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Caribbean Dream

 

The open elegant spaces of this dream house were inspired by the client’s love of grand hotels, the relaxed elegance of Caribbean vacations, and years of dreaming and collecting clippings.  With cues from colonial architecture of the West Indies, Dietsche + Dietsche combined neo-Classical proportions and island simplicity to create this waterfront retreat, which became the inspiration and television-pilot set for Grayson Manor on the ABC series Revenge.

Caribbean Dream, Dietsche + Dietsche Architects, North CarolinaThe living room opens into an outdoor second dining room.
Caribbean Dream, Dietsche + Dietsche Architects, North Carolinadining room places the gracious elegance of a European hotel in a spectacular tropical setting.
Caribbean Dream, Dietsche + Dietsche Architects, North Carolina
Caribbean Dream, Dietsche + Dietsche Architects, North CarolinaPowder room casts neo-classical elements in tropical colors.
Caribbean Dream, Dietsche + Dietsche Architects, North CarolinaCrisp white molding and pale walls contrast with black walnut flooring and dark accents
Caribbean Dream, Dietsche + Dietsche Architects, North CarolinaA 14” lighted crystal ball tops the newel post at the bottom of the central staircase.
Caribbean Dream, Dietsche + Dietsche Architects, North Carolina
Caribbean Dream, Dietsche + Dietsche Architects, North Carolina features a tower-top exercise room with wrap-around views.
Caribbean Dream, Dietsche + Dietsche Architects, North Carolina
Caribbean Dream, Dietsche + Dietsche Architects, North Carolina
Caribbean Dream, Dietsche + Dietsche Architects, North Carolina
Caribbean Dream, Dietsche + Dietsche Architects, North Carolina
Caribbean Dream, Dietsche + Dietsche Architects, North Carolina
Caribbean Dream, Dietsche + Dietsche Architects, North Carolina
From the waterfront, Caribbean Dream reveals its neo-classical symmetry.
The porch-like billiard room transports an English gentleman’s club esthetic to the tropical  seaside.
The living room, which opens to an infinity pool and waterfront vista, is featured on TV’s Revenge.
Caribbean Dream, Dietsche + Dietsche Architects, North Carolina second floor porch frames spectacular views over the marshland.
Caribbean Dream, Dietsche + Dietsche Architects, North Carolina contemporary white kitchen alludes to 18th -century hearths and neo-classical design.
Caribbean Dream includes 3 guest rooms that showcase the beauty of the high-contrast color palette.
A seaside take on an old fashioned mudroom, the “sandroom” welcomes the family from the beach.
Independent guests at Caribbean Dream can bunk in this self-contained apartment over the garage.
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