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Decorating Around the World: Mexican Modern
The joyous colors, hand-painted tile and whitewashed exteriors of Mexico can bring an air of the tropics to your home
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Vibrant color, traditional tile and tropical plantings blend seamlessly with sleek, modern elements in these fresh, modern Mexican homes. Get inspired with a virtual tour of modern Mexico and come away with a few ideas to try in your own home.
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| Color has always been a key part of Mexican design. Painting an accent wall in a bold hue, like hot pink, and repeating the shade in several accent pieces is a sure way to access this trend. The modern approach is to temper bold color with plenty of white space for an overall look that is bold but not overwhelming. |
Whitewashed exteriors can be seen throughout Mexico and look especially crisp when paired with stone pavers, tropical plantings and horizontal wood fencing.
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Hand-painted tile in a range of saturated hues is a traditional Mexican craft, often seen covering floors and in kitchens throughout the country. I love the idea of pairing ornate painted tile with modern poured concrete steps for a look that fuses past and present.
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The coastline in Mexico is breathtaking and hardly needs any embellishment, though you can't go wrong with a thatched roof and an outdoor fireplace. The traditional palapa-style roof is made current by raising it extra high and juxtaposing it with a sleek, curved built-in hot tub and privacy wall.
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| Let the outdoors in with a wall of windows. An open floor plan makes the most of the light and view, keeping this junglelike garden visible from the entire space. |
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| In this child's room, fresh lime green and a hand-painted mural hint at a tropical paradise beyond. Modern wall-mounted storage and brightly colored mini Panton chairs are design savvy and fun for kids, too. |
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| The strong horizontal lines of a long sofa and equal-length low, chunky wood table create a modernist vibe in this '60s-era Mexico City apartment building. Tall tropical floral arrangements in simple glass vessels hint at the locale, and floor-to-ceiling shelving provides plenty of storage in this nicely edited space. |
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| Are you ready to head to Mexico yet? Let us know what draws you in about modern Mexican design in the Comments section. More: Modern Mexico Houzz Escape: Down Old Mexico Way 9 New Ways to Look at Cinco de Mayo Décor |
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munequita4 Great idea book! Hard to pick a favorite picture, but I love the horizontal wood fencing and the pavers pic, the colors in the hand painted tile steps with the concret (great mix of modern and traditional), and the hot tub pic really strikes a cord reminding me of family trips to Puerto Vallarta when I was growing up. I love the thatched roof, the colors in that pic and I could just feel the stone and pebble ground just looking at the pic. I love that one! Well done! I'd love to see more examples of Mexican, as my family is from Jalisco!
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bldgahousesoon LOVE IT! can you tell us the color of the white paint throughout the house? it is very fresh and works well with the other colors.
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CAROLE MEYER Beautiful home. I love the modern look of many of the homes here in Mexico. Beautiful colors and design. Our home is in central Mexico, many, many miles from the beach and we enjoy the design opportunities we have here that do not work as well in Oregon! 
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shepatterson Cant get enough of Mexican Design, how about an ideabook of Carole Meyers home?
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ofelia I love this moder home, plenty of color and strong architecture.
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Ideabook published on March 1, 2012.
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