EXTERIOR
Designer Whitney Leigh Morris worked with architect Jennifer Langford to create the modestly scaled home set over five feet off the ground in accordance with local floodplain guidelines.
PORCH
"We wanted a space that makes you reflect on the natural surroundings," says Morris. The ceiling is paneled in reclaimed cypress. Rug: Lauren Liess for Rugs USA. Chairs: Serena & Lily. Table: vintage. Sconce: Lamps Plus.
NO MATTER WHERE I AM, I WANT TO be drawn to the bigger picture, whether that's the ocean, the woods, or a nearby river," says designer Whitney Leigh Morris. Two years ago, Morris-along with her husband, Adam Winkleman, and two kids-relocated from sunny California to the marshes of northern Florida. Down a long dirt road 15 miles from the nearest commercial district, they bought 10 acres of protected live oak hammock and wet prairie, home to old trees draped with Spanish moss and hundreds of species of birds.
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