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Fort Lauderdale Home Boasts Fresh Modern Elements

Commissioned to be a showcase of art, this modern masterpiece impresses with expansive social spaces inside and out

Designed by architect Ralph Choeff, this 7,850-total-square-foot home is all about drama. Even the Amarr garage doors from Crawford beg attention. With a grid of frosted glass and wood, they open to a showroom, a dream-come-true for an avid car collector.

Art Beckons in Modern South Palm Beach Home

A Home Conceived As Art, From an Entrance Waterfall, To the Elevator Interior, To a Jellyfish Sphere

A Brigitte Bardot silkscreen by artist Russell Young looks beyond a Bretby Art Pottery vase, circa 1895, in the billiard room, where Currey & Company’s painted blue chandelier purposely fades into the ceiling.

Luxurious South Florida Manse Channels Edgy Attitude

Another world beckons as designer Lori Morris combines South Florida’s elegant pulse with an audacious spin on French style

With a wall of windows bringing the outside in, the living room is paramount for entertaining. The Le Corbusier sofa from Cassina creates structure in the social space, where Barcelona chairs by Knoll and a Mies van der Rohe divan join the mix. Casting a soft glow, Wired Designs’ chandelier suspends from the 20-foot-high ceiling to illuminate the Greek reproduction pottery from the 1940s and 1950s.

Modern Minimalism Plays in Fort Lauderdale Townhome

With The Look Of Greece In Mind, Textile Designer Stavros Garger Styled His Fort Lauderdale Townhouse With Lots Of Light, White And Neutral Colors

Soft Tones Pair With Rich Woods in Hallandale Beach

Striking a balance between luxury and relatability isn’t always easy to accomplish. This homeowner’s dream home falls somewhere between the two. She was looking for contemporary comfortable elegance — a vision that embodies a...

Coastal Surroundings Inspire in Fort Lauderdale Condo

A savvy design team transforms this Fort Lauderdale condo into an elevated, modern vacation retreat without sacrificing style or comfort

Circa 1960s, a cluster of walnut tables from Modani Furniture centers the living room with a retro feel. The linen-tufted sofa is casual yet stylish, while Modloft’s midcentury chairs exude refined style.

Modern Deco Pops in Fort Lauderdale Home

This four-story home evokes intrigue as an upward sweep of spaces mixes architectural integrity with midcentury modern, Art Deco, and extraordinary motifs

With significant scale, a two-tiered, ring chandelier in aged iron holds its own in the family room. Here, Rowe’s sofas; lounge chairs from Palecek; bench from Arteriors.

Palm Beach Manse is a Modern Classic

Regal yet approachable, a château-style manse makes itself at home amid the coastal scene of Palm Beach

Jupiter Home Reimagines Waterfront Living

Sometimes holding back gets you only halfway to where you want to go. The designers of a Jupiter waterfront home had their destination in full view.

Tropical Merges with Modern in the Florida Keys

Architecture, interior design and lush, tropical landscape harmoniously come together to bring a touch of modern style to Key West

Palm Beach Gardens Estate Celebrates Contemporary Living

Stylishly poised among the lush surroundings encompassing the luxurious Old Palm Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., this lavish custom estate was designed on one of the last premier lots available within this...

Patterns Color Dan Marino’s Weston Home

Be it a big house or a more modest one, the various residences of former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino and his wife, Claire, have always been “home”

A Penthouse In Aventura Plays with Pops of Purple

A penthouse is just a penthouse until it becomes a showcase of visual excellence. Sought out for her vibrant style and eclectic talent, interior designer Perla Lichi was commissioned to finesse one couple’s 3,800-square-foot...

American sculptor Louise Nevelson's totems make a bold statement in the stairway hall that opens onto a grand foyer. "Here, we did what we do best," interior designer Jack Fhillips says. "We mixed classic upholstered pieces with some traditional furnishings, contemporary art and antiques."

Nature Rules in Manaplan Home

Colors from the surrounding environment create a sense of calm in this Manalapan manse.

Art and Architecture Style an Oceanfront Palm Beach Penthouse

Though it was one of the last units to be acquired, this luxurious 27th-floor penthouse in a prestigious building in Palm Beach County, Fla., is by far one of the most spectacular condominiums Bryan...

Coastal Modern Embraces the Outdoors in Palm Beach

When previous clients of design and architecture firm Workshop/APD asked principal Andrew Kotchen to “update” the interior of their 10,000-square-foot Palm Beach home, the project turned out to be a full interior renovation. The...

Contemporary Architecture Shapes a Minimalist Pinecrest Home

For savvy homeowners with residences in Miami, ocean Reef and Beaver Creek, finding an expert builder with acute architectural vision and a dream team of designers was essential for their next exquisite house poised...

Traditional Florida Keys Concepts Transformed

Architect Max Strang takes traditional cultural and ecological concepts of the Florida Keys and transforms them into an evolutionary beach house design

Vibrant Hues Color A Village of Golf Bungalow

A sunny and sophisticated bungalow in South Florida’s Village of Golf dazzles with originality, bold statements and vibrant color

Displayed on a wall in the living area, opposite a leather-tufted bench, is Harry Martinez's encaustic painting, Atonement. The piece is created with hot wax and a blend of pink pigments. "It is somewhere between a painting and a sculpture," he says.

Palazzo Del Sol Condo Captures The View

Symmetrical Elegance, Light Gray-Scale Tones And Timeless Furnishings From Artefacto Come Together In This Contemporary Open Floor Plan In Palazzo Del Sol

Earthy Modern Style Reimagines An Admiral Cove Estate in Jupiter

During the 1990s, mediterranean-style residences were in high demand. More than a decade later, demand for a simpler and more modern architecture grew as the desire for Old World homes dwindled. “The primary challenge...

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