Pacific Palace

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“The house is amazing!” says Jeffrey Strasser, Vice President of interior design at
Marc-Michaels Interior Design, Inc., Winter Park, FL.
He’s referring to the home he designed for Paul Courchene, president of
Courchene Development Corp., Boca Raton, FL, (whose company built
the house) and Courchene’s partner Jim Luckie, President of Garden &
Home Perennial.
Marc-Michaels, founded in 1985 by Marc Thee and Michael Abbott, offers interior
design, model merchandising and furnishing specifications for residential
and commercial markets. The winner of over 400 design awards, Marc-
Michaels is ranked among the top 100 interior design firms in the world.
Courchene Development, a family-owned business, has developed and built
custom luxury residences in south Florida for over five decades. Its homes
have received repeated awards from the National Association of Home Builders,
Gold Coast Builders Association and the Southeast Building Conference.
The collaboration between the firms is nothing new, says Courchene. “We’re
good friends and the three of us have worked together on many projects—everything
from specific client jobs to spec homes.”
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the patio/pool area’s seating juxtaposes
the classic tuscan exterior with
more contemporary furniture: cushions
complement the pool colors, and
frames are clad in all-weather wicker.
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the breakfast nook’s sleek limestonetopped
table offers appealing visual
contrast with the table’s rusticated
wooden legs. Faux poplar overhead
beams offer the illusion of aged wood.
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the home’s entrance counterpoints
a “Zen-garden” aesthetic (seen in the
walkway and pond) with a streamlined
classical European architectural
approach—notably the clean, simple
columns and striped awnings.
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