Palm leaves, rattan and the feel of a verandah.

Tropical

Tropical style brings the warmth of the tropics in: big-leaf plants and prints, rattan and bamboo, white walls, dark wood and bright accents. It is relaxed and holiday-like. It suits sunrooms, bathrooms and bedrooms, and any room that needs cheering up.

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What makes it Tropical

The five things to get right. Everything else is taste.

Tropical color palettes

Palette White and cream with green, with coral, turquoise or mustard as accents and dark wood.
Materials Rattan, bamboo, teak, cane, jute, linen, ceramics.
Furniture Rattan or cane chairs, a bamboo headboard, a teak bench, a daybed.
Textiles Palm and banana-leaf prints, linen, cotton, a jute rug.
Lighting Rattan pendants, ceiling fans, soft warm light, lots of daylight.

Ordinary rooms, in Tropical

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An ordinary family kitchen with honey-oak cabinets and a black fridge — Kitchen Try this on mine

The same kitchen in the Tropical style — Kitchen Try this on mine

An ordinary living room with a gray sofa, a TV on a stand and net curtains — Living room Try this on mine

The same living room in the Tropical style — Living room Try this on mine

An ordinary bedroom with a pine wardrobe, a dark headboard and a gray duvet — Bedroom Try this on mine

The same bedroom in the Tropical style — Bedroom Try this on mine

Tropical ideas, room by room

Pictures to save and borrow from. Pick a room to see all of its Tropical ideas.

A tropical-style guest bedroom with a dark wood bed, cream bedding, and a wall display of woven baskets above the headboard. The room includes a rattan wardrobe, a cane bench, indoor palms, dark wood floors, and light neutral walls with natural woven textures throughout.

A tropical-style guest bedroom corner with a tall woven rattan peacock chair centered on a cream textured rug, paired with a small wooden side table, a brass floor lamp, and a lush palm in a woven basket planter. White plantation shutters filter sunlight across dark wood floors and soft neutral walls.

A tropical-style guest bedroom with a dark wood four-poster canopy bed against a large green leaf-patterned accent wall. The room includes white bedding, woven textures, rattan seating, potted palms, and bright shutters beside a balcony door.

A serene guest bedroom with a dark wood bed dressed in crisp white bedding, matching wicker table lamps, and a woven rug. White walls, dark wood shutters, a ceiling fan, framed botanical art, and a potted plant create a calm tropical atmosphere.

A tropical-style guest bedroom with a sloped ceiling finished in woven natural fiber panels and wood trim. The room includes a rattan daybed with white cushions and yellow patterned pillows, dark wood floors, a small woven rug, a wooden chest of drawers, and a potted green plant beside the bed.

A tropical-style guest bedroom with a dark wood four-poster bed, cream upholstery, and blue patterned textiles. The room features white shutters around a bright bay window, a woven jute rug, wicker baskets, a rattan drink cart, and a large leafy plant.

A bright guest bedroom with a dark wood bed and woven headboard, dressed in crisp white bedding and accented by a turquoise-trimmed pillow. Tropical palm-pattern wallpaper hangs above the bed, while bamboo-style nightstands, woven lamps, a natural fiber rug, and a potted palm complete the airy, resort-like look.

A bright guest bedroom with white walls and dark wood floors features a teal four-poster bed draped in sheer mosquito netting. The room includes a dark wood dresser, small bedside tables, shuttered windows, woven rug, and a ceiling fan with wood blades.

A tropical-style master bedroom with a dark wood four-poster canopy bed centered against a leafy mural headboard wall. The room features white bedding, a sheer drape, woven rattan lighting and furniture, potted palms, and light cream walls with exposed dark ceiling beams.

A bright tropical-style master bedroom with white sloped ceilings, shuttered windows, and dark wood floors. The bed features crisp white bedding, a soft sage throw, and a woven rattan frame, with bamboo and wicker accents adding natural texture.

A tropical master bedroom with a dark teal canopy bed draped in sheer white fabric, set on a woven jute rug over dark wood floors. The room features white walls, shuttered bay windows, a rattan chair, wicker accents, potted plants, and a ceiling covered in natural woven panels with a palm-inspired fan.

A bright tropical-style master bedroom with dark wood floors, white walls, and a tall four-poster bed draped in sheer mosquito netting. Woven pendant lights, a ceiling fan, rattan seating, lush potted palms, and shuttered windows create a relaxed, airy resort feel.

A bright tropical master bedroom with white walls, black wood floors, and a low rattan bed dressed in neutral bedding. Palm artwork, woven furniture, leafy plants, and a sculptural fan create a relaxed, airy resort-inspired feel.

A tropical-style master bedroom with a dark wood bed, white bedding, and floral accent pillow centered against a soft green textured wall. Rattan lamps, woven baskets, plantation shutters, and lush potted palms create a relaxed, airy retreat with warm natural light.

A bright tropical master bedroom with a dark wood four-poster bed draped in sheer white canopy fabric, layered blue and green botanical bedding, and matching wooden nightstands on both sides. Large windows with white plantation shutters, potted palms, a woven area rug, and a dark ceiling fan complete the airy, resort-like space.

A bright tropical-style master bedroom with white walls, a woven cane headboard, and a bold green banana leaf wallpaper accent wall. The room includes a wooden nightstand, jute rug, rattan chair, potted palm, and shuttered window for soft natural light.

Try first

Cheapest first. Each is something you could do this weekend, or say to Room AI now.

1 Add big-leaf plants, a monstera or a bird of paradise, and put one leaf print somewhere.
2 Bring in one rattan piece, a chair or a pendant.
3 Keep walls white so the greens and the wood do the work.
4 Add one bright accent, coral or turquoise, in a cushion or a vase.

What spoils it

The three things that turn Tropical into something else.

Flamingos, pineapples and novelty prints.
Cool greys and heavy drapes.
Too many patterns; one leaf print per room.

Say it to Room AI

Each of these starts a design in the app with that as the first message. Change any word.

“Make this bedroom tropical: a rattan headboard, palm-print cushions, white walls, a monstera by the window. Keep the wardrobe.”

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“Keep the bathroom layout; white walls, a teak vanity, a rattan mirror and a big plant.”

Try this

“Swap the sofa cushions for leaf prints and add a rattan pendant and a jute rug.”

Try this

If you like Tropical

The styles next door, which share most of the ingredients and change one or two.

Coastal

Light, breezy and washed in sea-salt white.

Biophilic

As much living green and daylight as a room can hold.

Boho

Layered, collected, relaxed and a little bit travelled.

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