{"id":575927,"date":"2026-04-10T13:01:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T13:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/575927\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T13:01:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T13:01:28","slug":"tour-a-palm-beach-home-designed-by-miles-redd-and-david-kaihoi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/575927\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour a Palm Beach Home Designed by Miles Redd and David Kaihoi"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Interior designer Miles Redd<\/a> can rattle off his client\u2019s favorite fabrics the way a child recites ice cream flavors: \u201cBeautiful embroideries; pale, soft, and simple textures; anything watercolor-like,\u201d he begins. \u201cShe loves an old-school American quilt motif, a good batik, and nothing shiny, ever\u2014mostly linens. And there\u2019s one certain blue\u2014we call it the \u2018family blue\u2019 [a serene, watery shade]\u2014that she picks again and again. This is a woman with a real specificity about what she likes and what she doesn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

For her family\u2019s new Palm Beach\u2013area residence, the homeowner knew she wanted to try something different with the architecture. Always keen to take note of house styles on her frequent walks and runs, she, along with her husband, landed on Cape Dutch, an elegant, if lesser-seen, stucco structure notable for its Flemish gabled fronts. The style is native to South Africa and prevalent in the Caribbean, and increasingly in northern climes.<\/p>\n

\"LivingCarmel Brantley for VERANDA; \u00a9 2026 Wayne Thiebaud Foundation \/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; ARS artwork by Jim Dine.<\/p>\n

She called on local architect Rustem \u201cRusty\u201d Kupi<\/a>. He was excited to stretch beyond the Anglo-Caribbean and British Colonial vernaculars his firm is known for and create something in the Cape Dutch style. The idea was to keep the house\u2019s lines true to tradition, Kupi explains, but finesse them to better suit South Florida\u2019s climate.<\/p>\n

That meant including deeper overhangs and covered walkways to create shade outside, and larger apertures to capture light and views inside. \u201cWe go to the history books to make sure the bones are correct, that the proportions are classical,\u201d says Kupi, who worked alongside his daughter Alexandra Kupi Bocking. \u201cThen you can play with it a little, make some architectural changes, pick interesting finishes, and enjoy the decoration\u2014and you\u2019ll know that you\u2019ve built something that\u2019ll be in style for hundreds of years.\u201d<\/p>\n

And play they did. There\u2019s a looseness to the home\u2019s decoration that exudes the confidence of people who\u2019ve done this before. (The family has teamed up with Redd and partner David Kaihoi for previous homes.) No element telegraphs this aplomb more than the art. Prints hang near canvases, photography near botanicals. Small works crown grand mirrors; there are canvases on scenic wallpapers, prints on embroidered walls. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing in storage,\u201d the homeowner says. \u201cWe hung it all!\u201d<\/p>\n

\"InteriorCarmel Brantley for VERANDAA hand-finished plaster hallway (Agustin Hurtado<\/a>) is a luminous central thoroughfare.<\/p>\n

The method isn\u2019t hierarchical, with important pieces marking territory and others on the periphery. It\u2019s responsive, Kaihoi explains. \u201cWe look at what the piece of art needs and what the room needs. Do you want to view it at eye level or close to your chest, or do you want to look up to see it?\u201d he says. \u201cAnd we didn\u2019t take the process too seriously\u2014it was never precious or museum-like,\u201d he adds. The result is confident and permissive, sloughing off any rigidity a high-profile location like Palm Beach might imply.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis client knows exactly how she wants to live and exactly what works for her and her family,\u201d Redd says. \u201cShe used to be a much more formal person, but now she\u2019ll tell me with conviction, \u2018A room like that is so pretty, but we\u2019d never go in there\u2014we need giant sofas that we can all pile onto.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n

\"BrightCarmel Brantley for VERANDACream silk matka wraps the waterfront primary bedroom\u2019s walls. A 19th-century Louis XV-style painted and parcel-gilt mirror (Doyle<\/a>) presides over the sitting area. Sofa fabric, Kathryn M. Ireland<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And even as the architecture adheres to good form, there are covered porches and loggias for parties; a primary suite where the couple can live small within a large space; and comforts made for the coast, including a \u201csand room.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s like a mudroom,\u201d says Kupi, who, with the decorators, adorned it with Moroccan-inspired mosaic tiles that feel ancient.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted people to come in with sandy feet, to lie on the sofa in wet bathing suits,\u201d the homeowner says. \u201cFor a lot of people, there\u2019s design you like intellectually. For example, I love modern architecture and we\u2019ve done a modern house, but that\u2019s not how our family wants to feel here and now. This house is for congregating together and having a good time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Family Room\"Bright<\/p>\n

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The family room\u2019s terry cloth sofas are wet-swimsuit-friendly. Fabric, Rogers & Goffigon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kitchen\"Modern<\/p>\n

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White oak warms the kitchen\u2019s nickel pendants (Ann-Morris<\/a>) and Calacatta Oro Supreme countertops and backsplash.<\/p>\n

Dining Room\"Dining<\/p>\n

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The dining chairs\u2019 leather and Quadrille<\/a> palm-patterned upholstery is in the homeowner\u2019s signature \u201cfamily blue.\u201d<\/p>\n

Foyer\"A<\/p>\n

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A Ming dynasty Cizhou wine jar refashioned into a lamp sits atop an antique Swedish chest in the foyer (both from Doyle<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\"Entryway<\/p>\n

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At left, the scalloped rattan pendant is by Soane<\/a>. At right, a woven settee (cushion fabric, Chelsea Textiles<\/a>) is nestled within the curved arch of the stairway. The custom architectural painting of the Worth Avenue Clock Tower (top) is by artist Tim Kent<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pool and Cabana\"Pool<\/p>\n

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McKinnon and Harris<\/a> chaises await sunbathers from the pool cabana (below), a popular hangout for the couple\u2019s children.<\/p>\n

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A scenic photograph by Stephen Wilkes<\/a> animates the white oak-clad cabana. The woven club chairs are from Casa Gusto<\/a>, and the grass cloth coffee table is from Serena & Lily<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Powder Room\"Powder<\/p>\n

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Embroidered florals (wallcovering and valance, Cowtan & Tout<\/a>) bloom in the powder room. Sink and fixtures, Waterworks<\/a>. Sconces, Visual Comfort & Co<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Living Room\"Bright<\/p>\n

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Stirring abstracts by artists Tony O\u2019Malley (bottom left) and Susan Vecsey<\/a> (right) bring modern verve to a living room in Palm Beach County. Parchment and oak coffee table, Galerie Lerebours<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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An Italian Baroque mirror (Bunny Williams Home<\/a>) hangs above the living room\u2019s skirted console.<\/p>\n

Bedrooms\"Decorative<\/p>\n

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In a daughter\u2019s bedroom, a painted 19th-century Gustavian chest grounds the walls\u2019 blue-and-white florals.<\/p>\n

\"Cozy<\/p>\n

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A Dale Goffigon tropical photograph (KRB<\/a>) presides over another daughter\u2019s botanical-wrapped bedroom (wallcovering, Iksel<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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A linen patchwork wallcovering (Kathryn M. Ireland<\/a>) brings shades of sky and sea into a son\u2019s bedroom. Bed, Crate & Barrel<\/a>. Duvet and shams, Serena & Lily<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Featured in our May\/June 2026 issue. Interior Design by Miles Redd and David Kaihoi; Architecture by Rustem Kupi; Landscape Design by Mario Nievera; Photography by Carmel Brantley; Styling by Page Mullins; Written by Sophie Donelson.<\/p>\n