We had some great trips visiting Lisa and Jim in England.  I sort of had a mental inventory of their furnishings there (like they had a great antique map collection displayed in various rooms--mostly in the dining room).  
So, when they bought their large, lake view home in Central Florida and decided to move there permanently, I had some ideas! 
 The goal was to make their Florida home "casual, fresh and calm in neutral shades" (I thought "classy like Lisa").  Where you can walk barefoot everywhere (like to the lake outside) and nothing is off limits for their darling, ex-pat dog, Nelson.
This is the Florida living room before their shipping container arrived. Yes, a bit cavernous.  It was pretty "glammed up" with gilt and faux finishes.  First, we painted the walls Benjamin Moore White Dove. We made the space more human scale with a free standing book case
that used to be in their family room in Surrey.
I wanted to show off Jim's antique maps "en masse."
And finally, before leaving England, they bought a
gorgeous inlaid wood game table by David Linley.  
Lisa loves neutrals.We started with a muted Persian rug from Aga John and had these Hickory Chair updated wing chairs made in a soft beige leather.The petrified wood drinks table is by Palecek. 
 These classic tufted chairs don't feel too hot for Florida in a light colored velvet and antique white wood.
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