Natural materials such as teak, glass and stone create a mood of Zen-like tranquility.
Wrought iron, teak and wicker look-alikes will last through umpteen cold snaps, deluges and blizzards.
Surrounded by peaceful rice paddies, the modern, two-storey suites are simply designed with beautiful teak furniture.
Take Pearl, a houseboat that features a clear dome-shaped topper and a teak ring-shaped deck.
They built a three-story house in a nice neighborhood, with 12-foot ceilings, marble floors and teak woodwork.
With its pilasters and flattened arches, the interior matches the exterior, and bronze and teak add a sleek finish.
Whatever you call it, it's elegantly appointed in golden teak and crystal chandeliers.
Interiors are paneled in teak wood and both air-conditioned bedrooms boast private baths.
Take a guided tour to see the asymmetrical lines, curving balconies, teak floors and other distinctive details that personalise his creation.
Twelve crew members line up along the teak deck of the 96-foot yacht Mariquita with a thick, braided rope in their hands.
The decks, invariably teak, are broad and flat, to maximize suntanning opportunities.
The 36-footer with spacious interior, teak floors and Art Deco lamps would be the ideal craft in which to putter around the Caribbean.
As he works, the calls of hornbills echo through the forest and colonies of fruit bats flap among the banyans and teak trees.
The cubby-like library, windowless as it is in the back of the condo, is nicknamed the "ship's cabin" and is full of teak.
The master bathroom has a deep tub with teak lounge chairs next to it, like a swimming pool on the deck of a ship.
Colonial-charm rooms feature teak furniture and beds draped in mosquito nets.
Once there, reclaimed Teak is used to repair any damage to the original wood and specialist epoxy resin adhesives are used to bind cracks and fissures.
The canopy of the jungle was so thick palm, acai, teak that when the daily downpour made its way to us halfway through the four-hour hike, we simply walked between raindrops.
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Nilgiri comprises six protected areas, from the forests of Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, with its teak, sandalwood and eucalyptus groves, to the dry meadows of its Karnatakan neighbour, Bandipur National Park.
The colonial-style, three-story building, with 214 rooms decked out in teak, stands on 15 hectares of land on the beach, underrated and not immediately noticeable (thank heavens) to visitors to the resort.
In the dining room, where teak and metal tables are mixed among lamps, tree ferns, and jars of flowers and potted geraniums, the walls are lined with cane shades that Francesco bought while traveling.
Like other ESPA-designed properties, the Acqualina spa flows beautifully, in gentle fountains of water, in warm and muted lighting, in the floors of teak and quartzite tile and walls of slate and tinted mosaics.
To get a true feel for the forces that propel a 100-foot yacht around the buoys, there's no substitute for a seat on the teak, a rope in your hands and salt spray in the face.
And on a trip to Thailand in 2006, they were moved by the plight of unemployed elephants--whose trainers take them begging on the streets of Bangkok now that teak harvesting has been curtailed--and became passionate about rescuing them.
One, a sharp-edged Milanese businesswoman in her mid-40s, was evidently struck by the charms of the man in the adjacent seat, a cool-looking dude of a similar age dressed in beige linen, with the teak tan of the year-round jetsetter.
It has towns devoted to single crafts or occupations, which used to be a worldwide model, but globalization has passed Bali by - you go explore the jewelry town, the teak carving town and so on, stepping back in time.
Room after room of massive Venetian and Belgian chandeliers, French tapestries, brocades, Louis XIV furniture, carved teak panels, frescoes, and murals has been restored to its original glory under the exacting supervision of Princess Esra, the ex-wife of the current nizam.
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