"Interior Landscaping" Turned This Glass Box West Palm Beach Apartment Into a Lush Paradise
Home Tour"Interior Landscaping" Turned This Glass Box West Palm Beach Apartment Into a Lush Paradise
AD PRO Directory designer Louis Lin features an abundance of plants, warm colors, and collectible designBy Katherine Burns OlsonPhotography by William Jess LairdJune 26, 2026
In the dining area of a West Palm Beach apartment designed by Studio Louis Lin a custom reclaimed-chestnut planter console helps define the open space. An Edel Ruffle Centerpiece Bowl from Arhaus provides a sculptural accent. Sebastian Herkner’s Veo screen for Zanat divides the open floor plan. The chandelier is by Adriana Yazbek and the wall installation is by MOBJE.South Florida condos often adhere to a familiar aesthetic: glassy, pristine, and anonymous, with gleaming white walls and plenty of polished marble. For a recent project in West Palm Beach, AD PRO Directory designer Louis Lin chose not to lean into the cliché. Rather than echo the stark brilliance of the sun, he drew on its warmth, creating an interior defined by rich textures, natural materials, and a palette of sunbaked hues for a couple’s new vacation home.
Vasari Marmorino plaster in Wakari is on the walls in the living room, where Lia Siqueira’s Cobogó Copacabana coffee tables from Espasso rest on a custom rug by ABC Home. Adriana Yazbek’s Tua floor lamp, Rafael de Cárdenas’s Sunbeam Swivel Chair for Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, and an Archis side table from Forom Shop complete the seating area.
The open floor plan of the 4,000-square-foot condo required some clever problem-solving to create spaces for the clients, who are in their 60s, and their grown family to dine, play, and relax together. But obscuring the panoramic views of the Atlantic “would be a crime,” laughs Lin, who had previously designed the clients’ Upper East Side home base. “This is a couple that are used to the fast-paced sort of lifestyle, concrete-jungle environment in the city,” he says. In the vacation home, he aimed to “bring the relaxed lifestyle, the nature of Florida, and a different pace of life into the new residence while keeping their ritual and daily rhythms of the lifestyle they’re used to.”
In the main living area, a custom ABC Home rug grounds custom sofas upholstered in Ratio by Scholten & Baijings for Maharam. Lia Siqueira’s Cobogó Copacabana coffee tables from Espasso anchor the seating arrangement.
Lin terms his approach “interior landscaping,” using plants and nature-inflected pieces as key tools for shaping space in the glass-wrapped penthouse on the 16th floor. Consider the living area, where custom reclaimed-chestnut consoles behind the L-shaped Montauk Mary Jane sofas hold a Dracaena Marginata and a banyan bonsai that read like art, while delineating a conversation zone in the otherwise wall-free room. Sebastian Herkner’s walnut Veo screen continues the theme with its organic curves. Brazilian architect Lia Siqueira’s coffee tables feature carved cellular forms, and a custom terrazzo block by Studio Hoon Kim incorporates fragments of foraged wood embedded within its surface. Outside, on the 1,000-square-foot terrace, potted palms echo the specimen trees and plants used inside, creating a natural extension of the living space.
In the den, a Mary Jane sofa by Montauk and chairs from Crate & Barrel sit around Studio Hoon Kim’s custom terrazzo block on a custom jute rug by Crosby Street Studio. A screen by Sebastian Herkner separates the room from the adjoining open spaces, and a custom prickly-pear cactus table lamp by Ethan Streicher adds sculptural illumination. The modernism throw is by Frette, and the pillows are in Castel’s Manuel fabric.
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Crate & Barrel Bisou Wood Accent Chair
$1,199Crate & Barrel
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Frette Modernism Throw
$1,950Frette
The ferocity of the sun served as another inspiration for Lin. “It’s very bright and it’s intense, and that inspires my color palette.” In the main living space, the spectrum of West Palm Beach’s “golden, sometimes reddish” light is reflected in the ombré velvet on the sofas and cushions. Lime-plastered walls and ceilings create a soft, continuous envelope throughout the penthouse. The result is a space that feels serene, not cartoonishly coastal. “You really don’t feel boundaries,” he reflects of the aerie. “I hope you just feel like you’re part of nature.”
In the kitchen, a Lámina 165 pendant from Santa & Cole hangs above the island, which is lined with Pitufi stools by Heaps and Woods.
