Ocean Views Inspire A Key Biscayne Penthouse’s Design

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Equal parts elegant and modern, a serene Key Biscayne penthouse highlights its spectacular ocean views.

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Designers Carola Hinojosa and Sabrina MacLean grounded the lounge area in the living room of a Key Biscayne home with a heavily textured, shades-of-gray Kyle Bunting rug from David Sutherland. Four velvet Minotti swivel chairs define the seating area at one end of the space, where the coffee table is from Holly Hunt and the mesh metal sculpture by Artur Lescher is from Galeria Nara Roesler in New York City.

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Two velvet Minotti sofas facing off across a Ralph Pucci coffee table establish a conversation grouping in the long rectangular living room. Also from Ralph Pucci is a hanging daybed wearing Foglizzo leather, which, along with two tall Flexform chairs from Luminaire, complete the cozy gathering space. The side tables are from Holly Hunt, and Hinojosa and MacLean designed the cabinetry fabricated by Handcraft Woodworking.

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In the dining area, crisp white walls and marble floors provide a pristine backdrop for sculptures and paintings from the homeowners' art collection. A screen from Handcraft Woodworking that conceals storage accentuates the black-and-white contrast, as do the leather Ralph Pucci chairs, the Hudson Furniture table, and the light fixture by Lindsey Adelman Studio.

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The leather-topped chaise from Flexform in New York City offers up the perfect quiet lounging place in a corner of the master suite, while the bolster, also from Flexform, varies the neutral palette. The side table is by B&B Italia, and the floor lamp is from Lamps.com.

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For the polished master bedroom, which opens onto a balcony with clear ocean views, the designers turned to Holly Hunt for the bed, headboard, leather bench, rug and bedside tables. The crisp white-and-beige bedding is by Privilegio Milano, and the frosted-glass vases are by Minotti.

Just a short drive over the Rickenbacker Causeway from Miami is the tiny sliver of land known as Key Biscayne. While many come to visit the barrier island, a select few get to live there. Among the lucky, a Peruvian couple whose penthouse apartment boasts enviable views of sun-kissed beaches on one side and the city skyline on the other; the exact backdrop they envisioned for their relaxed getaway.

“It’s the best of both worlds,” says designer Sabrina MacLean, who, along with her mother and design partner Carola Hinojosa, sought to bring the calming feel of the sunshine and sea breeze inside. Faced with stark white walls and a sleek white marble floor, the duo’s first task was softening the surroundings. Furnishings decked out in lush velvet–“Both elegant, and soft and rich in texture,” says Hinojosa–get the job done.

A gray palette adds another layer of serenity, while pieces of artwork provide color and liveliness to the primary living spaces. A painting by Irfan Onurmen dominates the lounge section of the living room, where a quartet of chairs are poised for conversation, while nearby, Artur Lescher’s undulating mesh metal sculpture adds whimsy. As MacLean notes, “Art brings life to a room and is the final touch in any environment.”