Shilpa Rastogi, American

I’d seen designer and co-founder Karin Rysgaard’s name recommended several times on Facebook, especially for refurbishing furniture. So, when she opened a shop, I knew I had to check it out. I love rustic and tropical furniture and the Island Living range just sings that song for me! My partner and I bought our apartment in 2018 and were on the lookout for some furniture to give our home a new look and match the rustic tropical theme we had in mind. We both live very busy lives as doctors, so a place to retreat to at the end of the day was on the top of our list.

When we arrived at Island Living, we were warmly greeted by Karin. She was so helpful and gave us plenty of ideas on what would work. We ended up buying furniture for several rooms in the house including a King-sized Havana bed, a teak and rattan wardrobe, a Malawi-style sofa, bedside tables and a teak console. We also purchased plenty of accessories, including lamps, cushions, bed linen, a water hyacinth rug and a beautiful piece for the wall from Kenya.

After meeting with Karin, we were confident that she really understood the style that we were looking for, so we took one step further to engage her styling service, Cocoon Styling, to do all the reupholstering and onsite styling. In our TV room, we already had a comfortable sofa set that we were rather attached to, so Karin helped to reupholster this and bring the room together with some added accessories.

Overall, the customer service at Island Living is fantastic; they’re flexible, accommodating and incredibly pleasant – including the delivery team! What’s more, the products are well-priced and their range is updated each month – not an easy task these days given the restrictions and delays on shipments. They’re an on-trend brand that caters perfectly to life in the tropics, and certainly a company to watch!

Island Living

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