Belle

Playful spirit

When the opportunity presents to have some fun with interior design, Justine Hugh-Jones and Katrina Mackintosh, principals of boutique studio Hugh-Jones Mackintosh (HJM), eagerly take up the challenge. The duo are known for their whimsical and unconventional approach, layering vintage and bespoke pieces and injecting shots of colour into their schemes.

This Palm Beach house is the holiday home of repeat clients, a couple with two daughters, who knew to trust HJM with the brief of a youthful approach to the design. On an enviable site across from the beach, the property is blessed with mesmerising ocean views,

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