“Palm Beach casual—luxury and glamour tempered by a sunny palette, crisp, clean lines and a certain relaxed sophistication—became the touchstone for this project. The image we wanted to elicit was not so much a pool house and swimsuits at noon, but a terrace at twilight, the kind of place that evokes images of caftans, palazzo pants and silver cocktail shakers,” Corrigan says.
Don’t let conventional notions of what a room should be dictate how you use it; instead, decide on how you want to use a room, and let your desires shape what
it becomes
Before bringing his vision to life, Corrigan first asked his client his prerequisite question: “What’s going to get you to actually use your home?” The answer to this will stop him from decorating a space that will only be left unattended. Corrigan then mentions his design philosophy. “I don’t necessarily believe in rules when it comes to interior decoration, but this one is ironclad. Don’t let conventional notions of what a room should be dictate how you use it; instead, decide on how you want to use a room, and let your desires shape what it becomes.”