Home Design with Kevin Sharkey

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1 The door is fabulous painted terracotta red and adorned with bronze-studded panels and door-knockers.

2 The entrance hall.

3 A view from the Mediterranean at sunset.

4 The octagon-shaped pool in this Greek bath is exquisite. Some details I like: the seat carved from marble along the pool's edge and the alcove in the rear.

5 One of the dominant motifs at the Villa Kreylos: mosaic.

6 An innovative lighting technique above the shower here - an open-work screen known as a 'claustra.'

7 Another beautiful mosaic.

8 Wing-tipped.

9 I live for the details. The woodwork on these arm chairs is very much a coupling of the French Baroque and Grecian influence - no shortage of elegance there. Love, love, love.

10 All of these are beautiful inspirations for our lighting designer.

11 A moment of silence, please.

12 Gorgeous silver wall-mounted soap dishes and a free-standing wash basin.

13 Detail every where you look - even out-lying the window panes.

14 The perfect storm = high ceilings + over-sized windows.

15 Summery tones of wood and leather perfectly compliments the cool columns and yellow and white marble panels covering the walls.

1 Leather and pipe chairs and an amazing light fixture.

2 A Hawaiian-themed guest bedroom embellished with vintage home accessories from Honolulu - the paper cocktail umbrellas hanging upside-down from the ceiling are quite imaginative.

3 I'm a sucker for carved-wood furniture in the Chinese-export style. Wicker and orchids also a must.

4 Lovely campaign desk - but the first thing I noticed in this photo was the bright blue rug. It works really well with the beige and wood tones.

5 Great t-back chairs.

6 Layered neutral tones work splendidly in this living room.

7 Honeysuckle vines fall from a bedroom balcony.

8 The door frame to the right is festooned with a mosaic of seashells. I'd love to get my hands on the table linens, as well.

9 A loggia lined with a Persian rug and enhanced by arched cut-outs.

10 I'd be amiss to say I didn't love the Frank Lloyd-Wright chairs, but if I could take one thing from this room it would be the Moroccan hanging lamp.

11 Paul McCobb table, center: Be still my beating heart!

12 I am definitely loving the simplicity of lines and color in this bedroom - it looks so peaceful. Big points for upholstering the headboard in raw-silk.

13 On the other end of the spectrum, this bedroom speaks to the English country-side with layers of patterns and textures and an ornate canopy bed.

14 Kelly green, chocolate brown and marble white used in part with bold graphics make for a mesmerizing bar setting. And who doesn't love a mirrored ceiling?

15 I'm craving a rendezvous with friends, particularly in a luxurious cabana, poolside. Maritime anyone?