The expansive entryway, with its softly sinuous staircase and checkerboard-pattern floor, gives way to a commodious open area which contains seating, dining, and kitchen zones. To accent the largely driftwood-toned palette, Arnold used pale but moody blues—inspired by the water views—for cabinetry, an earthy raw edge stone-slab coffee table, and the stonewashed linen slipcovers on the slouchy, underfilled sofas.
“The clients wanted it to all feel really livable and effortless,” Arnold says, “and to look good, even if it wasn’t perfectly tidy.” Elsewhere, Arnold pulled in soft greens inspired by the lush surroundings. The vines of a de Gournay paper climb the walls of the dining room, while mossy olive cushions top a wicker daybed in the primary suite. Elsewhere, a scallop-backed velvet sofa in a similar hue holds pride of place under a dramatically oversized Atelier Vime pendant in the library, and the stylized palms of a Claremont wallpaper adorn the study.
Overall, the home conveys the sense that any resident or guest could come out of the pool in a wet bathing suit and towel, go inside, and sit anywhere they liked without ever feeling out of place—“which is exactly what I would do,” Arnold notes. (Read more.)
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