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herecanbefewplacesonearth

thatmatchtheislandsofMiamifor

sun-kissedglamour.Crossoneof

thecausewaysfromDowntown,

overBiscayneBay,totheislandofSouthBeach

(SoBetothelocals)andyouentera worldwhere

thebeautifulpeoplepostureandparadeon

whitesandbeaches,palmtreessway,andArt

Decobuildingsglowinthesun.

Th isis especia llyt r ueonOcea nDr ive,whose

terracecafésandcandy-colouredbuildingshave

appearedintoomanymoviesandTVdramasto

mentionhere.Thisis whereyouwillfindaround

900 well-preservedbuildingsthatexemplify

StreamlineModerne,theinternationalversion

ofArtDeco.Theirgeometricforms,chrome

letteringandlonghorizonallinesarewhatmost

peoplethinkofwhentheythink‘Miami’.

Tobringa littleofSouthBeach’sshinyglamour

intoyourhome,keepyourcolourpaletteaspale

asa sun-bleachedlounger,andintroducea few

shinyaccessories– a barcartora lampwitha

marblebase– toreferencethearchitecture.

Throwthecurtainswidetoletthesunin,sit

beneathyourmostpalm-likehouseplantand

pouryourselfa mojito*.

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(^3) AntiquedArtDecomirror,£422.50,coxandcox.co.uk (^4) StudioTripodwoodandbrassfloorlamp,£129,cultfurniture.
co.uk^5 OrlaKielyEvergreenlargeceramicplantpot,£26.21,hurnandhurn.com^6 Figuresmulti-colouredhand-tufted
roundrug,£350,habitat.co.uk^7 UrbanParadisediffusers,£9each,sainsburyshome.co.uk^8 Goldluxerounddrinks
trolley,£182,audenza.com^9 LilacashEmiliaquiltedcushion,£72.75,lenebjerre.com^10 PalepinkOxfordvelvetcushion,
£95,rume.co.uk^11 ArialattheBeachwallartprint,from£7.95,abstracthouse.com^12 Marbellemarbleandchrometable
lampwithsilkdrumshade,£70,habitat.co.uk^13 BloomingvilleNuevomarblecoffeetable,£239,hurnandhurn.com
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• Note that in the slightly sogg y UK it is perfectly acceptable to use a fern as a stand-in for a palm – it looks surprisingly similar after a second mojito.