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Front Elevation: A multi-tonal gray and white paver drive leads to this Sarasota home’s grand entrance and the porte cochère to access the four-car garage by D & D Garage Doors. This elegant structure connects to the main home stylistically, showing off the ardent attention to detail that begins on the exterior with precast elements like water tables, decorative brackets, and banding that enrich this home’s aesthetic.
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STATELY IN SARASOTA
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THE INTERIOR DETAILING SHINES IN THIS TIMELESS, TRANSITIONAL MODEL
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Great Room: Extensive detailing begins with the iron entry door. Bright white trim on the foyer wall stands out against the studious-gray paint, creating visual contrast. The stately colorway of dark charcoal and inky blue anchors the space, while the textural palette plays out in velvety fabric, geometric and herringbone patterns, and embroidery embellishments. A prominent feature is the dark espresso stain built-in; the design team enhances the background with variegated gray tile.
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STOCK Custom Homes and South Florida Architecture have been designing homes collaboratively across Southwest Florida for a long time. Getting an interior design team early means rich detail and robust design according to STOCK Custom Homes. Brian Ahmedic, an architectural designer with South Florida Architecture, describes the aesthetic of this home as timeless and one that effortlessly endows the resident with positivity. “The interior designers elegantly complement the architectural design concepts to enhance the overall design of the home,” says Ahmedic. u
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of Sales and Marketing at STOCK Custom Homes, Claudine Leger-Wetzel, affirms the Sarasota luxury market is thriving, and the response from buyers has been overwhelming. The reaction to this stately, furnished Sarasota model in Lakewood Ranch was equally resounding.
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Interior Designers Charlie Hansen and Rebekah Errett-Pikosky of Clive Daniel Home receive the architectural plans and immediately layer intricate and mindful details throughout the interior. “The first thing Charlie and I do is talk about making the floors, walls, and ceiling designs relate to each other before the color palette and furniture selections. Then we hand pick the other elements until it all flows together,” shares Errett-Pikosky.
The balance of color, visual texture, and the creative detailing in the study’s floor, wall, and ceiling is an exceptional illustration of the interior design team’s meticulous process. The dining room benefits from this creative approach by showing off a large-scale crosshatch in the ceiling tray. Hansen calls it “a refreshed version of a classic element.” u
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Kitchen: “We emphasize the development of livability, functionality, and high-end design,” shares Leger-Wetzel about this kitchen. Hansen and ErrettPikosky custom design a showstopping hood in black metal with stainless-steel strapping, while a contrasting White Macaubus quartz from Pompeii Quartz cascades over the working island and acts as the tabletop on the second island. Three substantial glass pendants above, from Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery, anchor the space.
Built-in Bar: “Certain design aspects are often overlooked, but our firm strives to incorporate even the smallest design features to emphasize elegance and use of a space,” Ahmedic delights. The entire niche is cased in the dark stain trim, and overall, the bar is a combination of dark charcoal shelving and soft white Omega Cabinetry. To accentuate the grandness of the ceiling height, the design team runs the Luca Lunada Bay backsplash tile up and behind the open shelves.
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Den: This study is set up with light and airy furniture pieces to make the space flexible for the homeowner. Large windows with black frames and transoms draw natural light and an expansive view of the vibrant landscape. Rebekah Errett-Pikosky of Clive Daniel Home says, “With the lighter floor, we wanted to accentuate the wall feature and repeat that color in the ceiling but with an atypical expression,” using Steely Gray by Sherwin-Williams for this feature and the thin accent ceiling beams.
Dining Room: The black frame windows span the dining room. “Incorporating these large, expansive windows is not just to capture natural light, but it creates a visual connection between the exterior and interior spaces,” describes Ahmedic. This chandelier’s style connects to others in the home, much like the soft white oak hardwood floor across the main living and dining that builds harmony into the design.
