Design: Easy Breezy Elegance

Easy Breezy Elegance

by Poki Hampton

As you enter Erin and Nick Warner’s home in Oak Harbor through the 10-foot-tall black and glass doors, you peer into the open-space living area overlooking the luxurious backyard. The foyer is papered in mist-blue grasscloth. A round contemporary mirror, flanked by two Visual Comfort sconces, hangs over a driftwood-stained console.

Corrinn Fisher assisted the Warners in updating and refreshing their home with a large square cocktail table in rattan with a glass top, two club chairs in a light gray linen weave, and two generously sized sofas in soft gray. Two Beatrice Ball glass bowls grace the cocktail table. Windows across the back of the room flood the downstairs with light.

“We updated all of the lighting throughout the house and refreshed the entire downstairs with new lighting, soft-hued accessories, and updated hardware,” says Corrinn. The fireplace was refaced, and two burl chests give an organic feel to the room. Contemporary swirl glass ginger jars top the chests, with floral paintings hanging above. The chandelier in this space is organic brass wrapped with rattan from Visual Comfort.

The kitchen table, in a raw beachwood finish, is surrounded by wooden chairs in the same finish. Two captain’s chairs are slipcovered in white linen. The palm leaf chandelier is from Julie Neil. The hardware and the three-light pendants were changed to organic brass.

The outdoor living area of the house received the most extensive makeover. The glass doors open onto the loggia, offering a beautiful view of the infinityedge pool and the canal beyond. Fire bowls flank the edge of the rectangular pool. Date and mule palms were added to the landscape to create a lush tropical feel. Under the covered shaded porch, swivel chairs provide seating for eight, with oatmeal-textured performance fabric cushions and fringed throw pillows in light blue and mushroom. Two upholstered ottomans, in a leafy palm design performance fabric, serve as a cocktail table. Stacked stone fireplace and low planters were added to this space, making it a perfect place to entertain come rain or shine. Across the pool are three sunning loungers and a beautifully appointed outdoor kitchen.

From the upstairs game room, there is a large deck with a dining area that offers a great view of the canal and overlooks the pool area.

“We envisioned creating a comfortable but stylish place to live and entertain, both indoors and out,” says Erin. “Corrinn helped bring the soft colors, updated furniture, and accessories we needed to complete our vision.”