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riginally from Detroit, Carolyn Klucha had relocated to Dallas and was once again considering a move—to a place where she could lay down roots. She had two job offers, one in California and one in Jacksonville. The position and pay were the same, so she looked to the destinations to help guide her decision. “The reason I came here is because my real estate agent said they have the best jazz festival in the country, and I love jazz,” says Klucha. So, she packed her bags and decided to call North Florida home.
After a few years, a move to the beach was in order. She was given house suggestions from a few friends and more than one pointed her to a three-story duplex in Jax Beach. It had been built in 2007, but remained vacant for four years after the downturn of the market. Klucha snatched it up for a reduced price, pleased that the home wasn’t a ramshackle gut job like so many others she had looked at in the area. “When I came in it was all very beachy. It was a standard duplex, but little by little I
redid every single room,” recalls Klucha. “I work from home, I own a marketing and advertising company that we run from the first floor, and my objective was if I have to live here and work here, I’m going to make it everything that I want.” The master bathroom is currently under construction and serves as the last room to complete Klucha, and her fiancé Keith’s, modern palette. See this home, and the finished master bath, on the Beaches Tour of Homes, November 9. Tickets on 904TIX.com. OCTOBER 2019 / JACKSONVILLEMAG.COM
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