CARIBBEAN STYLE

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Author: Susan Slesin ISBN: 9780500283615 Total Pages: 290

Paperback - 25.3 x 25 x 1.7 CM Publisher: Thames & Hudson

In Caribbean Style, more than 600 amazing full-colour photographs and an in-depth text which 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. Barté lé 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 colours. 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.

Susan Slesin is the assistant editor of 'Home Section' of the New York Times and co-author, with Stafford Cliff, of 'French Style' 'English Style' 'Indian Style' 'Japanese Style' and 'Greek Style.'

The spine of this book has become unglued.