Nine Questions for Kelly Sandbach

Tell us, what’s something everyone gets wrong about living in Florida?

People forget that Florida is just as wild as it is glamorous.

It’s a Saks Fifth Avenue ten minutes from the swamp, it is a yacht being thrashed by the heavy rain and wind of a hurricane.

To truly love Florida—and get it right—you have to respect and preserve its wilderness as much as you enjoy its elegance.

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What has changed the most since you arrived here?

Bertos Bait and Tackle

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What has stayed the same?

Lake Ave in Lake Worth

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Spill your most controversial design opinion.

No one can convince me a kitchen requires two islands.

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South Florida evokes so many identities. How do you define “home” in the sunshine state?

Having a home in Florida means creating a place that’s refined, yet forgiving.

Cool tile underfoot, rugs that can withstand chlorine-water footprints, layered with details like handwoven light fixtures and tassel fringed window treatments that elevate the everyday without feeling too precious.

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So, if we caught you lingering in a certain part of the home, where would that be?

I’ll always linger in a room where there are antique books or vintage magazines to flip through, with small mementos scattered about.

Add a truly comfortable chair, a place to put your feet up and your drink down, and I’m never leaving.

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We believe you can learn a lot from someone’s coffee order...

I drink it black. Unless I’m at Aoili, and then it’s an iced Crack coffee.

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Where do you take

out-of-town guests?

Flanigans

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Never leave home without…

A tape measure.

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