HOMES OF THE TREASURE COAST
Susan Abello’s library is a writer’s retreat that doubles as guest space. The
bookcases resemble her work room back in Connecticut.
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An open-air gathering space features a fireplace with an oak mantel built by Susan Abello’s father, S. Prestley Blake.
ing as well as a cool atmosphere in a multi-inhabitant sleeper
space. Individual lights are also installed at each bunk, and
double doors lead out to the lagoon side of the home.
The chalk board, just outside the room, is filled with messages
from friends and family who have passed through and
left their mark.
Another guest room has a water view and private bath.
Each bathroom throughout the house has individually styled
tile flooring, which adds a unique experience that helps
uphold the spirit of the home, rooted in comfort but also
imagination and beauty.
Down an additional hallway one reaches the studio space
where Edgardo Abello works, with a wet bar and a view to
the exterior pool and lagoon. Further studio space is planned.
THE TROPICAL FEEL
Outside, the deep-sapphire, water-side pool has twin
fire pillars that also contain waterfalls, while colored lights
change the pool’s aquatic atmosphere on a rotating basis. In
one direction, the travertine pool deck steps down to a sandy
beach, and in the other, a paved walkway leads to a boat-lift,
a stack of kayaks and a launching dock. A guava tree and
twin banyan trees, lit at night, reinforce the tropical feel of the
secluded property.
The crowning demonstration of family legacy is the cupola
at the apex of the roof. Every Friendly’s restaurant had a cupola
and, Susan Abello says, “My father said we had to have
one. He had a lot of influence on this house.”
The result is a home of exceptional style and splendor, a
residence called Las Cayenas, which is as colorful and magical
as the chic flower it’s named for.
The dining table seats 14, and anchors the room, situated between the living
room and kitchen. The home was designed to accommodate the large
Abello family and their many visitors.