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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.

“I never tire of painting the house and its contents,” Graham says.
Photographer Sophie Munro, , Writer and Stylist Elizabeth Raines Beeler

Endless Inspiration

Graham sponged the dining room walls with diluted terra cotta-colored paint. His brushstrokes also appear on canvases throughout the house. “I never tire of painting the house and its contents,” Graham says.

NextArtistic Retreat

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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Each room could be viewed as a painting that has grown rich with brushstrokes laid down over decades.

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“I never tire of painting the house and its contents,” Graham says.

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