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Pompano Beach, FL
Old World elegance reigns supreme in this richly remodeled three-bedroom condo in Pompano Beach. As you enter through the double-door entry, you will fi nd a
spacious, open fl oor plan adorned throughout with marble fl oors and ceiling frescoes rendered in gold leaf. Page 56
Gracefully Gilded
Fresco is an ancient technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid plaster, allowing the painting to become an integral part of the surface. Michelangelo
employed this technique for the Sistine Chapel ceiling, making the images easily visible from the fl oor. Later, fi ner materials such as genuine gold, silver and metal leaf
were incorporated into the fresco technique and were often found in castles and lavishly decorated private mansions. The dramatic entry foyer of this oceanfront condo
in Pompano Beach pays homage to this tradition with a beautiful hand-painted, gold-leaf ceiling fresco.
Domed Decoration
Key Biscayne, FL
Called “Petit Palais,” this Key Biscayne residence was envisioned by renowned designer Laura de Maziere
and refl ects an exacting level of design — from Venetian plaster walls and ceilings to marble fl oors and hand-
painted domed ceilings.
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Domed ceilings have appeared in grand and
stately buildings over the centuries, from Saint
Isaac’s Cathedral in St. Petersburg to the United
States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
Typically found in the center of a round room —
like an entry foyer — a dome adds both value
and inspiring visual statement to a residential
space. One glance up at the exquisite hand-
painted dome in this European-inspired home
in Key Biscayne, and you will understand its
enduring allure. The ceiling, reveals listing agent
Betty Portuondo of Coldwell Banker Residential
Real Estate in Key Biscayne, is an “exact
refl ection of the marble medallion inlaid in the
fl oor of the foyer — inspired by a medallion the
owners once encountered in a villa in Tuscany.”