Worthy of having their own HGTV show —Ashley and Dino Petrone get down on just about anything that has to do with designing, building, repurposing and DIY-ing. Their last house project, “Chateau Petrone,” was a French-style family home in California they renovated while documenting the progress on social media—catapulting Ashley’s blog and Instagram (@arrowsandbow), which now has over 667K followers.

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But before they even got to this point, the Petrone family of five purged just about everything they had—including their 3,400-sq. ft. house in the mountains and everything in it—to move into a 180-sq. ft. RV trailer on part of their land. With having purchased the land,  Ashley and Dino had grandeur hopes of building their “dream home” on it. “But, after 17 months living more simply in a trailer, with less stuff, lots of dirty work and no actual building of a home, I picked up the motto, ‘finding joy in the in-between,’” shares Ashley. “It just seemed like I had lived my life trying to get to the next best thing so I could find joy. I realized, I could intentionally find it in the everyday—even squished in a trailer with my husband and three kids on a bunch of dirt piles.”

BLUSH UNIT'S EXTERIOR AND PATIO

With another baby on the way, and disparaged interest in chasing big lots of real estate to build houses filled with stuff, Ashley and Dino took their newfound, minimal mindset and turned their direction to a more southerly destination—a little slice of sun-soaked paradise known as Anna Maria Island. Upon arrival in the Sunshine State, the Petrones found and purchased a dated, gray duplex on Gulf Drive desperately in need of an uplift and renovation from a young, design-savvy couple. And “Joie” (‘joy’ in French) was that perfect spin to bring a little extra joy to the name from their Californian chapter. Months of jaw-slacking before-and-afters shared on Ashley and Dino’s Instagrams, as well as @joieinn’s, garnered the attention of thousands of paradise-seeking travelers and aesthetic-hungry designers from all over the nation. 

STYLISH COLOR SCHEMES AND COASTAL-BOHO DECOR REIGN THROUGHOUT JOIE INN'S FOUR THEMED UNITS.

With renovation help from Coastline Contractors, as well as a little handy work and personal touches from family members—including hand-painted rainbow murals and sun stencil designs to the exterior—Joie Inn flipped from an outdated, fixer-upper to a color-happy, boho bungalow that feels like a blend between a boutique hotel and homey Airbnb. Local photographer Arielle Vey (@ariellevey) captured images of AMI for Ashley to incorporate as art on the Frame TV which doubles as a high-quality picture frame.

SAGE'S KITCHEN AND DINING AREA

Upon arrival, guests receive locally-made cookies, a custom room tote bag, Joie Inn koozie, keychain, as well as a comprehensive travel guide written by the Petrones and filled with their favorite local jaunts. In addition to the take-away amenities, each room comes geared up for a day outing on Holmes Beach just across the street—including beach wagons, chairs, sand toys, an umbrella, sound machine, and, of course, a Dyson vacuum to clean up all that sand upon salty return. 

BLUSH'S BATHROOM TILING

Categorized into color tones—Terra-cotta; Sage; Blush; and Sun Room—each unit fleshes out shades of intentional design choices to embody its designated color theme. “I thought it would be fun to have themed rooms but in an updated, fresh way,” Ashley says. “Get people excited about booking a certain colored room, but then also just as excited to try another one on their next stay. So I decided to make each of the four units its own color to highlight the sunsets and shells that fill the beaches here and build off of one of my favorite linen bedding brands.” The darling duvets in the bedroom set the tone in each of the units, while the painted shower tiles in the bathrooms and the backsplashes in the kitchens perfectly match the respective colorscape of each hue-centric haven.

SUN ROOM'S BEDROOM AND DUVET

Heading outside for some early morning sun, guests are greeted with a Palm Springs-inspired pool and patio cozies, surrounded by lush palms to a shaded outdoor coffee bar. Undoubtedly, the hardest part of your day will be to decide whether to stay lounging in the cotton-woven hammock surrounded by tropical greenery with a coconut-served cocktail, or, temporarily leave your blissful bungalow sanctuary to use the Blue Jay electric bikes and scooters (available for Joie Inn guests) to cruise around and explore AMI. 

TERRACOTTA ROOM'S MURAL CLOSET

“When you look around, you can’t help but feel the cool, laid back, old-Florida vibes of Anna Maria,” shares Ashley. “You come here to relax and be filled up with a little joy.”

TROPIC PALMS AND PALM SPRINGS VIBES ARE ALIVE AROUND JOIE'S POOL ESCAPE FOR GUESTS.