ON THE MOLD. AND PERHAPS THE COUTURE. Several years ago Elizabeth and Stanley Star decided to demolish their home of two decades in the Port Royal neighborhood of Naples, Florida, and rebuild on the same bayfront site. "It was a great family house, but we're in a different time and place in our lives, and it really needed some serious refreshing," Elizabeth says of the Mediterranean-style residence where she and Stanley-founder of the private-label juice producer Cliffstar Corporation raised their now-adult son from the time he was a teen.
They first considered renovating rather than rebuilding, but ultimately, says architect Bobby McAlpine, whom they hired for the project, "mold issues kind of pushed her over the edge. Or most likely gave her an excuse."
Call it an opportunity.
The property is on the widest section of Naples Bay, with enviable views across the water to mangroves beyond. And starting over meant they could create a more distinctively designed home, one tailored to how their tastes and needs and lifestyle have evolved. For Elizabeth, who was the driving force behind the project, that meant having areas for both intimate gatherings and large-scale entertaining (she and Stanley are active in philanthropy), lots of multifunctional kitchen space, and a primary bedroom suite with generous walk-in closets. Hers especially.
"Elizabeth might tell you that the whole reason for the house was the closets," jokes interior designer Susan Ferrier. "She has such a beautiful collection of clothing, and a great deal of consideration went into those spaces."
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Aged to Imperfection
In the Cotswolds, Oka cofounder Sue Jones stirs an alluring cocktail of old and new in an agrarian compound, now her forever home
AMERICA'S ENGLISHMAN
From wide-eyed novice to decorating nobility: how Mario Buatta's journey to mad Anglophile draped a nation in chintz, silk, swags, and a legacy of humor and optimism
Estate of Play
MARTYN LAWRENCE BULLARD revives a romantic Georgian country home in Ireland, deploying grand artistry, craft, and levity in the footprint of local traditions
A PASTORAL PLAYGROUND
Out of an ancestral millhouse, designer MARY GRAHAM raises a new family home in the country, alive with checks, florals, and ruffles
LONDON CORDIAL
MIXMASTER LORENZO CASTILLO DECKS A CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE IN IMMERSIVE PRINTS, RADIANT SEATING, AND A WELCOMING SPIRIT THAT TIPS TO THE WILD SIDE
Minding the Manor
How are Ireland's old noble houses seeding their future? At Ballyfin Demesne, it glimmers in the forests, parklands, gardens, and a way of life that goes back centuries
Perennial Bloomsbury
The creative troupe that ruled the English countryside in the early 1900s had a muse wilder than its lifestyle: the Charleston garden, reborn here in four riotous arrangements.
ENCHANTED GLIN
Along the River Shannon, landscape designer Catherine FitzGerald grows her family's castle gardens into a living wonderland bridging generations
Portrait Mode REVISITED
A new guard of English painters leads a resurgence of the deeply personal art form, capturing faces and figures in a fresh light
The Bold SPIRITS SPEYSIDE
Scotland's famed whisky region reemerges as a stunning epicenter of Celtic craft. Single malt in hand, writer Tracey Minkin joins gallerist and author Hugo Macdonald to discover its decorative arts bloom