Boca Raton Progress.

Here is a sneek peek at a project that is very near completion in Boca Raton. This house is filled with natural textures, worldly patterns, and earthy colors. We love the way its coming together. We'll have more pictures soon.

This might be the most amazing cabana bathroom. It is bursting with color and personality. We love the dramatic Moroccan inspired wallpaper, the modern lights, and luxurious blue mirror.

Progress of the White Kitchen & Tropical Modern Living Room

DREAM BEACH HOUSE

It's great to design somebody's primary residence, however, it's really fun to design a vacation home. A vacation hone can be designed artistically and boldly. Take risks with color, art, and furniture that you may not want to take with your first home. This vacation home that we designed a few years ago doesn't take itself too seriously. 

It starts at the entrance. This lime green bungalow 5 desk pops in this grey blue room. An antique pair of doors from Paris lean in front of the window and add texture and privacy to the space. A pair of disco ball inspired mirrored lamps set the scene for this party house. A cool Trina Turk rug, a Moroccan gold poof, a gold and bronze starburst mirror, and limited edition Bitossi ceramic accessories complete the look in this luxurious yet beachy foyer.

The dining room features a long antique wooden spanish table. The slip covered chairs are perfect for dining after a day of surfing. This room has a deep navy lacquered ceiling that makes the ceiling disappear. at night it feels like an outdoor courtyard.  

You can't have a beach house without coral patterned linen fabrics and  a collection of bright indoor/ outdoor pillows. A group of traditional Moroccan lanterns hang in the corner. 

This modern bathroom has a Moroccan inspired rug and antique indonesian mirror

When you have a beach house this cool all your friends will want to spend the night. We took this forgotten back room and turned it into a chic mini-guest room. Inspired by the beach, we drew a horizon line down the middle of the room. As a rule everything bellow the line is white, everything above the line is mink. This distracts from the narrowness of this tiny room. Prints from St. Barthes & Martinique line the back wall.

Bold stripes and dots and convex mirrors line the kids bathroom. 

The master bath is a bit more serene than the rest of the house but no less intense. Its layered with white surfaces and mirrors over mirrors. Layering the mirrors not only makes this bathroom more luxurious feeling it also gives the illusion that this space is larger than it really is.

The master bedroom is a luxurious and sexy retreat. Retro foiled wallpaper from cole and son and DVF leopard bedding add a ton of color to this room. The gilded night stands are an unexpected luxurious choice for a beach house. White trophy lamps add a bit of hollywood glam to this room.

No beach house is complete without a hot pink Bertoia chair and a Missoni pillow. 

The patio is washed in shades of grey. Allowing the landscape to be the star. Errez Design signature Cuban Tile wall adds a rich Old Havana texture to this layered beach house.

Hang the sandy surfboards in the dining room. Why not?

DESIGNING FOR AN ART COLLECTION

THE GALLERY WALL
Many of our clients have amazing art collections. We love to let these collections drive the design of a room. A gallery wall is a good way to display a large growing art collection. Every house should have one gallery wall. Forget all the old rules of things needing to match or be similar sized. When displaying art collections the only important rule is that you like it enough to see it all the time. Remember collections are living breathing things. They change and evolve over time. Allow room to grow. Bellow are some ways that we've designed around collections:

Art from floor to ceiling

This gallery makes a tripe across the wall

This gallery unifies the odd window placement and vaulted ceiling of this room.

The more the merrier.

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Display things like surfboards as art.

Black and white photography makes a chic gallery wall.

Incorporate game trophies.

Layer art for a rich look.

For a causal display lean art on the wall. 

The White Kitchen

Check out the progress on this all white kitchen with a spectacular antique mirror hood!

Check out the progress on this all white kitchen with a spectacular antique mirror hood

Top 10 best IKEA products

So many people want to get the best bang for their money. Ikea is a good place to start. Be careful a house entirely assemble from Ikea is not ideal. Here is a list of ERREZ design approved IKEA products that you can confidently use is any high end design. All of these items are less than $300

STRANDMON $279

STOCKHOLM $299

MELLBY $249

COLDBY $199

PS 2012 $49

HEKTAR $69

FABRIKOR $179

HELMER $39.99

TARNO $49.99

HOVET $129

CUBAN TILE

Errez Design's very first project used cuban tiles. We fell in love with the patterns, shapes, colors, and history of these tiles. They have become a staple in our design projects. Cuban tiles are made by hand, one at a time using a mold, mineral pigments, Portland cement and fine aggregate with a manual or electronic hydraulic press. There is no glaze or kiln. Cuban tiles are cured by water and air only –just like ordinary cement.

The metal mold, containing the desired pattern is handmade from specific design drawings. The pigment composition is a mixture of high quality white Portland cement, marble powder, fine sand, and natural mineral color pigments.

Handmade cuban tiles are each unique and are expected to have slight imperfections, which give them character and depth.

This is where our love affair started with the tiles:

We used a variety of colors, sizes, and patterns, to make a tile quilt in this kitchen breakfast room. Some of these tiles were new but most of them were old. Many were reclaimed from past projects. This look only works because the rest of the kitchen is is black and white. All the color is concentrated in this fun nook. After all these years this is still one of our favorite rooms we've ever designed.

Cuban Tiles Go Outside:

We took the tiles in an all new direction in this beach house. The monochromatic color scheme is modern. It looks great juxtaposed with the traditional pattern on the tiles. Cuban tiles can withstand the elements. They are a beautiful material to use outside. Use them on the floor or on the wall.  

Cuban Tiles make a grand entrance:

This is still a work in progress and we'll have pro pictures soon. These tiles are from the Errez Design tile line. We designed the line to have the same handcrafted character than the traditional tiles but with modern patterns and colors. 

This particular diagonal stripe tiles are very versatile. We used them as a chevron in one room and as a diamond in another. 

 Cuban tiles go up-stairs:
These tiles are stunning in this stair. It makes a really subtle graphic in grey and white and transforms this otherwise boring stair. 

How do we make these:

Errez Design makes these tiles right here in Miami, Fl. We are currently working on this hounds tooth pattern in black and white. Here are some pictures of the manufacturing process. Call us today if you've been inspired to try these tiles in your project!