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Art and wine, two of its owners’ passions, shape the 5,159-square-foot Lake & Wine Residence on a lakefront lot in North Miami Beach, Florida. The interiors rest on large-format charcoal porcelain floors and bright white walls, warmed by cognac leather, rich walnut and reflective silver accents. Walls of dark-framed glass slide open to the pool terrace and the water beyond, filling the home with light and a constant view of the lake.
Life centers on the double-height great room. A glass-railed bridge crosses overhead, while the white stair wall becomes a gallery for a geometric canvas in teal and amber and a vivid, fire-toned abstract. A bronze aerialist sculpture swings from a hoop above a low ivory sectional on a walnut base, joined by cognac leather lounge chairs, a tufted leather ottoman and glass-topped tables on a softly mottled rug. Clerestory windows pull treetops and sky into the room.
Dining shares the same soaring volume. A cluster of mirrored, molten-silver globe pendants descends over a long glass table on a sculptural wood base, ringed by ten taupe leather chairs with slim black legs. On the far wall, a still life of ripe apples hangs above a figured walnut credenza, washed in daylight from a recessed skylight.
The home’s namesake sits just off the dining area: a glass-enclosed, climate-controlled wine room whose floor-to-ceiling racks display bottles like a collection on view. Visible from the table and even reflected in the powder room mirror, it becomes a glowing backdrop for entertaining.
The kitchen is calm and precise. Handleless white upper cabinets run beneath clerestory glass, while a full-height wall of graphite cabinetry integrates ovens and refrigeration. Gray veined stone wraps a waterfall island beneath a floating stainless hood, finished with sculpted white swivel stools. Alongside, a casual breakfast nook gathers woven white lattice chairs around a round glass table.
In the primary bath, pale textured stone walls, dark wood floating vanities and matte black fixtures set a cool, calm mood, with a frameless glass shower, dual rain heads and a frosted aqua-glass enclosure. The powder room pairs a carved white marble vessel sink and floating dark wood vanity with a rippled stone wall, slender black pendants and loose stones at its base.
Art and wine set the program; walnut, leather and silver set the mood. The house works as a gallery, a cellar and a family home at once, with the lake as its constant backdrop.
Art and wine, two of its owners’ passions, shape the 5,159-square-foot Lake & Wine Residence on a lakefront lot in North Miami Beach, Florida. The interiors rest on large-format charcoal porcelain floors and bright white walls, warmed by cognac leather, rich walnut and reflective silver accents. Walls of dark-framed glass slide open to the pool terrace and the water beyond, filling the home with light and a constant view of the lake.
