Quick Decor Tip: Table Manners

 

Horizontally placed table runners are a sophisticated way to showcase a well-laid table; they're more elegant than placemats but much less formal than a tablecloth.

 

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Jade Mountain at Anse Chastanet, St Lucia, Caribbean

Talk about a room with a view - each "sanctuary" at Jade Mountain at Anse Chastanet has its entire fourth wall completely open to the outdoors, overlooking a pair of peaks knifing the sky and comes with a massive infinity pool whose reflections merge with those of the Caribbean Sea below.

Each is uniquely designed, but at the core of their construction is the goal of harmonizing visual elements of near and far. The peaks of the Pitons tearing through the clouds by the horizon will, from your bed, seem close enough to touch.

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The Oberoi, Mauritius, Africa

 

 

At a certain point, every tropical destination follows a certain formula. Beach, check. Palm trees, check. Sparkling ocean, check. Mauritius, on the other hand, is impossible to duplicate.

Mauritius is one of those rare, indescribable places so beautiful it shames all attempts at aesthetic achievement. The good people at The Oberoi, Mauritius nonetheless give it a try, and have done pretty good! Accommodations here are appropriately built for comfort and romance, without sacrificing the full range of accoutrements expected from the Oberoi brand.

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!  I hope you celebrated in style...tropical style that is!

Did you have a big party, a quiet night in with friends, or where you living it up in paradise somewhere?  Here are some photos from tropical celebrations that inspired us to bring 2013 in with a bang.