Description
Hammocks creak in the breeze. Somewhere down the shore a steel drum is warming up, and the sun is sinking into the water like a peach dropped into lemonade. A woman in a wide straw hat closes her paperback, looks out at the horizon and decides, quite firmly, that she is not going home on Tuesday after all.
This box holds that blissful moment of surrender. A palm tree arches beside a humble beach hut, both painted in vivid tropical colors with fine detail that rewards a close look. It brightens a coffee table in a coastal home, a shelf in a beach rental, or an office cubicle in the middle of a grey January. Give it to newlyweds back from a honeymoon in the islands, a friend celebrating retirement, or anyone who keeps a postcard of turquoise water pinned above their desk. Inside, there is room for a seashell or a pair of earrings.
About this piece
- A palm tree standing beside a beach hut
- Vibrant colors and finely painted details
- Opens to hold small items
- Frond and thatch painted by an artisan on French Limoges porcelain
- Lovely on a shelf or coffee table in a seaside home
Pair it with a travel guide for the island of their dreams, and you have given both a souvenir and a promise. Until the trip happens, the little hut on the shelf keeps the dream warm and close at hand.
