Designer Digs : Escape for a Minute to Celerie Kemble's Sublime Beach Retreat

Friday, March 13, 2015, by Jenny Xie

All photos by Douglas Friedman via Arch Digest

Ten years ago, interior designer Celerie Kemble set out to build her dream vacation spot on the picture-perfect northern shore of the Dominican Republic. The latest Architectural Digest puts Playa Grande Beach Club, the fruit of her labor, on full, splendid display. The NYC-based designer, whose previous exploits also include dreaming up a glam Manhattan pied--terre for Barbie, fashioned her vacation compound after Dominican vernacular design, incorporating metal roofs, hand-cut fretwork, and plenty of breezy panels and fanlights. The interior is awash in pastel-hued schemes and decorated with a mix of Kemble's own designs, vintage flea market finds, and custom pieces by local artisans.

The "familial resort," marked by cabanas and bungalows, also includes a 22-foot high central clubhouse (). As AD highlights, Kemble painted its ceiling pale aqua and covered the floors with "handmade tiles in a pink, navy-blue, and yellow pattern."

Celerie Kemble's Dominican Rpublic Retreat is a Study in Tropical Whimsy [Arch Digest] All Celerie Kemble coverage [Curbed National]

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