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5 Southwest Florida Designs Raising The Bar on Artful Living

In the best-laid homes, there’s always something—a furnishing, a wall, a nook—that at once encapsulates and transcends the space.

BY January 18, 2024
These five Southwest Florida standouts do just that, raising the bar on artful living. (Courtesy METHOD & CONCEPT/Mark Hartman)

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The high-gloss, striped Macassar ebony dry bar in the living room is visible from the moment you step out of the private elevator entry of the METHOD & CONCEPT-designed Kalea Bay condo. “The flow of the space was a strong consideration,” Jensen says. The bow-front cabinet design delivers harmony and balance. Inside, the golden-laced Portoro marble-topped bar offers space for hanging glasses and storing cocktail-hour bottles. Jensen designed the furnishing with legacy in mind. “When designing a piece like this, there is an interesting question to ask, ‘built-in or freestanding?’” he says. The answer depends on whether you want to take the piece with you when you move, or if you’ll want to pass it down to kids or grandkids. “We love the idea of generational furniture, modern heirlooms and future antiquities,” Jensen says. Phillip Jeffries metallic ombré wallpaper, Luke Lamp sconces and an Ysabel LeMay commission complete the scene. (Courtesy METHOD & CONCEPT/Mark Hartman)

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