Almost 30 years ago, a 13 year old India Hicks, member of the British royal family, daughter of famed interior designer David Hicks and goddaughter to Prince Charles, was asked to be a bridesmaid at the royal wedding of Charles and Diana...
(India, to the left of Diana)
Today, she lives the island life in the Bahamas with her husband and four children, working as an author/TV host/designer/model.
Her home, a 1950s Bahamian beach house, is a 18th-century plantation-style villa with Caribbean touches such as wood, paper and straw materials. Inspired by natural curiosities and her father's designs, the home features splashes color such as bright pink, nautical touches, white woodwork and hundreds of photographs lined on plywood shelves. A rose from Princess Diana's bridal bouquet is treasured in a glass paperweight by India's bed. Salty air and sunlight frolic through the open breezy house...
Amazingly, you can get a taste of India's island life by renting out one of her Hibiscus Hill properties on Harbour Island or Windermere Island in the Bahamas...
I don't know about you, but I am drooooooling right now. Take me there! But if a vacation at Hibiscus Hill isn't in your near future (mine either), you can kick back and enjoy Caribbean design and lifestyle with India Hicks' book, Island Life.
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