Cottage CHARM: On the Market !

Our wonderful and beautiful small house, dubbed "Periwinkle Cottage" (due to the abundance of vinca flowers, aka periwinkles) is now listed for sale through Courtney Dorsey at @banyanrealty (IG) in old Fort Myers...check it out ! DF

SUMMER: Cool

Although currently am working on 8 houses plus one restaurant...will still find time to say cool this Summer ! DF

SCALE: Proportion is Everything!

Often, in designing for myself, I tend to go with a strong preconceived notion, perhaps trying to adhere to a furniture plan I'd drawn...so recently, you can see here where I switched out the small American Empire console for this mirrored bachelor's chest... a vast improvement- and wanted to share it with you! Small collage by David Ferlito...lamp, RLH...mirror, vintage. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday ! DF

Villa Medina, A Beautiful Restoration



2420 Medina Way, West Palm Beach

Recently, I was excited to see that my friend, Bill Eubanks, a top Palm Beach decorator and antiques dealer, had been featured in the new issue of "Florida Design" - and it was the only feature I found of interest, since it was the only one with a very classical point of view...Villa Medina, as his house is known, was built around the same time as the "Pink Palace" in Atlanta, which I had just written about here on DFS.  Mr. Eubanks has done an outstanding job of restoring this house.

The listing agent, Steve Simpson, of Fite Shavell, has also done an excellent presentation for the house- more of what I would have thought the Pinestream Road house in Atlanta would have had- but that is I suppose, not for me to say! As John Tackett, the esteemed architect, has stated, there are many contorted and twisted facts that have to be addressed when listing a property and having it featured on the internet.  I have nothing but admiration for real estate professionals, knowing as I do what they have to deal with these days...



Foyer, William Eubanks Interior Design

Above, the amazingly elegant and classical entrance hall, which was not shown in the Florida Design article.  I've posted about Bill Eubanks before, and have been over to Worth Avenue and met him in his elegant shop there, he's a quiet Southern gentleman - with an exquisite taste level, one that I aspire to emulate- and since I can't put in an offer on his house, the next best thing is to write about it.

Foyer, Belle Meade, Nashville, Massey House

Compare the Villa Medina foyer to this one, above, which had been originally designed by A. Herbert Rodgers, and later by Albert Hadley, for Alyne Massey, in Nashville- this one also has a fireplace, and a similar floor design.



William E. Eubanks Interior Design

Above, classic opulence and comfort, as designed by Mr. Eubanks, all of the hallmarks of his style are shown here, and he has created a refined "shell" in which to hold some of his collections, which I found interesting, since it leaves the buyer room for their own personal taste. 



William E. Eubanks Interior Design

Above, my favorite room, which I believe was created from a porch, or loggia-this is off to the right of the foyer-

Below, this upstairs office was also not shown in the editorial from Florida Design, one can see this and the bedrooms on the listing site under 2420 Medina Way, West Palm Beach.




William E. Eubanks Interior Design

 
How lovely, and suitable for the climate, to have the french doors opening off of the office- again the shell background has been carried through onto the second floor.  Villa Medina is well priced, at around 2.5 million, again, comparable to the Atlanta house- from my previous post.  Congratulations to Bill Eubanks and his team- this is a job very well done!  Mr. Simpson, his real estate listing agent, can be reached at (561) 262-6263
DF*****