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Each of the eight suites is outfitted in rattan furniture, hanging beds, woven textiles and macrame from local artisans, and driftwood details.
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Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 14 Apr. 2025
In keeping with its theme, signs are scratched into driftwood and painted onto cave walls whilst the maps of the island look like they have been drawn on parchment paper.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Heather Jansch’s equine pieces, made from driftwood, suggest rippling manes with the textured, twisted branches.
—Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The turtle was likely trying to make her way up the shore to lay eggs, rangers said, but had become stuck under the driftwood.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
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Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 14 Apr. 2025
In keeping with its theme, signs are scratched into driftwood and painted onto cave walls whilst the maps of the island look like they have been drawn on parchment paper.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Heather Jansch’s equine pieces, made from driftwood, suggest rippling manes with the textured, twisted branches.
—Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The turtle was likely trying to make her way up the shore to lay eggs, rangers said, but had become stuck under the driftwood.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Driftwood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driftwood. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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driftwood
noun
drift·wood
ˈdrift-ˌwu̇d 
: wood drifted or floated by water
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