A brand new waterside dwelling in Ponte Vedra balances gentle and darkish to create areas that embrace distinction, nature and outside residing
Images by Muriel Silva
Situated alongside the Intracoastal Waterway in Ponte Vedra, the almost 12,000-square-foot residence was move-in prepared in November of 2024. Householders Jay and Julie Parrish, youngsters Parker and Palmer and canine Newton wished the ground plan of the four-bedroom, eight-bath dwelling to mix each openness and performance. That’s precisely what they acquired.
“At its core, the primary residing areas are designed to really feel expansive and interconnected, encouraging togetherness a simple movement between every day actions,” says Jordan Salsburg, Director of Inside Design at Marcus Allen Interiors.
“Everybody has a devoted house they’ll name their very own whether or not for work, leisure, or private hobbies. Even Newton will get his personal nook. Regardless of these separate retreats, the open design of the first residing areas fosters a robust sense of unity, creating pure alternatives for the household to collect whether or not it’s to look at a film or have a recreation night time.”
From the start of the design course of, it was clear that the shopper was drawn to a impartial shade palette, complemented by daring black accents all through the house. One of many benefits of the ground plan is its openness that options expansive glass components and vaulted ceilings. The sunshine-filled format creates the right backdrop for daring design decisions such because the darkish cabinetry.
“Darkish cupboards have been chosen as a result of we’ve such considerable gentle streaming into the house from all of the home windows and glass. Having this architectural aspect allowed us the chance to combine the darkish cupboard possibility into the design plan,” says home-owner Julie. “It additionally visually creates a pleasant stability towards the brilliant, pure gentle. Additionally, the inside cupboards coordinate nicely with the outside paint decisions and people have been chosen to reinforce the pure vegetation of the Intracoastal panorama.”
Whereas the general shade palette stays mushy and impartial, the interiors have been balanced utilizing a wide range of wealthy textures. “Drawing inspiration from natural, pure components, we aimed to create a grounded aesthetic and to repeat that story all through the house. One aspect that the shoppers beloved and knew they wished to make use of was pebble flooring. We used this in a number of totally different areas. Within the lobby, a {custom} pebble inlay greets you as you enter, providing a refined but placing element that units the tone for the entire dwelling. We additionally carried this pure aspect into the proprietor’s lavatory, mixing numerous pebble textures to reinforce the calming, spa-like ambiance we envisioned for the house,” says the designer.
“Mild and heat wood flooring with giant plank sizing provides a pure and mushy stability,” provides Julie. “The herringbone sample within the storage entry must be sturdy as that is the primary entrance for the youngsters and canine. The sunshine shade and the sample performs nicely with the darkish shade alternative of the cupboard lockers. It brings a heat to the house that may in any other case really feel chilly or heavy.”
Within the kitchen, the center of most properties, the hood was designed to be the focus. Because of the vaulted ceilings, the design was capable of be grand in scale. “Hand-drafted and custom-built by our cabinetry staff, the hood includes a stucco end and exquisite curves that harmonize fantastically with the remainder of the house,” says Jordan. “To let it converse for itself, we stored the encompassing components minimal. A considerate mix of white oak and black cabinetry, together with combined steel accents, provides depth and character that end in a glance that’s timeless.”
When located on a parcel of land that gives attractive views of the water and rising solar, it might be a criminal offense to not make the most of them. They did simply that. Glass is used not solely as an architectural function but in addition to reinforce the indoor-outdoor residing expertise. The whole again of the house is lined with expansive glass together with sliding doorways and home windows across the kitchen banquette which might be deliberately designed to attract your eyes straight to the water views.
“We worth and admire the skin and we need to carry exterior residing into our inside residing house as a lot as attainable,” says Julie. “We’re impressed by West Coast residing and don’t need the Florida local weather to essentially inhibit that possibility. The glass permits the skin to be built-in into our dwelling as we wish. Glass could be chilly feeling, however our supplies counter that and make it a really natural house.”
One of many rooms each the designer and householders particularly get pleasure from is the big pantry, an area that was deliberately designed to satisfy the on a regular basis wants of this busy household. Whereas the black and white checkered flooring and artisan tile carry a timeless allure, it’s the house’s performance that really units it aside. In response to Julie, the household wished an area during which they may create freely with out having the mess of that creativity being seen. “We additionally wished to see every thing to permit for inspiration. Pantries generally tend to have deep cabinets, and concepts are misplaced on this set-up. Shallow cabinets enable visibility and having size within the room doesn’t compromise house planning.”
The shopper had a protracted record of must-haves, and one of many high priorities was incorporating loads of texture. This was achieved via considerate flooring particulars, however primarily via using wallpaper and layered textiles, recollects Jordan. “Varied materials have been launched via material and pillows so as to add depth and heat. The shopper additionally had a love for frolicsome artwork and distinctive lighting, which we used as focal factors all through the house to information the attention via the house and add persona. Certainly one of our favourite items is the sunshine fixture within the informal eating room which is sculptural in nature and features virtually like a bit of artwork in itself.”
The Parrishs additionally wished a number of particular areas of their new dwelling, together with a big mudroom, laundry and craft areas, and a pet station. A big kitchen and a second cooking/baking space, exterior summer season kitchen and en-suite bedrooms have been further necessities.
With any waterfront dwelling, there are further elements to think about, primarily associated to the outside. Luckily, the property has loads of distance between the home and the water, so a lot of the concerns got here all the way down to choosing sturdy supplies. For instance, the builder opted for chrome steel, which provides higher resilience within the atmosphere.
When requested about which rooms are their favorites, each home-owner and designer had issue choosing only one. “That’s a tricky query,” says Jordan. “However I’ll say, I completely love the whole space we designed for the women. They’ve their very own devoted part of the house, full with a bonus room, bedrooms, and a bunkroom. Designing these areas was such an pleasing a part of the mission, because it gave our staff the liberty to essentially play with materials, colours, and inventive concepts.”
Julie agrees, saying the children’ bedrooms and play areas are amongst her favorites, with the kitchen and pantry being an in depth second. “This was a really giant mission and lots of particulars have been thoughtfully deliberate, so the whole home could be very intentional and blends nicely collectively to make a fascinating entire. This makes it onerous for me to spotlight a particular room or house as a favourite.”
Properly, having multiple favourite feels like a pleasant place to name dwelling.
