It was sight unseen for Trish Becker when she purchased a circa-1930 Mediterraneanstyle stunner in West Palm Beach, Florida. "How hard could it be? It's a 90-year-old house. It's going to be fine," recalls the New York-based designer, who already had a handful of Bahamian renovation-turned-vacation-rental properties under her belt. Becker assembled a trusted Florida-based team, led by Ritzzo Development and Caleb Laux of FGS Design, to gut the property and embark on the first phase of the renovation while she consulted via video conference. When she and husband Richard Chinitz were finally able to make a trip down to the Sunshine State, the house was essentially down to the rafters, with only the good stuff left behind. “I just loved this house the minute I walked in, despite it being six months after I purchased it," she says. Over much of its recent history, it had served as a rental property, which resulted in a mishmash of styles and design features, and a general lack of love and care. "The house had changed hands so many times, and so many [design] choices had been made, so it was great to pull away the things that were not great to reveal these treasures and let them really be the features in the house." The result is a jewel box that acts as a rental property during the winter season and a retreat for Becker and Chinitz during the summer months. "I wanted it to feel like my home, but I also wanted it to feel like a dear friend's home-like a place where someone who is vacationing would treasure being," says Becker. "That was really the goal from the beginning."
Living Room
Designer Trish Becker believes that a house always tells you what it wants to be; when it came to the overall color scheme here, all roads led back to the fireplace and its original turquoise tiles. "Anytime I had a color or design dilemma, I always went back to the fireplace," she says.
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CAPE CODDER
With its ruby red cranberry hue, this sublimely simple cocktail joins the holiday fun in winter as nimbly as it reigns as summer's happy hour essential for New Englanders from Maine to Massachusetts.
MIZNER & ME
What better way to explore Palm Beach than with the ultimate guide and bon vivant? JANCEE DUNN locks arms with the resort's visionary architect, Addison Mizner, to explore the enclave's legendary sites
Tropical Obsession
BRING THE BEACH TO ANY HOLIDAY WITH AN ICEBOX PIE THAT'S A PIÑA COLADA ON A PLATE
BAHAMIAN BASE CAMP
A magical compound in Nassau's historic Old Fort community is a relaxed gathering place for a large, London-based family
old soul
A restrained, rustic getaway off South Africa's Western Cape bows to the regal landscape
Caribbean Queens
Meet the six islands—and their showstopping stays that should be at the top of your winter escape vacation list
elements of surprise
A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FAMILY REIMAGINED THEIR MEDITERRANEAN HOME AS A MODERN OASIS WHERE EVERY SPACE AND DESIGN DETAIL UNFOLDS LIKE A SECRET
ST. ELSE WHERE
Part of the U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Croix is often overlooked compared to her sister islands of St. Thomas and St. John to the north. But a visit to this lesser-known gem reveals a place rich in gifts from deep culture and history to fantastic food, beautiful beaches, and a soulful style that may have you yearning to stay
Character-Driven
On Florida's Siesta Key, a family built their forever house from the ground up, fashioning a home that could fool even a local into believing it had been there all along
ELEUTHERA'S CULTURED CLUB
Are you actually staying here? You'll quickly get used to this question if you're lucky enough to occupy one of just 11 cottages, suites, and villas at The Potlatch Club, Eleuthera's dreamy, intimate new boutique resort.