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Leumix Et Cie Celine Upholstered Bench
$1,720Leumix Et Cie
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Serena & Lily Catalonia Table Runner
$168 $134 (20% off)Serena & Lily
In the primary bedroom, a custom bed features a headboard finished in Buri Woven Palm wall covering by CMO Paris. A linen bedspread in sand by Nordic Knots and a pillow in C&C Milano’s Miguel fabric dress the bed, while the Perry Chair by Maiden Home and Kilzi’s Mush table lamp furnish the room. The sheer drapery is by Design of the Times.
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Maiden Home Perry Chair
$2,375Maiden Home
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Nordic Knots Studio Linen Sheets
$395Nordic Knots
Fittings from Waterworks’ Dash collection punctuate the striped tilework of a glass-enclosed shower in the primary bathroom. A wool rug by Lorena Canals and a stool from CB2 add texture.
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CB2 Journey Velvet Stool
$399 $279 (30% off)CB2
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Established & Sons Filigrana S2 Pendant
$445Design Within Reach
In another guest bedroom, Soho Home’s Hasker bed is dressed with a Studio Linen bedspread in sand by Nordic Knots, set against walls finished in Vasari Marmorino plaster in Ergot. A Jemsa jute rug from Lulu & Georgia, a custom nightstand, Zakohani’s Clay M table lamp, and Dennis Abalos’s Snug chair for Feelgood Designs add thoughtful layers.
Clayp Store Handmade Clay Table Lamp
$398Etsy
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Soho Home Hasker Bed
$4,095Soho Home
Vasari Marmorino plaster in Terrino is on the walls in this guest bedroom, where a Four Hands slipcover bed is dressed with a linen bedspread in forest green by Nordic Knots. The Geller wool rug from Lulu & Georgia and Sami Kallio’s floating Valet table round out the room.
Vasari Marmorino plaster in Revanna is on the walls in a guest room designed for kids, where Restoration Hardware’s Avalon bunk bed in weathered teak maximizes sleeping space without overwhelming the footprint. Lørdag & Søndag’s Artefacto LS16 floor lamp, an Easy lounge chair by Fasetti that doubles as a play cushion, and Sferra’s Grand Hotel duvet cover contribute a little playfulness.
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Lulu and Georgia Geller Hand-Tufted Wool Rug
$198Lulu and Georgia
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Four Hands Eliza Marble Writing Desk
$2,299Perigold
On the terrace, B&B Italia’s Borea sofas surround tables by Expormim. Faye Toogood’s Peace lounge chair and stool for Vaarnii and Dennis Abalos’s Snug chair for Feelgood Designs offer additional seating.
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FeelGood Designs Snug Rattan Lounge Chair
$1,999Horne
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Arhaus Edel Ruffle Flautaro Bowl
$700Arhaus
Badenoch blasts 'moaning' female Labour MPs over Burnham jobs 'quota'
Kemi Badenoch has told Labour women to earn a job in Andy Burnham's Cabinet instead of demanding they are handed jobs because of their gender.
The Tory leader lashed out today amid reports that female MPs are demanding the de-facto new prime minister introduce a 50:50 gender split 'quota' in his government.
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister also complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts.
But in a scathing article in the Times today Mrs Badenoch told them to 'stop moaning' and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'.
'There are many, many reasons why you shouldn't have any Milibands in the cabinet,' she said.
'But complaining that the boys haven't given them the right jobs or that the boys are taking all the jobs, just shows that Labour's women still don't get it.'
The idea of quotas was also attacked by Baroness Jacqui Smith, Labour's Skills Minister.
Asked by Times Radio if Mr Burnham should reserve jobs for women, she said: 'No, I think what Andy Burnham should be doing is building the very best team around him to change this country.'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband (above, right, in 2010) is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts
But Mrs Badenoch told them to pipe down and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party and seen by the BBC has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs after he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer.
'We are asking you to demonstrate this change from day one and address the toxicity and misogyny within our own party and government,' it said.
Labour has never had a female leader, while the Conservatives have had three, and Mrs Badenoch urged the government to follow its meritocratic example.
'If you run a meritocracy, then you do not have to worry about jobs for the boys,' she wrote.
'Every woman who is a Conservative MP, every woman who has ever won the leadership, has had to fight to get where she is.
'By contrast, Labour women are demanding guarantees from Burnham. But the truth is he doesn't have to give any guarantees.
'If none of Labour's women are prepared to get their hands dirty and challenge him for the leadership, their demands are toothless.'
'In fact, it's quite revealing that the women's parliamentary Labour Party has written to Burnham asking him to commit himself to at least 50 per cent female ministers.
'This has nothing to do with meritocracy. It is yet more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country.'
