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DREA M HOMES HOME
A model of coastal contemporary; a Gulf Shore Boulevard remodel with room to spare; and a sophisticated residential bar. By Tess Lopez
The first day this MHK Architecture
while the recessed ceiling is inset with
and Planning-designed home, on
European oak planks to add warmth.
770 Park Street in downtown Naples,
Artistic pendant lights illuminate the
went live, Debi McInnis, the listing
island, and Wolf appliances and a Sub-
agent with Premier Sotheby’s Inter-
Zero wine cooler make for a “chef’s
national Realty, received three offers
delight,” McInnis says.
and had nine showings. “When people
European oak flooring spans
walked in, they said, ‘Whoa, I never
the home, including the three bed-
would have expected all this on the
rooms with en-suite baths and the
inside,’” she says.
loft upstairs, as well as the primary
Courtesy Premier Sotheby’s International Realty/Chris Massa
GOLD STANDARD
The seller, writer Lori Fornia-Flem-
bedroom on the first floor. The main
ing, worked with Rita Santon of Cov-
suite has vaulted shiplap-clad ceilings
entry Lighting and Design Center to
and an accent wall covered in palm-
reimagine the interiors, including in
frond-printed wallpaper. Beside a
the open-concept living area, with
cozy reading nook, a wall of glass
26-foot ceilings and a loft. Windows
slides away and brings you to the pool,
placed high on the walls allow nat-
spa and bubbler fountain, all situated
ural light to flood in, and to further
beneath a water wall. McInnis imag-
brighten things, a solid Carrara mar-
ines a perfect winter night in the pri-
ble media wall frames the television
mary bedroom with the slider open,
This downtown Naples home focuses
and one of the home’s two fireplaces.
falling asleep to the cool breeze and
on indoor-outdoor living, with an
Behind it, earth-tone wallpaper with
the sound of trickling water.
added artistic flair to elevate the
a subtle sparkle gives the room an enchanting shimmer at sunset.
The room and patio are oriented toward western exposure, maximiz-
The design team carried marble
ing sunset views. Although McInnis
through the kitchen, adding a four-
referred to the interior when men-
inch slab on the oversized island.
tioning “splashes of color that made
White Shaker-style cabinets by Ruffino
[the home] come alive,” we bet the
Cabinetry keep the space looking crisp,
sunsets do the same.
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