Interior designers Allison Paladino and Zita Rudd have made their name in Florida by executing contemporary interiors that speak to modern lifestyles. For a recently renovated sky residence in Palm Beach, that meant plenty of custom furnishings, subtle flower power, and a very specific shade of blue.
What can you tell us about the owners of this residence?
AP: Well, they are from New York, they are avid art collectors, and the wife absolutely loves flowers. ZR: This is a second residence for them and their first in Florida, which made it a fun project to work on.
What did they want your team to achieve with the design?
AP: They asked for a very warm and inviting interior yet also sophisticated. It was an easy directive for us as that’s what we’re good at: pretty, sophisticated, and inviting.
What set the design process in motion?
ZR: The incredibly rare yet beautiful onyx used on the bar was the basis for our palette in the main areas. That’s how we start all our projects. We sit with the client and decide on a texture that will set the tone for the entire space.
We understand that flowers played a big part in the overall style of the residence. What can you tell us about that?
AP: The wife is absolutely mad about flowers. If you look closely, you will see there are flower elements in almost every room of the apartment. The floral influences can be seen in the art, lighting, accessories, wallpaper, fabrics, and rugs. ZR: This is not something we usually do, and it actually took a little out-of-the-box thinking on our part to accomplish, but it was great fun.
What direction did you take with the color palette throughout the residence?
ZR: We let the soft gray blue from the onyx in the bar become a major influence throughout all the areas of the home. The wife also adores pink, so we used the shade in the primary bedroom and bathroom. In other instances, soft calming colors were blended with neutral tones.
What was your approach to textures?
ZR: We used a lot of performance fabrics and area rugs, which is something we generally do in all our projects. We like Perennials because they have fabulous chenilles and velvets with so much texture. We also added silks for a bit of contrast.
There is so much furniture throughout these rooms. Can you speak to that a bit?
AP: We like to do a shopping day with all new clients, so we can get to know their taste. With these two, we had a fabulous time in New York, where we found beautiful things at the D&D Building and the Design Center at 200 Lexington Avenue.
Tell us about some of the brands you chose.
ZR: We sourced from Hellman Chang, Perennials, Jiun Ho, Quintus, A. Rudin, and our own Allison Paladino collections. In the primary bedroom, the custom de Gournay wallpaper panels actually inspired the room’s entire look.
What was the most challenging aspect of this project?
AP: We only had a six-month window to do what turned out to be a major and thorough renovation, but you know what?
We made it work.
What was the homeowners’ reaction to the finished residence?
AP: We welcomed them with champagne and took them room by room to reveal everything. They were absolutely elated and thrilled with the outcome, and so were we.
Story Credits:
Text by Florian Jouin
Photography by Nick Sargent
Designers’ photo courtesy of Paladino Rudd Interior Design
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