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Frank Ponterio Chicago, Illinois; Naples, Florida frankponterio.com @frankponterio Illinois native Ponterio founded his firm, which designs hotel and jet interiors as well as residential homes, in 1994. He has also collaborated with Lee Jofa, Arteriors, and Clarence House on home furnishing and fabric lines. ON THE COVER: Designer, Frank Ponterio. Photographer, Eric Piasecki/Otto. Chandelier, Formations. Sofa, Verellen. Shades, custom, Grants Blinds.…

“It feels really fresh yet still soulful.” This Westlake Village, California, residence had great bones—but needed a little star power to redefine its spaces. Enter Jeremiah Brent, founder of the eponymous design firm and lead designer on Netflix’s Queer Eye. “The goal was to find the balance between the pedigree of traditional design and the playfulness of modern design,” he says. Brent took on the family’s five-bedroom, seven-bathroom house after renovating their vacation home in the Bay Area. Spanning more than 10,500 square feet, their primary base in Los Angeles County needed to be suitable for “the art of gathering,” replete with cleverly designed outdoor spaces perfect for conversation, which Brent says is “an integral part of the client’s lifestyle.” The property, originally built in 2013, features detailed millwork, but…

WHEN A NEW YORK– based family decided to build a ground-up getaway home in Wellington for trips with their daughters—both competitive equestrians—designer Tom Scheerer looked to the sport as his muse. “Without being too obvious, we used certain elements that were reminiscent of barns and stables,” he says, adding that the clients wanted their new home to feel akin to Scheerer’s own, on Great Abaco Island, in the Bahamas, where the shutters fling open to the breeze. It’s certainly airy, and that’s by design. The home is an enclave of five “barns” (parents’ and daughters’ wings, a living space, a garage, and a guesthouse) that fringe a pool and garden. “When we get a suburban lot, we like to keep the center open and have the buildings form a courtyard,”…

Fresh air and fresh style ahead: Editorial Director Joanna Saltz asked designers and editors to describe the nature-rich elements in their dream backyard oasis. GOT A DESIGN CONFESSION? TAG US! @HOUSEBEAUTIFUL “A versatile space with luscious vines, billowing trees, and cozy seating. Imagine reading a book with iced tea in the summer and gathering with friends and family around a fire in the winter.”—Hilton Carter, interior designer and author of The Propagation Handbook, @hiltoncarter “I would love to create a little backyard spa with a sauna and a cold plunge (Redwood Outdoors makes nice ones). I like the idea of adding a calming feature that can be enjoyed year-round.”—Nicolas Neubeck, creative director, @nneubeck “One thing that’s important to remember with gardens is to always have things that are tall. We are…

EPIC PROPORTIONS A chimney that extends high above the willow-and-steel pergola calls attention to the dramatic 10-foot-tall “windows” and vineyard views in this lounge by Sheldon Harte. GREEN ROOM A Palm Beach balcony becomes a private oasis, thanks to faux turf and massive containers of native plants by landscape architect Keith Williams. There’s even a putting green. DRAMATIC DRAPES Pamela Harvey used drapery in this outdoor living room to ease the transition between indoors and out. The Sunbrella performance fabric panels provide shade and create dimension. SOLID SURFACES Elegant materials that wear well in salt air, like plaster and natural stone, complete the spacious loggia of an oceanfront home in Florida by architect Kevin Asbacher. MINDFUL MATERIALS Michelle Boudreau used desert-proof finishes, like nautical-grade metal cabinetry, durable quartz counters, and…

WHILE CALIFORNIA DESIGNER (and former Jersey boy) Joe Lucas was designing his sister’s home in Mantoloking, New Jersey, he had a running joke with his family, who held firm ideas on what a beach house should look like. “I just kept going, ‘Okay, it’s not a theme park; it’s your house,’ ” he says of their stereotypical choices. “They love anything nautical.” But before he could enact any aesthetic changes, he had to ensure the bayfront property could withstand the now-regular tidal flooding. Working with Daniel Lynch of B.L.D.G. Architecture, Lucas raised the main house an entire level and created a new ground level below, with a screened-in porch, mudroom, powder room, and garage. He also added a loggia with outdoor entertaining spaces that can take on water. Now hoisted,…

BORN AND BRED IN THE HEART OF London before relocating to New York City, Susannah Charbin—founder and creative director of the multidisciplinary creative studio The Beaux Arts—ardently identifies as a city person. So when she found herself humoring her husband and touring a four-bedroom midcentury home on Long Island, she didn’t expect to fall in love with it. The house, with its clean, delicate lines and tranquil riverside setting, called to her. “My taste is quite quiet,” she says. Ready to embrace that aesthetic calm, Charbin, her husband, and their two young children bid adieu to city living and embarked on a new chapter where she (though not a designer by trade) led the design project herself. Their new home “hadn’t changed since 1961 and the roof leaked,” Charbin says…