Project Feature in: Luxe Magazine & Luxury Living Brickell From skiing in the Swiss Alps to water sports in Key Biscayne, a relocation for a Chilean couple with three small children was a sea change. “They’re probably the most opposite places in the world,” says the husband about moving from Switzerland to Miami. The couple fell in love with a tropical modern house in Key Biscayne with architecture by Marta Zubillaga and Juan Jose Zubillaga of Zubillaga Design. The white-stucco home with horizontal planks of red cedar had them at hello due to the open interiors kept bright and airy with limestone and marble plus an abundance of windows. “The light,” the husband says, “is something we loved.” While in Miami on an overseas trip, the wife met with designer Maite Granda, whose style she had seen and liked online. For their interview, the homeowner brought along a photo book she created that essentially offered a roadmap to their family with profiles, likes, sports, and hobbies to navigate through the design. They immediately clicked, and Granda’s passion for designing children’s rooms was a value-added perk that the mother of three appreciated. “She painted a picture for me of each of the kids,” recalls Granda. “She said, ‘My boy is very creative—always building; he loves Legos. My oldest girl is very artistic— always dressing up in costumes, and she likes to sing. And the little one—we’re still discovering her personality.’” To read more visit: https://maitegranda.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/LX_MIA11_HOM_Maite_12.compressed.pdf Rolando Diaz

Lisa Romerein
Cottage open concept and formal living room photo in San Francisco with beige walls and a wood stove

Inspiration for a coastal kitchen remodel in Los Angeles

Meagher residence, Coral Gables. Landscape Designer Brent Knoll of Knoll Landscape Design Tropical landscape miami with red crotons, foxtail palms and imperialis bromeliads

HOME FEATURES Contexual modern design with contemporary Santa Fe–style elements Luxuriously open floor plan Stunning chef’s kitchen perfect for entertaining Gracious indoor/outdoor living with views of the Sangres

This guest bath has a light and airy feel with an organic element and pop of color. The custom vanity is in a midtown jade aqua-green PPG paint Holy Glen. It provides ample storage while giving contrast to the white and brass elements. A playful use of mixed metal finishes gives the bathroom an up-dated look. The 3 light sconce is gold and black with glass globes that tie the gold cross handle plumbing fixtures and matte black hardware and bathroom accessories together. The quartz countertop has gold veining that adds additional warmth to the space. The acacia wood framed mirror with a natural interior edge gives the bathroom an organic warm feel that carries into the curb-less shower through the use of warn toned river rock. White subway tile in an offset pattern is used on all three walls in the shower and carried over to the vanity backsplash. The shower has a tall niche with quartz shelves providing lots of space for storing shower necessities. The river rock from the shower floor is carried to the back of the niche to add visual interest to the white subway shower wall as well as a black Schluter edge detail. The shower has a frameless glass rolling shower door with matte black hardware to give the this smaller bathroom an open feel and allow the natural light in. There is a gold handheld shower fixture with a cross handle detail that looks amazing against the white subway tile wall. The white Sherwin Williams Snowbound walls are the perfect backdrop to showcase the design elements of the bathroom. Photography by LifeCreated.

My clients had outgrown their builder’s basic home and had plenty of room to expand on their 10 acres. Working with a local architect and a talented contractor, we designed an addition to create 3 new bedrooms, a bathroom scaled for all 3 girls, a playroom and a master retreat including 3 fireplaces, sauna, steam shower, office or “creative room”, and large bedroom with folding glass wall to capitalize on their view. The master suite, gym, pool and tennis courts are still under construction, but the girls’ suite and living room space are complete and dust free. Each child’s room was designed around their preference of color scheme and each girl has a unique feature that makes their room truly their own. The oldest daughter has a secret passage hidden behind what looks like built in cabinetry. The youngest daughter wanted to “swing”, so we outfitted her with a hanging bed set in front of a custom mural created by a Spanish artist. The middle daughter is an elite gymnast, so we added monkey bars so she can cruise her room in style. The girls’ bathroom suite has 3 identical “stations” with abundant storage. Cabinetry in black walnut and peacock blue and white quartz counters with white marble backsplash are durable and beautiful. Two shower stalls, designed with a colorful and intricate tile design, prevent bathroom wait times and a custom wall mural brings a little of the outdoors in. Photos by Mike Martin www.martinvisualtours.com

Photography by Matthew Bolt
Living room - coastal formal living room idea in San Francisco with a standard fireplace

Huge trendy master medium tone wood floor bedroom photo in Kansas City with gray walls, a ribbon fireplace and a stone fireplace

Photo: Hoi Ning Wong © 2014 Houzz
Example of a transitional formal living room design in San Francisco with green walls, a standard fireplace and a tv stand

Nicole Canegata
Pool - huge tropical backyard rectangular lap pool idea

James Spahn
Inspiration for a farmhouse wood exterior home remodel in DC Metro

© Josh Partee 2013
Living room - contemporary open concept living room idea in Portland with white walls

Patricia Bean Expressive Architectural Photography
Example of a mid-sized beach style l-shaped kitchen design in San Diego with a farmhouse sink, white backsplash, subway tile backsplash, colored appliances and an island

Inspiration for a timeless patio remodel in DC Metro with no cover and a fireplace

Mountain style medium tone wood floor and brown floor bathroom photo with medium tone wood cabinets, white walls, a vessel sink, black countertops and flat-panel cabinets

Inspiration for a farmhouse white one-story gable roof remodel in San Francisco

Peter Medilek
Island style bedroom photo in Hawaii with beige walls

Pena residence, Coral Gables Miami. Landscape Designer Brent Knoll of Knoll Landscape Design Tropical Landscape Design with black bamboo, gold mound, imperialis bromeliad and hibiscus