Inside a Chic Mediterranean-Inspired Oasis in Palm Beach

Minutes from the beach and the Intracoastal Waterway, this meticulously renovated midcentury villa honors its history and locale while offering a novel, chic approach to the elegance and luxury of Palm Beach.

Taking inspiration from Mediterranean and Spanish-influenced California architecture while holding true to the inspiration and singular style of Palm Beach, this enchanting midcentury home — meticulously maintained and renovated—exemplifies a novel approach to the elegance and luxury for which its environs are known the world over.

Palm Beach, Florida | Patricia Mahaney, Sotheby’s International Realty – Palm Beach Brokerage

With its warm barrel roof tiles, arched windows, ornate ironwork, colorful vining flora, and cool white walls, the home’s façade is a refreshing gem amid glorious blue sky and flourishing greenery. These Old World stylings belie interiors that are soothingly minimalist and chic in a modern fashion, with high vaulted ceilings, exposed ceiling beams, and blond white-oak hardwood floors. The overall ambience is one of natural lightness, conjuring thoughts of clouds, sky, sand, seafoam, and driftwood. Plentiful windows and banks of glass create a sense of easy interplay with the outdoors.

The heart of the home is a great room anchored by a sculptural central fireplace. On one side is a spacious, chic living area, while on the other is a bright, sophisticated dining area with buffet built into a sunny window and sliding glass doors giving way to the backyard and pool. The back of the fireplace offers an ideal spot to display art. A trio of graceful archways leads from the more formal living area to an open, relaxed family and media room that wraps around the pool and terrace.

Steps away is a kitchen that is both charming and streamlined, with surfaces of wood and marble, an island, contemporary open shelving, stainless-steel appliances—including a Bosch dishwasher and a dual-oven Wolf range—and a discreet panel-front Sub-Zero refrigerator and freezer. The delightful breakfast area includes built-in seating and a bar while also opening to the poolside loggia.

The primary suite is a luxurious oasis suffused with soigné natural hues. Contributing to the unique appeal are a de rigueur pecky cypress ceiling, a well-outfitted walk-in closet, and a wall of glass that creates a nearly invisible boundary between the interiors and the verdant surroundings. Clad in eye-catching marble, the luxurious bath includes a spacious glass-walled shower and a soaking tub. The three guest bedrooms include one suite wrapped in built-in shelving and windows and accompanied by a lavish bath and a private balcony trimmed with decorative wrought iron and floored in vivid whimsical artificial turf.

Life in Palm Beach is much about spending time outdoors. This residence creates alfresco allure with a Saltillo-tile verandah with classical columns, a modern striped awning creating maximum shade, and an open-air kitchen and grilling area. Within the property’s walls—ornamented by a diamond-pattern espalier—are a refreshing lap pool and a sun-washed stone terrace. Thriving vines, towering palms, and a stalwart “grandfather“ mango tree create an impressive emerald environment.

The home’s impact-resistant windows and doors and a whole-house generator provide peace of mind no matter the season. The North End address is ideal for living the quintessential Palm Beach lifestyle: it is steps from the Intracoastal Waterway, with all its aquatic diversions, and mere minutes from the surf and sand of a breezy Atlantic beach.