As in all the islands of West Indies, the simple shape of the traditional creole houses in Saint Martin is compensated by the bright colours and sometimes by chiseled wooden decorations. They were built with small wood shingles used to cover the walls and roofs. Their use became the favourite material due to its numerous advantages. Keeping the house cooler, the wood singles were made of many local woods such as mahogany red, tamarind and mountain soursop or gray pear-tree.
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