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Miami’s Royal Palm hotel, white and serene, is now a distant memory

Annie Elliott | January 24, 2012

We returned from Miami to freezing temps and aspirational snow on the ground. Sad any way you look at it.

As I Tweeted, the hotel itself, the Royal Palm, was lovely. A page out of old Miami: a tidy and tasteful room (I'm not a believer in big bedrooms, let alone big hotel rooms) and a sweeping view.

For this color-obsessed design maven, the white walls, drapes and bedding - and I mean WHITE, not ivory, cream, light taupe, or gray - made a big impression....

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» Bedroom, Color + paint color

Fontainebleau Miami Beach: the billion-dollar question, the trend towards gold

Annie Elliott | January 20, 2009

What does a billion dollar hotel renovation look like? So glad you asked. Welcome to Fontainebleau Resort complex in Miami Beach. Originally designed by Morris Lapidus and built in 1954, its website proclaims: Following a $1 billion renovation and expansion [it repoened in November 2008], Fontainebleau is a spectacular blend of Miami’s glamorous golden era …

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