2.11.2022 | DIGS.NET 55
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I've designed they often remark that they are full of energy and life
and a little bit fantastical. But I have received similar comments
on very modern projects that have a very restrained palette as
well as homes with more patterns than you could count—both
excite me, both are challenging, they're just different expressions."
Like all of the designer's projects, the Naples Florida vacation
home has a strong decorative story. "Narrative is really at the
core of what our firm does, and it's the jumping-off point for me in
every design that we do," she says. "We create fantastical dream
worlds for our clients, and those really begin by dreaming; by
creating make-believe worlds and storylines that we use to guide
the design work." The idea for this project, she continues, was
to create "a space that transports you with all senses—touch,
sound, sight, smell—into a tropical escape." Translated, this
means a not-subtle blurring of indoors and out, achieved literally
with doors left wide open to catch birdsong and the murmur
of palm trees blowing in the breeze, and a less so inside with
botanical motifs and a vibrant palette. All to ensure the busy
owners of this home experienced what the designer describes
as "a total emotional leap" when they walk through the door. "You
can't help but be transported," she says.
"We create fantastical dream worlds for our clients, and those really begin by dreaming;
by creating make-believe worlds and storylines that we use to guide the design work."
