By Erin Ferucci
Celebrity Lifestyle Designer
When an azure ocean is your backdrop simplicity is key to any successful design.
Coastal Living is featuring this beautifully elegant seaside home in their current issue. 
The owner, Jim Delemeter, is an emergency room doctor who was inspired by the work of Luis Barragan, a Mexican architect renowned for creating minimal masterpieces out of concrete. 
The simple elegance of the sculpted concrete walls has a variety of design benefits. It creates a neutral background which allows the blues and greens of the surrounding environment to be unhampered. 
The concrete also provides a practical solution to weatherproofing, the steel enforced concrete walls have proven capable of withstanding even hurricane winds.
The interior designer for the home, created a beautiful, warm home atmosphere through a use of a minimalist array of neutral textiles. 
photo credits: lisa romerein
Coastal Living is featuring this beautifully elegant seaside home in their current issue. The owner, Jim Delemeter, is an emergency room doctor who was inspired by the work of Luis Barragan, a Mexican architect renowned for creating minimal masterpieces out of concrete. The simple elegance of the sculpted concrete walls has a variety of design benefits. It creates a neutral background which allows the blues and greens of the surrounding environment to be unhampered. The concrete also provides a practical solution to weatherproofing, the steel enforced concrete walls have proven capable of withstanding even hurricane winds. The interior designer for the home, created a beautiful, warm home atmosphere through a use of a minimalist array of neutral textiles. photo credits: lisa romerein 
It was a four poster twin bamboo bed that served as a large exotic sofa during the day, and at night my bed. It was draped in mosquito netting that I purchased for 79 cents a yard.. I had begun my own little island lifestyle in Beverly Hills for mere pennies!!!
and find one style
color/type of beads you like,
such as all shell beads, 
or all types of pearls, 
or all wood beads, 
or a color, 
such as turquoise/blue beads, etc etc 
Buy a few strands (not expensive at all) and creatively put them in a tall bowl (like the one I have from Africa)
or a vintage French or Moroccan bowl...it does not have to be expensive, just simple and creative!
Voila! Instant Decor!
Sometime ago in the 1960's, my grandmother had a home on Harbour Island, in the Bahamas...known for its pink sandy beaches.
The island is small less than 2 square miles. As a child I couldn't understand how there could be ocean in front of me and ocean behind me. 
The "island" concept evaded me at the age of 5, but has since grown to a life long love affair. 
Harbor Island is home to India Hicks author of Island Beauty.
When I saw this bar cart made of bamboo, I thought of my grandmother making cocktails at sunset, and the beauty of Harbour Island. 
This wonderful cart brought back memories of deep fried conch while enjoying warm subtle breezes and the gentle sounds of the ocean.
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