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The Grandeur of Old Havana Interiors

Green classic car in front of a yellow colonnade in HavanaStained glass doorway above a staircase in HavanaColonial hall with columns and a pram in HavanaTurquoise Moorish archway in a Havana homeAntique mirror on a painted console in HavanaYellow room with a star window above the door in HavanaFaded pink room with a painting above a sofa in HavanaLong tiled balcony gallery in an Old Havana palaceTurquoise dining room with arched doors in HavanaColonnaded courtyard gallery in an Old Havana mansionBlue corridor with tiled floors in a Havana homeGreen room with a Murano chandelier in HavanaLaundry drying on a green Art Nouveau facade in HavanaPale blue hallway with a bistro chair in HavanaPink salon with mirrored doors and bookshelves in Havana

One of the things that makes Cuba a unique travel destination is that it feels like a piece of remote paradise that hasn't been affected by time, in the best way possible. Vintage cars are omnipresent, and you would be hard-pressed to find a single familiar franchise. You will quickly understand why writer Ernest Hemingway, whose traces are felt all over Havana, fell in love with the country and its people. In fact, it's rumored that after the writer was forced to leave his beloved home in Cuba after 20 years of living there, it increasingly added to the depression that he suffering from. The mishmash of eclectic and colorful architecture—borrowing from Colonial, Neo-Classical, and Art Deco periods—make it one of the most visually stunning cities you'll ever experience, and the domestic history, unknown to so many Americans due to previously strained relations, is one that begs to be told to visitors. Not least adding to the charm of this city are the people who try to make your visit a personal one, as well as the live music and dancing that take over every and any empty corner of space.

In the gallery above enjoy a look back at the old city's architectural  and interiors grandeur over the years with pictures of  Michael Connors, for Rizzoli New York, 2014 , Brent Winebrenner and Michael Eastman

Entrance hall with a star-patterned marble floor in Havana

Inspired by this we have to admit  over romanticized beauty found in decay and poverty we have created the HAVANA BLEND COLLECTION, Distressed,  bright colored walls, vintage cane  furniture,  tiles, tiles, tiles, Belle Epoque velvet Sofas,  Murano  Chandeliers all available for sale in our shop.

Open shutters onto palm trees from a Havana balcony

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Mint green sofa below a mirrored wall in Havana

Courtesy photos:

Green room with an antique settee in Havana

Michael Eastman 

Laundry hanging below a chandelier in a Havana palace

Brent Winebrenner

Green-walled room with a framed painting in Havana

Michael Connors

Tall louvered shutters and wrought iron in a Havana home

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Turquoise hallway with Moorish arches in Havana

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Carved plaster salon with old armchairs in Havana
Colonial room with tiled floor and family photos in HavanaStone balustrade overlooking the sea and Morro Castle, HavanaFaded yellow room with a red sofa in an Old Havana homeBlue facade with a lattice window in Old HavanaPeeling painted walls and a doorway in an Old Havana mansionOrnate Moorish-style facade in Old Havana
Joelle Maslaton Oster

Joelle Maslaton Oster

Founder of Joelle Magazine and Studio Joelle, an interior design practice in New York. She writes on art, design and the places in between.

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