The owners of a newly-constructed 6,800-square-foot, five-bedroom, six-and-a-half bath home in Park Shore elected to execute a Mediterranean interior design that is ideally suited to a lifestyle that revolves around their three children and entertaining close friends. The layout of the home includes formal living and dining rooms, a family room, study, den, two game rooms, a three-car garage, and a large covered lanai with outdoor kitchen.
"The updated, transitional Mediterranean interior in this residence includes numerous details that contribute to its warmth and overall appeal, including beautifully applied crown moldings and ceiling details in every room," said Ficarra Design Associates President Lisa Ficarra, who created and executed the home's interior design.
"The color palette features reds, greens and golds along with rusts and creams. The flooring is porcelain with a stone look presented in a pattern consisting of 20-by-20-inch and six-by-six-inch pieces. When you enter the home's foyer, a half-wall with a stone arch and an iron accent provides a view of the dining room. A beautiful medallion, an element often found in Mediterranean designs, has been laser cut into the floor and offers a note of welcome. From the foyer, the eye is drawn through the formal living room to a view of a cascading waterfall flowing into the pool at the rear of the home. The waterfall has hand-painted Italian tiles, another common Mediterranean design element," said Ficarra.
Ficarra's furniture selections are classic with transitional Mediterranean overtones that offer cleaner lines and something less ornate than heavier Mediterranean furnishings. Matching John Richards' chairs, done in an embroidered chenille fabric, are featured in the living room. The sofa has a paisley patterned chenille cut into it that provides a three dimensional look.
A custom stone fireplace features antiqued mirrored panels above the mantle that are surrounded by a keystone frame. Custom built-in wall units are positioned on either side of the fireplace. The coffered ceiling has rope lighting and an contemporary faux finish that brings in the color of the John Richards' chairs.
An adjacent study's wall finish mimics elephant skin. A traditional style wall unit wraps around the room and a chair rail has a unique tan elephant skin finish.
A custom built-in buffet with granite top is featured in a niche in the dining room. The niche is bordered by a keystone frame. The wall above the buffet has a light bronze metallic faux finish that compliments a bronze-finished tray ceiling. The ceiling's stenciled design accents tall silk draperies. A crystal chandelier is suspended above the dining table that seats eight.
The kitchen has a bar that seats four, an island and a wet bar that features a wine cooler and a light textured faux wall treatment.
Ficarra created a beamed ceiling, a mosaic inlay in the floor that frames the island and a custom vent hood that has a transitional design. The vent hood incorporates an iron accent that plays with raised, three dimensional iron pieces inlayed into the cook-top's mosaic backsplash.
The kitchen's primary cabinetry is off-white with glazing and lighting above. The vent hood, the base of the island and the space under the cook-top that surrounds the oven are in a deeper, darker brown tone. Granite countertops are a mix of rust, gray and taupe tones and feature a thick, double waterfall edge.
The kitchen flows into the family room that in turn flows into the ground floor game room that features a pool table and a bath done in a leopard pattern and zebra stripes.
The family room has a tall custom built-in set in a niche that houses a flat-screen TV. The built-in also has curio shelves and component cabinets. The family room's box pattern coffered ceiling is painted gold with white crown moulding. Pocketing sliders open to the covered lanai.
The master suite's ceiling design has intricate three-piece crown and wall moldings that accent a cream, rust and gold-taupe color palette. Furnishings include Bombay chests, a bed with a carved scalloped headboard and a heavy Mediterranean bed frame.
The master bath has a custom made stained glass window that brings light to the shower. Arches throughout the space are framed out with keystone moulding. An inlaid onyx floor in a thatched pattern with painted Italian tiles is in the shower while the tub deck is a soft gold marble.
The upstairs has four bedrooms, each with a full bath, a breakfast area at the top of the stairs, a recreation room, a den, a den bath and a covered lanai. The den is used as a computer room for the children. All of the upstairs rooms feature dark brown walnut six-inch plank hardwood flooring.
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