Style Musings | Décor Desires: An Oceanfront Georgian Estate

Enter this "bunga-luxe" in Palm Beach, Florida, with an entrance hallway featuring the most provocative statue and gorgeous stair railings, black and white tiles that extend to a foyer where a pair of tables are set against a wallpaper of palm trees.  Originally designed by society architect John Volk in 1935, the estate has received the Ballinger Award for the finest restoration of a landmark property.

There's also that contemporary, rustic fireplace with a quirky photo of a dog set atop the mantle and a game room and an outdoor patio with pillars and a lovely view of the sweeping green lawn and Atlantic Ocean.

Inside the rooms, there's patterned wallpaper and large windows to allow light in and to take a peek at the Atlantic Ocean and best of all, a superb gourmet kitchen with an adjacent morning room facing the ocean, exquisite millwork imported from France and custom designed hardware provided by P.E. Guerin.

Internationality and customization is no secret to this "bunga-luxe," but most importantly, the essence of the tropics lingers in each room, making it perfect for that long awaited getaway in the summer, where the touch of the hot summer sand is rewarded by the cool ocean waters and now, daydreaming of a true Californian summer...



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Style Musings | Décor Desires: A Modernized Mid-19th Century Madrid Apartment

Space is luxury, that must have been expert interior designer, Luis Puerta's, motto when envisioning the outcome of this Madrid apartment, housed in a mid-nineteenth century building, now full of possibilities for scenic lightness and eloquent empty spaces.



Discovering this bright apartment is comparable to a breathe of fresh spring air as one wanders through the crisp, clean spaces, natural to simplicity.




The look of less has ultimately been achieved through a calculated balance of white space and tonal variations. Ironically, though the use of empty spaces is more than modest here, many textiles, including horsehair, silk velvet, and Belgian linens detail the surrounding items ranging from refined pieces of furniture and fine antiques from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. And yet, there's undeniably a true testimony of utter maximalism, with the mix of timeless pieces and contemporary spacing.



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Style Musings | Décor Desires: 1900s Atlanta Kitchen Becomes Elegant & Rustic

The openness and brightness of this kitchen space is more than appropriate for its function and just loving how elegant and rustic its become since its original look.



The ash paneling atop the cedar island brings a warmer element to the black and white palette, and yet, as strongly luxe as these items are, they don't take away from that gorgeous La Cornue stove, black with gilded fixtures.





Photos: Houzz

Eternally,
Rosie

Style Musings | Décor Desires: Mad For Manhattan

I am mad for Adrienne Vittadini's, fashion designer, Manhattan apartment! So serene, so calm, this living space, which she bought with her husband and business partner, Gianluigi Vittadini in 1986, is everything an Upper East Side apartment is thought to be. Doses of animal print are seen here and there, in the living room and the bedroom, on paired ottomans and an abundance of art and small sculptures flood the walls and counters of the space.



I have a thing for chandeliers, especially in dining areas, and the one hanging above Vittadini's dining table, with its blue and gold accents, is so charming! On top of the glamour in this sophisticated apartment, it overlooks Central park - oh the glamour, the romance, the true serenity of it all.