This is a home I designed for a family in Villa Lago of San Destin. The couple wanted to stay true to the Tuscan Villa style of the neighborhood and architecture. We chose earthy terra cottas and warm greens and rust reds. We accented with worn antiques and found objects, and diversified the textures from iron, to leathers, to woods, to pottery & upholstery.
In the Master Bedroom, I wanted the owners to have a place to sit with their laptop, or to sit and pay bills, so we used this writing desk with pull-out surface as one of the bedside tables, with a cream ladder-back chair.
On the bed, I wanted the bedding to be plush, rich and inviting, but to also be functionally beautiful for the hot Florida weather. Because of this, I used a lightweight cream matelasse coverlet as the main bed covering, and placed a stuffed duvet at the foot of the bed. The duvet can be removed at night during the summer, and used as a foot warmer, or a thicker bed covering during the winter.
My client’s mother wanted her room to be her dream room. She loved green and blue, and loved the quilted bedding & cottage look. I merged this room with the rest of the house by making it “Tuscan Cottage”. I used a Tuscan style metal bed, with a painted chest of drawers, then added the quilted bedding, gingham euro shams, & custom balloon valance & shade with gingham accent. The antiqued wood lamps are from Currey and Company, and the bed is from Drexel Heritage’s “At Home in Tuscany” line.
Ceramic wall magnolias provided a refreshing change from the typical wall art. Hanging them in an organic pattern, leading up the wall draws the eye around the room and creates movement.
In this bathroom, we made a custom shower curtain with a beaded valance and gingham border at the bottom. The shower rings are blue flowers that match the flowers in the bedding.
Emerald Coast Licensed Interior Designer, Cara McBroom 
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