Collection by Callin Fortis

Postcard Inn Resort

Bigtime Design was hired to take an old gas station and transform it into the gateway to the Postcard Inn Resort & Marina in Islamorada, Florida.

The focal point is the reception desk.   It is comprised of over 700 books all which were hand picked for both size and content.  The Keys all have a story to tell and this piece was created to help pay homage to those stories.
The focal point is the reception desk. It is comprised of over 700 books all which were hand picked for both size and content. The Keys all have a story to tell and this piece was created to help pay homage to those stories.
The lobby of this boutique hotel is on the sight of a former gas station on your way down US 1 in Florida Keys.   The building, though new, has a modicum of GOOGIE architecture meant to evoke a road trip escape as you pull up.
The lobby of this boutique hotel is on the sight of a former gas station on your way down US 1 in Florida Keys. The building, though new, has a modicum of GOOGIE architecture meant to evoke a road trip escape as you pull up.
The center core of the space is the herringbone and sand cement tile surrounded by oversize concrete natural tiles.

The intention was  to bring the water and sand as a ripple directly into the lobby as you enter.
The center core of the space is the herringbone and sand cement tile surrounded by oversize concrete natural tiles. The intention was to bring the water and sand as a ripple directly into the lobby as you enter.
The ceiling is re purposed driftwood that was salvaged from the site's previous tenant.
The ceiling is re purposed driftwood that was salvaged from the site's previous tenant.
The light fixtures are representative of the crab and lobster pots that generations of men fed their families with as Florida Key’s pioneers.
The light fixtures are representative of the crab and lobster pots that generations of men fed their families with as Florida Key’s pioneers.
The window treatments are real fish box twine used to secure the nets as they are off loaded with the day’s catch.
The window treatments are real fish box twine used to secure the nets as they are off loaded with the day’s catch.
The historic heyday of this property was the 60’s and 70’s which inspired the FF&E to take on an up styled spirit and color to feel vaguely familiar and yet newly minted.
The historic heyday of this property was the 60’s and 70’s which inspired the FF&E to take on an up styled spirit and color to feel vaguely familiar and yet newly minted.