Versace Mansion Gets Makeover

Interior decorating firm Innovative Creations said it will restore and enhance the mansion once owned by Gianni Versace and now used as an ultra-private club and spa. The Fort Lauderdale company, Casa Casuarina, has been asked to keep the elegant feel and artistic flavour of the 1930s-era home. The company was responsible for the initial restoration and decorating when it was bought in 2000.

The four-story mansion has 10 bedroom suites, a spa, lounge and bar, men's and women's lockers, a media/marketing room, lounge, roof deck and observatory, corporate offices, dining room, prep kitchen, beach club, outdoor bar and pool. Innovative Creations said it is to be responsible for all furnishings and appointments, from mural work designed around birds in the Parrots Suite to the poolside Moroccan Lounge. The grand opening for the changes to the home, at 1116 Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, is set for the end of next month.