Explore A Miami Beach Abode With International Flair

When a jewelry designer and entrepreneur born in Rio de Janeiro who has long resided in Milan and recently opened a boutique hotel in Negril, Jamaica decided to make a home for herself and her family in Miami, there was no question the home needed to blend the natural beauty of all the locations of her life with the sophisticated style she’s brought to each project. But how? A fruitful collaboration with Miami’s own Bea Interiors Design was the answer.

With its 4,000 square feet spread across a quartet of bedrooms and baths over two floors, the house at first glance feels both Mediterranean and minimalist. “My favorite details are the arches,” says founder Bea Pernia, who brought over a decade of experience to the project. These architectural details are kept in focus by a restrained palette of warm colors: light wood flooring and micro-cement; white walls sharpened with black accents across the furnishings; off-white linen curtains to frame the ample windows.

Personality arrives via texture, as in the case of the lounge room’s rug which resembles soft, large pebbles—or, in a powder room, pattern, via a wallcovering of great, blousy clouds. The movie room, meanwhile, is altogether blockbuster in its combinations of monster-green furnishings, knubby throw blankets, and a oversized, red-nailed hand for a pillow. It’s what Pernia calls these kinds of “vintage pieces, organic materials, and edgy details,” which bring the house to life.

Fittingly, outside is equally intimate. Palm trees shade pavers which in turn create a dining area complete with outdoor kitchen. Nearby, a pool beckons. A guest house offers travelers a suitably international mood complete with wood panel walls, groovy chandeliers and arcing bookcases, and a swoopy chandelier joining forces with a disco ball. The new international style, after all, blurs indoors and outdoors, morning mindfulness and nighttime exuberance.

Walk Around This Sophisticated Miami Beach Abode