The Cabana Lounge

August 4, 2025 The Cabana Lounge "Your weekly dose of tropical inspiration, right in your inbox!" This week in the lounge... Welcome to The First Issue of The Cabana Lounge! This is your new go-to escape for all things tropical. Here we will explore ways to relax and de-stress in true tropical style, we will get into tropical interior design, and of course, we will look at living the tropical lifestyle through laid-back routines and beautiful places to escape to when traveling. This isn’t...

December 2, 2025 The Cabana Lounge "Your monthly dose of tropical inspiration, right in your inbox!" This month in the Lounge... 2025 Has Been A Year Of "Firsts" As we all get ready to close out 2025, I am realizing that this will be the last edition of The Cabana Lounge for the year. While this newsletter is only a few months old, it is one of several "firsts" that I have done this year and even though true success for me is still only on the horizon, it is still a reason for me to...

November 4, 2025 The Cabana Lounge "Your monthly dose of tropical inspiration, right in your inbox!" This month in the Lounge... Quick Winter Getaways Are Possible! While traveling to the tropics is not on the minds of many people right now as they get ready to travel to be with family and friends for the holidays instead, short tropical getaways to de-stress are possible when long travel times are not. Many travel sites and agencies have great deals at this time of year so be sure to get...

October 7, 2025 The Cabana Lounge "Your monthly dose of tropical inspiration, right in your inbox!" This month in the Lounge... Take The Leap! Escape Somewhere Tropical This Winter! October is a great month to focus on tropical travel! With the holidays coming up, you should plan for some rest and relaxation, away from all the craziness, and enjoy some real mental time off. The fall and winter months in the US are low season travel times for many tropical locations including the South...

September 9, 2025 The Cabana Lounge "Your monthly dose of tropical inspiration, right in your inbox!" This week in the Lounge... We are moving to a monthly publishing schedule! "Tropical inspiration is found in so many places, even when you're not in the tropics. Go outside and just take a walk. Breathe. Look around. Pay attention to the small details. Fresh air not only clears the mind, it opens the eyes." Last week, I decided to move "The Lounge" to Tuesdays to better align with my other...

September 2, 2025 The Cabana Lounge "Your weekly dose of tropical inspiration, right in your inbox!" This week in the Lounge... The Lounge is moving to Tuesdays! To better align with my other content releases which happen on Tuesdays, it makes more sense to have this newsletter line up with those. It's important to keep things easy where possible! The Road From Tropical Inspiration To Tropical Design As a San Diego native, I took a lot about my hometown for granted growing up. The mild...

August 25, 2025 The Cabana Lounge "Your weekly dose of tropical inspiration, right in your inbox!" This week in the lounge... Say "No!" to AI Imagery - It Is Ruining Tropical Interior Design Inspiration With the growing and unfortunate flood of AI-generated imagery in the world of tropical interiors, the paradise-like scenes it creates are rarely useable as they depict silly, fantasy dream-like spaces. Other than providing a potential color palette idea or two, they are full of unnatural...

August 18, 2025 The Cabana Lounge "Your weekly dose of tropical inspiration, right in your inbox!" This week in the lounge... A quick note about last week's broadcast...it was published twice because I received an error about the first one. I fixed the issue and then a second broadcast went out which I didn't mean to send. Still learning a few things about this! So apologies for any confusion, it's all good now! We Are Decluttering! Tips for Minimalists & Maximalists so Your Space Looks...

August 11, 2025 The Cabana Lounge "Your weekly dose of tropical inspiration, right in your inbox!" This week in the lounge... Tropical Colors Are For Anytime Of Year! With all of the visual inspiration that is out there and then all of those paint chip samples in the paint department, you need a quick and easy way to cut through the color confusion and create your own personal color palette. No paint chip samples needed! Check out my latest video which shows you how to use an excellent online...

August 11, 2025 The Cabana Lounge "Your weekly dose of tropical inspiration, right in your inbox!" This week in the lounge... Tropical Colors Are For Anytime Of Year! With all of the visual inspiration that is out there and then all of those paint chip samples in the paint department, you need a quick and easy way to cut through the color confusion and create your own personal color palette. No paint chip samples needed! Check out my latest video which shows you how to use an excellent online...