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Amazing Caribbean Homes

Steal some style cues from some of our favorite tropical homes.

The House That Time Forgot

Raindrops seeping through the roof and floorboards creaking like old bones only add to the beauty and character of this 250-year-old home on Jamaica’s north shore.

Rainwater runs off the roof and funnels into catchments, supplying the house’s water.
Photographer Sophie Munro, , Writer and Stylist Elizabeth Raines Beeler

Sense of History

The authenticity of the materials on this house’s exterior―from centuries-old limestone to classic cedar shingles―give it true island charm. Rainwater runs off the roof and funnels into catchments, supplying the house’s water.

NextClever Use

The window’s old brass curtain rod “came in handy when I had some Italian friends staying with me,” painter and homeowner Graham Davis says. “They draped fresh pasta right over it.”

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Rainwater runs off the roof and funnels into catchments, supplying the house’s water.

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