The largest room in the house, the bedroom manages to be both expansive and intimate, with high vaulted ceilings of free-flowing space, contrasted with cozy corners for reading, lounging, writing or enjoying the house’s home theatre system. White-washed timber wall panels juxtapose brilliant Indian and Sri Lankan motifs and fabrics, hints of local colour.
Antique furnishings, such as an early 20th-century writer’s desk and an elaborate dressing screen, conjure up images of a romantic, bygone age. Intricate carvings on the wooden shutters above the daybed let in the perfect amount of island sunlight for reading a classic from the bookshelf. At night, the sublime feather mattress on the oversized king bed, featuring elegant hardwood and rattan fittings, and 300-thread count cotton bed linens coax the sweetest of dreams as you fall asleep to the ebb and flow of the Indian Ocean just steps away. With natural fluidity, the hardwood floors of the bedroom give way to the infinity-edged pool, accessed through sliding glass doors – an impeccable fusion of wood, water and light.
From your bedroom, down the hardwood floors of the foyer with a well-stocked gourmet bar cabinet, you first enter the intimate dressing room. While long-since forgotten in the design of most modern houses, the dressing room allows you to sit in quiet, cozy reflection at the antique dressing table, and gaze into the walled private garden around the house’s perimeter. Step across the woven floor rug to the walk-in closet, where you can shrug off your clothes and don your choice of plush terrycloth robe or light organic cotton kimono.
Every house is outfitted with Wi-fi capabilities to keep you connected, while a Bose home theatre system and LCD satellite TV are the perfect accompaniment to laid-back evenings at home. And if the lapping ocean waves aren’t enough, create the perfect soundtrack with the in-room iPod and surround-sound stereo system.
