I Learned Living On A Boat

You may not know this about me, but I used to live on a small sailboat.   In fact, I first came to the Virgin Islands because I wanted to sail every day. I thought my visit was only going to last one season, but then I met David and we fell in love and[...]
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How to Stay Involved with Long-Distance Decorating

Lagnappe Custom Interiors specializes in interior design for island living, so we’re accustomed to working on a project while the client is hundreds of miles away. But this experience is often new to many clients who aren't sure how to stay involved with their home design from a distance.
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7 Must-Have Accessories for Every Beach Home

While you’re living that laid-back Caribbean lifestyle, it’s important that your home decor is both beautiful and practical. When decorating your dream island home, make sure you add these seven essential accessories and decor pieces.
Christmas Table Setting
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A Perfect Table Setting for a Christmas in the Islands

Are you dreaming of a white sand Christmas? Beautiful, fluffy sand replaces traditional cold, wet snow when you celebrate Christmas in the Islands. Warming up in the sun omits the need for hot coco around the fire, and other traditions which keep you toasty during the holidays. Even without the feeling of winter, you can[...]
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A Tropical Mood Board that will inspire your next Interior Design Project

Creating a Tropical mood board while designing vacation homes remotely, helps to visualize the final design. You love the purples and pinks of a Caribbean sunset. Seashells would look beautiful carved into a custom piece of furniture in your living room. Colors, textures, patterns, fabrics. What style furniture will suit, and how will it look[...]
Split image of Before and After a bedroom has been designed by Lagnappe
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Sunset View Condo Interior Before & After: A project that was passion

Interior Design Before and After: We Transformed a 2-unit vacation rental into a beautiful permanent family home The Interior Design Challenge Take 2 separate condo units side by side, and turn them into 1 family’s residence. What we do matters beyond just ‘being pretty’. Design is really about people. It’s about how we can create[...]
Ocean view out of a chic guest bedroom
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What NOT to do when Designing and Decorating an Island Home

Designing and decorating an Island home is much different from one in a city or suburb in the North. Once you select your property, there is a lot to consider in the planning stages. From incorporating views, to choosing materials suitable for the climate, it’s easy to slip up during the process. Clients dream of[...]