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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Are you designing a vacation home, or dream of planning a beautiful outdoor living space to enjoy tropical weather year-round? Not everyone shares the same needs and desires when designing their vacation home. Design teams need to begin with a discussion with their clients to learn how they envision using the space. “We always start […]
Properly Planning an outdoor bathing space will allow you to enjoy it even more! Modern luxury vacation homes, especially in the islands, now have both indoor and outdoor bathing space. Features such as a rainfall showers, incorporating landscaping, and decor mimic a spa experience. Outdoor bathing areas provides the ultimate relaxation, and connect people with […]
Team collaboration software is on the rise. For employees, there is the appeal of being a ‘digital nomad’ and enjoying the perks of working from anywhere in the world. For designers who work in a location where most of their clients are residents part-time, or frequently travel, they love using virtual tools to facilitate design […]
Stunning vacation rentals with striking interiors capture the eyes of the those who enter them, and now, the hearts and imaginations of those who see images posted on social media. What makes a space ‘social media worthy’, and especially on the number one picture sharing app, Instagram, is the unique features, breathtaking surroundings, and remarkable […]
Looking for an escape from their stateside jobs and school schedules, a lovely family with four children hired Lagnappe to renovate and design their island oasis condo. When the family isn’t vacationing here, they will utilize it as a short-term rental property to share with other families looking for the perfect island getaway. Later on, […]
Who hasn’t dreamed of living aboard a luxurious yacht? Floating on the ocean and visiting any island you want with all the comforts of home sounds pretty nice… While most of us can’t afford a mega-million dollar floating palace, you can steal some of these design ideas and make your home feel like a million […]
The kitchen is a great place to add color into your home, and there probably isn’t an easier way than with a vibrant backsplash. Sometimes we get stuck thinking that the kitchen has to only be functional. A bright backsplash can take a kitchen from a place that is a place that holds your food […]
