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SUN SUITE
By MA. AURORA L. SICAT
BRING summer into your home with accessories and furnishings that bring the outdoors in. Whether you’re longing for the tropical outdoors, a safari adventure, or some sun, sand, and skies, here are a few tricks to turn your home into a summer suite.
Safari adventure, from top left: Living room setup, Berde; and leopard print sofa, Firma.
JUNGLE FAVOR
•Long horizontal lines underscore a casual look and add to a restful mood, while taller elements such as plants, screens, or artwork add a grand scale.
•Greens are also a major element in shades that range from light sage to avocado and from yellow-greens to a green that is nearly black. Accents might be in dark brown, black, or even muted reds.
•Wood furniture pieces and wood flooring fit well into this look. Light woods can be used, but add more weight to the room by mixing in some dark tables, lamps, or furniture feet.
•Animal prints or safari animals may be used in fabrics, accent items, and accessories. Consider using animal hide designs such as leopard spots and zebra stripes as well as animal images such as monkeys, lions, and elephants.
•Large plants, especially palm trees, are a perfect addition, highlight them in the room using accent lights.
•Avoid overdoing the room’s accessories. Keep it simple
and spare.
•Bamboo or matchstick blinds, breezy linen panels, or plantation shutters are all choices that will fit into this look.
•Flooring might be hardwood, though tile or stone is another possibility. Accent the hard floor with area rugs of natural sisal.
•Light fixtures can add some whimsy with decorations in monkey, leaf, or jungle accents. Dark lamp shades will add more weight to the room.
•Use colored stoneware, textured placemats, loosely woven fabric napkins, sturdy glassware, wooden bowls, baskets, and bamboo for tableware
Up the wall: Bamboo poles add the right touch to a jungle-themed space.
TROPHIC THUNDER
•Replicate tropical paradise by simply a touch of the exotic to any part of your room, using natural elements. A tropical motif is a mixture of lots of texture and intricate patterns with simple details and a few large accessories. Common motifs include stylized palm trees or large leafed banana plants, leather, and grass cloth.
•Use comfortable upholstered furniture that is often large in scale and selected for comfort and utility. Musts: wicker, bamboo, iron, or rattan.
•Neutral tones: ivory, beige, camel, tan, deep brown, soft gold, and pale yellow are the foundations of a tropical room.
Lounge lizards, clockwise, from top right: Abanico settee, Spartan daybed, and Shaggy daybed, all from locsin living.
SEASIDE SUITE
•Tans, aquas, and greens represent colors of the sea. You may also add a hint of red and orange hues to break the monotony of the room.
•Bamboo is the quintessential element for beach-style living. Add bamboo furniture, shutters, or vases.
•Coconut décor also makes a great addition for a beach or tropical interior.
•Hang seashells chime or on shelves or bathrooms to add whimsy and that beach-y atmosphere. Try gluing a collection of small shells on a blank framed canvas for a wall accent.
Firma is located at TriNoma, North edsa; Berde Plants Inc. is located at LRI Business Plaza, 210 Nicanor Garcia St. (Reposo), Bel-Air ll, Makati City. Call 8951772 or 8955470; Daybeds by Locsin Living is located at 3f Ersan Building 32 Quezon Avenue, Quezon City. Call 4196880 or 7278858. Log on to www.locsin.net sm Home World is located at selected sm department stores nationwide.
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