Waterfront Home is Made In The Shade

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BY MARCIA BIGGS

When a St. Petersburg couple decided it was time to move to a waterfront home, they faced a quandary. Their Crescent Lake home had been remodeled only a few years prior, and they loved it. They had worked with home designer/builder Keith Beaver of Renovative Construction to create a comfortable enclave exactly to their liking. It had all the features and furnishings they wanted … except the waterfront access and view.

When they decided to move to Treasure Island, they found a piece of property on the intracoastal that they loved -- an older home with an amazing view. They enlisted Beaver once again to be their designer and builder. “The house, unfortunately, was in pretty bad shape,” he said. “After some back and forth, we decided to demo it and build the new house.” Beaver was just the person to do it.

Working on a second home for his former clients made it easy … their sense of style and furniture remained the same. He knew they loved their collection of colorful glass and local art, so they would need a showplace. The homeowners decided to mimic the Crescent Lake home as much as possible, with an open interior concept design that took advantage of the views. The 2,545-square-foot four bedroom, two bath home was built of hurricane withstanding concrete, with solar panels on the roof and other energy saving in mind.

The owners loved the modern/minimalist components and clean styling that Beaver had created in the first home – epoxy concrete and tile floors, cable railings on the balconies, windows and

doorwalls and lots of them to bring a light, airy feel and astounding views inside. A deep soaking tub that rests on a bed of river rocks is part of an enticing bathroom off one bedroom. A sliding door hanging from a coaster rail closes the bathroom for privacy.

Clean white furnishings and off - white walls throughout allow the art collection to pop, and accents of dark wood give the home a sleek modern vibe. An outdoor kitchen and grill make the second floor balcony just right for cocktails at sunset.

One of the four bedrooms needed to be a home office, and a game room from the previous home was reinstalled in the new home, complete with fitness equipment, shuffleboard, a pool table and an entertainment center with big screen TV and recliners, plus built in racks for paddleboard storage and pool floats.

The homeowners are active, and spend a lot of time in the backyard and pool area. The new house had a pool, however, Beaver brought in added features like a gated dog park for their two pooches. The beachy backyard theme included sand areas, palms trees, hammocks, bright orange outdoor furniture and a firepit area. A colorful custom-designed aluminum heart sculpture by artist Clayton Swartz is the centerpiece aside the pool.