6 ERA DISTINCTIVE PROPERTIES LUXE CORNER 7 SPRING/SUMMER 2024 Refined Flexibility in Design In recent years, the upscale home market has trended toward seamless layouts that eliminate boundaries and allow for more versatility in both form and function. Without confining walls, architects can showcase a home’s unique traits in full splendor. Vast, grand rooms become the stars of the show, flaunting impressive dimensions through unobstructed sightlines. Homeowners gain the flexibility to rearrange furnishings and designated areas on a whim, allowing them to fully express themselves and create fresh experiences for returning guests. Borderless floor plans also give homeowners more opportunities to get creative. Without compartmentalized rooms dictating furniture arrangements, they can curate custom looks exhibiting genuine originality. Mixing antiques with modern statement pieces brings eclectic flair, while neutral palettes keep the decor cohesive across the vast expanses. OPEN-CONCEPT DESIGNS IN HIGH-END HOMES Airy openness allows a high-end home’s impressive architectural elements to truly shine. " " Seamless Integration with the Natural World Immaculate indoor-outdoor flow also turns yards, gardens, and pools into literal extensions of the living space. Retractable glass walls, oversized entryways, and multi-fold doors completely dissolve borders between inside and outside. Upscale homeowners can host immersive festivities or simply lounge amid nature’s beauty without feeling closed in by walls. To truly harmonize indoor and outdoor realms, covered outdoor living areas act as transitional spaces. Weatherproof seating, dining, and entertaining zones let homeowners utilize lush exterior features nearly year-round. Retractable screens provide added protection from less desirable elements. Ideal for entertaining, open floor plans allow guests to circulate freely to wet bars, dining areas, lounges, and outdoor amenities without encountering maze-like halls or closed-off rooms. Different zones flow effortlessly together, facilitating mingling and giving the host seamless oversight of the entire party. Showstopping Architectural Features Airy openness allows a high-end home’s impressive architectural elements to truly shine. In a closed-off floor plan, stunning features like soaring ceilings, stone fireplaces, or ironwork staircases can get lost. But exposed from every viewpoint, they transform into breathtaking centerpieces that become focal points for complementary luxury interior design elements. Abundant natural light also enters freely through extensive banks of windows and glass doors in an open-concept residence. This sunlight mingles without obstruction across contiguous spaces from sunup to sundown. Shadowy corners or dark, isolated areas are practically nonexistent. The diffused luminosity enhances the perception of airiness and volume. Villa 1412, Grand Isle Resort, Queen's Highway Great Exuma, Exuma, Bahamas See page 68 for details.
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