fort lauderdale magazine oct 2015_casa chic

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At Home in the

SkyInterior designer Steven G.

created a warm and inviting three-story apartment home inside

the tallest building in Broward.BY JENNIFER LIMA

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50 October 2015 | FLMag.com

ON THE 32ND FLOOR of the tallest building in Broward sits an apartment home that dazzles. The apartment, in the downtown Las Olas River House, is the masterpiece of local interior designer Steven Gurowitz of In-teriors by Steven G. The three-story apartment, known as the “Park Triplex” model, gives off a sense of elegance and style from the moment you step inside. As you walk in, you’re met with a glimpse of ceiling-to-floor windows that overlook the city with views of the Fort Lau-derdale skyline, the New River and the ocean. The foyer gives way to a custom-made mahog-any spiral staircase that wraps around an al-most majestic crystal chandelier that stretches

from the top of the third story to just above the ground floor. The spiral staircase flows throughout the three-story apartment, curv-ing with the smooth design of the walls and giving off the feeling of being in a magical place under the sea. The first floor houses a guest suite with a private bathroom, built-in shelving in the walk-in closet and wall-to-wall windows across from an upholstered wall serving as a headboard to a cloud-like bedspread. An office area, customized with wooden wall units, sits between the guest suite and the family room. Beauty lights are spread out across the tall ceil-ings in the main entertaining area; glistening crystals reflect that light.

A stainless steel kitchen opens to a built-in bar and formal dining area and features a wine cellar in the pantry, built-in organizational shelves and an island layout great for family time or socializing. With warm tones through-out and a loft-style layout that includes an open concept master suite and guest bedroom on the second floor, the home is complete with romantic lighting, secret doors, remote con-trolled solar shades and an elevator. The master suite on the second floor con-tains a built-in home theater with drop-down screen, speakers and projector. It also fea-tures cove lighting, his-and-hers vanity with

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private showers, Jacuzzi and topped off with antique-style chandeliers and a Mosaic stone inlay done piece by piece for a true custom floor. The third floor features an open enter-tainment area with a midnight kitchen and private bathroom, wall-to-wall windows that lead out to a rooftop terrace, and a flat screen television and functional wall unit with hid-den compartments. Floating night stands, granite floating sinks and seating in the bath-rooms round out the home, further adding to the feeling of being under water. In addition to the solar paneling found throughout, the “smart” home promotes en-ergy efficiency with LED lighting and a fully connected integration system that allows the homeowners to control the AC, lights and more from just about anywhere in the world with a smartphone. What started out as a blank canvas of con-crete floors and bare walls was transformed into a world of marble tiles and plush carpet-

ing full of various textures and crystal lighting throughout. From conception to completion, from hammered metal sinks in the kitchens to mood lighting in the halls and every detail in between, the homeowners worked closely with Interiors by Steven G. to make this truly a home of their own. While they were involved in every aspect of the design, they credit Ste-ven G. and his design team for their immense creativity, unique vision and dedication over the 18 months the project took to complete.

As a true token of appreciation, and the greatest referral a designer can ever hope for, the homeowners were so enamored with their home in the sky that they immediately hired Interiors by Steven G. to remodel and furnish their son’s apartment home, also in the Las Olas River House - not to mention the design team already worked on their daughter’s home in the same building too. A bona fide family affair that proves, like Steven G. says, “Happy clients refer you and use you for years to come.”

…a blank canvas of concrete floors

and bare walls was transformed into a

world of marble tiles and plush carpeting

full of various textures and crystal lighting throughout.

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