Your home doesn't have to be by the ocean or located in some sun drenched part of the world before you can add a tropical theme. It doesn't matter where you live. If you love the tropics any home can be transformed into a beach lovers paradise or you can just start with a few higher quality tropical accents here and there to see how it looks. Start slow and you'll soon discover that a tropical theme will not only conjure up wonderful vacation memories but it can change your decorating priorities.
You might not want to do every room in the house in a full tropical theme but it could be your ultimate goal if you like what you see. Giving your home a back-to-nature look should include earth-tone paint colors. Think palm tree greens, corals, sand and sea colors that offer calming neutral shades when choosing your room makeover colors. These are very popular choices whether you choose to live where you are forever or plan to sell your property in the future.
Now it's time to find the tropical accessories that remind you of the most beautiful places on the planet, like Hawaii or other Polynesian islands. Starting at the front door of your home a beach theme wooden welcome sign that features palm trees, pineapples or hibiscus flowers will set the tropical mood. If that's not what you're looking for you could choose a sign that features sealife such as dolphins or turtles which will give you a more nautical theme. This touch of the tropics will make coming home from a hard day of work a more "welcoming" experience.
Once you know which room or rooms you want to have a tropical theme your décor accent choices will be numerous. We recommend you always choose higher quality hand carved pieces whether going with tiki masks or wooden sculptures. Select Polynesian oceanic art or Hawaiian hand carved museum replicas that exude quality and offer premium workmanship. You want to know that whatever art you are displaying will invite compliments from all who see it.
Tropical accent pillows with rich looking designer fabrics by Tommy Bahama, Ralph Lauren, Robert Allen or Fred Shaheen, to name but a few, have gorgeous tropical design themes that will provide just the right amount of tropical elegance to living rooms and bedrooms. They also look great on outdoor patio furniture so you can extend your tropical look to your backyard or balcony. Throw pillows are an inexpensive way to add a touch of color and texture to your home.
One of the newest home decorating trends is to turn your boring beige switchplate covers into miniature handcrafted works of tropical art. Custom switchplate covers can feature palm trees, beaches, sealife, tropical birds and vintage travel themes.
As you can see there are lots of unique options for tropical accents that will make your home look and feel like your own piece of paradise. Take it slow and focus on buying higher quality handcrafted pieces and you'll enjoy your touch of the tropics for years to come.
