Home decoration ideas for expats in Puerto Rico

I haven't seen a particular Caribbean theme here. There is not a great selection of furniture stores here and they are mostly branches of mainland chains.  One exception is Tartak which is on Rt 26 right next to the airport. 

Many people ship from North Carolina.  Be sure to get solid wood. Particle board dissolves in the humidity.

There are some great places for accessories.  Alicia has a huge selection of dishweare6, linens, decorations etc.  We found a dozen really nice reproduction paintings to furnish a vacation rental we own for an average of $35 each.

I am loving Puerto Rico . I decided to go with land meets sea decor in my living room . The tile floors were already a beautiful sand color.  I painted the walls turquoise and all the accent trim iz white. Looks lovely

We made some tropical theme light shades from the large gourds from a calabash tree. The gourds are cut and cleaned out & dried.  I used a drill to creat marine images like fish, lobsters & shells etc.
The gourds are about 18”x 8”.    You just need to find a calabash tree and pick the gourds for free. 😎

Sitka wrote:

We made some tropical theme light shades from the large gourds from a calabash tree. The gourds are cut and cleaned out & dried.  I used a drill to creat marine images like fish, lobsters & shells etc.
The gourds are about 18”x 8”.    You just need to find a calabash tree and pick the gourds for free. 😎

The gourds are mostly used as plates in PR, some people paint decorative picture about PR inside and hang them on the wall or fill them with nuts and other items. Their name here is “Ditas”.
You can fit a lot of rice, beans, tostones and meat in one of them, it is customary on the country side (campo), a few restaurants use them also but they are fairly fragile and need replacement often.