| A shell-lined path weaves through a steamy grove of palms
and citrus, dappled by sunlight and dubbed "Jenny's jungle." It leads to
her beguiling cottage named Shanti Vietra, or House of Peace. "I wanted to
create the feeling of a plantation house in the colonies," says designer Jennifer
Garrigues, a self described British expat and wandering spirit. "That type of
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Her 1930s Palm Beach
Cottage is filled with treasures from her travels to exotic lands. "I wished
for this house," she says. "And about five years later, I got it."
The shell-lined path leads to the morning room, where Moroccan pillows cover the
banquettes. |
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| Garrigues was working in London as a fashion
model when she was discovered by Diana Vreeland and Geraldine Stutz. Both the
legendary Vogue editor and then-president of Henri Bendel encouraged her to come
to New York. Hence began her American career. A decade later, she decided to
become a designer herself. Europeans at Palm Beach Polo and Country Club liked the
English expat look, including Prince Charles and his new bride Diana. Garrigues was
asked to design two villas, one for the newlyweds and one for their staff. She
called designer Albert Hadley for advice, and recalls his succinct reply amusedly
today. "Make it great," he said. And so she did, with lots of rattan
and mosquito netting, cool blue and white stripes, a bamboo four-four-poster bed,
shutters, and dark wood floors. " I wanted to create a cool existence in
Florida. They loved it," Garrigues says. |
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