Emerald Coast Licensed Interior Designer, Cara McBroom

This 3-story home in Destiny by the Sea is a spec home that my clients purchased and decided to put their stamp on it by infusing their vision.  The interior finishes are very contemporary and sleek.  My clients felt as though, since this is an ocean-side home, it needed to have a more casual coastal look.  This is where I came in.  I felt that if I used matching chairs in the Living Room, the look would be more formal and “cookie-cutter”.  This is why I used all different styles of accent chairs and end tables; it helped in making the atmosphere more casual and inviting.  Although the upholstery is all different, I tied them all together by repeating blues and greens, and certain fabric patterns.  In the photo above, the leather recliner is a Drexel Heritage chair, and the green chair is a Century Furniture piece that is welted in a blue velvet.  The storage ottomans are in a blue micro-suede, and are by Palecek. 

In the above picture, this is a perfect spot to recline and watch the view, read a book, or take a snooze! 

I updated the existing sofa by recovering the bolsters in a stripe fabric that matches the swivel chair, and adding a bright botanical print pillow in the center.  The large Donna Burgess art above the sofa pulled all the colors together perfectly.  The lamp table has a white inlaid shell top and a metal base, and is by Oly.  The mermaid cocktail table is a found piece.  All one has to do is look at the view to know why I chose the interior accent colors.

The kitchen, once modern and sleek with its shaker doors, stainless steel pulls, stainless steel appliances and contemporary pendants, is transformed into a beach cottage.  I did this by simply adding the proper accessories and textural rugs. 

The Dining Room had limited space for a traditional dining table with 6-8 chairs.  I solved the space problem by designing a banquette system with these modular armless and corner chairs by Lane Venture.  The narrow pedestal base of the dining table allows for knee space, and the woven side chairs provide enough contrast to balance out all the upholstered chairs.  We added interest by framing family photos with multi-colored distressed wood frames and making a photo collage.

This is the Wet Bar area.

In the 3rd Floor Master Bedroom, we aimed for a very fresh, bohemian look, with the aged leather ottoman, the white and raffia headboard and footboard, and the blue & gray painted accent pieces. The bed is by Oly.

This chaise lounge provided the perfect spot to sit or lay and watch the ocean.

The Master Bathroom was a mirror-image floor plan.  The symmetrical tub area was flanked by two his-and-her vanity areas. 

This bedroom was our “nautical” room.  We used a metal bed from Old Biscayne that had rope accents on it.  The lamp to the right of the bed is actually an antique lantern that was wired for a bulb.  The art and the ships wheel add the perfect extra touch of nautical.

This is the children’s bunk room.  I thought that it would be very fun and different to make the cushions two different colors, but to the both top and bottom together with the pillows.  The beach ball pillows, life savers, shell pillows and funky fish accents add the right amount of whimsy.

The 1st floor bedroom needed to be a bright, fun atmosphere, as this is the area where the children of the house stay and hang out.  The room was large enough to fit a sleeping area, as well as a seating area with armoire and television.  Instead of using a traditional table lamp, we took another antique lantern and had it wired  for electricity.  The bed is Stanley, the sofa is Lee Industries, the woven cocktail ottoman is Palecek and the woven chairs are Henredon.