Textural Explosion

Bamboo, rattan, wicker, palm fronds, and whimsical butterflies. I'm always lamenting the suffocating heat we experience down south, but get me a cold drink and a whirring ceiling fan and I'd be quite content to while away my summer days in this tropical pad.

{image via AD Spain, spotted at ECLECchic}

Tropical

After the hints of spring in the air this weekend-think warm temps, cool breezes, and buds on the brink of bloom- I'm in the mood for a little something tropical. These images, with their riot of color, verdant foliage, and furnishings calling out for putting your feet up and laying low, certainly fit the bill. In fact, the pitter patter of rain on a hot tin roof sounds like all the entertainment I would need.

{Images via Hotze Eisma}

Retreat

I want to go here. Badly. Like yesterday.

{stunning images via Pia Jane Bijkerk, read and see more here}

Prepare to be Amazed

Truth be told, I am so over summer. The nonstop sweltering heat, teetering on daily triple digits has got me spent. But if I had the opportunity for one last summer hurrah before bidding this season adieu, I would want to spend it here, at the stunning UXUA Casa Hotel. Choose among nine spectacular artisan constructed homes, all the while enjoying 5-star hotel services while nestled in a tiny Bahian fishing village overlooking the sea. Paradise? Yes.

{images saved and formatted by me, click to enlarge, via UXUA Casa Hotel, visit the site for more tropical splendor & for reservations...be sure to send me a postcard}