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Bonus Room: Hansen and Errett-Pikosky search for furniture in unexpected shapes, and Clive Daniel Home creates this hexagonal, velvet cocktail ottoman in navy. The design duo situates the custom piece in the center of the room to transition the navy hue from one feature wall to the other. Smart home solutions make it easy for the homeowners to transform this flexible space into a home entertainment dream by replacing the artwork above the entertainment cabinet with a television.
Primary Bathroom: A natural stone blend mosaic inlay from the Metropolitan Collection by Tesoro — set into the 12-by-24-inch Roma Statuario porcelain tile — leads to the soaking tub that is framed by tall, warm gray drapes. This understated tub from Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery sits beneath a ceiling tray that features Noam wallpaper from Thibaut. The Glacier White marble countertop is a stunning sight atop the blue-tone cabinets, while the mirrors stretch from one end of the space to the other, accentuating the light from the black-framed windows and creating a sense of stateliness.
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All of the ceiling details frame the individual spaces, while the finishes traverse the open-concept layout, creating a seamless experience throughout the home. Overall, the palette is built from just a handful of colors but is strong in various textures. Midnight blue accents the neutral stone-gray backdrop, while the design team’s black accents are a confident, bold statement.
Primary Bedroom: Above the channel back, king-size bed is the unique, graduating step ceiling detail, accented with SherwinWilliams’ color First Star. To offset the crisp white ceiling, the team selects a soothing, soft blue hue, Samovar Silver, for all four walls. The dusky-navy rug anchors the space, while the two-tone Vanguard nightstands with alabaster handles add a punch of high-contrast edge to this stylish primary bedroom.
The window layouts, namely in the primary bedroom and bathroom, display Hansen and Errett-Pikosky’s symmetrical success. Yet, the duo purposefully applies asymmetrical design to the ceiling in the outdoor living space to create cohesiveness.
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When asked what her favorite feature in the home was, Leger-Wetzel gave an emphatic and enthusiastic answer — the kitchen. The kitchen is well thought out where flow, function, and refreshing interior finishing are concerned. “I like the richness of the wood tone and the crispness of the white — it’s a striking look,” shares Leger-Wetzel. “For several years, the predominant design direction has been gray or white, and with this kitchen, we took that to a whole new level.”
This impressive, detail-rich home is the product of pure creativity and collaboration. Leger-Wetzel delights, “We thought outside of the box, and at the end of the day, it was a winner and was received with high acclaim.” n
Outdoor Living: “We love symmetry, but this ceiling treatment is intentionally asymmetrical,” shares Hansen. The ceiling planks in mahogany fill the space between the white stucco beam-work that creates this warm, high-contrast design. Stainless-steel inlay creates geometric interest on the oversized stucco hood in the outdoor kitchen. This grand focal point fits the intentional over-scaling of this outdoor entertaining space, featuring furnishings from Pelican Leaf and COUTURE Jardin.
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Pool: “Architecture is not only about beautiful design — functionality is equally important,” Ahmedic shares. “In our Florida climate, we have to be mindful of our designs to emphasize the natural light while minimizing the harsh direct sunlight.” This exceptional outdoor living and pool area are a buffer between the natural elements and the home. The screen structure, custom-made by STOCK Custom Homes, lines up beautifully with the brackets on the house.
Luxury Home Builder: STOCK Custom Homes 2639 Professional Circle, Suite 101 Naples, FL www.stockdevelopment.com239.249.640034119 Interior Designer: Clive Daniel Home 3075 Fruitville Commons Sarasota, FL www.clivedaniel.com941.900.466334240 Resources: D & D Garage Doors 1177 Cattlemen Road Sarasota, FL Fergusonwww.DandDGarageDoors.com941.371.724234232Bath,Kitchen&Lighting Gallery 5521 Fruitville Road Sarasota, FL www.build.com/ferguson941.951.011034232 Written by Rachel Seekamp Photography by Blaine Johnathan Photography homeanddesign.net 129
