“Like living in a cloud” is how guests describe this beautiful, bright aerie on the Gulf of Mexico.

Designed to maximize the effect of the gorgeous sky, brilliant water and bright sand, this sumptuous penthouse in a very desirable building in Sarasota, Florida, has a clean, clear and very, very white palette. Setting the background was the first step to creating drama and to making the most of the view outside. Painting walls, ceiling and trim with Benjamin Moore’s Pure White paint set the tone. A pristine, white French limestone, in 36” blocks, covers the floor, completing the all-white canvas upon which to design. Softening the glass doors, which comprise the entire western wall of the space, are unlined, sheer stationary panels in a white abstract “burnt-out” pattern.