A look

Tropical resort

Plants, rattan and air, resort at home.

A holiday room in your own flat: sea-glass colour, rattan, linen that moves in the breeze and a lot of green.

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A living room in tropical resort style: a sea-glass back wall, a cream sofa with green cushions, a sand rug, a plant and warm oak floor.Illustration

Colours · 60 / 30 / 10

  • Sea glass · 60%
  • Teh peng · 30%
  • Pandan · 10%

Our own colour families, not a paint brand's. Take the swatch to a paint shop and ask for a match.

Materials

  • Rattan and cane
  • Teak-look wood
  • Linen
  • Stone

Shapes

  • Woven chairs
  • Big leaves
  • A low bench
  • Sheer curtains

Belle's three rules for this look

Belle
  1. Plants first, then furniture.
  2. Sheer curtains; let the air and the light through.
  3. One woven piece in every room.

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Where 60 / 30 / 10 comes from

A floor for it

SPC vinyl

A warm oak plank under rattan and plants, without the upkeep of solid timber.

See it on the floors page

Sources

  1. 1Apartment Therapy, The 60-30-10 rule, explained, 28 Aug 2025A rule of thumb many designers use: about 60% main colour, 30% second colour and 10% accent.