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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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(^1) Wynonachair,£628,sweetpeaandwillow.com (^2) UrbanParadiserosegoldwinecooler,£15,sainsburyshome.co.uk
(^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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ILLUSTRATION: JOE MCINTYRE
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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.