4 ways to bring tropical decor ideas into your home
Dreaming of the tropics… aren’t we all doing that right now?
While we can’t promise that a trip to the Caribbean is on the cards this year, there are plenty of easy decorating ideas that can help you bring a taste of the tropics into your home. Both relaxing and uplifting, tropical decor is a big interior design trend for the new season and will add bags of personality to your rooms. Think Mediterranean summers, Hawaiian landscapes and Miami beaches...
From botanical wallpapers to tropical houseplants, bring some sunshine into your home with these 4 tropical decorating ideas.
Opt for tropical colours
Transport yourself to South Beach, Miami without stepping foot out your front door. Add a splash of the tropics into your home with a fun range of sorbet colours, from pastel blues to sunny yellow, and dramatic burgundy. This colour palette captures the creative and adventurous mood of Miami, helping you bring that summer holiday vibe into your space.
Find out more about how to style the Miami neo deco pastel paint colours in your home and check out these colourful bedroom and living room ideas to get you started.
Play around with tropical jungle wallpaper
Wallpaper is one of the simplest and most effective ways to introduce new prints and patterns into your decor. The good news? We’ve got a bunch of botanical prints in our botanical wallpaper range, such as green leaf wallpaper Botanical 03. Pair them with tropical paint colours for that quintessential Miami vibe, and don’t be afraid to get bold and creative with your combo choices. To inspire you, here are some botanical wallpaper and tropical paint colour pairing recommendations from our colour consultants.
Jungle 01dusky + Blue 10 paint
Jungle 02 wallpaper + duck egg blue paint: Blue 09
Jungle leaf wallpaper Jungle 03 + Pink 05
Want some more tropical home decor inspo? Learn how to mood board with Tash and take a peek into her apartment, which has everything from scallop shapes and patterns, to a palm leaf headboard and banana leaf wallpaper in her hallway.
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Bring nature in with tropical house plants
Not only are house plants known to have mood-boosting properties, they’re also an easy way to add a dose of style and a pop of colour into a space. Bring some lush greenery in with home by choosing tropical indoor plants such as birds of paradise, philodendrons and monsteras. Their bright green leaves will give any interior space instant jungle vibes. Oh, and they’re highly Instagrammable.
Mix leafy prints with modern furniture
Introduce a taste of the tropics with your pick of leafy prints mixed in with modern furniture pieces. Pairing contemporary classics with botanical patterns and colours will create a relaxed and chic look to resemble the vibe of your favourite tropical boutique hotel.
Loving the green? Check out our green bedroom ideas.
Keen to learn more about injecting the Miami mood into your indoor space? Check out our blog post on the Miami Art Deco style.