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Interior Design Trends: Coastal Designs

By: Lewis Noble, Robb & Stucky

For Florida residents, coastal design styles are always desirable. like marble, sliced agate and capiz shell. Also, natural elements
According to Mark Stuart, Vice President of Merchandising at such as bleached coconut, stone and palm tree husks are used
Robb & Stucky, long gone are the dark finishes and palm tree to create furniture, and artwork, an elegant combination that
carvings of yesterday. bridges the senses between indoors and outdoors.
Stuart says there is a much more modern style to today’s The newest craze in artwork of coastal images is over scaled,
beachside retreat. White is still king, but pops of color are mak- high-res photography, typically mounted on acrylic to create
ing a comeback! Great colors to incorporate in a modern beach drama. With much of today’s new construction consisting of
home are cobalt blue, aqua marine and ocean green. Stuart said floor to ceiling windows, Stuart suggests low-profile furniture to
you’ll find stream-lined furniture made from natural materials prevent blocking spectacular Florida views.

Fall Fiesta

The Bonita Springs-Estero REALTORS® collaborated with the
Women’s Council of REALTORS Bonita Springs-Estero and Na-
tional Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals Naples
to hold the Fall Fiesta, an event celebrating Latin America and
diversity, on September 26 at Talis Park.

Thank you to the following companies for making the event
possible:

Best Homes Services, Bay
Water Boat Club, Capital Bank,
FASTSIGNS of Bonita Springs,
Fidelity National Title, Heights
Title, Home Team Inspection
Service, HouseMaster, Hughes
Exterminators, Keller Williams Realty
Naples, Lake Michigan Credit Union,
Liberty Home Mortgage, LoanDepot,
London Bay Homes, Marketplace Home
Mortgage, Maxwell Mortgage, Movement
Mortgage, Pillar to Post, Servpro, Sierra
Pacific Mortgage, Stewart Title, Summit
Title & Escrow, Third Federal, Union Home Mortgage, WBN
Marketing, and Wright Way.

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