The Scarmato house is a classic French Acadian-style design.
Entering the front hall, the dining room is to the right and the
parlor lounge is to the left, which Hinkle styled with a luxury feel
reminiscent of New York City’s venerable St. Regis Hotel.
“I don’t cookie cut. Everything is tailored completely to the client,
and I take a concierge approach. I work with many different styles,
and I like to do classic with a twist that will still look fresh 10, 20
or 30 years from now,” he said. “In Mark and Jeanette’s case, they
brought furniture from San Francisco that had some sentimental
value. I understand that and implemented a plan that gave it new life
with new fabric, and it looks great.”
Hinkle also understands the importance of scale, proportion and
color, and his ideas are well-planned in all aspects for every room.
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“I enjoy making things fit perfectly just like
the pieces of a puzzle. When I am styling,
everything I do is with scale and proportion
in mind,” he said.
“I also am not afraid of color, and I like to
bring color into people’s lives, especially
since we’re in Florida. I look out at sea
grapes and sky and bring those colors
inside.” For the Scarmato home, Hinkle
had the dining room ceiling painted like
a Florida sunset and punctuated the burl
wood table, parsons chairs and cherry wood
sideboard with a multicolor rug, aqua chair
seats and a penshell inlaid mirror.