As the founders of Dekay & Tate – a full-service interior design firm with clients in Palm Beach, FL, and Denver, CO – Nina Dekay Grauer and Eleanor Tate Trepte find potential in just about any home. So when Grauer moved into her 1,800-square-foot, ranch-style home in 2018, which had not been updated in decades, the design duo took a no-holds-barred approach to the Palm Beach residence, bringing their bold, and often eclectic, style to the forefront.
Helping to combat the fiddly floor plan, Grauer and Trepte removed a wall that separated the dining room and entryway to create a truly multi-purpose space (including a home office), enhancing the home’s versatility factor by juxtaposing stealth storage with a 1960s and 1970s flair, citing designers like David Hicks and Pierre Cardin as inspiration.
Meanwhile, the screened-in porch that serves as a “typical Florida room” features a daybed with hidden storage in a botanical repeat from Utopia Goods. “We really built the room around that fabric to flow with the landscape outside,” shares Trepte. “It all just really worked together.”
“My aim was to foster a haven for creativity, conversation and community—all while echoing the style of the sixties and seventies,” Grauer reveals.
The kitchen leans into the sunny disposition of yesteryear, thanks to the vintage bar stools and Verite glass backsplash from Ceramic Matrix. A Turkish knot rug by Scout Design rounds out the room in style, ushering in a warm, welcoming attitude.
While the rest of Grauer’s home is swathed in bold colors and patterns, her primary bathroom acts as a welcomed respite. Here, light pink tiles from Artistic Tile feel delicate when paired with soft Roman shades from Bamboo Matchsticks and a jewelry-like fixture from Heath Lighting.
Photography by Carmel Brantley.
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