Florida Homes Archives - Florida Design

Soaring 12-foot-tall windows and doors in the living room display a panoramic ocean view just beyond the loggia and pool. Plush furnishings include Lee Industries’ sofas and chairs, petrified-wood accent tables from Bernhardt and Oly’s mirror-topped cocktail table.

Dutch West Indies-Inspired Paradise On Rosemary Beach

A Chicago couple escapes the cold in scenic splendor at this exquisite beachfront retreat overlooking the Gulf of Mexico

The centerpiece of this area of the residence is a prism-like cube sculpture crafted by designer Oscar Glottman. As you move around the apartment the cube dissects the space while reflecting light. “The idea was an intervention of an architectural nature, more than a decorative one,” says Glottman.

Shadow and Light Make an Impression in Coconut Grove

Clever light trickery and other design ruses transform this apartment into a sophisticated residence with artistic details galore

For the covered loggia, architect Greg Palmer flawlessly executed the delicate dance between maximizing views with expansive openings, while also providing enough wall to create the feeling of substance and defined architectural space.

Form and Function Unite in a Family-First Naples Home

By adopting an abundant mindset, a design team delivers a Naples residence with inspired spaces for the celebration of family

In the great room, stylish furnishings in neutral hues are enhanced by Mother Nature’s palette. Designer Sofia Joelsson created a spectacular showplace with matching linen-clad sofas from Verellan and a Liaigre dark-wood floor lamp shaded in linen to lend a luminary statement.

Stylish Miami Condo Soars Above Panoramic Views

With Its Peaceful Palette And Stunning Views From Every Angle, This Stylish Miami Condo, In A Soaring, Nearly All-Glass High-Rise, Lets Nature Take Its Course

Classic and Coastal Elements Harmonize In Naples Home

Some of the owner’s fondest memories are framed with Florida Gulf Coast family vacations. So when he and his wife were looking to shift their permanent residence from Wisconsin, choosing Florida’s west coast was...

As if architect Ralph Choeff had created a case study in perspective, the home’s exterior lines jut and thrust, play with shifting shadow, and demonstrate the masterful use of textures to create drama and intent. Softened by a reflecting pool, perhaps with a nod to feng shui, stone, wood and water are on full display.

Sophisticated Touches Warm Bal Harbour Geometric Marvel

A family home with modern lines proves that in geometry there can be style, sophistication, warmth and comfort

Floridian Fantasy Realized in Miami Condo

In exclusive Bal Harbour, this top-to-bottom renovation brings one Chicago couple’s dream to life

Transitional Style Home Boasts Livable Luxury In Quail West

With a view of the 17th hole on the golf course in Naples’ exclusive Quail West community, this 5,893-square-foot residence holds its own as an unpretentious yet luxurious refuge adorned with an eclectic aesthetic....

A neutral palette of white and gray dominates the residence’s main floor. The design team warmed up the interior with the use of wood.

Waterside Modernist Bliss on Bonita Beach

A modernist mansion in Little Hickory Island proves its mettle with unfussy design and supreme construction

British Sophistication Elevates Modern Naples Home

To highlight the scenic lake views and make the large house fit the site, residential designer Richard Guzman tackled the challenge of designing this new 9,311-square-foot home in the Quail West community of Naples,...

A guest room with a floating desk and velvet gray swivel chair stays honest to the rest of the residence’s aesthetic.

Refined Sunny Isles Beach Condo is Neutral Territory

A subdued palette and contemporary elegance bring chic serenity to a Sunny Isles Beach vacation perch

Designed to create the luxurious and relaxed feeling of a resort, the outdoor living space features a custom infinity pool designed by OPI and embellished with three fire bowls by Grand Effects. A sunken area in front of the lanai includes a Kalamazoo pizza oven, a custom firepit, and plenty of comfortable outdoor seating.

Elegant Naples Home On Par with Spectacular Views

One Naples couple creates their dream home amid the scenic splendor of the South golf course at Mediterra

Completed over the course of a year, MLB sports icon Alex Rodriguez’ 11,877-square-foot home in Miami. With its pod-style architecture and overhangs that bespeak midcentury modernism, is laid out on one level so the interiors would connect directly to the grounds, blurring indoor-outdoor boundaries.

Alex Rodriguez’s Tropical Modern Miami Retreat

When a talented group of experts collaborates on a house that A-Rod built in Miami, the result can only be a home run by design

Naples is Home to British Colonial West Indies Style

Incorporating the style of their historic 1880s Ohio home in Cincinnati’s historic district into their new home on the sparkling Gulf Coast of Florida was important to homeowners Marnette and Paul Perry. Just steps...

West Palm Beach Coastal Regency

Styled with a youthful edge, this home brims with bright colors, energetic patterns and loads of pizzazz

A Modern Vision Brought to Life in Lake Wales

Three principals, two continents: working with colleagues halfway around the world brings virtual vision to reality in Lake Wales

Mix-and-match sets the tone in the living area, where the “Kost” chairs and “Dubli” cocktail tables, both by Desiree, are of varying heights. A leather-clad sofa from Addison House and Artefacto’s suede stools face off atop the geometric pattern of a silk area rug.

North Miami Beach Retreat Exudes Subtle Sophistication

A North Miami Beach Dream Transforms Into An Elegant And Welcoming Retreat That Celebrates The Tropical, Waterfront Lifestyle

Miami Home Boasts a Sweep of 20th-Century Art

Seasoned collectors and inspired designer collaborate to create the perfect home for both the art and its owners

Smith, project manager Angie Lehman, and interior architect Angelo Davila teamed up to restore the sunken living room’s original trim and added built-in corner bookshelves. Sanders created a creamy-hued, classic, and comfortable room filled with a mixture of vintage and modern pieces. “We didn’t want it to be one of those rooms you roped off and used for the holidays,” he said.

Palm Beach Bliss Abounds in Historic Mansion

A renovation transforms a historic island mansion into a sophisticated showplace

In the living area, one of the main considerations during the renovation was having a prime spot for the husband’s Yamaha C7X “Silent” grand piano – mission accomplished. Nearby, comfortable seating from Holly Hunt shapes a social grouping atop Stark carpet’s splash of blue. The Elegant by sculptor Ugo Rondinone’s corners the space on one side, while a painting by Frank Bowling, entitled Pathwaywadi, enlivens the other side.

Creative Minimalist Spirit Intrigues in Miami Condo

A minimalist viewpoint and an eye to satisfaction underpin a spirited collaboration between a Miami couple, an architect and an interior designer

Sumptuous Luxury and Comfort Play in Alomar Family Home

Traveling around the world or entertaining at home, high style and luxurious living are always at play for Roberto and Kim Alomar

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