Today we are touring a beautiful 1930s Florida home designed by Leta Austin Foster. Foster recently posted the living room on Instagram with an insightful description… I was intrigued to learn more, and she graciously provided details for the remaining images! Based in Palm Beach, Foster is also the author of Traditional Interiors which is hands down one of my favorite interior design books. It not only contains over 200 pages of scrumptious interiors, but it also includes Foster’s tips and tricks of the trade! Foster’s interiors are elegant yet whimsical and comfortable spaces that are inviting and warm… traditional and timeless, but never stuffy. The home tour below is from Foster’s website with photography by Edward Addeo.

In this living room you can see our finished ‘rag and drag’ painting technique (details here). The woodwork and fireplace was designed by Leta Austin Foster and Joseph E. Dixon III of New York. Curtains are in a Scalamandre silk on rods and rings by Joseph Biunno. The mirrored panel, one of a pair, is from Rose Cumming Antiques, which is sadly no longer. The sconces are from Price-Glover. The sofa is a straight back Kinnicut, made by Custom Furniture by Laitamaki, covered in Colefax & Fowler. The pillow on the sofa is hand-painted silk designed by and from Leta Austin Foster Boutique. The chair, also by Laitamaki, is a tufted back weave in Brunschwig et Fils . The skirted table is also of Brunschwig et Fils, Mississippi silk plaid. The table lamp was from Leta Austin Foster Boutique with a shade from Abat-Jours. Antique coffee table from Frederick Victoria. The tufted ottoman in a linen velvet from Brunschwig et Fils. A beautiful linen velvet rug from Stark. ~Caption via Instagram

Rag and drag again with Farrow & Ball Paint. Antique bench with Schumacher fabric and client’s own hat. Bannister designed by Leta Austin Foster (LAF) inspired by Martha Ball Washington’s family Home in Virginia. James Garza painted the floors (he also painted the walls) with paint and stain in a diamond pattern.

The murals are by Ivan Rizov and the sconces and chandelier are antique. The chairs were made for LAF and covered in Brunschwig. The tablecloth is by Corregio.

Curtains of Scalamandre silk stripe are hung from rods and rings by Joseph Biunno. Artistic frame painted by LAF.

In the family room, the sofa and club chairs are upholstered in Rivière Enchanteé by Pierre Frey. The pillows are Brunschwig linen velvet. The lamps are from LAF boutique, and the coffee table is from Matthews & Parker Green. Wooden Antique fauteuils found by LAF. The curtain fabric is Rose Cumming with rods and rings by Joseph Biunno. An antique screen cut in half creates the pair of panels in the room’s corners. The wool and sisal rug is from Stark.

Foster never overlooks the details! The curtains are Rose Cumming and the rods and rings are Joseph Biunno.

Wallpaper from Nina Campbell complements the curtains, duvet (made by LAF) and bed skirt in Colefax & Fowler’s iconic Bowood. The bed and table are from Niermann Weeks. The chandelier is antique and linens are from LAF boutique.

Nina Campbell wallpaper complements curtains in Bowood by Colefax & Fowler, and a chair in a check from Schumacher.

The stenciled walls were designed by LAF and painted by Zenon Tozchek. The floors were painted by James Garza. The canopy and dust skirt are in Lee Jofa’s Hollyhock. Wall lamps from Hinson are hung above antique bamboo tables. The linens are from LAF boutique.

In the guest bedroom, the wallpaper is from Waterhouse and the wallhangings, curtains, and pillow are Colefax & Fowler. The rug and small pillow are from Nina Campbell Designs.

The faux bois walls were painted by Leonard Pardon of Pardon Studios. All fabrics are from Brunschwig except for the pillow fabric, which is Pierre Frey. The curtains were designed by LAF. The chandelier is antique, and the rug is a Stark sisal.

The chair seat is covered in a linen velvet by Colefax & Fowler.
Foster always designs the most exquisite homes! I find myself studying the intricacies for hours… Her attention to detail is truly an art form. To learn more about Leta Austin Foster, please visit her website and follow her on Instagram. Her boutique is a must for any visit to Palm Beach. To see an oceanfront Florida home she designed, click here and for a historic Virginia home, click here. I cannot more highly recommend her book, Traditional Interiors, which I reviewed here.

So beautiful it hurts. Leta’s done it again.
Prettiest post so far. So glad to see soft greens. I’m not a fan of over done blues. Loved the drapes with rounded tops. THANKS for links to Private Newport also.
Leta always surprises me with her designs. Yes, and the details. The glorious details.
What a pick me up for today.
Each one of Leta’s interiors is gorgeous and loaded with details to pamper and delight. I love your postings of her interiors! Thank you!!
So gorgeous. Now I am going to have to rethink my redecorating plan!