A Barefoot Welcome
Veranda|November - December 2022
At hotelier Kit Kemp's vivid Barbadian getaway, there are only two house rules: lunch at 2 p.m. and no shoes allowed.
By Stephanie Hunt
A Barefoot Welcome

SHOES OFF AND CANDLELIGHT.

That's London-based hotelier Kit Kemp's secret to savoring downtime with friends and family at Rossferry, the Barbadian retreat she and her husband, Tim, bought 15 years ago and escape to every chance they get. The entrance's avenue of palms was the couple's first hint they'd found a magical spot on the island's west coast, but the home's hacienda style openness and two and a half acres of mahoganies, palms, and bougainvillea stretching down to the sea sealed the deal. We loved that the central pavilion was open on three sides, offering a constant through breeze, says Kemp. It's nice to invite guests to take off their shoes so they feel the texture underfoot and just relax. And we light candles everywhere-instant magic. As founder and creative director of Firmdale Hotels and Kit Kemp Design Studio, Kemp knows something about creating enchanting atmospheres. The buoyant Crayola colors and decidedly unbashful textiles that are hallmarks of her hotels in London and New York feel right at home in this tropical getaway, perhaps even more so. I can indulge in vivid, bright colors here that strong Barbados sunshine just eats color, says Kemp, who painted pavilion ceilings in jolts of hot pink and electric turquoise.

この記事は Veranda の November - December 2022 版に掲載されています。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。

この記事は Veranda の November - December 2022 版に掲載されています。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。

VERANDAのその他の記事すべて表示
SANCTUARIES of JOY
Veranda

SANCTUARIES of JOY

When does a closet become a portal to our passions? We teamed up with three top tastemakers to imagine their pie-in-the-sky storage spaces, from a china-filled entertaining lab to a winemaker's exuberant workshop.

time-read
3 分  |
November - December 2024
You Are Cordially Invited to a SPIRITED HOLIDAY SOIREE
Veranda

You Are Cordially Invited to a SPIRITED HOLIDAY SOIREE

Join illustrator and bon vivant TUG RICE for a lively, piano-fueled cocktail party, where creatives mingle with whispers of artists past in his Sutton Place apartment.

time-read
4 分  |
November - December 2024
Will Travel For
Veranda

Will Travel For

Who among us can resist a good treasure hunt? Especially when the prize is an object of singular curiosity. Here, three artful adventurers pursue their obsessions from California to north-central Europe.

time-read
9 分  |
November - December 2024
THE LEGACY KEEPERS
Veranda

THE LEGACY KEEPERS

Editor in chief Steele Thomas Marcoux explores how Charleston preservationists are harnessing the city's vernacular to reinterpret the past and forge a richer future.

time-read
6 分  |
November - December 2024
Now Booking NEXT-LEVEL LUXURY
Veranda

Now Booking NEXT-LEVEL LUXURY

From estate revivals in Genoa and Baja to extravagant villas in Egypt and Bhutan, the year's top hotel debuts are raising the bar with bespoke craftsmanship, garden romance, and all-out escapism.

time-read
3 分  |
November - December 2024
AMERICA'S ENGLISHMAN
Veranda

AMERICA'S ENGLISHMAN

From wide-eyed novice to decorating nobility: how Mario Buatta's journey to mad Anglophile draped a nation in chintz, silk, swags, and a legacy of humor and optimism

time-read
2 分  |
September - October 2023
A PASTORAL PLAYGROUND
Veranda

A PASTORAL PLAYGROUND

Out of an ancestral millhouse, designer MARY GRAHAM raises a new family home in the country, alive with checks, florals, and ruffles

time-read
3 分  |
September - October 2023
LONDON CORDIAL
Veranda

LONDON CORDIAL

MIXMASTER LORENZO CASTILLO DECKS A CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE IN IMMERSIVE PRINTS, RADIANT SEATING, AND A WELCOMING SPIRIT THAT TIPS TO THE WILD SIDE

time-read
3 分  |
September - October 2023
Minding the Manor
Veranda

Minding the Manor

How are Ireland's old noble houses seeding their future? At Ballyfin Demesne, it glimmers in the forests, parklands, gardens, and a way of life that goes back centuries

time-read
5 分  |
September - October 2023
Perennial Bloomsbury
Veranda

Perennial Bloomsbury

The creative troupe that ruled the English countryside in the early 1900s had a muse wilder than its lifestyle: the Charleston garden, reborn here in four riotous arrangements.

time-read
1 min  |
September - October 2023