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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.

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.”
Photographer Sophie Munro, , Writer and Stylist Elizabeth Raines Beeler

Clever Use

In the kitchen, pickled wood covers the walls and ceiling. 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.

Previous Slide Sense of History

When he purchased the house the upstairs was unusable, even for storage. After making the long-overdue repairs, Graham converted the space into a master suite.

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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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