Island Queen Of Interiors - Welcome Amanda Lindroth

I just have to introduce you to Amanda Lindroth. You may have seen her work in Coastal Living magazine recently where she decorated Dunmore Beach Hotel in the Bahamas.

Amanda looking very relaxed and beachy.

Amanda is a Bahamas based interior designer and a master of the Island Style, her interiors speak volumes for themselves. They are absolutely gorgeous in every way. If you love the look of India Hicks style you really most see Amanda's work because it takes it to the very next level.

Today I'm showcasing the Club Villa that Amanda has worked her style charm on. Her interior style effortlessly crosses the bridge of past, present and future. You can see her love of the past and how respectfully she intertwines it with modern living.

This is true classic design. Design that stands the test of time because Amanda is a big believer in making things so beautiful that they will last for generations.

Mixing old world Caribbean colonial charm with a minimal modern aesthetic creates such calm and peaceful interiors.

I love the easy breezy style of the kitchen, it feels so comfortable and laid back. The directors chairs are stunning brought indoors around a simple kitchen table.

More directors chairs, this time around a larger casual dining table. Note that Amanda uses a lot of natural materials, wood, bamboo, wicker, rattan, shells etc.

Sheer elegant simplicity creates a serene bathroom space, with just a small pop of colour in the tangerine coral - simply beautiful.

Amanda likes to decorate with shells and introduces many into tablescapes.

A stunning bedroom with the quintessential four poster, again accented with tangerine to add warmth and intimacy into the space.

More bathroom details.

And finally I just wanted to show you a picture of the Old Fort Bay Amanda has completed, isn't it stunning? What a location, what a fantastic old building.

To see much, much more please visit her site and check out her stunning portfolio, I promise you'll love every single thing!

http://www.amandalindroth.com/

Have a gorgeous Saturday.

Happy Island Styling.

Tangerine Tango - Pantone's colour for 2012

Pantone has released its predicted colour for 2012 - Tangerine Tango.

Its a fruity number that's more of a red orange. I think it'll be a polarising colour, you either love it or not. For interiors, a little dash can liven things up. Tangerine can work beautifully with aqua, taupe, green and grey.

It's no surprise that this colour has eventuated, we've seen it making an appearance in cosmetics with tangerine to coral gold lipstick colours creating a summer buzz as an alternative look.

Funny thing is I was in Witchery on Saturday looking at a tangerine top and telling my daughter how the tangerine colour really suits me even though I have English porcelain skin. So maybe I should buy the tangerine top and be seen as on trend?

Here's some interior shots to help illustrate how Tangerine can be worked into a scheme.

India Hicks holiday home - Windermere.

Here Tangerine sits very well with other ice cream colours making a very happy jolly interior scheme.

I quite like the tangerine in the coral pictures and it does work with aqua blue.

What a door - you can't miss this one.

Maybe a tad too bright but the dark grey is certainly needed to ground such an intense colour.

Tangerine was made for the Palm Springs look.

Here bamboo pieces are painted tangerine in a high gloss finish.

A little tangerine goes a long way in interiors, for those who are not too sure about this colour, baby steps are perfectly fine, a vase, a cushion or a tray like this one is all you need to aclimatise to the new trend.

This is Tommy Bahama, I really love the peek of tangerine on the floating ceiling feature, tropical, unexpected yet brillant .

So give tangerine a chance, try a little dash and see if you like it, it could open up a new world for you to explore.

Happy Island Styling.