Spacious and airy, yet intimate all the same, shiplap surrounding the fireplace mantle, and exposed cross beams overhead lend a nautical feel to the light-filled living room. Polished floors that allow the beauty and warmth of the natural wood grain to shine through ground the space.
Light fills the great room dining area both naturally and with a pair of lanterns suspended from the vaulted ceilings high above. Tall, glass-doored custom cabinets keep the focus on the architectural detail and the view, while the dining table and chairs that surround encourage lingering.
Shipshape, spacious, and perfectly outfitted for gathering a crew, the kitchen’s shiplap details carry the subtle nautical design element through, accentuated here with Taj Mahal quartzite countertops and backsplash, and a visually pleasing radius edge on the island.
Achieving peace requires organization. Just off the kitchen, a custom desk is nestled into a private nook, offering convenience, storage and a place for list making and correspondence.
Graphically stunning, an intricate, shell-patterned Hermes scarf from the owner’s collection highlights and personalizes the foyer, flanked by a pair of perfectly symmetrical lamps atop a console table.
The centerpiece of the master bedroom is an arched, upholstered headboard set into a similarly curved architectural niche. Clad in fine linens, the bed is plush, luxe, and inviting, and the dramatic lines of the space are further softened by a bedside chest with a concave front.
As fresh as the first step out of a shower, this master bath was made for recharging. Reflective surfaces and a marine-inspired palette, from the cool aqua paint to the green glass shelves and silver fixtures, are coupled with clean lines and natural elements for a feeling that is as right as rain.
A grand, arched multipaned window invites the peace of nature inside, filling the master bath with natural light during the day, and views of the stars at night. No matter the hour, barrel ceilings draw the eye upward to the sky.
A study in functionality and calm, this paneled space painted in meditative blue with brass accents, is furnished simply with a sofa nestled between bookcases, and lit with a pair of brass swing lights.
As the color of both sea and sky, blue is often associated with calm and serenity. Here, the shade shows off its timeless appeal in the family’s heirloom collection of classic blue and white plate patterns.
To be true blue is to faithful and constant, and this striking pair of pecky cypress headboards fashioned from the interior doors of an ancestral home honors the importance of shared history and familial ties.
Blue-and-white wallpaper adds drama to a bath with a sophisticated touch of gold.
Striking framed art, alive with flowering peonies and exotic birds, is positioned above a table in olive ash, manifesting the home’s connection to its subtropical setting.
Seamless transitions between indoors and out connect the home to the beauty of its natural surroundings. Open to the breeze, this inviting seating space is outfitted with woven seagrass furnishings that echo the calm blues of the water, just steps beyond the pool.
A vintage bar built by the client’s father using pieces of an old family boat nods to the importance of lineage, shared history, waterfront living and more good times ahead.
Undulating curves and crisp angles mark a pool designed to fit as precisely as a puzzle piece into the landscape.
Lush, rolling lawns punctuate and enhance the home’s architectural interest and captivating lines.
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