Liberia, Costa Rica
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
Granada, Nicaragua
Popayan, Colombia
Antigua, Guatemala
While my greatest passion is travel, I also love interior design and home decoration. While I wouldn’t say I’m materialistic, I would say I’m very sentimental, so I love to buy souvenirs when I’m on the road. I’ve discussed this on this blog before – I hadn’t even been to Central or South America when I wrote that, but I could still anticipate lugging around a backpack full of trinkets and random purchases.
When I travel, I love to take note of the interiors around me, whether in restaurants, hotels, hostels, people’s homes, and even stores, museums, and places of worship. I was so impressed by the designs in Central and South America: the bright colours, the oversized art, the bold choices. I have never been a fan of simplistic or minimalist design (at least, not in my own homes), and so I really connected with the styles of the countries I visited in 2012. Then again, I also loved the styles of Southeast Asia and of the Subcontinent, of Northern Africa and of Europe…maybe I’m just easy to please.
Have you ever been blown away by the interior design of a country or continent?
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I was obsessed with the colors in Central America this January. I just love that there are bright pink houses everywhere. And I bought so many decorative things for my home, especially from that massive handicrafts warehouse in Antigua, right by the arch. I agree with you that it’s more sentimental than materialistic — I have the worst memory of all time, so I just say that souvenirs are visual aids that help me remember all the awesome places I’ve been 🙂
I know! I love all the colours so much. Looking back at my photos from that market in Antigua I wish I had bought MORE – at the time, I thought, “I’ll find all of this stuff all over Central America”, but I never found a market as good as that until months later in South America. Reason to go back, I suppose!
Haha, same. I want to go back in December and do all of my Christmas shopping!
Fun! I also liked the previous post with glimpses of your homes. 🙂
Thanks, Steph! I love being able to display my purchases from abroad…
This decor reminds me of many homes around the world. Especially in hot places, with fans on the ceiling and flies buzzing around. It provokes nice memories 🙂
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Yes, it does provoke nice memories! And thank you for the London offer 🙂
Love love love this post! No place in particular stands out, but more every place. I love how a country and culture’s unique identity shines through interior design. Excellent image choices.
Thank you! Yes, I love that, too. I really ought to take more photos of interiors when I travel, they can so easily evoke the feelings of a place when I look at them again…
This reminds me of my flat in Hyderabad, India…it was so colorful and the interior was awesome…I love the pictures in this post.
Thank you! I can only imagine how amazing your flat would have been in India…my favourite souvenirs all come from India and Nepal!
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