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This Issue of Designer Showcase Is an Orduna Drive Home Designed by Justin Joy.
What’s new in Home Design in the Gables
Decor Selection
By Owen Kessler
Upon Reflection
From low-key charming to playfully irreverent, our roundup of designer mirrors proves utilitarian home accessories can have style too.
Flower Power
Available in a multitude of metallic finishes, the Stella Mirror by Koket features intertwined brass branches with calla lilies that creates a halo effect. Price upon request, Koket, bycoket.com
In Full Bloom
A circle of daisies made of carved wood gives the Flora Mirror by Serena & Lily an upscale, artisan feel. $2,498, Serena & Lily, serenaandlily.com
Italian Interests
Made of hand-cut and individually beveled glass fitted onto a wooden structure, the Venice Mirror by Boca do Lobo is described by the brand as a “passionate explosion of romance, drama, and contemporary luxury.” Enough said. Price upon request, Boca do Lobo, bocadolobo.com
Play Time
Designed by Jeffrey Ranz for Ready to Hang and exclusive to Design Within Reach, the Big Squeeze Mirror can be set up vertically or horizontally depending on display space. $995, Design Within Reach, dwr.com
First Round
Featuring a cast bronze base with a lightly textured surface, Orior’s Oble Mirror is formed by an arch and its mirror image—call it a play on reflectional symmetry. $13,830, Orior, oriorfurniture.com
Game On!
Surrealist design at its best, the Tetris Mirror by Giampiero Romano for Seletti appears to be in motion, just like the video game from which it gets its name. $781, 2Modern, 2modern.com
Design Notes
What’s New and Noteworthy in Design This October
By Owen Kessler
Living Color
A new season calls for a new palette. British paint and wallpaper purveyor Little Greene will have 27 new interior shades to consider come September 14, the result of a year of research by Creative Director Ruth Mottershead about how people are choosing color for their homes nowadays. Among the new tones are Ashes of Marigold, a warm earthy terracotta; Boxington, a lime with a touch of red oxide ideal for dining rooms and hallways; and Perpetual Blue, a greener take on celestial blue inspired by Winston Churchill’s Chartwell studio. For the daring there’s Flight Pink, a gentle rosé that’s versatile enough to read as a warm neutral. littlegreene.us
Bath Time
Claude, the new bathroom collection from Kohler, is tailor-made for Coral Gables residences that embrace classicism. Rooted in architectural molding, the line (available through Ferguson Home) was created in partnership with designer Shea McGee and is defined by sculptural silhouettes, beveled details, and balanced proportions. Included in the grouping are sinks, bathtubs, vanities, commodes, and a mirror. Ferguson Home, 4119 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Coral Gables, fergusonhome.com; kohler.com
Limited Edition
Expect lines out the door when designer Kelly Wearstler’s home collection for H&M hits shelves at select stores on September 3. Anticipation is high for the line, a huge deal for H&M Home, which includes chairs, mirrors, side tables, lamps, vases, candlesticks, and even a domino set made from materials such as wood, metal, ceramics, marble, and textiles (and priced from $30 to $750). “We aimed to create a complete collection that could furnish an entire room,” says Wearstler. “It’s about offering inspiring and important pieces that can also become part of our everyday moments.” hm.com
Let There Be Light
Hot off its debut at the Lightovation trade show in Dallas, designer Richard June’s debut collection for Visual Comfort & Co. is one of design’s most popular lighting lines this season. Part of a partnership with the brand, the collection offers 35 designs spanning ceiling, wall, table, and outdoor illumination. At the heart of the line is the Liora group, a mix-and-match system of pendants, flush mounts, wall sconces, and linear fixtures in ceramic stoneware shades with matte opal glass diffusers. “I’ve always been drawn to pieces that quietly feel at home in a space,” says June. “The Liora collection is about taking familiar forms and refining them into something that feels both grounded and elevated.” Visual Comfort & Co., 4216 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Coral Gables, visualcomfort.com
Designer Showcase
Designer Justin Joy’s Orduna Drive Home in Coral Gables Does Double Duty as an Elegant Showcase for Refined Modernism and a Multifunctional Space for a Family of Six
By: Owen Kessler
Photography by Danilo Castro and Anabel Valdes
The Objective
A Covid-delayed renovation added significant space to the 7,300-square-foot home of designer Justin Joy, a design effort that also erased the heavy, Tuscan-inspired finishes of the Spanish-style residence. “My inspiration was much more Montecito and Santa Barbara than traditional South Florida Mediterranean,” says Joy. “I was drawn to the warmth and ease of the homes in those California cities and their use of reclaimed stone, plaster, aged wood, unlacquered metals, and natural materials with patina purposefully built in.”
The Foyer
This entry space sets the tone for the rest of the residence and Joy wanted that first impression to feel warm and collected rather than overly formal. “This room’s most eye-catching features are the arches, which are original to the house, but they were painted all white, so nobody noticed them,” says the designer. “We enhanced them with a plaster finish to really highlight the architecture and now that’s one of the first things people comment on.”
The Living Room
“I wanted the living room to feel elevated but still comfortable enough that we actually use it,” says Joy. “Because the architecture already has a lot of presence, the furnishings are intentionally softer and more relaxed. It is a mix of sculptural pieces.” The big story here are the walls, which feature a Marmorino plaster finish that took over four months to apply by hand.
The Kitchen
One of the most transformative aspects of the renovation was the kitchen. “With four kids, it really is the center of our home, so it needed to work hard,” says Joy. To that end, a large island can accommodate all members of the family at once. The design is rooted it in natural materials with reclaimed French limestone floors, warm white oak cabinetry, unlacquered brass, and a very expressive Calacatta Monet marble.”
The Media Room
Joy, his husband, and their children are known to enjoy a movie night, and their media room takes that idea to indulgent heights. “I didn’t want the feel of a commercial movie theater,” says Joy. “I wanted it to feel warm, comfortable and residential, a darker, moodier version of the rest of the house.”
The Dining Room
“Like many of the spaces in our house, the dining room has to work in different ways,” says Joy. “I love the idea of artifacts and objects living on the dining table so that when it’s not being used for meals, it feels like a layered, finished surface rather than a table waiting to be set.”
The Playroom
Sophisticated in a modern way, the children’s lounge is not a traditional kids zone, but rather a room where both adults and young ones can congregate. Joy’s secret? A nearby space where all the clutter is kept out of sight.
Primary Bathroom
Joy wanted a spa-like bathroom, but with design that connected it to the architectural language of the rest of the house. “The goal was to avoid that overly polished, brand-new, luxury-bathroom feeling,” he says. “Instead, we used natural materials that have texture, variation, and a sense of permanence.”
