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Recipient of two regional Aurora awards for custom home building, this house encompasses 6,129 total square feet. A crushed stone drive lined with live oak trees leads to the front entry. Handmade brick steps up to a refined garden space and beyond to the columned portico.

Gulf Coast Estate Imbues Lowcountry Charm

One family’s new forever home recalls a bygone style on Florida’s Gulf Coast

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

A brown leather sofa is the grounding element in the front living room. The Moroccan rug was used to anchor the space and add texture. The fireplace was completely redesigned with black slate.

Vintage Charm Abounds in 1920s-Era Bungalow

Interior designer Pamela Harvey breathes new life into a 1920s bungalow in downtown St. Petersburg

Eames fiberglass chairs circle Saarinen’s oval dining table in the casual breakfast area, where a custom banquette fabricated by Stettinius Construction appears to float next to S&W Kitchen Supply’s sleek, white cabinetry.

A Midcentury Modern Muse in Lakeland

It’s magic when one couple collaborates with a designer to create their forever home in Lakeland

A chic conversation cluster in the sitting room centers around a red marble cocktail table by Antoni Pallejà for RS Barcelona, surrounded by cobalt blue swivel chairs with fuchsia welting by Jhon Ortiz for Tailored Hom

Vibrant Hyde Park Home Hits All the Right Tones

Now drenched in rich, saturated colors, a 1927 home in Tampa’s Hyde Park is transformed with vivacious textures and modern silhouettes

Massive Haiku ceiling fans keep the tropical breezes flowing on the patio, where outdoor fire features provide glowing places for guests to gather on a chilly evening. Kartell barstools pull up poolside, while on the upper level, outdoor furnishings by Manutti shape social groupings near the open-air kitchen and bar.

Cape Coral Home Reimagines Modern Style

A Forward-Thinking, Risk-Taking Client And A Fearless Designer, Who Is Willing And Able To Try Anything, Join Forces To Add Unique Curves To Edgy Modern Design

The living room’s grand feel is balanced with design that welcomes conviviality. Close inspection reveals details like natural stone in a diamond pattern on the foyer floor.

Refined Luxury Defines Sanibel Island Vacation Home

Volume and scale prove to be pivotal in a two-lot estate on Sanibel Island

Southwest Florida is Home to Lakewood Ranch

Home buyers looking for the best southwest Florida has to offer in one place need look no further than Lakewood Ranch. Located about 25 minutes from the white-sand beaches of Sarasota, this new home...

Emtek cabinet hardware and an Arteriors fixture over the island accentuate the kitchen’s elegant design. Global Views barstools bring a sleek black finish to the space. A Phillip Jeffries wallcovering backdrops the dining room’s dynamic wine wall.

Modern Style Abounds in Dade City Interim Residence

As their home gets built in Dade City, a couple enjoys a temporary residence that blends contemporary sentiments with Old-Florida charm

Known as the gallery bridge, this second-floor space showcases multiple examples of the homeowners’ art collection, which features works from all around the world. The Graypants chandelier was selected for its ethereal qualities.

Massive Moxie in Modern Miromar Lakes Home

Expert construction, superlative architecture, and on-point design add up to a modern marvel of a home in Southwest Florida

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

When open, the middle section of the home at the top of the stairs ensures breezes flow throughout the residence. The wood-clad wing with smaller windows on the right is where the house’s bedrooms are located.

Inside Architect Jason Jensen’s St. Petersburg Home

The breeze-centric layout of Florida’s 19th-century dogtrot shacks inspire the design of Jason Jensen's waterside residence in St. Petersburg

Encased in sparkling glass mosaic tiles, the half-moon pool and its sister spa by Nassau Pools are joined below by a nearly beachside firepit. Enamored with her home, owner Michele Harrison says, “I think we’ll stay!”

Gasparilla Island Home is a Pristine Paradise

Off Florida’s Gulf Coast in the exclusive community of Boca Grande, this home recalls the West Indies with its crisp details.

Black Windsor-style chairs lend a striking visual contrast to the natural wood grain of the kitchen table. A black Arteriors chandelier brings the perfect complement to this cozy space. Awash in natural light, the area is a favorite spot for breakfast and casual family meals.

Mediterranean-Inspired Splendor in Tampa Home

A Mediterranean residence in Tampa’s Bayshore Beautiful enclave undergoes a flawless renovation and emerges triumphant

The designer’s inspiration for an intimate seating area in the living room stems from the comfort of one of American artist Hunt Slonem’s famed “Bunnies” paintings. A pair of Bernhardt lounge chairs join CTH | Sherrill’s transitional slab cocktail table, while a vintage clamshell from Brocante completes the coastal setting.

St. Petersburg Home Channels Greek-Mediterranean Cool

Crafting a Mediterranean design that feels young and vivacious appears effortless in this classic St. Petersburg home, where comfort and entertaining are in focus

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

Belleair Beach Home is the Epitome of Luxury

With a collaborative effort and immeasurable talent, design and architecture come together to create a new Belleair Beach home reminiscent of a luxury resort

The great room’s seating area features a white Christian Liaigre cocktail table that echoes the clean lines of a white sectional. A vibrant painting complements a pair of Holly Hunt velvet swivel chairs, and an adjacent wine room visually connects to the space.

Modern Sensibilities Elevate West Florida Family Home

A sprawling family compound along the Manatee River embodies Old-Florida elegance with a modernist approach

The new first-floor lobby will be an open, light-filled space with minimalist architectural details that bring the museum the “leaping into the future” feel the museum’s board and trustees were looking to achieve. Rendering courtesy of Straughn Trout Architects

Vision on View at The Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art

Set to debut this fall, an expansion at the newly named Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art by the firm responsible for its original design is sure to steer the Lakeland landmark into the future

A wave of Presario’s unpolished Lumen White stone from Hadinger wraps the walls in cool comfort. Pulling up to SunMac’s leather-finished quartzite countertop, Brownstone’s sand-blasted teak “Beach” barstools bring the warmth.

Keeping it Casual in Bonita Springs Oceanside Home

Coastal elements come alive with organic textures that embody comfort and exude tranquility

Lisa Gilmore hired local artist Meaghan Scalise to create a marbled wallpaper and hung a vibrant banana leaf print for a pop of color. Mixing traditional pieces—like the client’s mother’s cocktail cart and a vintage chandelier—with modern pieces results in a chic-yet-approachable space that’s perfect for family gatherings.

Chic Midcentury Family Home in St. Petersburg

A couple and their growing brood reimagine a home that blends fun and function

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