A
Tradition Of Excellence
McGarvey Custom
Homes continues their tradition of excellence with the unveiling
of their Villa Roma model home in the Marcello neighborhood
at Mediterra. The three-bedroom home, offering 4,347 square
feet under air and a total of 5,755 square feet of living
area, stands on the ninth fairway of Mediterra’s Tom
Fazio-designed North Course. The Villa Roma is one of a
dozen new floor plans McGarvey Custom Homes has recently
presented as part of their Executive Home line.
According to John
Whitman, vice president of design for the company, “Our
executive homes will include all of the features our larger
homes offer. The homes will comprise less square footage
and are designed to fit on the smaller lots in some of the
newer neighborhoods.”
The Villa Rosa’s
Mediterranean influences become evident as the home is approached
from the brick paver drive. The impressive stone block entry
tower with its iron balustrade is set atop a portico floored
with chisel-edged travertine marble. The custom mahogany
double entry doors are overlaid with decorative iron appointments,
while the windows boast cast stone surrounds.
The interior
of the home is designed to form a seamless blend between
the indoor and outdoor living spaces that have been achieved
through the generous and creative use of glass in the forms
of soaring windows, French doors, and zero-corner pocketing
doors.
This effect becomes
evident as you enter the rotunda, which offers views through
an oversized picture window to the pool and golf course
beyond. Iron and wood sconces, that hold glorious floral
bouquets, are set into faux finished walls. The floors here,
as throughout the home, are tumbled marble with chiseled-edge
travertine. A double tray ceiling is faux finished and accented
with two steps finished with crown moulding. From the rotunda,
arches open to the dining room, wet bar, study and master
bedroom suite.
The dining room
is imbued with romantic atmosphere thanks to recessed lighting
that highlights the decorative, carved wooden wall plaques
and built-in niche. The walls have been faux finished and
further embellished with stenciling near the ceiling. The
tray ceiling is ornamented with crown moulding and the large
windows offer views of the front garden. The handsome, polished
wood dining table has an inlaid top and the dining chairs
are covered in rich tapestry fabric.
The outdoors
melds with the interior of the home in the family room,
where zero-corner sliding doors open onto the covered lanai
and a complete summer kitchen. The intricate coffered
ceiling displays ceiling beams, crown moulding and a faux
finish. A built-in cabinet holds the television and offers
extra storage. The sofa is upholstered in chenille silk
and accented by silk and silk damask pillows, while the
pair of overstuffed chairs are covered in a jacquard weave,
incorporating the caramel and cognac hues used elsewhere
in the room. An elegant iron and glass coffee table sits
atop a silk and wool Tibetan style area rug.
In the first
of two guest bedrooms, the headboard, side table and armoire
are carved from ebonized wood and feature gold and brass
accent trim. The pair of spacious windows flanking the bed
are draped with a rich fabric in an embroidered floral print
and subtle gold dots.
The second guest
room is the cabana bedroom. The antiqued iron bed is covered
in silk, displaying the room’s signature colors of
abalone and soft corals. The painted nightstands are ornamented
with touches of hand-painted 4 decoration on the drawers
and are topped with stained wood. The tray ceiling displays
a faux finish and the treatments that top a trio of windows
are silk panels. The addition of recessed lighting once
again provides an intimate ambiance.
Double doors
open into the richly decorated master suite that perfectly
blends both masculine and feminine touches. The elegant
appointments in the master bedroom begin with the double
step tray ceiling that has been faux finished and complements
the linen cream of the walls. The dramatic windows and French
doors leading to a private, covered patio all boast treatments
combining gold, silk side panels topped with embroidered
silk swags in gold and black that hang from antique gold
rosettes. The headboard of the wooden sleigh bed is inset
with rich leather and the flanking nightstands are dark
wood accented with gold leaf ormolu. The corresponding ornately
carved armoire is crafted from ebonized wood and has been
given a gold leaf trim. The luxurious silk bedding is adorned
with embroidered silk accent pillows. In the sitting area,
two high back lounge chairs are covered in gold silk damask
and the occasional table has a dramatic black granite top.
In the master
bath, the his-and-hers raised panel vanity cabinets are
stained and glazed maple, while the counter tops are a rich
brown Emperador marble. The cabinet handles and faucets
are all fashioned from oil-rubbed bronze. Graceful arches
appear at the vanity mirrors and the surround for the dramatic
jetted soaking tub, which also features a garden window.
The walls are papered in a harlequin pattern over a faux
stone background. Polished Crema Marfil marble covers the
floor and the space also offers a large walk-in shower complete
with showerhead, three body sprays and a hand shower. Additional
lighting is supplied by the delicately-carved sconces above
the sinks.
Rich appointments
and attention to detail continue on in the study, where
double French doors open to reveal Caribbean rosewood floors.
The walls of the study have been faux finished to emulate
saddle colored leather and the box coffered ceiling features
wood stained crown moulding. Built-in bookshelves with cabinets
below stand behind the mahogany writing desk with its leather
inset top. Two chairs sit in front of the desk and are upholstered
in a gold and caramel fabric with an acanthus pattern. The
window treatments at the large arch topped casement windows
are done in the same fabric and feature elegant swags over
linear striped silk side panels.
Since the kitchen
is the hub of family life, McGarvey Custom Homes has kept
the scale of the kitchens in their executive homes very
close in size to their larger models. Not only is the Villa
Roma kitchen spacious, but it’s also equipped with
state-of-the-art SubZero and Wolf appliances, including
a 42-inch SubZero side-by-side refrigerator, a 30-inch Wolf
double wall oven, microwave, dishwasher, gas cook top and
available refrigerator drawer option in the center island.
The island further boasts a custom stainless hood above
that has been set into a stained tongue-and-groove cypress
ceiling recess. The stained maple cabinets are topped by
black and green Uba Tuba granite counters. The raised breakfast
bar is flanked by carved wood bar stools with leather seats,
while the generous transom windows allow the space to fill
with light.
The adjacent breakfast
nook is distinguished by a large, butt glass window offering
views of the pool and the space is crowned by a round double
tray ceiling, with the circular pattern repeated by the
border in the tumbled marble floor. A round distressed wood
table is flanked by four high back, wooden chairs, covered
in creamy upholstery, and the iron chandelier above exudes
understated elegance. From the breakfast nook it is possible
to see through the family room, where the doors have been
opened to allow the indoor and outdoor living spaces to
meld into one.
At the rear of
the home are the covered lanai, spa and pool. The space
features two separate water features - a fountain that spills
water into a basin before it’s directed into the pool
and a tiled water wall, where the water cascades into a
basin. Between the two, the soothing sound of moving water
can be heard from any point in the outdoor area. The pool
deck is comprised of pavers laid in a cobblestone pattern
and the rectangular pool features a raised spa and has been
finished with cantilevered coping.
The Villa Roma
stands as testament to McGarvey Custom Homes standard of
excellence, while offering all of the richly designed details
that truly make a house a home.
Courtesy of McGarvey
Custom Homes
9530 Marketplace Road, Suite 301
Fort Myers FL 33912
239 738-7800
www.mcgarveycustomhomes.com
Written by Kristine
Hughes
Photography by
Tom Harper Photography
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