Beach-blue walls add a pop in the foyer, where texture is layered effectively and design elements run the gamut from casual-chic to the refined elegance of Hollywood regency.

Distressed hickory planks clad floors throughout the home's interior. Tongue-and-groove pecky cypress, an indigenous Florida wood known for its fungus-produced holes and knots, lends interest and draws the eye in the foyer, where it clads the ceiling.

A nod to Spanish Colonial style and the tradition of cladding stair risers with Talavera tiles, glass tile lends color, texture and protection against scuff marks.

Vintage beach photos, matted, framed in rough-sawn Cypress and protected by a layer of Plexiglas, lend drama in the front hall. Pictures were culled from the extensive historic photographs collection at the Beaches Museum and History Hall in Jacksonville Beach, Fla.