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    Mom Genes

    Nov 01, 2021 5 minutes
    BY MARY THURMAN YUHAS

    Leilani Bennett is curled up in the corner of the sofa on her balcony overlooking the course at Tiburón Golf Club. She’s dressed for comfort in a black Michael Kors T-shirt, Lululemon leggings, and iRi sneakers—with a bit of a heel, because her glamour always shines. The founder of Bennett Interiors and the recently opened retail luxury furnishings boutique Home Philosophie on Fifth Avenue North sees inspiration in everything.

    “The balcony is a sanctuary where I spend a lot of my time creating, writing [including a screenplay and five novels], and imagining what’s next,” says Leilani, who has lived in Naples for nearly 36 years and seen it grow from “a sleepy little fishing village” to what it is today. A free spirit, Leilani moved to Naples on a whim after a childhood crush she hadn’t seen in some time suggested it. Six

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