Caribbean StyleWhat visitor to the Caribbean has not been entranced by the beauty and spirit of its tropical islands? In Caribbean Style, more than 600 spectacular full-color photographs and an illuminating text re-create the houses, gardens, and lifestyle of this enchanting region. A trendsetting book that combines travel and design, Caribbean Style offers a previously unseen view of the islands of Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Barte le my, Antigua, Nevis, Montserrat, Barbados, Haiti, and Jamaica. The book includes information on island vegetation and colors, plantation houses, town houses, popular houses, contemporary houses, and gardens. In addition, the Architectural Notebook provides plans and information on different types of houses on the various islands. ;;;;;;;; These pages take you from plantation manor houses with gracious verandahs that catch the mild, cooling winds to brightly painted native dwellings adorned with imaginative wood trim; from colonial plantation gardens with rows of majestic palm trees and winding water canals left from earlier days to simple town-house gardens with bright patches of bougainvilleas. Caribbean Style explodes with an intense profusion of images and colors. With this vivid portrait of the Caribbean, you will almost feel the soft breezes, inhale the fragrance of tropical flowers, and luxuriate in the warmth of the sun." |
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Caribbean Style Suzanne Slesin,Stafford Cliff,Jack Berthelot,Martine Gaume,Daniel Rozensztroch No preview available - 1999 |
Caribbean Style Suzanne Slesin,Jack Berthelot,Stafford Cliff,Martine Gaume No preview available - 1994 |
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allows Antilles antique arched architecture balconies Barbados bedroom BOTTOM brick building built Caribbean carved CENTER century chairs climate color contrast corner courtyard covered create dates decorative developed dining room doors element English entrance exterior façade factory floor frame French front furnished furniture gallery garden green ground floor grow Guadeloupe Haiti Haitian hangs hill important includes Indians influence interior islands kitchen leads LEFT light living room located louvered mahogany main house Martinique materials Nevis ocean once OPPOSITE original overlooks painted pattern pieces pink plantation house planted rear reflected residence RIGHT roof second-floor separate shutters side simple sitting room situated space staircase stands stone structure style sugar sugarcane surrounded terrace tiles tion town house trees ture typical vegetable verandah walls wide wind wood