Lori Morris’s Castle Beach is a breathtaking Florida mansion in a scenic location. It has unmatched bespoke elegance with fantastic design flourishes and top-end amenities. This is a recent project from Lori Morris, an international home design expert, and stands out as a sophisticated masterpiece with some truly marvelous features.
Castle Beach has five bedrooms and 12,500 square feet of interior space. What initially stands out most about the home is its stunning color palette; each room provides a different style and aesthetic.
Morris drew inspiration for the home’s palette from its scenic setting.
“We just had to enhance the color palette of the skies, sunsets, and natural floral landscape surrounding the house to understand the color palette that was required inside the home,” explains Morris. “In doing so, I brought the pastel paradise of the sky into the house and infused the soft and deeper hues of blue, pink, and green, putting it together in a kaleidoscope of deliciousness.”
The home was designed to resemble an exclusive private resort and accordingly has that ambiance, with blended indoor-outdoor spaces, gorgeous waterfront views, and natural light flowing from the home’s many windows. The home features stunning furniture of the highest quality, many of which were custom-made for the home or from the Lori Morris collection.
Castle Beach has many standout features that distinguish it as a one-of-a-kind property. The kitchen is a custom-designed masterpiece with a light blue and white palette. It was designed to accommodate the clients’ entertaining and culinary needs, and includes mirror cabinetry, an enamel and brass oven hood, and a gorgeous island. The home also features a fully equipped coffee bar with custom bar stools just steps from the bedrooms on the second floor, making it especially easy to make a morning coffee.
Castle Beach has a library and ample entertainment spaces. One of the most elegant rooms in the house is the blue velvet-draped whiskey lounge, which features a custom Lori Morris-designed sofa. It includes a stunning chandelier, a sapphire color scheme, and comfortable chairs, making it one of the best rooms in the house for intimate conversations with family and friends.
One of the most eye-catching features of this elegant home is its centerpiece pool. Like the rest of the home, it is a sophisticated space with a colorful design that immediately draws attention.
“It’s a beautiful pink hibiscus custom mosaic that just glistens and sparkles with the sun. It’s a dancing movement of magic that you can’t actually describe until you’re there,” says Morris.
The home has a pastel palette, custom mosaics, limestone, and marble throughout, giving it a colorful sophistication and what Morris describes as a “sexy French” look. These details align with many other properties Morris has designed, which often embody an Old-World elegance blended with luxurious modern features.
“I have a love of all design, both modern and classic, but infused together it creates a synergy of balance between both genres that creates such a large impact of personality and interest,” explains Morris.
“Colors and personality are created through a sex appeal,” Morris adds. “It’s a feeling of making you feel so warm and invited and yet at the same time, it’s so elegant and beautiful. It’s all of those feelings together that create that interest of what we do in terms of our layered creative look that we refer to as ‘Sexy French.’”
Morris’s designs have been featured on the pages of Architectural Digest, Elle, and Forbes. While her eye for color and unique design style are defining aspects of her work, she says that collaboration and communication with clients are at the core of her focus.
“First and foremost, the client is first and they’re your number one priority,” explains Morris. “Not only in taking care of the budget and making sure the functionality of the space works within their family and their lifestyle, but we also have to ensure that everything that we’re delivering to them is the highest quality of materials, products, and fabrication.”
This collaborative process has yielded incredible results with Castle Beach, a stunningly beautiful private luxury resort-style home with a colorfully opulent design.
“Overall, this is the most magical, beautiful sanctuary of paradise that has to be seen to really be understood,” says Morris.
