How to Incorporate Tropical Design into Your Home

Whether you decide to go all-out tropical, or simply want to incorporate a little of the tropical theme into your home, this design will add a splash of colour to your home.

Tropical designs work best in the bedroom, lounge or in halls and entrance ways. This interior design will bring a contemporary feel to the home as well as adding a touch of fun. Whether you decide to go bold with the tropical design or opt for a subtle approach, find your own level and use it to express yourself within the home.

Wallpaper

Tropical themed wallpaper can be used to either decorate an entire room or to make an eye-catching feature wall. You can now find tropical themed wallpaper in a wide range of colours. Tropical wallpaper works especially well in the bathroom, just make sure that your sanitaryware products match. Check out Bath Shack if yours are in need of an update.

Fabric

For the more crafty amongst us, you can create a tropical themed room using fabric. The colourful fabrics can be used to make curtains, throws – for the sofa, chairs or the bed and also table covers.

All featured fabrics are priced per metre.

1. Eden Fabrics – £34.00
2. The Mill Shop – £27.50
3. Minerva Crafts – £8.99
4. My Fabrics – £13.55

Bedding

Bedding is the perfect way to incorporate the tropical design into your bedroom. These tropical print bedding sets will add a splash of colour to any room.

Cushions

If you’d like to add a subtle tropical feel to the lounge without redecorating the room, cushions are the ideal solution! These cushions can also be used to brighten up a dull sofa!

1. Closs and Hablin – £12.00
2. Debenhams – £28.00
3. Light in the Box – £5.56
4. Look Again – £10.00

Home Accessories

I love these tropical themed home accessories. They are the perfect way to bring this interior design trend into either the lounge or the bedroom.

1. Print – B & Q – £12.00
2. Rug – Funki Homes – £59.99
3. Vase –Audenza – £42.00

Window Treatments

Not only can you incorporate botanical and tropical designs onto window treatments such as curtains, but in general, depending on the window treatment you pick, you can absolutely create that dreamy-looking tropical theme that you hope for. So, just think about the main components that tropical window treatments have.

Usually, it’s natural material based, neutral tones such as brown, and window blinds from Half Price Blinds are a great option, too. In general, your window treatment can be one of the biggest ways to help create that tropical-themed room; it’s really about the style, colour, quality, and material. 

Chairs

Finally, I found some stunning pieces of furniture to be used in any tropical-themed room. The use of wicker chairs or colourful fabrics will also bring a contemporary feel to your home.

1. Zurleys – £354.00
2. JD Williams – £79.00
3. Woodpecker Interiors – £225.00

What are your favourite pieces from this post? Have you experimented with tropical designs in your home?

For a similar post, see Create the Look: Retro Design.

This is a collaborative post, however, as always, all opinions are my own.