Surrounded by lush flora and fauna, a Palm Beach pool cabana features a bold interweaving of colors and materials, providing the perfect perch for a fabulous fête.
Pretty Meets Bold In A Palm Beach Oasis By Marshall Watson
In honor of his forthcoming book, designer Marshall Watson shares a spectacular outdoor retreat with LUXE.
Travel the country in high style in Marshall Watson: Defining Elegance, the designer’s latest tome, which takes readers on a decorating journey from one sophisticated scheme to the next. The wide range of spaces prove just how adept Watson is at crafting refined, pared-down interiors that remain layered and full of life. For a Palm Beach project (pictured), Watson and his team transformed a once-sad spec home into an inspired and beautiful Mediterranean Revival abode. Below, the designer shares his distinct take on this one-of-a-kind residence.
As for our approach: My partner, Kate Reid, and I agreed that the success of the interiors relied on certain inviolate principles. First and foremost, the house had to be authentically, unmistakably, “Palm Beach.” From tropical Jazz Age panache to 1950s swank, from Moroccan romance to Persian exoticism, our design would precisely reflect the locale’s worldly sensibility. We wanted the home to be inviting, witty, and stylish, but free of anything trivial. The idea was to preserve a measure of the formality typical of the local style in its heyday.
